Coach Cliff Ice, who has worked as assistant activities director and head football coach since 1999, plans to retire at the end of the 2019-2020 school year.
“What we’ll miss is a darn good football coach,” athletic director Jerry Collins said.
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School aims to dismantle biases
Lindsey Bennett Feature Editor Forming a new student-led group is one way the school is hoping to tear down racial biases and inequality. No Place for Hate is a movement through the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). According to the ADL website,… Read More ›
Review: ‘Isle of Dogs’ showcases bond between humans, pets
Sean Mullins Technology Columnist Visionary filmmaker Wes Anderson, the mind behind “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” has another masterpiece on his hands. Though it suffers in developing its cast, “Isle of Dogs“ may be one of Anderson’s finest films yet. In a… Read More ›
Students share hopes for new principal
Elise Keller News/Opinion Editor Dr. Jon Clark recently announced he will not return next fall and will instead retire after 15 years as Webster’s principal. ECHO asked the students what they want in the person who takes Clark’s place. The… Read More ›
Student dramatists prepare for ‘Detective Story’
Contributing writer Alexicia Moore shows some of the preparation for the drama department’s spring play, “Detective Story,” which will be performed April 20, 21, and 22, in the auditorium. See also: Veterans, beginners work together for spring production Visit Our… Read More ›
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Newscast: Feb. 17, 2017
Video editor Ashli Wagner and circulation manager Greg Frazier bring this week’s headlines: National Honor Society, Black History T-shirts, women’s State swim meet, new scholarships, National History Bowling Bee, Scholar Bowl, Technovation Challenge team, pre-school mitten drive and senior packets.
Bennett from the Bleachers: With Blossom out, Statesmen turn to Stallcup
Bennett Durando Sports Columnist Sometimes it seems like the 2016-17 Statesmen just can’t catch a break. They’ve had to overcome a little bit of everything: injuries, ineligibility, a tough schedule that’s yielded some heartbreaking losses. Now, with them finally getting… Read More ›
Branch is new WGHS literary magazine
Cole Schnell Business/Ads Manager New literary magazine, The Branch, was released its first issue on Nov. 1. WGHS has had other literary magazines like Reflections, which ended in 2012. The Allwrite interns are trying to revive Reflections with The Branch,… Read More ›
Newscast: Jan. 20, 2017
Circulation Manager Greg Frazier and editor-in-chief Andy Kimball bring this week’s headlines: the Martin Luther King Community Celebration, SAT, Winter Formal, Wind Symphony, A+ credits, Interact Club Winter Clothing Drive, All-Write writing competition and basketball. Visit Our Sponsors
Athletes honored at Jan. 20, winter sports assembly
Sean Mullins Contributing Writer Winter sports athletes will be recognized at an assembly in Roberts Gym during seventh period on Friday, Jan. 20. Sports assemblies are held at WGHS multiple times a year to celebrate sports teams across the school,… Read More ›
Students receive state wide awards
Page Kimzey Audio Editor Twelve band students attended the All State conference under the instruction of band teacher Jamie Burchett to audition for the two All-State bands on Dec 3; six won awards. “The Missouri Bandmasters Association holds annual auditions… Read More ›
Editorial: Student rights, clubs need protection
First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition… Read More ›
Willie’s Comic by Greg Frazier
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Student wins award at Lindenwood art show
Cole Schnell Business/Ads Manager Senior Stephen Welling won second best ceramic for a ceramic polar bear at the Lindenwood University Young Artists and their Teachers High School Art Show. This year is the 20th year that WGHS has participated. Lindenwood… Read More ›
District extends programs for VICC, Riverview students
Andy Kimball Editor-in-Chief Webster’s school board voted Nov. 14, to allow students from the Riverview Gardens School District to remain at Webster for the next two to three years. The district will keep transfer students regardless of Riverview’s accreditation status…. Read More ›
Review: Pokemon ‘Sun’ and ‘Moon’ are next evolution for series
Sean Mullins Contributing Writer Game Freak, creator of Pokemon, has clearly outdone itself once again, because Pokemon “Sun” and “Moon” are two of the best games in the series. Admittedly, “Sun” and “Moon” follow the series’s basic formula, which feel… Read More ›
Newscast: Dec. 2, 2016
Graphics editor Natalie Johnson and Feature editor Caleb Bolin share this week’s headlines: All State band and orchestra, musical performances, wrestling, swim team, A Ladies, ACTs and final exams.
