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The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

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Underdogs on home soil

Lucas Tangelson, Staffer March 22, 2024

The FIFA (Fédération internationale de football association or International Association Football Federation) World Cup is the single largest sporting event in the world. In the 2022 World Cup alone...

World Cup Nordic races on Park’s home course

Modesty Manion, Multimedia Editor March 2, 2024

20,000 fans from across Minnesota, the U.S. and the world congregated at Theodore Wirth Park for the Nordic ski Stifel Loppet Cup races this past weekend. The first World Cup in the U.S. since 2001,...

Moroccan flag hangs in Park after their World Cup victories Jan 6.  Morocco is the first African country to ever reach the semi-finals for the World Cup.

Morocco kicks off history

Anya Panday January 9, 2023

As the 2022 World Cup comes to a close, one of the many topics of discussion is Morocco’s qualification for the semifinals. After taking a 1-0 win against Portugal Dec. 10, Morocco made history as the...

Morocco makes history

Morocco makes history

Nafisa Kahin December 18, 2022

Morocco made history in the 2022 World Cup. They are the first African country to make it into the semifinals, but also the first Muslim country to go into the world cup semifinals. I’m so proud as an...

World Cup causing distractions in class

World Cup causing distractions in class

Lex Lee December 16, 2022

With the World Cup having been moved from the summer to the fall, it has caused some problems in classrooms. When I think of the World Cup, I think of sitting on a couch and watching it in the summer....

World Cup plays in Polk's classroom. Students given choice to work or watch.

World Cup plays in classrooms

Sarah Kluckhohn December 14, 2022

The FIFA World Cup, a soccer showdown consisting of 32 countries and taking place once every four years, is a big event every time it happens. This year, American interest in the tournament has skyrocketed,...

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