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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.
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*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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Candidates compete for Board of Education seats
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Candidates compete for Board of Education seats

Webster School District’s Board of Education is having its election on April 8, with two seats open. The candidates up for election are Fran Petruso, Allen Todd and Justin Hauke. Continue reading Candidates compete for Board of Education seats

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Journalism organizations recognize students
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Journalism organizations recognize students

Echo, journalism and yearbook students earned recognition from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Quill and Scroll, National Scholastic Press Association and the Missouri Interscholastic Journalism Association. Continue reading Journalism organizations recognize students

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WG Echo February 2025
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WG Echo February 2025

This is the sixth issue of the 110th year of the ECHO. Continue reading WG Echo February 2025

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Voices of Webster: WGHS graduate returns as drama substitute
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Voices of Webster: WGHS graduate returns as drama substitute

“One of these days, maybe I can help the whole world, but for now, helping a couple students is enough,” said Trinity Madison, long-term substitute for drama teacher Alexandria Dickens. Continue reading Voices of Webster: WGHS graduate returns as drama substitute

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WG Echo January 2025
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WG Echo January 2025

This is the fifth issue of the 110th year of the ECHO. Continue reading WG Echo January 2025

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WG Echo December 2024
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WG Echo December 2024

This is the fourth issue of the 110th year of the ECHO. Continue reading WG Echo December 2024

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WG Echo November 2024
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WG Echo November 2024

This is the third issue of the 110th year of the ECHO. Continue reading WG Echo November 2024

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Voices of Webster: Principal retires from Webster after 6 years
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Voices of Webster: Principal retires from Webster after 6 years

Principal Matt Irvin announced his retirement to the district through ParentSquare on Oct. 14, after working at WGHS for six years. Continue reading Voices of Webster: Principal retires from Webster after 6 years

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Statesmen Preschool reopens after construction
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Statesmen Preschool reopens after construction

“Statesmen Preschool has been an integral part of [our] FACS program for over 40 years,” FACS teacher and Statesmen Preschool director Alissa Griffing said via email. Continue reading Statesmen Preschool reopens after construction

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WG Echo October 2024
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WG Echo October 2024

This is the second issue of the 110th year of the ECHO. Continue reading WG Echo October 2024

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Voices of Webster: Saying ‘Hola’ to Webster Groves: Spanish teacher joins World Languages staff
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Voices of Webster: Saying ‘Hola’ to Webster Groves: Spanish teacher joins World Languages staff

Contributing writer Opal Hays talks new Spanish teacher Molly Farhner. Continue reading Voices of Webster: Saying ‘Hola’ to Webster Groves: Spanish teacher joins World Languages staff

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Spanish Teacher moves to work at Chelsea Center
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Spanish Teacher moves to work at Chelsea Center

Spanish teacher Patrick Bommarito is moving to work in the Chelsea Center beginning in the 2024-25 school year. Continue reading Spanish Teacher moves to work at Chelsea Center

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WG Echo April 2024
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WG Echo April 2024

This is the eighth issue of the 109th year of the ECHO. Continue reading WG Echo April 2024

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Attorney General sends cease-and-desist letter to district
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Attorney General sends cease-and-desist letter to district

Attorney General Andrew Bailey sent a cease-and-desist letter to superintendent John Simpson on Feb. 21, accusing the district of racial discrimination in their hiring practices. Continue reading Attorney General sends cease-and-desist letter to district

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Review: ‘Argylle’ presents over-complicated plot
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Review: ‘Argylle’ presents over-complicated plot

From a robotic script to a cat that looks like it’s computer-generated (but is somehow, supposedly, real), “Argylle” feels completely non-human made, despite how hard it tries to be fresh. Continue reading Review: ‘Argylle’ presents over-complicated plot

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