The WGHS girls cross country team is off to a strong start with two runners breaking records recently. At the team’s season opener, senior Lucy Middendorf broke the school record with a 19:06 time for three miles. Later on Sep. 25, senior Carson Selby broke the Webster Groves 5k record with a time of 18:25, 24 seconds faster than the previous record. Continue reading Girls cross country breaks records, sets the pace
The Powder Puff game took place on Sunday, Oct. 25 at Moss Field. The Powder Puff game is a flag football game between female students, coached by senior members of the football team. The game is played between a pink team and a purple team. The Powder Puff game has been a tradition for many years at Webster. Continue reading Seniors compete in Powder Puff
A number of Webster Groves High School students and staff had their emails hacked by an unknown phisher. Many were fooled by the phisher when they were sent a fake Google document via email. When they clicked on the email, they were prompted to sign in to their accounts, unknowingly giving their information to the hacker. Continue reading Email hacking sparks concern at Webster Groves High School
On Friday, October 9, members of the Webster Groves High School drama department performed in the Fall 2026 Broadway Revue. The show included 18 songs from various broadway musicals such as, Hamilton, the Wizard of Oz and Tangled. Continue reading Webster Groves hosts the Fall 2026 Broadway Revue
Senior Meg Nakatani and Junior Jillian Kisslinger placed second in the state for doubles tennis, competing in the class two championship match on Friday, Oct. 23 Continue reading Webster tennis duo place second at Class 2 championship
This is the second issue of the 112th year of the ECHO.
Contents include: Continue reading WG Echo: October 2026
Halloween is fast approaching, which means horror movies are becoming a more popular choice for movie nights with friends and family. Continue reading Echo entertainment editor reviews horror movies
According to the NCAA, of the “eight million students currently participating in high school athletics in the U.S., only about 550,000 will compete at NCAA schools.” The NCAA also states that only about 2% of high school students receive an athletic scholarship.
Continue reading High school athletes face high hurdles to play college sports
“There are some things in life that you can’t control, that make you want to punch a hole in the wall.
Coach Conner White, said
This season, injuries are that thing for the football team. Continue reading Webster Groves football fights through injury adversity
This is the First issue of the 112th year of the ECHO. Continue reading WG Echo: September 2026
Last year, the Webster Groves High School boys soccer team fell in the state tournament against Rockwood Summit, finishing with a 10-13 record. This year, though, assistant Coach Jeffrey Facchin hopes the team will be “dangerously successful in the state tournament.” Continue reading Coach Facchin hopes seniors give boys soccer team the ‘ultimate advantage’
WG Cross Country wants to race “Our Way”
The Webster Groves High School boys cross country team, coached by Jon Petter, will host its first home meet on Oct. 10 at 9 a.m. at Blackburn Park. Continue reading Webster Groves cross country wants to race ‘our way’
When students returned to school this year, they were introduced to a new tardy policy.
As stated in the 2026-2027 Webster Groves High School Student Handbook, once a student obtains five tardies for all of their classes combined, their unit office will contact home and assign board approved consequences. Continue reading Webster Groves High School introduces new tardy policy
New Webster Groves JV softball coach Tracey Handal has turned heads with the girls sports programs this year. This is Handal’s first year coaching the softball team, but she is not new to the team or sport. Her daughter was starting pitcher Kat Clark who graduated last year.
As a two-sport high school athlete and a college softball player at St. Louis University herself, Handal knows the game well. Continue reading Softball coach leads summer workout program for female athletes
Bridgers continues to create her usual acoustic indie-pop, but steps into a new realm of experimentation while collaborating with a star-studded cast of indie rock artists.
Continue reading Phoebe Bridgers releases first album in 6 years