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

Upcoming Events

April 20-24
EOC Week

April 25
Prom
Saint Louis Science Center  7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

April 27
Statesmen Coffee Hour Showcase
8:30-9:30 a.m.

April 28
Special Olympics

April 29
Kirkwood/Webster Fashion Show
Kirkwood High School 6-8 p.m.

April 30
Senior Awards Night
Auditorium  7-8 p.m.

May 1
Senior Decision Day
Roberts Gym 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

Buddy Ball
PV Commons / Courtyard 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Short Film Festival
Auditorium 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

May 2
Jim Schoemehl Run for ALS
WGHS  7:30 – 8:30 a.m.

Photo of the Week

Varsity Webster Groves Men's Lacrosse player fights over the ball with an opponent during Webster's game against Seckman High School. The game was held on Moss Field and ended in a 14-5 win for Webster. Photo by Karter Groskie
Webster Groves High School students watched and participated in the Spring Sports Assembly held on Friday, March 27, in Roberts Gym. The assembly highlighted spring sports and activities, and the seniors participating in each activity. Photos by William McEneny Webster Groves High School hosted six Japanese exchange students and two teachers on Friday, March 6. The group was led on a tour throughout the school as the beginning of their stay. The students arrived as a part of the St. Louis–Suwa Sister Cities exchange program. Photos by Sam Enlund Women's basketball held its senior night on Tuesday, Feb. 10, and played against Seckman High School. The game ended in a 56-51 win for Webster. Photos by Sam Enlund Students across the Webster Groves School District walked out on Friday, Jan. 30 in protest of ICE and current events happening across the United States. Photos by Arianna Peper Webster's theater department performs "Six: Teen Edition," from Jan. 15 to Jan. 17. The performance took place in the Jerry R. Knight auditorium. Photo by Lucy Fish. Men's basketball traveled to Highland, Illinois to compete in the Highland Shootout on Saturday, Jan. 10. The Statesmen played against Inglewood High School from California. The game ended in a 76-77 loss for Webster. Photos by Sam Enlund Men’s and women’s basketball played against Kirkwood high school on Friday, Jan. 9 in Roberts Gym. The women’s team lost 27-37 and the men’s team won 66-46. The basketball program also honored past basketball alum and the men’s championship team from 1996. Photos by Sam Enlund All Webster Groves School District schools and district offices, and Adventure Club will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 27, due to weather. All Webster Groves School District schools and offices, and Adventure Club will be closed Monday, Jan. 26, due to severe weather.

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John and Kathy Enlund
Flying Cloud Charitable Foundation
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Mary Jane and Rick Kuhn
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Keillyn Johnson
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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

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News Brief

Night in the Courtyard returns

Night in the Courtyard will be Friday, Oct. 25, 6-8 p.m. to help marketing students raise money for the annual New York field trip. Continue reading Night in the Courtyard returns

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Column, Senior Issue

Video editor calls it a wrap on Echo

Well, would you look at that! Two years at the Echo went faster than I thought, and now I am writing my “senior goodbye.” Continue reading Video editor calls it a wrap on Echo

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EMT to pursue pre-medical degree
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EMT to pursue pre-medical degree

After spending a semester in the Blue Ridge Mountains, completing an EMT certification and undergoing a major spine reconstruction surgery, Art Isom plans to attend Ithaca College, majoring in biology or pre-med. Continue reading EMT to pursue pre-medical degree

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Echo News Roundup: April 19, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: April 19, 2023

Social media coordinator Maren DeMargel shares this week’s headlines: EOC testing, “The Curious Incident of the Dog and the Nighttime,”  Spring Jazz Concert, men’s golf, men’s tennis, women’s lacrosse, baseball, men’s volleyball, women’s soccer, water polo, and track.  Continue reading Echo News Roundup: April 19, 2023

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Junior volleyball player prepares attack
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Junior volleyball player prepares attack

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Echo News Roundup: April 12, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: April 12, 2023

Social media coordinator Maren DeMargel shares this week’s headlines: Top Hat Awards, ACT testing, men’s golf, men’s tennis, men’s and women’s track, women’s lacrosse, baseball, water polo, women’s soccer, and men’s volleyball. Continue reading Echo News Roundup: April 12, 2023

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Student-led jazz ensemble approaches Saint Louis Teen Talent Show final
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Student-led jazz ensemble approaches Saint Louis Teen Talent Show final

Jazz Cats Collective will compete in the 13th annual Saint Louis Teen Talent Competition Finals at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on April 8, at 7:30 p.m. Continue reading Student-led jazz ensemble approaches Saint Louis Teen Talent Show final

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Candidates discuss school board election
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Candidates discuss school board election

Four candidates are running in the April 4, school board election. Continue reading Candidates discuss school board election

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Military service teaches discipline
Profile

Military service teaches discipline

Senior Elliot Duckett has been enlisted in the National Guard since March 2022. After a year of service, Duckett is a private second class and attends drill for a week every month. Continue reading Military service teaches discipline

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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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Echo News Roundup: March 1, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: March 1, 2023

Social media manager Maren DeMargel shares this week’s headlines:
All Write Festival, parent-teacher conferences, and men’s and women’s basketball. Continue reading Echo News Roundup: March 1, 2023

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Echo News Roundup: Feb. 22, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: Feb. 22, 2023

Social media manager Maren DeMargel shares this week’s headlines: Jazz Band’s Winter Concert, Late Start Day, first day of spring sports, men’s and women’s wrestling, women’s basketball and men’s basketball. Continue reading Echo News Roundup: Feb. 22, 2023

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Photo of the Week: Senior goes for shot on Douglass Night
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Photo of the Week: Senior goes for shot on Douglass Night

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Polar Plunge to take place at Creve Coeur Lake
News Brief

Polar Plunge to take place at Creve Coeur Lake

Student Council and Best Buddies will participate in Special Olympics Missouri’s Polar Plunge Saturday, Feb. 18, at Creve Coeur Lake. Continue reading Polar Plunge to take place at Creve Coeur Lake

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Athletes overcome sports injuries
Features

Athletes overcome sports injuries

Minor injuries occur often in athletic careers, but when injury severity means sitting out of physical activity, injuries can have mental effects on players. Continue reading Athletes overcome sports injuries

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