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

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Runners move to the start line before the beginning of the Jim Schoemehl Run for ASL awareness, where they will ran a 5k on May 2, 7:30 a.m. at Webster Groves High School.

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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.
--“'Queer' in pop culture"
--"Top 10 Instagram Accounts to follow"
--"Historic Front Pages"
--"Charles Lindbergh"
*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 Nuggets beat writer for The Denver Post.
*Class of 2018 editor-in-chief Caroline Fellows is an admissions representative at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
*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-in-chief Ariel Johnson is a producer at KNWA Fox24 and a Edward R. Murrow Award winner.
*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 Roxie Mullins is senior editor at "Faces Magazine."
*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 2018 Social Media Manager Rosa Parks is communications coordinator for Action St. Louis!
*Class of 2019 editor-in-chief Cole Schnell is a data reporter for the Memphis Business Journal.
*Class of 2001 photographer Andrea Speth runs Speth Photography and photographs for the Emissourian.
*Class of 2009 web and podcast editor Kathryn Wolterman is a senior consultant at CGI

Category: Editorial

Editorial: More should be done to prevent sexual harassment
Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: More should be done to prevent sexual harassment

The ECHO defines sexual harassment as verbal, nonverbal or physical conduct that is sexual in manner and is non-consensual/unwelcome. Sexual … Continue reading Editorial: More should be done to prevent sexual harassment

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Editorial: ECHO responds to site’s misinformation
Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: ECHO responds to site’s misinformation

About 250 Webster Groves High School students participated in a peaceful protest inspired by the Jason Stockley case on Monday, … Continue reading Editorial: ECHO responds to site’s misinformation

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Editorial: Act should be passed to protect student journalists

School-sponsored media that isn’t established as a public forum can be censored by school administrations in Missouri. If the Cronkite … Continue reading Editorial: Act should be passed to protect student journalists

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Editorial: Students should not be criminalized for misbehavior
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Editorial: Students should not be criminalized for misbehavior

Fighting and bullying in school have recently become less acceptable, and students are being punished more frequently and severely than … Continue reading Editorial: Students should not be criminalized for misbehavior

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Editorial: Student rights, clubs need protection

First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging … Continue reading Editorial: Student rights, clubs need protection

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Editorial: Americans must come together

Over half of U.S .voters, voted against Donald Trump on Tuesday, Nov. 8. It’s easy to see why: Trump attacked … Continue reading Editorial: Americans must come together

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Editorial: Student journalists should be credentialed for debates
Editorial

Editorial: Student journalists should be credentialed for debates

Millennials, defined as “adults between the ages of 18-35 in 2016,” now rival the Baby Boomer Generation as the biggest … Continue reading Editorial: Student journalists should be credentialed for debates

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Students should care about presidential election

Graphic created by Jake Collins using meta-chart.com Primary results in Missouri show how close the race is between the Democratic … Continue reading Students should care about presidential election

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Editorial: Students can benefit, or suffer from math placement tests

Seventh grade. Seventh grade is when Webster students are placed into two separate courses that can decide what math courses … Continue reading Editorial: Students can benefit, or suffer from math placement tests

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Editoral: ‘Sex positive’ education would better meet students’ needs

Moving WGHS’ sexual education program towards a “sex positive” program would help students understand that sex is a part of … Continue reading Editoral: ‘Sex positive’ education would better meet students’ needs

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Editorial: Is Roberts Rowdies sexist?

This year’s men’s basketball season stands as one of the biggest successes in Webster basketball history, backed by one of … Continue reading Editorial: Is Roberts Rowdies sexist?

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Editorial: Students would benefit from college guidance class

Between looking at colleges, picking which colleges to apply to, applying to colleges, writing essays, applying for scholarships and deciding … Continue reading Editorial: Students would benefit from college guidance class

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Editorial: District under utilizes garden

There’s the Botanical Garden, the Garden of Versaille, and then there’s the third floor of Webster Groves high. You’ve probably … Continue reading Editorial: District under utilizes garden

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Editorial: Students, staff debate school spirit

Some feel school spirit at the high school has declined over the past few years and point to the lack … Continue reading Editorial: Students, staff debate school spirit

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Editorial: Men should be feminists

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie defines a feminist as a person who believes in the social, political, economic equality of the sexes. … Continue reading Editorial: Men should be feminists

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