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ECHO Newspaper
Webster Groves High School
100 Selma Ave.
Webster Groves, MO 63119

Upcoming Events

May 4-15
AP Exam Week

May 7
Statesmen Sports Award
Robert’s Gym  7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

May 8
Senior Checkout
10:00 a.m. – 3:25 p.m.

May 16
A Cappella Extravaganza
Auditorium 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

May 19-22
Final Exam Week

May 26
Summer School Begins

June 26
Summer School Ends

July 13-16 
Future Leaders Program
Roberts Gym 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Photo of the Week

Runners move to the start line before the beginning of the Jim Schoemehl Run for ASL awareness, where they will ran a 5k on May 2, 7:30 a.m. at Webster Groves High School.

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Former Echo Staffers

*Former entertainment editor Abby Botan interned with the St. Louis Post Dispatch during the summer of 2016. Here are a few of her published works.
--“'Queer' in pop culture"
--"Top 10 Instagram Accounts to follow"
--"Historic Front Pages"
--"Charles Lindbergh"
*Class of 2009 former business/advertising manager Caitlyn Davis is a public relations strategist.
*Class of 2017 former sports editor/columnist Bennett Durando is a Nuggets beat writer for The Denver Post.
*Class of 2018 editor-in-chief Caroline Fellows is an admissions representative at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
*Former editor-in-chief Kate Grumke is a a freelance reporter who also served as political producer for PBS and an Edward R. Murrow Award winner.
*Former sports editor Roy Harris is the author of Pulitzer's Gold.
*Class of 2015 former ECHO editor-in-chief Ariel Johnson is a producer at KNWA Fox24 and a Edward R. Murrow Award winner.
*Class of 2017 former ECHO editor Andy Kimball is a sports journalist for the Decatur Herald and Review.
*Class of 2019 print editor Ellie Marshall is a copy editor for the Maneater.
*Class of 2008 news editor Kate Midden is the communications director at the Global Health Advocacy Incubator.
*Class of 1978 ECHO staffer Russ Mitchell is an anchor for WKYC in Cleveland.
*Former technology columnist Roxie Mullins is senior editor at "Faces Magazine."
*Former web editor Phoebe Mussman is a videographer/photographer at Lindenwood University and won the Jury Award for Best Cinematography and Sound at the Stronger Than Fiction Film Fest for her documentary "Qualm and Quietus."
*Class of 2021 entertainment editor Addie Palmquist is working for the University of Arizona's The Daily Wildcat.
*Class of 2018 Social Media Manager Rosa Parks is communications coordinator for Action St. Louis!
*Class of 2019 editor-in-chief Cole Schnell is a data reporter for the Memphis Business Journal.
*Class of 2001 photographer Andrea Speth runs Speth Photography and photographs for the Emissourian.
*Class of 2009 web and podcast editor Kathryn Wolterman is a senior consultant at CGI

Author: Jaden Fields

Journalist Jaden Fields soon to become filmmaker
Senior Issue

Journalist Jaden Fields soon to become filmmaker

I’ll start with saying hello! My name is Jaden Fields, and I’m the one who takes a lot of sports pictures and writes some stories and whatnot. You may recognize me from nervously asking if I can interview someone in your class, or distributing an Echo copy to your classroom. Continue reading Journalist Jaden Fields soon to become filmmaker

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93rd Oscars has overflow of ‘firsts’
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93rd Oscars has overflow of ‘firsts’

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. Continue reading 93rd Oscars has overflow of ‘firsts’

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Echo News Roundup: April 23, 2021
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Echo News Roundup: April 23, 2021

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.  Continue reading Echo News Roundup: April 23, 2021

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News Brief: Prom to take place at Busch Stadium
News Brief

News Brief: Prom to take place at Busch Stadium

Prom is to take place on Saturday, April 17, at Busch Stadium from 7 to 9 p.m. Continue reading News Brief: Prom to take place at Busch Stadium

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Echo News Roundup: April 2, 2021
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Echo News Roundup: April 2, 2021

Editor-in-chief Jaden Fields shares this week’s headlines: new schedule, schedule change April 9, Class of ’51 interaction with seniors, Statesmen Service Awards and Young Poets Perform. Continue reading Echo News Roundup: April 2, 2021

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News Brief: Shortened Schedule Sept. 4
News Brief

News Brief: Shortened Schedule Sept. 4

Students will only have a half a day of classes on Friday, Sept. 4. Students will still attend all four classes, but the classes will be shortened. Continue reading News Brief: Shortened Schedule Sept. 4

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Do you prefer Block schedule or Drop days?
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Do you prefer Block schedule or Drop days?

Continue reading Do you prefer Block schedule or Drop days?

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