On behalf of the BBB (Bring Back Burchett) we thank all the students, staff, parents and community for their continuous support in our efforts to get Mrs. (Julie) Burchett reinstated as the director of the Chelsea Center. As of now,… Read More ›
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor
Dear Echo, I am writing this because I read your article “Softball head coach emphasizes community,” and this was a really well done article, but as more and more newspapers are written, I hope JV Black can be included in… Read More ›
Letter to the Editor: Student responds to ECHO article about DJ
Dear Mr. Johnson & ECHO Crew, I am writing this letter in regards to the recent story published in your ECHO criticizing Lebari Kanee. A lot of students (including myself) have been discussing the story, and we do not agree… Read More ›
Letter to the Editor: Educator shares views on Pledge, Anthem
Dear ECHO staff, As a frequent substitute teacher at WGHS, I’ve seen an increasing number of students choosing to stay seated during the second period Pledge of Allegiance. Especially since Colin Kaepernick first took a knee at an NFL game… Read More ›
Letter to the Editor: Student gives advice about choices
No matter where you are, who you are, what race, or age you are, you will have daily choices. Whether it is as small as what to eat or when to sleep, you have those choices. At one point, I… Read More ›
Letter to the Editor: Teacher advises about how to spend summer
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 ›
Letter to the Editor: Residential students face unique challenges
Dear Editor, Have you ever had to worry about catching a cab to school, or about setting up transportation just to stay after school for an extracurricular activity? In today’s society that’s not an issue most of us have, right?… Read More ›
Letter to the Editor: Student satirizes library policies
Dear Editor, Recently, I’ve noticed that the library has made a concerted effort to keep kids out. This is, in my opinion, an excellent idea, as we all know that children hate to read, and just use the library to… Read More ›
Letter to the Editor: Student calls others to help candidate
Dear Editor, I believe that it’s imperative that I should address your readers regarding the election. We have come to a time in our nation where those who can vote face the most important decision in a generation, the choice… Read More ›
Letter to the Editor: Club invites writers submissions for magazine
The Coffee Mug Creative Writing Club is beginning to put together the high school’s literary magazine, Reflections. There will be a contest for the end of the year issue, with the theme of “inspiration.” Any interpretations of this prompt are… Read More ›
Letter to the Editor: Reader says blood drive should not discriminate
Dear Editor, After reading the article about the school’s recent blood drive in the last edition of The ECHO, I began to think about the FDA’s ban on blood donations from men who have ever had sex with another man…. Read More ›
Update: Letter to the Editor: Request for return of student’s artwork, reward offered
Update: The artwork has been found and returned to its creator. Dear Editor, One of our aspiring artists painted a beautiful acrylic on canvas of the African savanna during last semester. Someone removed it from where it was being displayed… Read More ›
Letter to the Editor: Reader accuses ECHO of censorship*
If you look on the bottom right of page two, you’ll notice something you probably never bothered to read. I’ll repeat it here for those who are too enthralled by my writing to avert their eyes. “The ECHO has the… Read More ›
Letter to the Editor: Reader supports intramural sports
To Bennett Durando: I really enjoyed your article in the September Echo. I just grabbed my yearbook and counted up the number of intramural basketball players who were part of the program when I was in high school, back in… Read More ›
Letter to the Editor: Reader supports columnist’s view for intramural sports
To Bennett Durando: I really enjoyed your article in the September Echo. I just grabbed my yearbook and counted up the number of intra-mural basketball players who were part of the program when I was in high school, back in… Read More ›
Letter to the Editor: Attention To All Artists!
