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Webster Groves High School
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Webster Groves, MO 63119

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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"
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--"Historic Front Pages"
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*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

Tag: Eleanor Kanerva

Eagle Award nominee: Swim team, water polo captain moves to bigger pond
Features, Profile, Senior Issue

Eagle Award nominee: Swim team, water polo captain moves to bigger pond

Senior Dominic Lee has been nominated for both commencement speaker and the Eagle Award. Continue reading Eagle Award nominee: Swim team, water polo captain moves to bigger pond

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Eagle Award Winner: Soccer goalie to continue athletic career at Wilmington College
Features, Profile, Senior Issue

Eagle Award Winner: Soccer goalie to continue athletic career at Wilmington College

Senior Emma Storck can look back on her time at Webster Groves High School with fondness. A lot of this is owed to her passion for soccer. Continue reading Eagle Award Winner: Soccer goalie to continue athletic career at Wilmington College

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Women speak on experiences in band
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Women speak on experiences in band

Women are underrepresented in high school band class. Men dominate the student demographic. Continue reading Women speak on experiences in band

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Echo News Roundup: March 15, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: March 15, 2023

TikTok editor/public relations officer Eleanor Kanerva shares this week’s headlines: choir concert, National Technical Honor Society induction, Spring Activities Assembly, Spring Break, water polo and baseball. Continue reading Echo News Roundup: March 15, 2023

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Student council, Best Buddies participate in Polar Plunge
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Student council, Best Buddies participate in Polar Plunge

Student council and Best Buddies participate in Special Olympics Missouri’s Polar Plunge at Creve Coeur Lake on Saturday, Feb. 18. In the weeks leading up to the event, student council raised money to pay for participant ticket fees and to donate to Special Olympics Missouri. Continue reading Student council, Best Buddies participate in Polar Plunge

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Echo News Roundup: March 8, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: March 8, 2023

TikTok editor and public relations manager Eleanor Kanerva shares this week’s headlines: early dismissal C Day, parent-teacher conferences late start … Continue reading Echo News Roundup: March 8, 2023

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Winter Formal makes comeback
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Winter Formal makes comeback

Video editor Luca Giordano and TikTok editor Eleanor Kanerva report on the Winter Formal, which returned after a two-year hiatus. Continue reading Winter Formal makes comeback

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Photo of the Week

Photo of the Week: Senior performs at vintage night

Senior Lily Petersen performs a stunt for men’s basketball vintage night on Tuesday, Jan. 10, in Roberts Gym. Photo by Eleanor Kanerva Continue reading Photo of the Week: Senior performs at vintage night

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Echo News Roundup: Jan. 11, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: Jan. 11, 2023

TikTok editor/public relations coodinator Eleanor Kanerva shares this week’s headlines: Class of 2027 preview night, Parents’ Club meeting, men’s and women’s wrestling, women’s swimming, women’s basketball and men’s basketball. Continue reading Echo News Roundup: Jan. 11, 2023

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Students share opinions on Thanksgiving origins
Op-Ed

Students share opinions on Thanksgiving origins

Thanksgiving is full of good food, family and gratitude, but the origins of this holiday are more divisive. Continue reading Students share opinions on Thanksgiving origins

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Seniors crowned Webster Royals
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Seniors crowned Webster Royals

Seniors Eleanor Kanerva and Dominic Lee were crowned Webster Royals at the Friendship Dance on Saturday, Nov. 5. The dance … Continue reading Seniors crowned Webster Royals

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Students experience paranormal events
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Students experience paranormal events

With Halloween just around the corner, ghosts are a common interest within this spooky season, yet not many people can say they’ve seen them. Continue reading Students experience paranormal events

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How real is BeReal, really?
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How real is BeReal, really?

BeReal, a social media app created in 2020, has recently taken over the internet because of its radical new way for a person to display their life online. Continue reading How real is BeReal, really?

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Students produce plays for the One Acts Festival
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Students produce plays for the One Acts Festival

One Acts Festival is one of the longest traditions of the drama department, being around for 50-60 years, according to drama teacher Todd Schaefer. Continue reading Students produce plays for the One Acts Festival

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<strong>Teachers work over summer to prepare for school year</strong>
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Teachers work over summer to prepare for school year

Teachers worked over the summer to prepare classrooms and curriculum for the next school year over the summer. Continue reading Teachers work over summer to prepare for school year

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