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• Print Version: WG ECHO May 2021 Issue

  By wgecho on May 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  This is the sixth issue of the 106th year of the ECHO.

• School announces next year’s schedule

  By calvinl11 on May 6, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Next year’s schedule has been announced and will be a block schedule hybrid.
  It is subject to change depending on the coronavirus, but the administration has an idea of what it will probably look like.

• Drama Department to perform ‘The Meta Plays’

  By avamusgraves on May 5, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Theatre during a pandemic presents several challenges for all involved. The drama department has in spite of this put on multiple productions including recently, “The Glass Menagerie” and now “The Meta Plays.” Photo by Zeke La Mantia

• Review: ‘Minari’ tells story with heart-warming visuals

  By wgecho on May 4, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  “Minari” has shaken the history of Academy Awards with heart-warming visuals.
  Released in 2020, “Minari” introduces the scenic life on the rural farmland of Arkansas with a mischievous seven-year-old boy, David, and a careless tomboyish grandmother who, “sleep in boyshorts.”

• Photo of the Week: Senior demonstrates puppeteering

  By ezekiellamantia on April 30, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Senior Amelia Griesedieck demonstrates puppeteering in preparation for “The Meta Plays” by Andrew Bliss, a series of eight one-act plays that break the fourth wall and teach something about theater. The performance will be Wednesday, May 12, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Photo by Zeke La Mantia

• Voices of Webster: 93rd Oscars has overflow of ‘firsts’

  By Lydia Urice on April 30, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Editor in chief Jaden Fields shares her insights into this year’s Oscars. 

• Student council holds elections

  By ezekiellamantia on April 29, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  STUCO elections took place Friday, April 9. Students voted via a Google Form sent over email.
  STUCO elections were moved from March 31, to April 2, and then to April 9, to allow students who are running more time to campaign instead of having to work around spring break.

• 93rd Oscars has overflow of ‘firsts’

  By Jaden Fields on April 28, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The 93rd Academy Award ceremony saw an influx of firsts, with numerous women and individuals of color being recognized.
  The award show has been occurring since 1929. With how long the awards show has been going on, one may think that there are not many “firsts” to be expected. The 93rd Academy Awards proved this wrong.

• Jim Schoemehl run celebrates 20th anniversary

  By Maeve Taylor on April 27, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Jim Schoemehl 5K run will celebrate its 20th year running this May.
  The run was created in 2001 by a WGHS marketing/DECA student after Jim Schoemehl, the husband of a WGHS teacher, was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

• Women’s soccer begins comeback season

  By Kelly Woodyard on April 26, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Post brief hiatus with the entirety of its season getting cut last year due to the pandemic, women’s soccer has resumed and is back in full swing for this year.

• Photo of the Week: Junior competes in high jump

  By ezekiellamantia on April 23, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Junior Eliza Maupin competes in the high jump, one of the events that members of Varsity Men’s and Women’s Track and Field participated in at the WG Quad Invitational of 2021 on Friday, April 16, on Moss Field. The Invitational included other events such as javelin throwing and the mile run. The next event for Men’s and Women’s Varsity T&F is Saturday, April 24, at MICDS. Photos by Jaden Fields

• Interact Club collects bags of items for shelters

  By calvinl11 on April 23, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Interact Club collected bags of toiletries and sanitation supplies for homeless shelters Feb. 5-19. 

• Voices of Webster: Ava’s Anecdote–Students discuss accuracy of astrology

  By Lydia Urice on April 23, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Feature editor Ava Musgraves shares some astrological insights. 

• Echo News Roundup: April 23, 2021

  By Jaden Fields on April 23, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Editor-in-chief Jaden Fields shares this week’s headlines: Jim Schoemehl Run, the Senior Panoramic Photo, and the current collection of items for the Animal Protection Agency. 

• Men’s Varsity track begins season

  By calumshank on April 22, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Men’s Varsity track team has 13 scheduled meets stretching from March 31 to May 27.

• Ava’s Anecdote: Students discuss accuracy of astrology

  By avamusgraves on April 20, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  With the world we currently live in, there aren’t many constants we can rely on, but one we can is daily horoscopes that correspond with one’s zodiac sign.

• Asian Pacific Awareness Committee serves as safe space

  By Maeve Taylor on April 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The Asian Pacific Awareness Committee/Asian Pacific American Community (APAC) is Webster’s organization for students of Asian heritage (and those interested in the civil rights of Asian Americans).
  According to APAC president and senior Zoe Delay, the main missions of the committee are to “…serve as a place for the Asian population of WGHS to connect and support each other” as well as “…fight bias surrounding the Asian-American community.”

• Echo News Roundup: April 16, 2021

  By wgecho on April 16, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Editor-in-chief Jaden Fields shares this week’s headlines: Senior Prom, the Missouri Policy Collaborative, Senior Panoramic Photo and Young Poets Perform.

• Voices of Webster: Marvel’s ‘WandaVision’ tries to be classic sitcom

  By wgecho on April 16, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Staff writer Calvin Lescher  shares his views on Disney’s “WandaVision.”

• Op-Ed: Graduation ceremony should have had more student input

  By wgecho on April 16, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Superintendent John Simpson told the Webster-Kirkwood Times that the graduation ceremony on Friday, May 14, this year will be identical to last year’s in order to fit COVID-19 regulations.

• Photo of the Week: Junior lacrosse player fights for ball

  By wgecho on April 16, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Junior Margot Siener fights for the ball in the lacrosse game of Webster vs. Westminster, Wednesday, April 14, on Moss Field. The next game for the team is Tuesday, April 20, and they will play Pattonville on Moss Field. This will be senior night. Photo by Kelly Woodyard

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