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

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Senior Luca Giordano cheers in celebration at Graduation on Saturday, May 20, at Chaifetz Arena. Photo by Jasper Winterton

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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

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Voices of Webster: Students share summer plans
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Voices of Webster: Students share summer plans

Print/Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to students about their summer plans.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students share summer plans

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Voices of Webster: Seniors share what they will miss
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Voices of Webster: Seniors share what they will miss

Editor-in-chief Lydia Urice talks to students about what they will miss about high school.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Seniors share what they will miss

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Prom expectations vs reality: students discuss
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Prom expectations vs reality: students discuss

Senior prom was held at the Planetarium on April 15, from 7:30 to 10 p.m., after a delay due to severe weather. The event was open to seniors and their guests. Continue reading Prom expectations vs reality: students discuss

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WG ECHO April 2023 Issue
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WG ECHO April 2023 Issue

This is the tenth issue of the 108th year of the ECHO. Continue reading WG ECHO April 2023 Issue

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Voices of Webster: Students, staff discuss rise of AI
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Voices of Webster: Students, staff discuss rise of AI

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to students and staff about how artificial intelligence will impact school life.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students, staff discuss rise of AI

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Voices of Webster: Seniors reflect on high school memories
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Voices of Webster: Seniors reflect on high school memories

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to seniors about their best high school memories.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Seniors reflect on high school memories

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Juniors, seniors stress over college
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Juniors, seniors stress over college

Getting older and becoming upperclassmen comes with pros and cons. Some of the pros are feeling more comfortable in the environment and having more freedom, but the cons may outweigh these benefits. Continue reading Juniors, seniors stress over college

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Voices of Webster: Students, staff share motivational tips
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Voices of Webster: Students, staff share motivational tips

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to students and staff about what they do to keep motivated.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students, staff share motivational tips

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Senior women’s soccer players kickoff preseason
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Senior women’s soccer players kickoff preseason

Preseason for the 2023 spring sports has begun, one of those sports being women’s soccer. Continue reading Senior women’s soccer players kickoff preseason

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Voices of Webster: Students share Spring Break plans
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Voices of Webster: Students share Spring Break plans

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to students about their Spring Break plans. Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students share Spring Break plans

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Students, staff debate Super Bowl results
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Students, staff debate Super Bowl results

Super Bowl Sunday is one of America’s biggest sporting events. Last year it raked in $485 million. This year it had the third largest viewing in history according to Variety. Continue reading Students, staff debate Super Bowl results

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Voices of Webster: Students discuss burnout
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Voices of Webster: Students discuss burnout

This week’s ECHO Podcast is introduced, outro’d and edited by podcast editor  Sam Klein. Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to … Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students discuss burnout

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Voices of Webster: Student, Staff reflect on super bowl
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Voices of Webster: Student, Staff reflect on super bowl

Podcast editor Sam Klein reports on Super Bowl LVII and students’ and staff member’s reactions.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Student, Staff reflect on super bowl

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School calendar affects finals
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School calendar affects finals

First semester finals take place the week before winter break. This year winter break started on Dec. 22, 2022. Continue reading School calendar affects finals

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Voices of Webster: Students participate in Vetta Soccer League
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Voices of Webster: Students participate in Vetta Soccer League

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to students who play in the Vetta Soccer League. Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students participate in Vetta Soccer League

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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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Students open up about how New Year’s resolutions affect them mentally
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Students open up about how New Year’s resolutions affect them mentally

“New Year, New Me.” Continue reading Students open up about how New Year’s resolutions affect them mentally

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