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Junior Sophia Lamitola, member of Rock Climbing Club, climbs a 5.9 wall at a competition on Friday, March 10. Photo by Margaret Oliphant Student Council and Best Buddies participate in Special Olympics Missouri's Polar Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 18 at Creve Coeur Lake. Video filmed and edited by Luca Giordano. Voiceover by Eleanor Kanerva Junior Gabi Merli tries a virtual reality headset in the Army Adventure Trailer during 3rd hour on Tuesday, Feb. 28. The trailer includes features such as simulators, body armor and static displays. Photo by Lydia Urice Junior Jack Vedova performs a solo during the jazz concert on Wednesday, Feb. 22 in Knight Auditorium. Photo by Lydia Urice Sophomore Will Hotze holds hands with junior Brady Curtis as Hotze prepares to give blood during the Student Council Blood Drive on Thursday, Feb. 16 in the Auxiliary Gym. Photo by Lydia Urice Senior CJ Lang attempts a shot and is blocked, drawing a foul during the men’s basketball game on Douglass Night on Friday, Feb. 10 in Roberts Gym. The Statesmen won with a score of 56-47. Photo by Luca Giordano Dr. Matt Irvin, principal, grimaces after receiving a pie in the face by senior Maddie Campbell in the Winter Activities Assembly on Friday, Feb. 3 in Roberts Gym. Photo by Eleanor Kanerva Women's Swim and Dive celebrated Senior Night on Thursday, Jan. 26 at Webster University. The Statesmen lost to the Parkway North Vikings. Photos by Maren DeMargel Advanced Drama rehearses 'Dracula' on Monday, Jan. 23 in Knight Auditorium. Opening night was Thursday, Jan. 26, and upcoming performances include Friday, Jan. 27 and a possible third showing on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Photos by Luca Giordano

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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 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 their 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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