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Webster Groves High School
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Webster Groves, MO 63119

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*Class of 2019 print editor Ellie Marshall is a copy editor for the Maneater.
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*Class of 1978 ECHO staffer Russ Mitchell is an anchor for WKYC in Cleveland.
*Former technology columnist Sean Mullins is at Webster University and continuing his blog "Electric Retrospective."
*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 2019 editor-in-chief Cole Schnell is a youth reporter for the Columbia Missourian.
*Class of 2009 web and podcast editor Kathryn Wolterman is a senior consultant at CGI

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Echo News Roundup: April 19, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: April 19, 2023

Social media coordinator Maren DeMargel shares this week’s headlines: EOC testing, “The Curious Incident of the Dog and the Nighttime,”  Spring Jazz Concert, men’s golf, men’s tennis, women’s lacrosse, baseball, men’s volleyball, women’s soccer, water polo, and track.  Continue reading Echo News Roundup: April 19, 2023

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Echo News Roundup: April 12, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: April 12, 2023

Social media coordinator Maren DeMargel shares this week’s headlines: Top Hat Awards, ACT testing, men’s golf, men’s tennis, men’s and women’s track, women’s lacrosse, baseball, water polo, women’s soccer, and men’s volleyball. Continue reading Echo News Roundup: April 12, 2023

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Student-led jazz ensemble approaches Saint Louis Teen Talent Show final
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Student-led jazz ensemble approaches Saint Louis Teen Talent Show final

Jazz Cats Collective will compete in the 13th annual Saint Louis Teen Talent Competition Finals at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on April 8, at 7:30 p.m. Continue reading Student-led jazz ensemble approaches Saint Louis Teen Talent Show final

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Candidates discuss school board election
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Candidates discuss school board election

Four candidates are running in the April 4, school board election. Continue reading Candidates discuss school board election

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Military service teaches discipline
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Military service teaches discipline

Senior Elliot Duckett has been enlisted in the National Guard since March 2022. After a year of service, Duckett is a private second class and attends drill for a week every month. Continue reading Military service teaches discipline

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Echo News Roundup: March 15, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: March 15, 2023

TikTok editor/public relations officer Eleanor Kanerva shares this week’s headlines: choir concert, National Technical Honor Society induction, Spring Activities Assembly, Spring Break, water polo and baseball. Continue reading Echo News Roundup: March 15, 2023

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Student council, Best Buddies participate in Polar Plunge
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Student council, Best Buddies participate in Polar Plunge

Student council and Best Buddies participate in Special Olympics Missouri’s Polar Plunge at Creve Coeur Lake on Saturday, Feb. 18. In the weeks leading up to the event, student council raised money to pay for participant ticket fees and to donate to Special Olympics Missouri. Continue reading Student council, Best Buddies participate in Polar Plunge

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Echo News Roundup: March 8, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: March 8, 2023

TikTok editor and public relations manager Eleanor Kanerva shares this week’s headlines: early dismissal C Day, parent-teacher conferences late start … Continue reading Echo News Roundup: March 8, 2023

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Echo News Roundup: March 1, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: March 1, 2023

Social media manager Maren DeMargel shares this week’s headlines:
All Write Festival, parent-teacher conferences, and men’s and women’s basketball. Continue reading Echo News Roundup: March 1, 2023

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Echo News Roundup: Feb. 22, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: Feb. 22, 2023

Social media manager Maren DeMargel shares this week’s headlines: Jazz Band’s Winter Concert, Late Start Day, first day of spring sports, men’s and women’s wrestling, women’s basketball and men’s basketball. Continue reading Echo News Roundup: Feb. 22, 2023

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Polar Plunge to take place at Creve Coeur Lake
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Polar Plunge to take place at Creve Coeur Lake

Student Council and Best Buddies will participate in Special Olympics Missouri’s Polar Plunge Saturday, Feb. 18, at Creve Coeur Lake. Continue reading Polar Plunge to take place at Creve Coeur Lake

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Athletes overcome sports injuries
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Athletes overcome sports injuries

Minor injuries occur often in athletic careers, but when injury severity means sitting out of physical activity, injuries can have mental effects on players. Continue reading Athletes overcome sports injuries

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Echo News Roundup: Feb. 15, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: Feb. 15, 2023

Social media manager Maren DeMargel shares this week’s headlines: orchestra concert, long weekend, All Write submissions, women’s basketball, women’s swimming State championship, men’s wrestling District meet and men’s basketball.  Continue reading Echo News Roundup: Feb. 15, 2023

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Echo News Roundup: Feb. 8, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: Feb. 8, 2023

Video editor Luca Giordano shares this week’s headlines: parents’ meeting, progress report period, men’s and women’s basketball, Douglass Night, and women’s wrestling. Continue reading Echo News Roundup: Feb. 8, 2023

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Echo News Roundup: Feb. 1, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: Feb. 1, 2023

Social media coordinator Maren DeMargel shares this week’s headlines: the Winter Activities Assembly, College and Career Planning Night, women’s swimming, men’s and women’s wrestling, and men’s and women’s basketball.  
Also podcast editor Sam Klein reports on the weather.
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Echo News Roundup: Jan. 18, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: Jan. 18, 2023

Social media manager/graphics editor Maren DeMargel shares this week’s headlines: Garden Cafe’s musical event, Statesbots robotics, women’s wrestling, women’s basketball, men’s basketball and men’s wrestling.  Continue reading Echo News Roundup: Jan. 18, 2023

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Echo News Roundup: Jan. 11, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: Jan. 11, 2023

TikTok editor/public relations coodinator Eleanor Kanerva shares this week’s headlines: Class of 2027 preview night, Parents’ Club meeting, men’s and women’s wrestling, women’s swimming, women’s basketball and men’s basketball. Continue reading Echo News Roundup: Jan. 11, 2023

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