Senior Elliot Duckett has been enlisted in the National Guard since March 2022. After a year of service, Duckett is a private second class and attends drill for a week every month. Continue reading Military service teaches discipline
Webster Groves High School began with just one course, then turned into a high school. The school then became the Webster Groves Statesmen and is still known as the Statesmen today. Continue reading Statesmen mascot misrepresents WGHS
Sitting across from a lone bench in Barbre Park lies a placard: Historic Black Churches in Webster Groves. The unassuming sign shares a fraction of the story of African Americans in Webster. Continue reading Historic Black Church holds history
Preseason for the 2023 spring sports has begun, one of those sports being women’s soccer. Continue reading Senior women’s soccer players kickoff preseason
Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to students about their Spring Break plans. Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students share Spring Break plans
TikTok editor/public relations officer Eleanor Kanerva shares this week’s headlines: choir concert, National Technical Honor Society induction, Spring Activities Assembly, Spring Break, water polo and baseball. Continue reading Echo News Roundup: March 15, 2023
Vape detectors have begun to be installed in bathrooms throughout the school. Continue reading Vape monitors installed in bathrooms
Senior Nora Jennings won the Franzie Award for 2023 at All Write on March 3. Continue reading Senior wins Franzie Award
Super Bowl Sunday is one of America’s biggest sporting events. Last year it raked in $485 million. This year it had the third largest viewing in history according to Variety. Continue reading Students, staff debate Super Bowl results
New tennis coach Justin Arnold officially took over the program on Feb. 27, when spring sports began. Continue reading Seniors step up through coaching transition
Junior Gabi Merli tries a virtual reality headset in the Army Adventure Trailer during third hour on Tuesday, Feb. 28. The trailer includes features such as simulators, body armor and static displays. Photo by Lydia Urice Continue reading Photo of the Week: Junior experiences virtual reality
Student council and Best Buddies participate in Special Olympics Missouri’s Polar Plunge at Creve Coeur Lake on Saturday, Feb. 18. In the weeks leading up to the event, student council raised money to pay for participant ticket fees and to donate to Special Olympics Missouri. Continue reading Student council, Best Buddies participate in Polar Plunge
Romcoms or romantic comedies are enjoyable movies to watch because of their light hearted and humorous aspects centered around romanticity, but some say these classic movies promote creepy behavior and misogynistic ideas. Continue reading Are romcoms cute or misogynistic?
TikTok editor and public relations manager Eleanor Kanerva shares this week’s headlines: early dismissal C Day, parent-teacher conferences late start … Continue reading Echo News Roundup: March 8, 2023
Contributing writers Jasper Winterton and Roxy Flood talk to students about Missouri’s potential ban on library books. Continue reading Students respond to proposed state ban on library books
This week’s ECHO Podcast is introduced, outro’d and edited by podcast editor Sam Klein. Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to … Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students discuss burnout
Coming all the way from Germany, senior exchange student Matthias Rycerz has adjusted to American culture. Continue reading Exchange student reflects on time in America
Groundhog Day has been around since 1887, while the current groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, has allegedly been doing his predictions since the beginning. Continue reading How accurate is Punxsutawney Phil?
Social media manager Maren DeMargel shares this week’s headlines:
All Write Festival, parent-teacher conferences, and men’s and women’s basketball. Continue reading Echo News Roundup: March 1, 2023