Webster Groves Annual Paint Webster is coming up in just a few weeks, and high school artists are totally welcome to participate! Students may paint outdoors in the Webster Groves area on Saturday, May 10. Registration begins at 8 a.m…. Read More ›
Letter to the Editor: Teacher responds to ECHO piece about love
As an old person (but perhaps (admittedly) no wiser in the area of this topic), I found the editorial in the January ECHO rather sad—young people aren’t supposed to be so jaded, and if it was meant to be satirical,… Read More ›
Letter to the Editor: Students correct Doctor Who article
I was pleased to see an article concerning the new Doctor Who club in the last edition of the Echo, but there were a few errors that I would like to correct. First off, Caroline Lesch did not start the… Read More ›
Letter to Editor: Conspiracy club needs new members
Dear Editor, A historical club at Webster is starting to fall apart because of the lack of new students, so the club is now coming out and starting to search for new members yet this has proven to be difficult… Read More ›
Letter to Editor: Reader shares about international club
Dear Editor: I have noticed in your paper that you have not mentioned many clubs outside of the high school. I would like to inform the paper and the school of an organization for young women which not many… Read More ›
Letter to the Editor: University, city should reach agreement
Dear Editor, The conflict between Webster University and the city council saddens and confuses me. I have a hard time understanding why four councilpersons rejected the unanimous recommendation of the city plan commission and the mayor, unless it was out… Read More ›
Letter to Editor: Tribute to a budding journalist, praise for editor
I would like to finally praise Kevin Killeen for his dedication to the craft of journalism. I met him four years ago when he interviewed me about the Special Education Department. The interview was remarkable in that he really seemed… Read More ›
Letter to Editor: Student wishes to bring autism awarenesss
Autism is a wide spectrum of disorders where early brain development is disturbed by a genetic mutation. This mutation is caused by several factors including children born of older parents, maternal illness during pregnancy, and being deprived of oxygen during… Read More ›
Webster Alumni clarifies Friendship Dance origins
Having written and compiled eight books on the Turkey Day Game and interviewed dozens of those involved with it as early as the 1930s, I found it of interest to detect a new emerging story about the cancelling of the… Read More ›
Student complains about library policies
There is only one place in this school with a serious lack of manners toward our student body. I don’t willingly go, but it remains the meeting point for tutoring and open computer labs. This place is so frequented by… Read More ›
Readers respond to dance team article
I feel as if I am one of your biggest fans. I read all your articles (even the sports one though I usually have no idea what its about) and I rarely have complaints, but now I have a big… Read More ›
Readers respond to dance team article
When we read the article concerning the dance team, we noticed several discrepancies within the article that Ms. Gran wrote. The dance team performs at both pre-game and half time at all varsity home football games. With regards to Ms…. Read More ›
Student promotes soda usage
We, the wonderful students at WGHS, are plagued by an evil which we can no longer ignore. This problem encumbers us in class and causes sleepiness among the student body. This horrible tragedy has occurred unchecked until now. It’s time… Read More ›
Letter to the Editor: Article on leggings is step back for young women at WGHS
Since when is it acceptable for a school sponsored publication to call female students “tramps” or “trash?” These misogynist terms are just reinforcing the pervasive, negative stereotypes about women. Juniors in an American Literature and Advanced Composition class were deeply… Read More ›
Reader notes hat rule addresses only part of etiquette picture
For the past week, I have worn a hat to school. I took it off at the request of any teacher, although three of my seven teachers allowed it to be worn. When I wore it in the hallways or… Read More ›
Student gives opinion on ‘No Hats’ rule
The Administration has decided that we, the student body, should not wear our beloved hats. I Quill, your beloved voice to fight the senseless rules, will not stand for the never ending freezing brains of the student body in this… Read More ›
Reader corrects Ivy Crockett Run story
Regarding the Ivory Crockett article in the October 2010 issue of the ECHO, I need to point out a couple of additions and corrections. Addition: Not only did John M. Thomas, pictured, run in the 4-mile race, but so did… Read More ›
Common Sense: Reader reveals test dangers
It has been brought to my humble attention that a villian is among us. The fear and destruction that it leaves in its wake can be heard in the crack of the pencil and the psychotic breakdown of a poor… Read More ›
Student appeals for return to common sense
It has come to my attention at this school something has gone horribly wrong. It is illogical to assign students a set number of times they can go to the toilets. I ask the establishment, why dost thee persist in… Read More ›
