Caroline Fellows Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Egley and Riley Mullgardt have been best friends for 16 years, ever since they started to dance together at Laurie Stream Dance Inc. at age two. “Our parents knew each other in high school, and we… Read More ›
Trinity Madison Ads/Business Manager Seniors Britney, Daria and Taylor Clark are sister triplets graduating with the Class of 2018. Each has a strong legacy and fingerprint at WGHS. Taylor Clark said, “My biggest takeaway [from highschool] is to really focus… Read More ›
Caroline Fellows Editor-in-Chief Ashli Wagner Video Editor Thomas O’Toole Thomas O’Toole is an industrial tech teacher who started at WGHS in August of 2002. About his years at WGHS, O’Toole said “Talk to the students; don’t talk to me, because… Read More ›
Photos by Colin Shue Webster’s 2018 graduation was held inside Roberts Gym instead of at Moss Field due to rainy weather on May 18. Seniors’ families were given four tickets for the gym and three tickets to view the live-streamed… Read More ›
Students in the Special School District (SSD) need to be more included in day-to-day activities at WGHS. They are excluded from the rest of the student body, and that’s not fair. Often times, some students in SSD spend most of… Read More ›
As year 2017-2018 at WGHS comes to a close, students and staff reflect on the mistakes of the past and look to improve them for the future. Students describe the 17-18 year in one word: Junior Deanna Simon said, “boring.”… Read More ›
Entertainment editor Josie Krueger shares this week’s headlines: library checkouts, Camp Wyman and Cardinals tickets. Visit Our Sponsors
This week’s ECHO Podcast is introduced by technology columnist Sean Mullins and was edited by print editor Eleanor Marshall. Print editor Eleanor Marshall reports on the newly selected cast of the fall musical, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” Intro and Outro music is “Poppers and… Read More ›
Josie Krueger Entertainment Columnist Director Luca Guadagnino brings André Aciman’s 2007 novel to life in the film “Call Me by Your Name,” released in January 2018. Aciman described how, while hearing the director Luca Guadagnino’s plan for the end scene… Read More ›
This week’s ECHO Podcast is introduced by technology columnist Sean Mullins and was edited by print editor Eleanor Marshall. Print editor Eleanor Marshall shares a profile of senior Jamie Tabron. Intro and Outro music is “Poppers and Prosecco” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By… Read More ›
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Elise Keller News/Opinion Editor Class of 2018 seniors have endured four years of Webster Groves High School, and now they have the opportunity to be locked inside the school overnight as part of a 67 year old school tradition. The… Read More ›
Caroline Fellows Editor-in-Chief Senior Annalise Gogarty is the first female commencement speaker since 2009. “I don’t know why it’s taken so long for a female,” Gogarty said, “but I think it’s neat that it can be me to break that… Read More ›
This week’s ECHO Podcast is introduced by technology columnist Sean Mullins and was edited by print editor Eleanor Marshall. Print editor Eleanor Marshall reports on upcoming events, and sports editor Greg Frazier reports on sports. Intro and Outro music is “Poppers and Prosecco” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)… Read More ›
Editor-in-chief Caroline Fellows and video editor Ashli Wagner share this week’s headlines: yearbooks, A Cappella Extravaganza, Camp Wyman, film festival, Senior Awards Night absentees, Jim Schoemehl Run, Sports Awards Night and senior checkout. Visit Our Sponsors
This week’s ECHO Podcast is introduced by technology columnist Sean Mullins and was edited by print editor Eleanor Marshall. Podcast editor Eleanor Marshall reports about Eagle Award winner Thomas Putnam. Intro and Outro music is “Poppers and Prosecco” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under… Read More ›
Greg Frazier Sports Columnist Senior season. Men’s volleyball plays in an ever changing spring with scattered showers of grit, perseverance and optimism for State. Reasoning behind senior season? Nine out of the 13 players are seniors. I ran the fraction,… Read More ›
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Lindsey Bennett Feature Editor Forming a new student-led group is one way the school is hoping to tear down racial biases and inequality. No Place for Hate is a movement through the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). According to the ADL website,… Read More ›
Josie Krueger Entertainment Columnist California, sunny days and partying are the typical words to describe the famous Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. However, due to a recent controversy involving the event’s owner, Philip Anschutz, the festival has been described… Read More ›
This week’s ECHO Podcast is introduced by technology columnist Sean Mullins and was edited by podcast editor Maeve Taylor. Contributing writer Ryan Waelterman and graphics editor Colin Shue report the sports headlines. Intro and Outro music is “Poppers and Prosecco” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)… Read More ›
Ethan Weihl News Editor Women’s track is off to a winning season this year. At the Charlie Beck Invitational at University City High School on March 31, both the JV and Varsity teams got first place overall. Senior Jamie Tabron… Read More ›
This week’s ECHO Podcast is introduced by technology columnist Sean Mullins and was edited by podcast editor Maeve Taylor. Graphics editor Colin Shue talks about graduating senior Yusuf Randolph. Intro and Outro music is “Poppers and Prosecco” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative… Read More ›
Sean Mullins Technology Columnist To celebrate the first anniversary of Electric Retrospective, it’s only fitting to reflect on the column’s first installment, “Wii Will Miss U- Reflections on Nintendo’s Wii U,” and apply its thesis to the Nintendo Switch. For… Read More ›
This is the eighth issue of the 103rd year of the ECHO. Contents include: Pg. 3 Students should support Best Buddies Pg. 3 Teenagers need comprehensive sex ed Pg. 4 Dr. Matthew Irvin to become principal Pg. 4 Students gather… Read More ›
Eleanor Marshall Print Editor Maeve Taylor Podcast Editor After weeks of campaigning, junior Evelyn Trampe was elected student council president. Before assuming her position as president, she first served as class vice president, then historian, and most of her junior… Read More ›
Cole Schnell Editor-in-Chief Dominic Grosvenor Contributing Writer Dr. Matthew Irwin will become the new principal for the 2018-19 school year. Irwin said he wants to be principal to have “an impact on a larger scale.” Irwin is currently the associate principal of Lafayette High School of the Rockwood School District.
