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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: Podcasts

Voices of Webster: Spanish exchange student shares experiences
Podcasts

Voices of Webster: Spanish exchange student shares experiences

Social media coordinator Maren DeMargel talks to Spanish foreign exchange student Dani Llompart.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Spanish exchange student shares experiences

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Voices of Webster: Aluma shares how WGHS has changed, remained the same
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Voices of Webster: Aluma shares how WGHS has changed, remained the same

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to Anna Klein, Class of 88, about how the school has changed and remained the same since she was a student.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Aluma shares how WGHS has changed, remained the same

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Voices of Webster: Students adjust to new school year
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Voices of Webster: Students adjust to new school year

This week’s ECHO Podcast is introduced, outro’d and edited by podcast editor  Sam Klein. Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students adjust to new school year

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Voices of Webster: Students tell what they will do over summer vacation
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Voices of Webster: Students tell what they will do over summer vacation

Podcast editor Sam Klein asks students what they’re excited about for the summer.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students tell what they will do over summer vacation

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Voices of Webster: Students talk about finals
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Voices of Webster: Students talk about finals

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to students about finals and the stress that come with them.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students talk about finals

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Voices of Webster: FemCo collects menstrual products
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Voices of Webster: FemCo collects menstrual products

Podcast editor Sam Klein reports on the Feminist Coalition’s drive to collect menstrual products.   Continue reading Voices of Webster: FemCo collects menstrual products

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Voices of Webster: Sophomore shares views about bringing back Victorian fashion
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Voices of Webster: Sophomore shares views about bringing back Victorian fashion

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to sophomore Olivia Reisz about why Victorian fashions should return.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Sophomore shares views about bringing back Victorian fashion

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Voices of Webster: Student athletes balance sports, academics, social life
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Voices of Webster: Student athletes balance sports, academics, social life

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to student athletes about how they balance their lives.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Student athletes balance sports, academics, social life

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Voices of Webster: Senior reflects on high school, shares plans
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Voices of Webster: Senior reflects on high school, shares plans

Junior editor Lydia Urice talks to senior Scarlett Patton about her time in high school and her after graduation plans.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Senior reflects on high school, shares plans

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Voices of Webster: Teachers talk about mental health
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Voices of Webster: Teachers talk about mental health

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to teachers about issues of mental health in the face of the two years of pandemic. Continue reading Voices of Webster: Teachers talk about mental health

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Voices of Webster: Op-ed: Nature improves student’s quality of life
Op-Ed, Podcasts

Voices of Webster: Op-ed: Nature improves student’s quality of life

With spring around the corner, and as the weather begins to warm up, students should make an effort to spend time outdoors and explore some of Missouri’s beautiful state parks.
Also Riley Fitzgerald talks to students and parents about Spring Break plans. Continue reading Voices of Webster: Op-ed: Nature improves student’s quality of life

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Voices of Webster: Hockey coaches, players discuss season
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Voices of Webster: Hockey coaches, players discuss season

Contributing writers Eleanor Kanerva and Luca Giordano talk to the hockey team and coaches about this season. Continue reading Voices of Webster: Hockey coaches, players discuss season

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Voices of Webster: Editorial: Schools should not ban books
Editorial, Podcasts

Voices of Webster: Editorial: Schools should not ban books

“Harry Potter,” “The Great Gatsby,” “Captain Underpants,” “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” What do all of these books have in common? At some point, they have all been “banned.”

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Voices of Webster: All Write Festival brings authors, students together
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Voices of Webster: All Write Festival brings authors, students together

Contributing writer Soledad Lee talks to Dr. Kerry Arens, Chelsea Center coordinator about the All Write Festival.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: All Write Festival brings authors, students together

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Voices of Webster: High school observes Black History Month
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Voices of Webster: High school observes Black History Month

Contributing writer Ali Schulz talks to students and teachers about how the high school observes Black History Month.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: High school observes Black History Month

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