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

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September 26
Junior Parent Night
Auditorium
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September 28
Picture Retake Day

September 29
End of progress period

October 4
MOACAC College Fair
Lindbergh High School
6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

October 4
Choir Concert
Webster United Methodist Church
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October 28
Orchestra Concert
Webster Groves Presbyterian Church
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October 25
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Webster Groves High School
8 a.m.

October 25
Orchestra Concert
Webster Groves Presbyterian Church
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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Junior Emmett Shank swims the 400 free relay in the Summit Quad at Rockwood Summit High School on Thursday, Sept. 14. Webster won first place by 137 points. Photo by Arianna Peper

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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.
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*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 Auburn beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser and USA Today Network
*Class of 2018 editor-in-chief Caroline Fellows is a attractions cast member at Walt Disney World
*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 Ariel Johnson is a producer at KTVI Channel 2.
*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 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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Alumnae discuss: high school then and now
Features

Alumnae discuss: high school then and now

Sam Klein Print/Podcast Editor Webster Groves High School was founded in 1889. It was first only one classroom in the … Continue reading Alumnae discuss: high school then and now

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Students, staff discuss: Is football dying?
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Students, staff discuss: Is football dying?

Clayton High School and Brentwood High School made the choice to merge their football teams for the 2023 football season due to low numbers according to KSDK, showing that small school districts are struggling to put together football teams. Continue reading Students, staff discuss: Is football dying?

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Voices of Webster: Students, staff talk about Friendship Dance
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Voices of Webster: Students, staff talk about Friendship Dance

Print/podcast editor Sam Klein reports on this year’s Friendship Dance.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students, staff talk about Friendship Dance

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Voices of Webster: Students tell what makes great teachers
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Voices of Webster: Students tell what makes great teachers

Podcast editor Sam Klein asks students, “What makes a good teacher?” Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students tell what makes great teachers

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Voices of Webster: Students share views about return to school
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Voices of Webster: Students share views about return to school

Podcast editor Sam Klein asks students how they feel about returning to school.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students share views about return to school

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Voices of Webster: Students share summer plans
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Voices of Webster: Students share summer plans

Print/Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to students about their summer plans.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students share summer plans

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Students discuss ‘the sports groupchat’
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Students discuss ‘the sports groupchat’

High school students have participated in a group chat surrounding sports. The chat is completely independent from the high school and is run and monitored by students entirely themselves. Continue reading Students discuss ‘the sports groupchat’

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WG ECHO April 2023 Issue
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WG ECHO April 2023 Issue

This is the tenth issue of the 108th year of the ECHO. Continue reading WG ECHO April 2023 Issue

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Voices of Webster: Students, staff discuss rise of AI
Podcasts

Voices of Webster: Students, staff discuss rise of AI

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to students and staff about how artificial intelligence will impact school life.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students, staff discuss rise of AI

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Voices of Webster: Seniors reflect on high school memories
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Voices of Webster: Seniors reflect on high school memories

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to seniors about their best high school memories.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Seniors reflect on high school memories

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Juniors, seniors stress over college
Features

Juniors, seniors stress over college

Getting older and becoming upperclassmen comes with pros and cons. Some of the pros are feeling more comfortable in the environment and having more freedom, but the cons may outweigh these benefits. Continue reading Juniors, seniors stress over college

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Voices of Webster: Students, staff share motivational tips
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Voices of Webster: Students, staff share motivational tips

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to students and staff about what they do to keep motivated.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students, staff share motivational tips

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Senior women’s soccer players kickoff preseason
Sports

Senior women’s soccer players kickoff preseason

Preseason for the 2023 spring sports has begun, one of those sports being women’s soccer. Continue reading Senior women’s soccer players kickoff preseason

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Voices of Webster: Students share Spring Break plans
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Voices of Webster: Students share Spring Break plans

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to students about their Spring Break plans. Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students share Spring Break plans

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Students, staff debate Super Bowl results
Sports

Students, staff debate Super Bowl results

Super Bowl Sunday is one of America’s biggest sporting events. Last year it raked in $485 million. This year it had the third largest viewing in history according to Variety. Continue reading Students, staff debate Super Bowl results

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Voices of Webster: Students discuss burnout
Podcasts

Voices of Webster: Students discuss burnout

This week’s ECHO Podcast is introduced, outro’d and edited by podcast editor  Sam Klein. Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to … Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students discuss burnout

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