E ECHO

Editors-in-chief: Katie Nelson, Elena Ortiz Fishman

Photo editors: Mya

Stanberry, Eliah Fink

Copy editors: Alex Geretz, Scott

Schmidt, Jesse Belen

News editor: Abby Keller

Features editor: Abby Bartleson

In-Depth editor: Alicia Mainjeni

Sports Editor: Aidan Shafton

Opinion editor: Crystal Diaz

Entertainment Editor: Anya

Panday

Web editor: Modesty Manion

Staff: Rachel Arkis, Serena

Bovee, Cole Denham, Tyler Eoff, Caedon Exsted, Jamar Hester, Alex Hoag, John Hunter, Johanna

Kaplan, Lex Lee, Noah Leventhal, Ari Lissauer, Jacob Martenson, Ena Mekic, Ayelel Meyen, Layla Mickelson, Maya Nieves, Jacob

Perszyck, Sarah Peterson, Taylor

Voigt, Roberto Alvarez, Lilly

Fandel Thompson, Jana Faust, Dahlia Herman, Leo Justesen, Anisa Kahin, Nafisa Kahin, Sarah Kluckhohn, Owen McColgan, Abby Meisler, Cole Taylor, Anna Williams, Liz Williams, Hanna Wilsey.

Principal: LaNisha Paddock

Printer: North Star Media

Adviser: Andrew Wilkes

Awards:

NSPA Hall of Fame member;

2006-2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014,

2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 NSPA Print Pacemaker

Finalist; 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021 National Print Pacemaker Award recipient; 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Online Pacemaker Finalist:

2013, 2015, 2016, 2020 CSPA Gold

Crown: 2015, 2020, 2022 CSPA

Hybrid Gold Crown: 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 CSPA Silver

Crown: JEM

All State Gold Award print and online.

3 AP African American Studies amplified

4 Fundraising event brings senior class closer, Bento boxes set to replace hot lunch

5 Model United Nations makes its mark, Wearing our hearts on our sleeves

Hi everyone! We are excited to publish and present our fifth issue of Echo. This cycle was our first of the second semester and with a new rotation of editors, we are ready to bring in new perspectives and ideas. Along with the new staff that the semester brought in, we have also been acclimating to new positions through fun, bonding activities and setting goals for recruitment next year.

While registering for courses for the 2023-24 school year, one new class offered is AP African American studies — a pilot course brought to Park, explained on page 3. Additionally, check out a recap of the winter sports season on page 4, as we enter the final season for athletics. Next, follow up and get educated on the CROWN Act which was passed, on pages 6 and 7. Lastly, as we transition into the rainy season, check out the best places to get nice, warm pho on page 12.

6,7 CROWN Act: embracing Hair-itage

8 Boys’ swimming sets milestones at state OPINIONS

9 Winter sports wrapped

10 Kitchen renovations lead to new lunches

11 New course to be offered

12 The ultimate pho-off

Tropical Senior Editors in-chiefs Elena Ortiz-Fishman and Katie Nelson pose after a dinner at Rainforest Cafe Aug. 5. The dinner was held to celebrate the fake birthday of Maren Wilsey.

Photo by Maren Wilsey

Jonah Schmieg, senior