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

Upcoming Events

September 24
Board of Education Meeting (Tax Rate Hearing)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

September 26
WG Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony
5:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Westborough Country Club

September 28

Late Start Day (K-12)

Statesmen Coffee Hour Showcase
Webster Groves High School

October 1st

Prop W Informational Webinar6:30 PM – 7:00 PM

October 2nd

End of Progress Period All Day

October 7th
PSAT for Sophomores

7:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Department Chair Meeting Work Session

8:35 AM – 10:05 AM
PD Room, Webster Groves High School-1-WGHS PD. ROOM (35)
Parents’ Club Meeting

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
HS Library
October 8th
PSAT for Juniors

7:30 AM – 11:30 AM
October 9th
Fall Broadway Revue Concert

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Knight Auditorium
October 12th
HX & HS Conferences

All Day
Late Start Day (K-12)

All Day
WAFC Fall Conferences

All Day
Regional College Fair @ Lindbergh High School

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
October 13th 
WAFC Fall Conferences

All Day
October 14th
WGHS Fall Parent Conferences

4:30 PM – 8:30 PM
In person
HX & HS Conferences

All Day
WAFC Fall Conferences

All Day
WGHS Fall Parent Conferences

4:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Virtual
October 15th
No School HX & HS Students – Full Day Teacher Conferences

All Day
No School PK-5 Students – Teacher PD Day

All Day
WGHS Fall Parent Conferences, Virtual

8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Virtual
October 16th
No School PK-12 (due to conferences)

All Day

Photo of the Week

Sophomore centerback James Warneke dribbles ball against Lafayette on Sep. 29 at Selma Field. The game ended in a 1-1 tie.

Support Our Sponsors

*James Carlton State Farm *Frisco Barroom and The Annex
*Le Macaron French Pastries
*Webster Groves Baptist Church
*Webster Groves Parents Club *WGHS Drama Department

ECHO Family Supporters

Jodie and Chris Allen
Abbie and Chris Enlund
John and Kathy Enlund
Flying Cloud Charitable Foundation
Kelsey and Sean Hogarty
Mary Jane and Rick Kuhn
Ariel Johnson
Keillyn Johnson
Evelyn Trampe

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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: Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

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 … Continue reading Letter to the Editor: Student satirizes library policies

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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 … Continue reading Letter to the Editor: Student calls others to help candidate

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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 … Continue reading Letter to the Editor: Club invites writers submissions for magazine

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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 … Continue reading Letter to the Editor: Reader says blood drive should not discriminate

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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 … Continue reading Update: Letter to the Editor: Request for return of student’s artwork, reward offered

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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 … Continue reading Letter to the Editor: Reader accuses ECHO of censorship*

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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 … Continue reading Letter to the Editor: Reader supports intramural sports

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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 … Continue reading Letter to the Editor: Reader supports columnist’s view for intramural sports

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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 … Continue reading Letter to the Editor: Attention To All Artists!

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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 … Continue reading Letter to the Editor: Teacher responds to ECHO piece about love

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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, … Continue reading Letter to the Editor: Students correct Doctor Who article

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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 … Continue reading Letter to Editor: Conspiracy club needs new members

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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. … Continue reading Letter to Editor: Reader shares about international club

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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 … Continue reading Letter to the Editor: University, city should reach agreement

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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 … Continue reading Letter to Editor: Tribute to a budding journalist, praise for editor

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