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

Upcoming Events

September 26
Junior Parent Night
Auditorium
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

September 28
Picture Retake Day

September 29
End of progress period

October 4
MOACAC College Fair
Lindbergh High School
6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

October 4
Choir Concert
Webster United Methodist Church
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

October 28
Orchestra Concert
Webster Groves Presbyterian Church
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

October 25
ACT Testing
Webster Groves High School
8 a.m.

October 25
Orchestra Concert
Webster Groves Presbyterian Church
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Photo of the Week

Junior Emmett Shank swims the 400 free relay in the Summit Quad at Rockwood Summit High School on Thursday, Sept. 14. Webster won first place by 137 points. Photo by Arianna Peper

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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 Auburn beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser and USA Today Network
*Class of 2018 editor-in-chief Caroline Fellows is a attractions cast member at Walt Disney World
*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 Ariel Johnson is a producer at KTVI Channel 2.
*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 Sean Mullins is at Webster University and continuing his blog "Electric Retrospective."
*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 2019 editor-in-chief Cole Schnell is a youth reporter for the Columbia Missourian.
*Class of 2009 web and podcast editor Kathryn Wolterman is a senior consultant at CGI

Tag: Maya Hamid

Musician to study music business
Features, Senior Issue

Musician to study music business

Senior Chloe Halls is widely recognized for her involvement in the Saint Louis music scene with her band “The Chainsaw Boyz” and their status within Webster Groves. Continue reading Musician to study music business

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Voices of Webster: Writer shares opinion about standardized testing
Podcasts

Voices of Webster: Writer shares opinion about standardized testing

Contributing writer Maya Hamid shares their opinion about standardized testing.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Writer shares opinion about standardized testing

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Review: ‘Queer as Folk’ portrays honest look at gay life in America
Entertainment

Review: ‘Queer as Folk’ portrays honest look at gay life in America

“Queer as Folk (US)” was a television show that ran on Showtime from 2000-2005. It was one of the first genuine looks at gay life from a gay perspective to ever air on American television. Continue reading Review: ‘Queer as Folk’ portrays honest look at gay life in America

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Halloween costumes raise questions about cultural appropriation
Features

Halloween costumes raise questions about cultural appropriation

Each Halloween Webster Groves High School students are permitted to wear their costumes to school, granted they aren’t inappropriate, include a mask, weapon or face paint.
Those are stated clearly in WGHS’ rules, but there is no explicit mention of costumes that are culturally inappropriate. Continue reading Halloween costumes raise questions about cultural appropriation

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New teacher joins art department
Features

New teacher joins art department

Jeremy Winingham, new art teacher and Creve Coeur resident, is settling into his new classroom, adorned with trinkets from all types of franchises, most notably Star Wars and Marvel, and walls covered in colorful posters. Continue reading New teacher joins art department

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