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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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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

Tag: Sam Klein

Students speak about what it’s like to go to school where their parents work
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Students speak about what it’s like to go to school where their parents work

Several students walk the same high school halls as their parents. Sophomore Gabe Wright and junior Miles Cole are a couple of them.
Wright’s dad is Coach Sean Wright, who works as the athletic trainer and a gym teacher. Continue reading Students speak about what it’s like to go to school where their parents work

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Voices of Webster: Golfer shares about athletic stress
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Voices of Webster: Golfer shares about athletic stress

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to senior golfer Ellie Nakatani about the stressors that affect athletes.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Golfer shares about athletic stress

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Voices of Webster: Men’s soccer captain shares season’s insights
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Voices of Webster: Men’s soccer captain shares season’s insights

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to men’s soccer team captain Oliver Doyle about the season.   Continue reading Voices of Webster: Men’s soccer captain shares season’s insights

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Voices of Webster: Spanish exchange student shares experiences
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Voices of Webster: Spanish exchange student shares experiences

Social media coordinator Maren DeMargel talks to Spanish foreign exchange student Dani Llompart.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Spanish exchange student shares experiences

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Voices of Webster: Aluma shares how WGHS has changed, remained the same
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Voices of Webster: Aluma shares how WGHS has changed, remained the same

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to Anna Klein, Class of 88, about how the school has changed and remained the same since she was a student.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Aluma shares how WGHS has changed, remained the same

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Voices of Webster: Students adjust to new school year
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Voices of Webster: Students adjust to new school year

This week’s ECHO Podcast is introduced, outro’d and edited by podcast editor  Sam Klein. Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students adjust to new school year

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Slideshow: Class of 2022 graduates
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Slideshow: Class of 2022 graduates

Seniors take their seats in Chaifetz Arena for their high school graduation on May 24.
Photos by Sam Klein
Continue reading Slideshow: Class of 2022 graduates

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Voices of Webster: Students talk about finals
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Voices of Webster: Students talk about finals

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to students about finals and the stress that come with them.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Students talk about finals

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Superintendent shares renovation plans for school district
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Superintendent shares renovation plans for school district

Between the muddy fields, leaky windows and the water damage all over Webster schools WGSD has created a plan of attack.
Dr. John Simpson, superintendent, has developed and shaped plans since August of 2021 to help improve school district campuses. Continue reading Superintendent shares renovation plans for school district

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Voices of Webster: FemCo collects menstrual products
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Voices of Webster: FemCo collects menstrual products

Podcast editor Sam Klein reports on the Feminist Coalition’s drive to collect menstrual products.   Continue reading Voices of Webster: FemCo collects menstrual products

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Voices of Webster: Sophomore shares views about bringing back Victorian fashion
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Voices of Webster: Sophomore shares views about bringing back Victorian fashion

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to sophomore Olivia Reisz about why Victorian fashions should return.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Sophomore shares views about bringing back Victorian fashion

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Chess team wins 2nd place at State
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Chess team wins 2nd place at State

Webster Chess Team placed second at the State championship during spring break. The tournament was at Battle High School in Columbia, Missouri on March 19. The tournament had 200 players, and five members from each team played four games. Continue reading Chess team wins 2nd place at State

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Voices of Webster: Student athletes balance sports, academics, social life
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Voices of Webster: Student athletes balance sports, academics, social life

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to student athletes about how they balance their lives.  Continue reading Voices of Webster: Student athletes balance sports, academics, social life

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Environmental club organizes Earth Day walk
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Environmental club organizes Earth Day walk

After school on Tuesday, April 26, the Environmental Club is going on an Earth Day walk to clean up trash around Webster. The route is two and a half miles and those who wish to participate should meet in room 380 right after school and bring their own plastic bags to carry trash. Continue reading Environmental club organizes Earth Day walk

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Voices of Webster: Teachers talk about mental health
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Voices of Webster: Teachers talk about mental health

Podcast editor Sam Klein talks to teachers about issues of mental health in the face of the two years of pandemic. Continue reading Voices of Webster: Teachers talk about mental health

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Voices of Webster: Editorial: Schools should not ban books
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Voices of Webster: Editorial: Schools should not ban books

“Harry Potter,” “The Great Gatsby,” “Captain Underpants,” “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” What do all of these books have in common? At some point, they have all been “banned.”

Continue reading Voices of Webster: Editorial: Schools should not ban books

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Journalism students rate pumpkin pies
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Journalism students rate pumpkin pies

Contributing writers Sam Klein, Hadley Hoskins and Lily Naert compare Schnucks, Costco and homemade pumpkin pies. Continue reading Journalism students rate pumpkin pies

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