Bio
This will be Lydia Urice’s third year on ECHO staff. She made several contributions while taking journalism class her freshman year. She was Podcast Editor for her first year on staff, and Junior Editor her second year.
Awards
- MIPA Superior Award — 2020 — Radio/Podcast Newscast/News Feature about senior football player Kam Yancey,
- Quill and Scroll 2021
- MIPA Superior Award — 2021 — Online Feature Package Review: Starbucks releases holiday drinks
- MIPA Excellent Award — 2021 — Online Feature Package School nurses share experience during pandemic
- MIPA Honorable Mention — 2021 — Radio/Podcast News Feature Voices of Webster: Former principal joins district as Special School District area coordinator
- MIPA Honorable Mention — 2021 — Radio/Podcast News Feature Voices of Webster: School nurse shares perspective
- MIPA/MJEA Photo of the Month — Third Place — February Polar Plunge Photo
- MIPA Honorable Mention — 2022 — News Photo St Louis Gateway Balloon Festival returns Labor Day weekend
- MIPA Superior Award — 2022 — Radio/Podcast Newscast/News Feature Voices of Webster: Former football coach resigns to focus on family
- CSPA Certificate of Merit for the Single Spot News Photo “Polar Plunge Helps Special Olympics,”
- MIJA Superior Award — 2023 — Online Breaking News “Concerning amount of lead found in water from 12 faucets at the high school“
- MIJA Superior Award — 2023 — News Feature “Cancer survivor gives back to community,“
Works
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- Voices of Webster: Seniors share what they will miss
- Conductor, teacher gives orchestra program new life
- Photo of the Week: Junior experiences virtual reality
- Senior qualifies for Presidential Scholars Program
- Photo of the Week: Sophomore donates blood at STUCO drive
- New SRO excited to connect with and protect students
- Cancer survivor gives back to community
- Slideshow: Statesmen String Ensemble to play at MMEA Conference
- Winter formal returns to WGHS
- Concerning amount of lead found in water from 12 faucets at the high school
- Students Spill: ‘Are assemblies worth the hype?’
- Students Spill: ‘Do you use your locker, why or why not?’
- Swim and dive team bleaches hair for State
- Grease returns to stage at WGHS
- Students perform exorcism
- Photo of the Week: Audience member sketches during fall orchestra concert
- 3 killed at St. Louis high school
- Sophomore co-captains dance team
- One-acts showcase students’ talents
- Photo of the Week: Senior softball players honored
- Five year anniversary: Fire breaks out in girls’ cabins at Camp Wyman
- Photo of the Week: Senior cheerleader performs at Fall Pep Assembly
- Letter from the editor: Wait… is this the yearbook?
- Missouri Botanical Garden hosts Japanese Festival
- Patton pursues career in computer science
- Slideshow: Seniors participate in senior lock-in
- Photo of the Week: Freshman prepares to bat at first District game
- Students walkout to support Roe v. Wade
- Echo News Roundup: May 9, 2022
- Reel Film Club hosts film festival
- Students walkout to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights
- Prom costs add up
- Voices of Webster: Senior reflects on high school, shares plans
- Students Spill: Students reflect on new masking policy
- Breaking News: Students evacuate building
- Photo of the Week: Statesmen String Ensemble perform
- Photo of the Week Polar Plunge helps Special Olympics
- Freezin for a reason: Students, teachers plunge into cold lake to raise money for Special Olympics
- Students (and teachers) spill: ‘How to have a snow day?’
- News Brief: Winter Activities Assembly showcases winter sports
- Review: Starbucks wins peppermint coffee competition
- Voices of Webster: Former football coach resigns to focus on family
- Field hockey team reflects on end of season
- Social studies department honor veterans
- Night in the Courtyard kicks off November
- Students Spill: Students exchange thoughts on American culture versus their home countries
- Voices of Webster: Spanish exchange student shares experiences
- Students spill: Coffee shop edition
- Voices of Webster: German exchange student shares views
- Voices of Webster: Exchange student shares views of U.S. experience
- Voices of Webster: ‘Devious Lick’: Social media encourages school vandalism
- Gossip Girl returns to screen with new characters
- Voices of Webster: Principal discusses Devious Licks trend
- Slideshow: Flags of Valor remembers 9/11
- Slideshow:St Louis Gateway Balloon Festival returns Labor Day weekend
- Eagle Award Winner: DeLay leaves lasting legacy
- Reporter compares St. Louis bagel offerings
- Voices of Webster: Sisters stress importance of family on and off soccer field
- Voices of Webster: Track team wins Conference
- Voices of Webster: 93rd Oscars has overflow of ‘firsts’
- Voices of Webster: Ava’s Anecdote–Students discuss accuracy of astrology
- Voices of Webster: Marvel’s ‘WandaVision’ tries to be classic sitcom
- Voices of Webster: Student-led Castillo performs concert
- Yearbook, publications earn MIPA honorsVoices of Webster: Parents express opinions about Term 4 schedule
- Voices of Webster: Students express opinions about Term 4 schedule
- Voices of Webster: Teachers express opinions about Term 4 schedule
- Voices of Webster: Schedule changes for Term 4
- Voices of Webster: Student artists earn awards
- Voices of Webster: Columnist asks ‘Are these brownies worth the 100-hour time commitment?’
- Voices of Webster: Columnist asks ‘Are these brownies worth the 100-hour time commitment?’
- Voices of Webster: Valentine’s Day, birthdays impacted by COVID
- Voices of Webster: Restaurants reopening/Indoor dining becomes available
- Voices of Webster: Editorial–Capitol riot shows inequity of police response
- Photo of the Week: First real snowfall raises spirits
- John M. Thomas retires from WGSD
- News Brief: Winter formal cancelled
- Voices of Webster: Makerspace offers creative opportunities
- Voices of Webster: Concerns about COVID-19 change school bussing
- Voices of Webster: Basketball team adapts to pandemic challenges
- Voices of Webster: School nurse discusses health safety during holidays, career
- Winter Sports stay safe during pandemic
- School nurses share experience during pandemic
- Voices of Webster: School nurse shares perspective
- Voices of Webster: Until recently Missouri voters reflected national outcomes
- Webster wins State softball
- Voices of Webster: Spoiler Alert– ‘The Bachelorette’ is back
- Voices of Webster: Students share feelings about returning to in-person instruction
- Review: Starbucks releases holiday drinks
- Voices of Webster: Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s legacy was giving voice to unheard
- Voices of Webster: Covid changes Halloween celebrations
- Seniors share thoughts on upcoming election
- Voices of Webster: Students incorporate masks into Halloween costumes
- Voices of Webster: Former principal joins district as Special School District area coordinator
- Voices of Webster: Choir moves to virtual setting
- Voices of Webster: Haskins wins Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
- Voices of Webster: New assistant football coach comes to Webster
- Webster drops drop for block
- Voices of Webster: New teacher wants students to change future
- Businesses make adjustments due to COVID-19
- WGHS alumna returns as assistant principal
- Breaking News: New assistant principal joins staff
- Voices of Webster: February 26, 2020
- Photo of the Week: Senior hockey player salutes crowd
- Backpacks bring pain
- Voices of Webster: January 29, 2020
- Voices of Webster: December 6, 2019
- Newscast: Oct. 25, 2019
- Drama department presents ‘Chicago’ Oct. 24-26
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