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Op-Ed: St. Louis enjoys Halloween joke tradition

By wgecho on October 26, 2020 • ( 0 )

St. Louis is one of the only cities that still tells jokes on Halloween, but some Iowan cities like Des Moines and Ames tell jokes too, according to the Daily News

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Echo News Roundup: Oct. 23, 2020

By wgecho on October 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

Editor-in-chief Jaden Fields shares this week’s headlines: the end of the term, election day, Jenna Clark, softball, winter sports and Wildlights at the Zoo.
Parks Perspective: Movie-making in Time of Coronavirus

By jacksonparks12 on October 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

Jackson Parks Junior Editor As Coronavirus continues to change social norms, it will also take a toll on Hollywood. With limited romance scenes, scarce access to locations, and no crowd scenes, films and TV shows that will premiere in the… Read More ›
Voices of Webster: Students incorporate masks into Halloween costumes

By wgecho on October 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

Contributing writer Maren DeMargel reports on how students are using protective masks as part of their Halloween costumes.
Op-Ed: Woman, Warrior, Legend–Ginsberg’s legacy will be remembered

By wgecho on October 22, 2020 • ( 0 )

Ruth Bader Gingburg will go down in history as one of the most significant women’s rights and gender equality pioneers the world ever saw.
Tilles Park to present annual lights show

By wgecho on October 21, 2020 • ( 0 )

Winter Wonderland, the yearly holiday light spectacle at Tilles Park, will open its doors on Nov. 20, despite the ongoing pandemic. It is expected to have more lights than usual, which may be compensation for the lower turnout.
Assistant principal receives ‘Excellence in Education’ award

By wgecho on October 21, 2020 • ( 0 )

Natalie Lescher Contributing Writer Assistant principal John E. Thomas has received a St. Louis American Foundation Excellence in Education Award at the St. Louis American Foundation’s 33rd Annual Salute to Excellence in Education on Scholarship and Awards Virtual Gala. This… Read More ›
Mothers offer insight into Halloween creativity

By wgecho on October 20, 2020 • ( 0 )

There’s no need to settle for the high-priced costumes when buying the perfect masterpiece. Halloween is one of the holidays people try to show up the next person with the “better” costume. Some people spend the least on a costume, but the costume looks store-bought.
Slideshow: Park patrons enjoy autumn day

By wgecho on October 17, 2020 • ( 0 )

Contributing writer Dria Moore shares images of Tilles Park patrons enjoying the autumn weather after county parks reopened in September.
Voices of Webster: Former principal joins district as Special School District area coordinator

By wgecho on October 16, 2020 • ( 0 )

Podcast editor Lydia Urice interviews Gloria Perry, the new Special School District area coordinator.
“I applied for Special School District, and they assigned me to Webster Groves High School and I am so glad to be here,” area coordinator Gloria Perry said.
Slideshow: Residents enjoy re-opened county parks

By wgecho on October 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

Contributing writer Calum Shank shares images of residents enjoying Tilles, Blackburn and Ivory Crockett Parks after they reopened in September.
Local organizations host Halloween events

By wgecho on October 14, 2020 • ( 0 )

If children aren’t able to go Trick or Treating like normal, four local businesses are holding events for children while practicing the necessary safety precautions.
Players express views about social distancing in sports

By wgecho on October 13, 2020 • ( 0 )

Previously deemed high contact sports have been given the okay upon review. Webster teams have begun games and adapted to the social distance regulations, and players have expressed their opinions.
Students incorporate masks into Halloween costumes

By wgecho on October 12, 2020 • ( 0 )

Wearing masks on Halloween isn’t a new concept, but the reasoning behind it is quite different this year.
Photo of the Week: Homemade masks express creativity

By wgecho on October 9, 2020 • ( 0 )

Junior Amelia Dorsey wears a homemade mask to her volleyball game. She has been making masks since the beginning of the pandemic, and she has used them as a way to express her creative side. “Another reason I made masks was because I don’t have a job, so making masks for people was a way to make money,” Dorsey said. Photo by Maren DeMargel
Voices of Webster: Choir moves to virtual setting

By wgecho on October 9, 2020 • ( 0 )

Owen Crews Contributing Writer Timothy Havis, choir teacher, said he has been having a good time in virtual choir and hopes to expand it and showcase the talents. Havis had an idea when the school year started. He was going… Read More ›
Cafe offers outside, socially-distanced entertainment

By wgecho on October 9, 2020 • ( 0 )

Each weekend The Garden Cafè has some sort of live performance. Oftentimes the music occurs at 6-8 p.m. located behind the building. Sometimes the performances are held in the front during the morning.
Newscast: Oct. 9, 2020

By wgecho on October 9, 2020 • ( 0 )

Editor-in-chief Jaden Fields shares this week’s headlines: Ivory Crockett Run, the school district’s free food pickup, students may put library books on hold, and upcoming sports.
3 seniors named ‘National Merit Semi-finalists’

By wgecho on October 8, 2020 • ( 0 )

Three seniors have been named National Merit Semi Finalists. Invented in 1955, the National Merit Scholarship Program is conducted by National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), a not-for-profit organization.
News Brief: Church turns plastic bags into sleeping mats for homeless

By wgecho on October 8, 2020 • ( 0 )

Custodian Loretta Brown has invited WGHS students and staff to donate their used plastic grocery bags so that she and members of her church, Keys to Life Tabernacle Christian Church, can make sleeping mats for the homeless.
Friendship Dance is cancelled

