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Webster Groves High School
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Runners move to the start line before the beginning of the Jim Schoemehl Run for ASL awareness, where they will ran a 5k on May 2, 7:30 a.m. at Webster Groves High School.

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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.
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--"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: Slideshow

Slideshow: Women’s Varsity volleyball plays Marquette
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Slideshow: Women’s Varsity volleyball plays Marquette

In the second home game of the season, the Varsity volleyball team played Marquette High School Sept. 20, in Roberts Gym.
Webster lost the match with three sets (set 1 score 25-18), (set 2 score 25-11) and (set 3 score 25-18). Continue reading Slideshow: Women’s Varsity volleyball plays Marquette

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Slideshow: Freshmen volleyball players prepare for season
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Slideshow: Freshmen volleyball players prepare for season

Freshmen volleyball players bond and practice in Roberts Gym on Tuesday, Sept. 22.  Photos by Ali Schulz Continue reading Slideshow: Freshmen volleyball players prepare for season

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Slideshow: Volleyball players remember former teammate
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Slideshow: Volleyball players remember former teammate

Volleyball players dedicated their Sept. 30, game to honor of late team member Kara Wrice. Team members and spectators wore purple to the game in memory of Wrice, who would wear a purple mask to practice. Money was collected and donated to the Kara Lynn Wrice Foundation. Continue reading Slideshow: Volleyball players remember former teammate

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Slideshow: Rogers Produce kicks off fall with seasonal produce
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Slideshow: Rogers Produce kicks off fall with seasonal produce

Roger’s Produce is open 12 months a year. The produce market is located in Old Orchard on 645 E. Lockwood Avenue.

People come to the market on the Sunday afternoon, looking to buy locally. Continue reading Slideshow: Rogers Produce kicks off fall with seasonal produce

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Slideshow: Flags of Valor remembers 9/11
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Slideshow: Flags of Valor remembers 9/11

On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, more than 7,500 Flags of Valor were displayed on Art Hill in Forest Park to remember the victims, first responders and servicemen and women who died as a result of those attacks.
The American flags were visible Sept. 4-12.  Photos by Lydia Urice Continue reading Slideshow: Flags of Valor remembers 9/11

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Slideshow:St Louis Gateway Balloon Festival returns Labor Day weekend
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Slideshow:St Louis Gateway Balloon Festival returns Labor Day weekend

Hot air balloons light up the night at the St. Louis Gateway Balloon Festival. The festival took place at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois, Sept. 3-6, 5-9 p.m. Photos by Lydia Urice Continue reading Slideshow:St Louis Gateway Balloon Festival returns Labor Day weekend

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Slideshow: Missouri History Museum offers informative diversion
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Slideshow: Missouri History Museum offers informative diversion

The Missouri History Museum located in Forest Park has six current exhibits opened to the public. They are open from Wednesdays to Sundays at 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. More information is available at mohistory.org/museum. Photos by Kimmy Dang Continue reading Slideshow: Missouri History Museum offers informative diversion

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Slideshow: Track team prepares for upcoming season
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Slideshow: Track team prepares for upcoming season

Distance runners participate in a workout at the track on Wednesday, Feb. 3. Cross Country season takes place in the fall, and track in the spring, necessitating constant training.  Photos by Ben Miller Continue reading Slideshow: Track team prepares for upcoming season

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Slideshow: County voters line up to cast ballots
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Slideshow: County voters line up to cast ballots

Voters turned out in high numbers to vote at St. Louis County polling sites Nov. 3.  Lines had begun to form as early at 5 a.m., and election agencies predicted the voter turnout would be the largest percentage since 1992.   Photos by Elise Wilke-Grimm Continue reading Slideshow: County voters line up to cast ballots

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Tilles Park to present annual lights show
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Tilles Park to present annual lights show

Winter Wonderland, the yearly holiday light spectacle at Tilles Park, will open its doors on Nov. 20, despite the ongoing pandemic. It is expected to have more lights than usual, which may be compensation for the lower turnout. Continue reading Tilles Park to present annual lights show

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Slideshow: Park patrons enjoy autumn day
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Slideshow: Park patrons enjoy autumn day

Contributing writer Dria Moore shares images of Tilles Park patrons enjoying the autumn weather after county parks reopened in September.  Continue reading Slideshow: Park patrons enjoy autumn day

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Slideshow: Residents enjoy re-opened county parks
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Slideshow: Residents enjoy re-opened county parks

Contributing writer Calum Shank shares images of residents enjoying Tilles, Blackburn and Ivory Crockett Parks after they reopened in September.  Continue reading Slideshow: Residents enjoy re-opened county parks

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Slideshow: Kirkwood Market offers autumn goods, activities
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Slideshow: Kirkwood Market offers autumn goods, activities

Kirkwood Market is a hub of baked goods, jams, jellies, spices and herbs. The market has been around since 1976 and is the site of the Kirkwood Pumpkin Patch and the Kid’s Fun Zone in October.  Continue reading Slideshow: Kirkwood Market offers autumn goods, activities

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Slideshow: Webster restaurants adapt to COVID
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Slideshow: Webster restaurants adapt to COVID

Webster Groves restaurants have adapted and taken precautions to concerns about Covid-19. Continue reading Slideshow: Webster restaurants adapt to COVID

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Slideshow: Men’s soccer exercises safety while preparing for season
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Slideshow: Men’s soccer exercises safety while preparing for season

As a high contact sport, soccer currently has restrictions regarding having games between other schools; therefore, the team has adapted to scrimmaging themselves at practice. Photos by Kelly Woodyard Continue reading Slideshow: Men’s soccer exercises safety while preparing for season

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