Webster-Kirkwood Times Editor Don Corrigan came to talk to the ECHO Journalism camp about squirrels. He talked on the prominence of squirrels in the media, stating that he thinks that it is saturated with squirrels, as is the thesis of “Nuts About Squirrels.”
Parents Club and SSD have collaborated to create the Spirit Store & Coffee Shop.
Once located near the Junior Entrance, the early morning pit stop has moved to the Drama Hallway.
It’s open 7:30-7:55 a.m. Tuesday-Friday and 9-10 a.m. on Mondays.
Junior journalists talk to Parents Club member Becky Hauser about the shop during the Echo’s journalism camp.
Twenty junior journalists attending the Echo’s summer journalism camp on July 24-25, were asked to take photos using rule of thirds, interesting angles and perspectives, and a variety of photographic elements. Here are some of their photos.
Caroline Fellows, sophomore at the Mizzou School of Journalism and ECHO alumni, visited the ECHO camp to present about her freshman year of college and give advice about surviving journalism school.
Four elementary school students attended the 2018 ECHO journalism camp July 12 and 13.One of the exercises was to interview each other for a podcast. These are those interviews. Junior journalist Seth Kremer interviews Hollye Anne Brinkley about her… Read More ›
Over 250 incoming freshmen gathered for Future Leaders Seminar the second week of July to prepare for their high school experience. The ECHO’s 2018 junior journalists, Hollye Anne Brinkley, Camille Kenner, Connor Ledbetter and Corin Tucker, report on the seminar…. Read More ›
Four elementary school students attended the 2018 ECHO journalism camp July 12 and 13. One of the first exercises was for campers to interview each other. Here are their stories. Junior journalist enjoys music Camille Kennerly Seth Kremer, 10 years… Read More ›
Hollye Anne Brinkley, Camille Kennerly, Connor Ledbetter, Seth Kremer, Corinn Tucker Junior Journalists Ethan Weihl ECHO guide Webster-Kirkwood Times editor-in-chief Don Corrigan visited the Junior Journalists on July 13, at the high school. Corrigan talked about his passion for environmental… Read More ›
Established in 2002, Future Leaders brings incoming freshmen to Webster Groves High School in order to prepare them for their first year as high school students. The program was originally made to help at-risk students by former principal Jon Clark. … Read More ›
This is the Edgar Road Elementary Jaguar Journal.
This is the Edgar Road Elementary Jaguar Journal.
This is the Edgar Road Elementary Jaguar Journal.
When photojournalist Tiffany Esters came to speak to the ECHO journalism campers, two teams of campers wrote stories about her visit. Junior journalists Noah Lodes, Diego Dugue de Estrada, Anderson Take and Raphael Maurice with guidance from ECHO counselors Colin… Read More ›
Story by junior journalists Marcie Buescher, Mae Brent, Katie Irish, Iris Rycenga, Noah Lodes, Kathryn Clark, Hunter Farish, Anderson Take, Therese Schuster, Diego Dugue de Estrada, Raphel Maurice and Michael Cook with help from ECHO guides Ashli Wagner, Riley Mullgardt,… Read More ›
Radio show host visits with campers By Amalia Garcia-Montague, Ella Elias and Nina Thompson Kenny Murdock of the Murdock Report visited with a group of young journalists of the ECHO summer camp to speak with them about his life experiences… Read More ›
ECHO summer journalism campers discussed the basics of photography and then set out to practice those skills on July 19. Team 1 Team 2 Team 3
Junior journalists at ECHO’s summer journalism camp answer questions about what they think journalism and reporting involve.
By Michael Blessing, Rachel Brenne, Caroline Cromwell, Ella Elias, Natalie Felgenhauer, Amalia Garcia-Montague, Joe Harned, Mike Li, Ethan Sanders, Nina Thompson and Sydney Thorton with guidance from Aerin Johnson and Andy Kimball Entertainment Columnist Abby Botan spoke to journalism campers… Read More ›
One of the activities of ECHO journalism camp was for campers to practice interviewing skills and writing about others who attended the camp. These are some of their stories. Camper vacations in Alabama Ivy Clark Junior Journalist Last week, Isabella Dyson… Read More ›
KMOX reporter Michael Calhoun visited with Junior Journalists at the ECHO journalism camp on July 15. Each team then wrote stories about the visit. Calhoun advises campers to be curious Counselors Ashli Wagner and Caroline Fellows Campers Kolby Cunningham, Chloe… Read More ›
Junior journalists Ivy Clark, Benjamin Pires, Marshall Hoover, Sloane Carfield and Julia Fowler and counselors De’Andre Scott and Keillyn Johnson use a camera to explore the high school campus at ECHO journalism camp on July 14.
Before ECHO journalism camp began on July 14, campers were asked several questions about journalism. These answers were fed in to a wordcloud generator, which makes a graphic where in the words most often used are larger. When ask to… Read More ›
Junior journalists Julia Mossinghoff, Audrey Turley, Olivia van Hoornbeek, Chase Donnelly and Jackson Baciek with counselors Jake Collins and Riley Mulgardt take profile photos using the high school campus as their backdrop on July 14.
Junior journalists Sarah Pires, Christian Brennan, Hadley Hoskins, Natalie Harhausen and Sky Mueller with guidance from counselors Gracie Hedenberg and Aerin Johnson practice photographic skills at the Webster Groves High School campus.
Junior journalists Kolby Cunningham, Shea Goggin, Ellie Sterbenz, Isabella Stewart and Chloe Conrad with the guidance of camp counselors Ashli Wagner and Caroline Fellows set about to take photos representing rule of thirds, stop the action, framing, lines, filling the… Read More ›
Jackson Bacilek, Christian Brennan, Sloane Carfield, Ivy Clark, Chloe Conrad, Kolby Cunningham, Chase Donnelly, Isabella Dyson, Julia Fowler, Shea Goggin, Natalie Harhausen, Marshall Hoover, Hadley Hoskins, Julia Mossinghoff, Sky Mueller, Benjamin Pires, Sarah Pires, Ellie Sterbenz, Isabella Stewart, Audrey Turley,… Read More ›
Advisor’s note: ECHO campers were asked to interview family members or friends and to write brief profiles. Junior journalist interviews grandfather Benjamin Pires Robert Lewis was born in Michigan 1944 to Betty and Lynox Lewis. His dad got a degree… Read More ›
Advisor’s Note: KMOV TV anchor Diana Zoga visited the WGHS ECHO journalism camp to talk to campers, who were in third through sixth grades, about broadcast journalism and her career. The campers then broke into three teams and wrote stories about… Read More ›
Before ECHO’s summer journalism camp started, junior journalists were asked, “What is Journalism?” “What is News?” and “What Makes a Good Story?” We fed their answers into the Wordcloud generator at http://www.jasondavies.com to create the following:
Part of journalism camp is a “Photo Scavenger Hunt.” Students are reminded that People + Action + Reader Interest = News, and then they are invited to find people in action around the high school. These are some of their… Read More ›
As part of journalism camp, junior journalists devised a question to conduct man-on-the-street interviews. This year’s questions were “Who is your favorite superhero?” and “What superpower would you most like to have?”
Story by Junior Journalists: Celia Alexander, Ivy Clark, Jane Curtis, Grace Gericke, Gracie Hedenberg, Olivia King, Evelyn Linck, Ginny Northcott, Benjamin Pires and Nina Thompson with Guidance from Aerin Johnson, Andre Scott and Keillyn Johnson Kathleen Nelson worked for 31… Read More ›
