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The ECHO is a monthly publication of the newspaper staff of Webster Groves High School, 100 Selma Avenue, Webster Groves, MO. To contact staff members, call 314-963-6400 ex. 11157.

Unsigned editorials are the opinion of a majority of staff members; signed articles are the opinion of the writer.

• Football season begins

  By wgecho on September 16, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Fall football season begins Aug. 27, and goes through Nov. 25, when the Statesmen play Kirkwood in the annual Turkey Day game. 

• News Brief: Kirkwood, Webster to have separate Friendship Dances

  By wgecho on September 14, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Due to concerns about COVID-19, Kirkwood High School and Webster Groves High School will host separate Friendship Dances this year.
  According to an emailed announcement from the administration, having separate dances “will ensure space for social distancing and the ability to follow other health and safety mitigation practices.”

• Community remembers junior

  By wgecho on July 9, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Students leave gifts and sign a poster outside the district office as a memorial for rising junior Kara Wrice who died in an accident on July 2.

• Voices of Webster: Track team wins Conference

  By wgecho on May 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Video editor Calum Shank reports on the men’s Varsity track team’s Conference victory.

• Print Version: WG ECHO May 2021 Issue

  By wgecho on May 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  This is the sixth issue of the 106th year of the ECHO.

• Review: ‘Minari’ tells story with heart-warming visuals

  By wgecho on May 4, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  “Minari” has shaken the history of Academy Awards with heart-warming visuals.
  Released in 2020, “Minari” introduces the scenic life on the rural farmland of Arkansas with a mischievous seven-year-old boy, David, and a careless tomboyish grandmother who, “sleep in boyshorts.”

• Echo News Roundup: April 16, 2021

  By wgecho on April 16, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Editor-in-chief Jaden Fields shares this week’s headlines: Senior Prom, the Missouri Policy Collaborative, Senior Panoramic Photo and Young Poets Perform.

• Voices of Webster: Marvel’s ‘WandaVision’ tries to be classic sitcom

  By wgecho on April 16, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Staff writer Calvin Lescher  shares his views on Disney’s “WandaVision.”

• Op-Ed: Graduation ceremony should have had more student input

  By wgecho on April 16, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Superintendent John Simpson told the Webster-Kirkwood Times that the graduation ceremony on Friday, May 14, this year will be identical to last year’s in order to fit COVID-19 regulations.

• Photo of the Week: Junior lacrosse player fights for ball

  By wgecho on April 16, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Junior Margot Siener fights for the ball in the lacrosse game of Webster vs. Westminster, Wednesday, April 14, on Moss Field. The next game for the team is Tuesday, April 20, and they will play Pattonville on Moss Field. This will be senior night. Photo by Kelly Woodyard

• Science teacher steps in to teach AP Chemistry class

  By wgecho on April 12, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Science teacher Mebbie Landsness has worked at Webster Groves High School for four years, and this year, she has been given a new opportunity.
  When AP Chemistry teacher Dr. Lisa Sylvester had to leave to help the Army Reserves with its COVID-19 response, Landsness was excited to step in and teach the class she left behind.

• News Brief: Student council organizes spring Spirit Week

  By wgecho on April 9, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  STUCO is sponsoring a spirit week next week, April 12-16, leading up to Prom on April 17.

• Photo of the Week: Drama department presents ‘Glass Menagerie’

  By wgecho on April 9, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  WG Drama Department presents “The Glass Menagerie” previewed Wednesday, April 7, in the the auditorium. Junior Ava Musgraves as Laura converses with sophomore Ian McCann as Jim.  The show will be Thursday, April 8,- Saturday, April 10, at 7 p. m. and tickets can be purchased through this box office phone number, (314) 918- 4646. Photo by Zeke La Mantia

• Voices of Webster: Student-led Castillo performs concert

  By wgecho on April 9, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Contributing writer Ben Miller reports on student-led band Castillo’s recent concert. 

• Custodians deal with COVID concerns

  By wgecho on April 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Video editor Calum Shank interviews Donnie Arnold about the precautions that the custodial staff takes to deal with COVID-19 concerns.

• Print Version: WG ECHO April 2021 Issue

  By wgecho on April 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  This is the fifth issue of the 106th year of the ECHO.

• Guerilla Street Food impresses with Filipino staples

  By wgecho on April 6, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Ben Miller Contributing Writer Located at 43 S Old Orchard Avenue, Guerilla Street Food is almost a hidden gem. While it is a well-known restaurant, its odd location next to the Great Clips in a small strip mall makes it… Read More ›