Alumni lead ‘Black Friday’ march on Lockwood
Andy Kimball Editor-in-Chief Photos by Cole Schnell It only took five tries, but on Nov. 25, Webster Groves students, citizens and alumni held a protest march from city hall to Old Orchard regarding the president-elect Donald Trump and his policies…. Read More ›
2016 election cycle finally ends
Caleb Bolin Political Columnist Americans around the country sighed a breath of mixed relief and grief on Nov. 9, in the wake of a disturbingly dirty, disgusting, disenchanting presidential election cycle. From start to finish, the 2016 presidential election cycle… Read More ›
Slideshow: Parents Club gives grants
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Newscast: Dec. 2, 2016
Online editor Caroline Fellows and audio editor Page Kimzey bring this week’s headlines: Turkey Day, orchestra concert, one acts, band ensemble, student council and Tri-M. Visit Our Sponsors
Print Version: WG ECHO November 2016 Issue
This is the third issue of the 102nd year of the ECHO. Contents include the Black Friday march, views about the election outcome, the NHS blood drive, Veterans Day, Mr. Webster, Bennett Durando’s Turkey Day wrapup, men’s basketball, Thanksgiving traditions,… Read More ›
War veterans return to school and share experiences
Photos by Riley Mullgardt and Ashli Wagner Ashli Wagner Video Editor Webster Groves High School celebrated Veterans Day on Wednesday Nov. 9, by inviting over 100 veterans from all eras around Webster to speak to students. November 11 marked the… Read More ›
Amnesty club sells waffles for clinic
Ashli Wagner Video Editor Amnesty Club sold waffles for $2 this morning outside room 22 to raise money for Casa Del Salud, a medical facility for non-native English speakers and immigrants. Casa Del Salud will use the funds to create… Read More ›
Newscast: Nov. 18, 2016
Online editor Caroline Fellows and audio manager Page Kimzey bring this week’s headlines about Spirit Week activities and the upcoming basketball tournament. Visit Our Sponsors
Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ lives on
Evelyn Trampe Contributing Writer In 1977 Fleetwood Mac released its 11th studio album, Rumours. Thirty-nine years later, out of Fleetwood Mac’s 17 studio albums, Rumours is still its best album released and arguably one of the best albums ever recorded…. Read More ›
Students race to consume Dewey’s Pizza
Senior Harry Fu and sophomore Evelyn Trampe tackle Dewey’s pizza in a timed challenge. Can the two consume an entire 17 inch pizza in eight minutes? Visit Our Sponsors!
Downtown protests denounce president-elect
Elise Keller Contributing Writer Hundreds of demonstrators marched in Downtown St. Louis yesterday to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s positions regarding immigration, gay rights and the environment. Visit Our Sponsors!
Students donate blood to save lives
Riley Mullgardt Entertainment Editor National Honors Society hosts its annual blood drive for patients at Mercy Hospital on Monday Nov. 14. The drive will be in the secondary gym from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. NHS sponsor Amy Rowland said… Read More ›
City removes bug infested trees
Natalie Johnson Graphics Editor/ Humor Columnist A tree infested with emerald ash borers, a beetle native to Asia and detrimental to ash trees, was discovered behind Straubs in Old Webster. The presence of emerald ash borers in Webster means the… Read More ›
Review: Burton’s new fantasy builds magical home
Page Kimzey Audio Editor “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” is a PG-13 rated movie that came out on Sept. 30. Directed by Tim Burton, the original book was written by Ransom Riggs for young adults, published in June of… Read More ›
Election 2016: Students give views on candidates
Contributing writers Nora Baumgart-Miller and Eleanor Marshall ask students whom they support for president. See Also: Election 2016: ECHO survey reveals political opinions of 130 seniors Visit Our Sponsors
Caleb’s Conception: Columnist throws support behind relatively unknown candidate
Caleb Bolin Political Columnist An old, untrustworthy, grandmother/career politician and an old, reckless businessman with the behavior of a schoolyard bully walk into a bar and immediately begin to argue about the condition of the United States of America without… Read More ›
Swim team off to historic start
Andy Kimball Editor-In-Chief Senior Michael Greaves touched the wall. He and his teammates looked straight up at the scoreboard. “1:34.21.” The scoreboard affirmed that Greaves, along with seniors Kurt Krautmann, Lucas Doll and junior Chris Ball, were going to State…. Read More ›
Students, teachers dress as ‘Inner Kids’ on Halloween
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Cherokee Street offers diverse dining, shopping
Elise Keller Contributing Writer Cherokee Street is a commercial block full of culture, restaurants, art galleries and shops. Visit Our Sponsors
Op-ed: Graffiti is art
Rosa Parks Contributing Writer Sprayed on the cobblestone bricks in downtown Saint Louis and drawn on the white walls of WGHS’s walls is graffiti. Graffiti is everywhere in Webster Groves: it’s under the bridges, and it’s on sides of buildings…. Read More ›
