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• Voices of Webster: 93rd Oscars has overflow of ‘firsts’

  By Lydia Urice on April 30, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Editor in chief Jaden Fields shares her insights into this year’s Oscars. 

• Student council holds elections

  By ezekiellamantia on April 29, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  STUCO elections took place Friday, April 9. Students voted via a Google Form sent over email.
  STUCO elections were moved from March 31, to April 2, and then to April 9, to allow students who are running more time to campaign instead of having to work around spring break.

• 93rd Oscars has overflow of ‘firsts’

  By Jaden Fields on April 28, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The 93rd Academy Award ceremony saw an influx of firsts, with numerous women and individuals of color being recognized.
  The award show has been occurring since 1929. With how long the awards show has been going on, one may think that there are not many “firsts” to be expected. The 93rd Academy Awards proved this wrong.

• Jim Schoemehl run celebrates 20th anniversary

  By Maeve Taylor on April 27, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Jim Schoemehl 5K run will celebrate its 20th year running this May.
  The run was created in 2001 by a WGHS marketing/DECA student after Jim Schoemehl, the husband of a WGHS teacher, was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

• Women’s soccer begins comeback season

  By Kelly Woodyard on April 26, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Post brief hiatus with the entirety of its season getting cut last year due to the pandemic, women’s soccer has resumed and is back in full swing for this year.

• Photo of the Week: Junior competes in high jump

  By ezekiellamantia on April 23, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Junior Eliza Maupin competes in the high jump, one of the events that members of Varsity Men’s and Women’s Track and Field participated in at the WG Quad Invitational of 2021 on Friday, April 16, on Moss Field. The Invitational included other events such as javelin throwing and the mile run. The next event for Men’s and Women’s Varsity T&F is Saturday, April 24, at MICDS. Photos by Jaden Fields

• Interact Club collects bags of items for shelters

  By calvinl11 on April 23, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Interact Club collected bags of toiletries and sanitation supplies for homeless shelters Feb. 5-19. 

• Voices of Webster: Ava’s Anecdote–Students discuss accuracy of astrology

  By Lydia Urice on April 23, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Feature editor Ava Musgraves shares some astrological insights. 

• Echo News Roundup: April 23, 2021

  By Jaden Fields on April 23, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Editor-in-chief Jaden Fields shares this week’s headlines: Jim Schoemehl Run, the Senior Panoramic Photo, and the current collection of items for the Animal Protection Agency. 

• Men’s Varsity track begins season

  By calumshank on April 22, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Men’s Varsity track team has 13 scheduled meets stretching from March 31 to May 27.

• Ava’s Anecdote: Students discuss accuracy of astrology

  By avamusgraves on April 20, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  With the world we currently live in, there aren’t many constants we can rely on, but one we can is daily horoscopes that correspond with one’s zodiac sign.

• Asian Pacific Awareness Committee serves as safe space

  By Maeve Taylor on April 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The Asian Pacific Awareness Committee/Asian Pacific American Community (APAC) is Webster’s organization for students of Asian heritage (and those interested in the civil rights of Asian Americans).
  According to APAC president and senior Zoe Delay, the main missions of the committee are to “…serve as a place for the Asian population of WGHS to connect and support each other” as well as “…fight bias surrounding the Asian-American community.”

• Echo News Roundup: April 16, 2021

  By wgecho on April 16, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Editor-in-chief Jaden Fields shares this week’s headlines: Senior Prom, the Missouri Policy Collaborative, Senior Panoramic Photo and Young Poets Perform.

• Voices of Webster: Marvel’s ‘WandaVision’ tries to be classic sitcom

  By wgecho on April 16, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Staff writer Calvin Lescher  shares his views on Disney’s “WandaVision.”

• Op-Ed: Graduation ceremony should have had more student input

  By wgecho on April 16, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Superintendent John Simpson told the Webster-Kirkwood Times that the graduation ceremony on Friday, May 14, this year will be identical to last year’s in order to fit COVID-19 regulations.

• Photo of the Week: Junior lacrosse player fights for ball

  By wgecho on April 16, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Junior Margot Siener fights for the ball in the lacrosse game of Webster vs. Westminster, Wednesday, April 14, on Moss Field. The next game for the team is Tuesday, April 20, and they will play Pattonville on Moss Field. This will be senior night. Photo by Kelly Woodyard

• Marvel’s ‘WandaVision’ tries to be classic sitcom

  By calvinl11 on April 15, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  “WandaVision’’ is a show that was released to Disney+ on Jan. 15. It does a great job of looking like an old fashion sitcom, and its story was enjoyable for people to watch.

• COVID-19 does not hinder baseball’s 2021 season

  By calumshank on April 13, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Baseball tryouts for the high school were on March 1.
  Freshman baseball player Jackson Torbit said, “The weather was perfect all week for tryouts; I couldn’t have asked for better weather for my first year on the team.”

• Science teacher steps in to teach AP Chemistry class

  By wgecho on April 12, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Science teacher Mebbie Landsness has worked at Webster Groves High School for four years, and this year, she has been given a new opportunity.
  When AP Chemistry teacher Dr. Lisa Sylvester had to leave to help the Army Reserves with its COVID-19 response, Landsness was excited to step in and teach the class she left behind.

• News Brief: Prom to take place at Busch Stadium

  By Jaden Fields on April 12, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Prom is to take place on Saturday, April 17, at Busch Stadium from 7 to 9 p.m.

• News Brief: Student council organizes spring Spirit Week

  By wgecho on April 9, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  STUCO is sponsoring a spirit week next week, April 12-16, leading up to Prom on April 17.

• Photo of the Week: Drama department presents ‘Glass Menagerie’

  By wgecho on April 9, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  WG Drama Department presents “The Glass Menagerie” previewed Wednesday, April 7, in the the auditorium. Junior Ava Musgraves as Laura converses with sophomore Ian McCann as Jim.  The show will be Thursday, April 8,- Saturday, April 10, at 7 p. m. and tickets can be purchased through this box office phone number, (314) 918- 4646. Photo by Zeke La Mantia

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