Abby Botan Entertainment Columnist Blake Fields, senior, plans to attend Vanderbilt University after graduating in hopes of studying electrical engineering. In 2016 the acceptance rate of Vanderbilt was 10.7 percent. Fields described his acceptance into Vanderbilt as a, “weight off… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Abyana Botan Entertainment Columnist Nia Kaanagbara, senior, is the first generation of Nigerian American in her family meaning that both of her parents were born in Nigeria, and she’s the first of her family be born and raised in America…. Read More ›
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 ›
Rosa Parks Contributing Writer Weldon Dean Parks was just five years old when he wanted to start guitar lessons. After being told his hands were too small, he started playing the steel guitar. The little boy who played at the… Read More ›
Josie Krueger Contributing Writer AP World History is new to Webster Groves High School this year and is available for sophomores as a step up from World Civilization. Webster’s first year teaching it is also the first year with the… Read More ›
Rosa Parks Feature Editor China white, Dope, Dragon, Junk. Whatever name is used, this deadly drug has been growing more common in the St. Louis area. Nicole Browning, counselor at the National council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse, said via… Read More ›
Elise Keller News Editor Evelyn Trampe Business Manager Teachers, too, were once in high school. They had high school romances, drama, and yes–they went to prom. With the 2017 graduating class having recently made its prom memories, Echo decided to… Read More ›
Cole Schnell Business/Ads Manager WGHS wants its students to be involved as stated as the “I” for involvement in the school’s acronym “RRISE.” Some students really take this to heart and become very involved. Junior Jennifer Egley is a cheerleader… Read More ›
Bennett Durando Sports Columnist Caleb Bolin Political Columnist Jake Collins Junior Editor Shining stars like Prince, David Bowie, Carrie Fisher, Muhammad Ali and others passed away in 2016. Now in 2017, we’ve already lost another icon. George. The simple yet… Read More ›
Natalie Johnson Humor Columnist Sophomore Trinity Madison won the 2017 All Write Franzie Award for her poem “I Pledge.” For Madison, the writing process is a “one-day experience.” To gain inspiration for her pieces while writing, she listens to spoken… Read More ›
Sean Mullins Contributing Writer Math Club hopes to attract a crowd of math-loving students for a plethora of equations on Wednesday afternoons according to the club’s president, sophomore Phoebe Cattoor. The club’s attendance is only about four or five people… Read More ›
Evelyn Trampe Contributing Writer When people hear the word “catfishing,” they might think of fishing for catfish; however, the word is more popularly defined as an individual who creates a false online persona/identity. Catfishing can be seen as very threatening… Read More ›
