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• Cellist among 7 Eagle Award nominees

  By wgecho on July 6, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Natalie Johnson  Social Media Editor Senior Elizabeth Ochoa has shown exemplary dedication to academic achievement. Over the course of her four years as a Statesman, Ochoa has been an active student, playing in the Silver Strings, leading cello choir for… Read More ›

• Breaking News: St. Joseph graduate crowned Miss Webster

  By wgecho on July 2, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Caroline Fellows  Editor-in-Chief Meredith Westrich, a 2017 graduate of St. Joseph’s Academy, was crowned Miss Webster 2017 tonight at the annual pageant held at Webster Groves Aquatic Center. Westminster Christian Academy senior Chloe Wimpfheimer was the runner-up and fellow participants… Read More ›

• Soccer goalie goes D-1, pursues art career

  By wgecho on June 29, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Andy Kimball Editor-in-Chief Senior Megan McClure loves to create things. She plans to play Division I soccer at Arkansas State and to major in fine arts. She enjoys having “the freedom that you have to create whatever you want. I… Read More ›

• Football player to study medicine

  By wgecho on June 22, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Andy Kimball Editor-in-Chief Senior Tamir Caldwell saw his father with doctors time and time again while he suffered from type two diabetes. Caldwell saw something that he wanted to change. “I saw my dad, and I’ve seen other members of… Read More ›

• Beloved AP physics teacher leaves for Clayton

  By wgecho on June 16, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Andy Kimball Editor-in-Chief “Quirky,” “energetic,” “fun” and “kind of crazy” is how students described physics teacher Dr. David Schuster. After being the founder of the high school AP Physics program, Schuster is leaving to teach physics at Clayton High School…. Read More ›

• Staff members to retire after school year

  By wgecho on June 7, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Evelyn Trampe Business Manager After this school year, two faculty members will retire, health teacher Ken Manwarring and science teacher Margaret Skouby. Manwarring has taught at Webster for 30 years and will miss many things about the school: “the community… Read More ›

• Breaking News: Women’s soccer captures first State championship

  By wgecho on June 3, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Caroline Fellows Editor-in-Chief Varsity women’s soccer captured its first ever State title tonight by winning 2-1 over two-time defending State champion Notre Dame de Sion in the Class 3 championship game at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City. Freshman Izzy… Read More ›

• Breaking News: Women’s soccer to play in State final

  By wgecho on June 3, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Caroline Fellows Editor-in-Chief Varsity women’s soccer (23-1) will play in the Class 3 State championship game today at 4 p.m. against Notre Dame de Sion at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City. Webster won its semifinal game against Fort Zumwalt South… Read More ›

• Breaking News: Women’s soccer headed to State

  By wgecho on June 1, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Caroline Fellows Editor-in-Chief Varsity women’s soccer will travel to Kansas City tomorrow for the Class 3 State championship. The games will be at Swope Soccer Village. Webster will play Fort Zumwalt South at 6 p.m. tomorrow night in the semifinals, with… Read More ›

• Letter to the Editor: Teacher advises about how to spend summer

  By wgecho on May 31, 2017 • ( 0 )

  As the school year winds down and as a summer full of free time comes upon us, I’d like to take a moment to encourage you students to use that free time wisely and to invest in yourselves. Not necessarily… Read More ›

• Slideshow: Despite weather, 2017 seniors graduate at Moss Field

  By wgecho on May 24, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Seniors walked across the stage at Moss Field to receive their diplomas despite threatening weather on Friday, May 19. Because of the weather’s unpredictability, the decision to hold the ceremony at Moss Field was made about 3 p.m. The ceremony… Read More ›

• Newscast: May 5, 2017

  By wgecho on May 19, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Online editor Caroline Fellows, video editor Ashli Wagner and audio editor Page Kimzey bring this week’s headlines: Miss Webster Pageant, Parent’s Club graduation party, Bruce Schneider Memorial Leadership Scholarship, Pause for Paws and Camp Wyman applications.

• ECHO’s Voices of Webster May 17, 2017

  By wgecho on May 17, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  This week’s ECHO Podcast is introduced by Sean Mullins with podcast editor Eleanor Marshall reporting on graduation activities and contributing writer Nora Baumgart reporting on tennis. Music is “Poppers and Prosecco” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0.

• Women’s Varsity lacrosse loses in State playoff

  By wgecho on May 16, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Ashli Wagner Video Editor Photos by Ashli Wagner Women’s Varsity lacrosse played May 15, at the COSMO park in Columbia, MO against St. Teresa’s Academy. The team lost 15-13 and will not move on to the next playoff round. See… Read More ›

• Press Release: journalismSTL names 2017 Bruce Schneider Memorial Leadership Scholarship recipient

  By wgecho on May 16, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Sarah Semmel sarah@journalismstl.org Senior Bennett Durando of Webster Groves High School has been named the journalismSTL Bruce Schneider Memorial Leadership Scholarship recipient for 2017. Durando currently serves as sports editor for The ECHO newspaper and plans to carry on his sports… Read More ›

• Bennett from the Bleachers: Some parting words from a sentimental columnist

  By wgecho on May 12, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Bennett Durando Sports Columnist “Perhaps Bennett Durando will grow up to become a sportswriter. Or maybe he’ll be lucky and go into a career where he can actually make some money.” This is the first time my name appeared in… Read More ›