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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.
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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

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Polar Plunge to take place at Creve Coeur Lake
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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
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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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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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Echo News Roundup: Feb. 15, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: Feb. 15, 2023

Social media manager Maren DeMargel shares this week’s headlines: orchestra concert, long weekend, All Write submissions, women’s basketball, women’s swimming State championship, men’s wrestling District meet and men’s basketball.  Continue reading Echo News Roundup: Feb. 15, 2023

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Echo News Roundup: Feb. 8, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: Feb. 8, 2023

Video editor Luca Giordano shares this week’s headlines: parents’ meeting, progress report period, men’s and women’s basketball, Douglass Night, and women’s wrestling. Continue reading Echo News Roundup: Feb. 8, 2023

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Echo News Roundup: Feb. 1, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: Feb. 1, 2023

Social media coordinator Maren DeMargel shares this week’s headlines: the Winter Activities Assembly, College and Career Planning Night, women’s swimming, men’s and women’s wrestling, and men’s and women’s basketball.  
Also podcast editor Sam Klein reports on the weather.
  Continue reading Echo News Roundup: Feb. 1, 2023

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Photo of the Week: Junior prepares for ‘Dracula’
Photo of the Week

Photo of the Week: Junior prepares for ‘Dracula’

Junior Kaya Wolf rehearses ‘Dracula’ with Advanced Drama on Monday, Jan. 23 in Knight Auditorium. Photo by Luca Giordano Continue reading Photo of the Week: Junior prepares for ‘Dracula’

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Echo News Roundup: Jan. 18, 2023
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Echo News Roundup: Jan. 18, 2023

Social media manager/graphics editor Maren DeMargel shares this week’s headlines: Garden Cafe’s musical event, Statesbots robotics, women’s wrestling, women’s basketball, men’s basketball and men’s wrestling.  Continue reading Echo News Roundup: Jan. 18, 2023

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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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Echo News Roundup: Dec. 21, 2022
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Echo News Roundup: Dec. 21, 2022

Social media coordinator Maren DeMargel shares this week’s headlines: winter break, women’s basketball, men’s basketball and women’s wrestling. Continue reading Echo News Roundup: Dec. 21, 2022

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Marketing raises money for trip to New York
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Marketing raises money for trip to New York

Powderpuff, Night in the Courtyard, Putt Putt, Mx. Webster: events organized by the Marketing team have raised over $10,100 cumulatively. Continue reading Marketing raises money for trip to New York

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Echo News Roundup: Dec. 14, 2022
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Echo News Roundup: Dec. 14, 2022

Social media manager Maren DeMargel shares this week’s headlines: winter band concert, Friday exams. wrestling, women’s swimming and basketball. Support … Continue reading Echo News Roundup: Dec. 14, 2022

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Midterm elections provide students first time voting
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Midterm elections provide students first time voting

Midterm elections took place Nov. 8, and 18-year-old students experienced their first time voting. Continue reading Midterm elections provide students first time voting

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Echo News Roundup: Dec. 7, 2022
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Echo News Roundup: Dec. 7, 2022

Social media manager Maren DeMargel shares this week’s headlines: drama department’s “Fully Committed” performance, A Cappella concert, ACT testing, women’s basketball, women’s swimming, men’s basketball, and men’s and women’s wrestling. Continue reading Echo News Roundup: Dec. 7, 2022

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Echo News Roundup: Nov. 16, 2022
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Echo News Roundup: Nov. 16, 2022

Podcast editor Sam Klein shares this week’s headlines: Spirit Week, the Advisory door decorating contest, Tacky Day, Spirit Day, men’s soccer and men’s basketball. Continue reading Echo News Roundup: Nov. 16, 2022

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