By wgecho on October 7, 2020 • ( 0 )

Friendship Dance, which would have taken place Nov. 7, has been cancelled due to concerns about Covid-19.
Slideshow: Kirkwood Market offers autumn goods, activities

By wgecho on October 7, 2020 • ( 0 )

Kirkwood Market is a hub of baked goods, jams, jellies, spices and herbs. The market has been around since 1976 and is the site of the Kirkwood Pumpkin Patch and the Kid’s Fun Zone in October.
Ivory Crockett Run goes virtual

By wgecho on October 6, 2020 • ( 0 )

Webster Groves School District Foundation’s Ivory Crockett Run for Webster has gone virtual this year.
Because the run has gone virtual this year the Run for Webster Committee has added more events and fun things to do around Webster.
Photo of the Week: Families enjoy re-opened county parks

By wgecho on October 2, 2020 • ( 0 )

Blackburn Park reopens as children return to their normals as seen by this boy climbing one of the park’s trees. “Many children have been waiting for this day,” Erin Shank, Webster resident, said. Photo by Calum Shank
New English teacher enjoys Webster community

By wgecho on October 2, 2020 • ( 0 )

Zachary Smith, former Knowledge is Power Program English teacher, is new to the Webster Groves School District and the community of Webster Groves and will teach freshman literature and comp this year.
Voices of Webster: Haskins wins Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching

By wgecho on October 2, 2020 • ( 0 )

This week’s ECHO Podcast is introduced by former feature/entertainment editor Emily Stisser, outro’d by former print editor Lindsey Bennett, and was edited by podcast editor Lydia Urice. News/opinion editor Elise Wilke-Grimm reports on Jessica Haskins receiving the Haskins wins Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics… Read More ›
New percussion teacher joins music faculty

By wgecho on October 1, 2020 • ( 0 )

Webster’s new percussion teacher Kevin Lowe comes from a musical background. He earned his degree from Missouri State University in music education.

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Sports Scores

Men’s Cross Country
Sept. 17–Eagle Crusader Invitational–14th–384
Sept. 19–Festus Bowles Invitational–2nd–60
Sept. 25–24th Fox Ed White Invitational–2nd–79
Oct. 3–Parkway West Dale Sheppard Invitational-Race 1–8th–157
Oct. 3–Frank Schultz Invitational–10th–250
Oct. 9–17th Annual Terry Meatheany Invitational–2nd–47
Oct. 17–Eureka Invitational–4th–117
Oct. 22–Webster Groves Invitational–1st–29

Women’s Field Hockey
Sept. 28–Westminster–L–7-0
Oct. 1–Parkway West–L–6-0
Oct. 7–Clayton–L–3-0
Oct. 9–Kirkwood–L–2-0
Oct. 11–Marquette–L–4-0
Oct. 12–St. Dominic–L–1-0
Oct. 17–Oakville–L–6-0
Oct. 20–Rosati-Kain @ Parkway South–W–1-0
Oct. 21–Summit–L–6-1

Football
Oct. 9–Seckman–L–35-0
Oct. 16–Parkway West–L–55-20

Women’s Golf
Sept. 14–Lindbergh–Second–186
Sept. 15–Fox–W–183-202
Sept. 16–Oakville –W–176-214
Sept. 22–Webster Scramble–4th–257
Sept. 30–Suburban Conference Championships- Red Pool–1st–372
Oct. 6–Parkway Central at Four Seasons CC–165-187
Oct. 7–Eureka at Aberdeen GC–185-198
Oct. 12–Class 3 District 1 Tournament–6th–372

Men’s Soccer
Sept. 29–Clayton–L–2-1
Sept. 30–Trinity–W–8-0
Oct. 6–Kirkwood–W–2-1
Oct. 8–Summit–W–3-2
Oct. 10–SLUH–L–2-1
Oct. 12–Vianney–W–5-0
Oct. 15–Lindbergh–L–3-2
Oct. 20–Chaminade–W–2-1
Oct. 24–Priory–W–3-1

Women’s Softball
Sept. 28–Borgia–W–12-0
Sept. 29–Kirkwood–W–12-2
Oct. 1–Parkway West–W–12-1
Oct. 2–Cor Jesu–W–17-0
Oct. 3–Oakville–W–9-6
Oct. 3–Oakville–L–10-6
Oct. 5–Summit–W–14-9
Oct. 6–Pattonville–W–15-5
Oct. 7–Fox–W–7-1
Oct. 8–Northwest Cedar Hill–W–14-0
Oct 10–Parkway South–L–2-1
Oct. 10–Parkway South–W–18-7
Oct. 13–Affton @ Windsor–W–15-0
Oct. 15–Incarnate Word @ Windsor–W–14-4
Oct. 16–Rosati-Kain @ Windsor–W–15-0
Oct. 22–Farmington @ Windsor (Imperial)–W–5-1
Oct. 24–Summit–W–4-3

Men’s Swimming
Oct. 8–Clayton–W–139-36

Women’s Volleyball
Sept. 29–Oakville–L–25-19; 25-19
Oct. 1–Northwest Cedar Hill–L–25-14; 25-17
Oct. 3–Kirkwood–W–25-20; 25-18; 25-21; 25-20
Oct. 8–Nerinx Hall–L–25-19; 25-23
Oct. 14–Parkway West–L–25-23; 28-26; 25-10; 25-22; 15-10
Oct. 22–Lindbergh–L–25-19; 25-14; 25-20; 25-20