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This is Senior Trinity Madison's first year on ECHO staff. She now serves as Advertising / Business Manager after a year of training and contributory writing in journalism class. Trinity is a Quill and Scroll journalism honor student.

• Students struggle with mental illness

  By Trinity Madison on April 18, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s common for high school students to feel down, whether it be stress-induced anxiety, “senioritis” or just a lack of motivation, but perhaps what students are experiencing is something more serious.

• School-to-prison pipeline threatens St.Louis youth

  By Trinity Madison on April 4, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  St. Louis leads the nation in school suspensions for black students. School disciplinary actions, like suspensions and expulsions, may lead students onto a track of dropping out of school and ending up in the justice system. This track is called the school-to-prison pipeline.

• Team brings historical, cultural value

  By Trinity Madison on February 20, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Step is defined as “a complex synchronized dancelike performance that blends African folk traditions with popular culture” by Britannica Encyclopedia, but to the WGHS Step team, it is much more. Senior Nia Lyles explained, “Sometimes [step] can be very aggressive,… Read More ›

• WGSD should redistribute calendar to accommodate religion

  By Trinity Madison on January 23, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Students used to eagerly await Christmas and Easter break. Although the breaks’ names have changed, their original purpose remains. WGSD prides itself on fighting for diversity but is not respecting diversity of religion.   

• Organizations threaten Planned Parenthood, choice

  By Trinity Madison on December 7, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  When the phrase, “abortion clinic in St. Louis,” is placed in Bing.com’s search engine, the results are one Planned Parenthood clinic and three Crisis Pregnancy Centers.

• National Coming Out day offers opportunities for education

  By Trinity Madison on October 11, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The danger of identifying as nonheterosexual is extensive, yet annually people still take the risk on October 11, National Coming out Day.

• Alumni reminisce on past

  By Trinity Madison on October 8, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  If a student were to ask any alumni what they remember about Webster Groves High School (WGHS), the answers would vary. Many could tell of landmarks that currently, students have no recollection of. This year, the alumni office will hold… Read More ›