Andy Kimball Editor-in-Chief Senior Tamir Caldwell saw his father with doctors time and time again while he suffered from type two diabetes. Caldwell saw something that he wanted to change. “I saw my dad, and I’ve seen other members of… Read More ›
Andy Kimball Editor-in-Chief “Quirky,” “energetic,” “fun” and “kind of crazy” is how students described physics teacher Dr. David Schuster. After being the founder of the high school AP Physics program, Schuster is leaving to teach physics at Clayton High School…. Read More ›
Abyana Botan Entertainment Columnist Nia Kaanagbara, senior, is the first generation of Nigerian American in her family meaning that both of her parents were born in Nigeria, and she’s the first of her family be born and raised in America…. Read More ›
Evelyn Trampe Business Manager After this school year, two faculty members will retire, health teacher Ken Manwarring and science teacher Margaret Skouby. Manwarring has taught at Webster for 30 years and will miss many things about the school: “the community… Read More ›
Caroline Fellows Editor-in-Chief Varsity women’s soccer captured its first ever State title tonight by winning 2-1 over two-time defending State champion Notre Dame de Sion in the Class 3 championship game at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City. Freshman Izzy… Read More ›
Caroline Fellows Editor-in-Chief Varsity women’s soccer (23-1) will play in the Class 3 State championship game today at 4 p.m. against Notre Dame de Sion at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City. Webster won its semifinal game against Fort Zumwalt South… Read More ›
Caroline Fellows Editor-in-Chief Varsity women’s soccer will travel to Kansas City tomorrow for the Class 3 State championship. The games will be at Swope Soccer Village. Webster will play Fort Zumwalt South at 6 p.m. tomorrow night in the semifinals, with… Read More ›
As the school year winds down and as a summer full of free time comes upon us, I’d like to take a moment to encourage you students to use that free time wisely and to invest in yourselves. Not necessarily… Read More ›
Seniors walked across the stage at Moss Field to receive their diplomas despite threatening weather on Friday, May 19. Because of the weather’s unpredictability, the decision to hold the ceremony at Moss Field was made about 3 p.m. The ceremony… Read More ›
Online editor Caroline Fellows, video editor Ashli Wagner and audio editor Page Kimzey bring this week’s headlines: Miss Webster Pageant, Parent’s Club graduation party, Bruce Schneider Memorial Leadership Scholarship, Pause for Paws and Camp Wyman applications.
This week’s ECHO Podcast is introduced by Sean Mullins with podcast editor Eleanor Marshall reporting on graduation activities and contributing writer Nora Baumgart reporting on tennis. Music is “Poppers and Prosecco” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0.
Ashli Wagner Video Editor Photos by Ashli Wagner Women’s Varsity lacrosse played May 15, at the COSMO park in Columbia, MO against St. Teresa’s Academy. The team lost 15-13 and will not move on to the next playoff round. See… Read More ›
Sarah Semmel sarah@journalismstl.org Senior Bennett Durando of Webster Groves High School has been named the journalismSTL Bruce Schneider Memorial Leadership Scholarship recipient for 2017. Durando currently serves as sports editor for The ECHO newspaper and plans to carry on his sports… Read More ›
Bennett Durando Sports Columnist “Perhaps Bennett Durando will grow up to become a sportswriter. Or maybe he’ll be lucky and go into a career where he can actually make some money.” This is the first time my name appeared in… Read More ›
Photos by Ashli Wagner Over 400 community members ran the 16th annual Jim Schoemehl Run on May 19. The race started at Webster Groves High School and wrapped around the neighborhoods of Webster, and DECA students drove in front of racers and… Read More ›
Dear Editor, Have you ever had to worry about catching a cab to school, or about setting up transportation just to stay after school for an extracurricular activity? In today’s society that’s not an issue most of us have, right?… Read More ›
