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

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May 7
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May 8
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Auditorium 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

May 19-22
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May 26
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June 26
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July 13-16 
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Roberts Gym 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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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.
--“'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: Slideshow

Slideshow: Old Webster adapts to Covid-19
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Slideshow: Old Webster adapts to Covid-19

Contributing writer Maren DeMargel shares images of Old Webster as businesses and customers adapt to the restrictions brought on by Covid-19. Continue reading Slideshow: Old Webster adapts to Covid-19

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Graduates recognized at delayed ceremony
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Graduates recognized at delayed ceremony

After a delay due to Covid-19 concerns, Webster Groves High School’s graduation took place at Moss Field on June 26. Continue reading Graduates recognized at delayed ceremony

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Slideshow: All Write Festival offers authors, poets, musicians, dramatists
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Slideshow: All Write Festival offers authors, poets, musicians, dramatists

Authors and poets shared insights, and musicians and dramatists performed at the All Write Festival March 4-6.
The first day was interrupted by a school evacuation and early dismissal. Continue reading Slideshow: All Write Festival offers authors, poets, musicians, dramatists

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Slideshow: Spring Sports Assembly recognizes teams, groups
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Slideshow: Spring Sports Assembly recognizes teams, groups

Members of spring sports teams, groups and activities were recognized at the seventh period Spring Activities Assembly March 12, in Roberts Gym.
Photos by Jaden Fields and Maeve Taylor Continue reading Slideshow: Spring Sports Assembly recognizes teams, groups

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Update: Students, staff dismissed after electrical panel shorts out
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Update: Students, staff dismissed after electrical panel shorts out

Students were dismissed at about 10 a.m. from school after a first-hour evacuation of all students and staff yesterday morning. … Continue reading Update: Students, staff dismissed after electrical panel shorts out

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Slideshow: Purina sponsors 27th annual pet parade
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Slideshow: Purina sponsors 27th annual pet parade

  Thousands gathered for Purina’s 27th Pet Parade Feb. 16, in Soulard.  It’s said to be the world’s largest costumed … Continue reading Slideshow: Purina sponsors 27th annual pet parade

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Webster businesses welcome shoppers with annual Holiday Cookie Walk
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Webster businesses welcome shoppers with annual Holiday Cookie Walk

Old Webster Trade Association sponsored its annual Holiday Cookie Walk in Old Webster and Old Orchard on Dec. 8.  Continue reading Webster businesses welcome shoppers with annual Holiday Cookie Walk

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Slideshow: Zootoberfest gives visitors autumn fun
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Slideshow: Zootoberfest gives visitors autumn fun

St. Louis Zoo’s Zootoberfest offers its visitors a variety of autumn foods, music and crafts during the first two weekends of October.   Continue reading Slideshow: Zootoberfest gives visitors autumn fun

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Slideshow: Auto maintenance classes give students life skills
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Slideshow: Auto maintenance classes give students life skills

Industrial tech classes give students the opportunity to explore mechanics and to learn life skills. The auto body shop is a class run by Frank Mandernach with the goal of “identifying general maintenance of the modern automobile,” he said. Continue reading Slideshow: Auto maintenance classes give students life skills

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Slideshow: Local venue offers musicians, poets chance to perform
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Slideshow: Local venue offers musicians, poets chance to perform

Garden Cafe offers local musicians and poets an opportunity to perform at Open Mic Thursdays.   Continue reading Slideshow: Local venue offers musicians, poets chance to perform

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Slideshow: Festival of Nations offers community chance to explore
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Slideshow: Festival of Nations offers community chance to explore

  Hundreds gathered in Tower Grove Park for the Festival of Nations Aug. 24 and 25 to visit more than … Continue reading Slideshow: Festival of Nations offers community chance to explore

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Slideshow: Market provides locals colorful choices
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Slideshow: Market provides locals colorful choices

Locals gather at the Schlafly Bottleworks farmers market, which offers a variety of colorful and tasty produce from over 20 vendors every Wednesday from April to October from 4-7 p.m. Continue reading Slideshow: Market provides locals colorful choices

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Slideshow: Hispanic festival offers cultural experience
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Slideshow: Hispanic festival offers cultural experience

 St. Louis Hispanic Festival featured over 70 booths, showcasing different cultural items from Latin and South America Sept. 20-22, in Soulard Park.  Continue reading Slideshow: Hispanic festival offers cultural experience

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Slideshow: Varsity football plays Hazelwood Central in 1st home game
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Slideshow: Varsity football plays Hazelwood Central in 1st home game

Varsity football won its last game against Pattonville 41-20.  Its record is one win with three losses, including the first home game against Hazelwood Central.   Continue reading Slideshow: Varsity football plays Hazelwood Central in 1st home game

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Slideshow: Faculty, staff, students welcome community to open house
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Slideshow: Faculty, staff, students welcome community to open house

Parents and guardians came to Open House Aug. 23, to visit their students’ classrooms and teachers and administrators.   Continue reading Slideshow: Faculty, staff, students welcome community to open house

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