Issue 6, April 20

The future of education?

3 Under the surface of budget cuts

WHAT’S INSIDE:

6,7 GPT vs. GPA

12 It’s-a-me, Mario movie

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3 Under the surface of budget cuts

4 Pay to participate, Breakfast and lunch: a no cost munch

FEATURES

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AP testing

season creeps around the corner

Editors

As the existential dread looms — brought on by impending senior graduation, AP exams and the sudden reminder that summer is around the corner — we are happy to present the sixth edition of Echo. While times may be stressful right now, we sincerely hope everyone has been able to make the most of the rapidly warming temperature. We’ve celebrated this past month by playing Pin-the-smileon-the-shark, and competitions to complete our senior spread. In this paper, we begin by diving into the behind-the-scenes of budget cuts, and what that means exactly for students, on page 3. Along with this, new club fees are explained on page 4. With the testing season on our heels, newfound innovations in AI technology — namely, ChatGPT — has become a concern, seen on pages 6-7. Next, celebrate with the ultimate frisbee team, as they won their first game of the season on page 8. Lastly, read about the latest hit — it’s a me, Mario! (page 12).

6,7 GPT vs. GPA

SPORTS

8 Crushing the competition

9 Boys’ tennis served with a gust of bad luck

OPINIONS

10 Do attendance rules benefit students?

11 Staff Editorial: Potential new club fees

ENTERTAINMENT

12 It’s-a-me, Mario movie

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.

Basics of the

Under the surface of budget cuts

Budget cuts, increases in funding impact school spending

Abby Keller Modesty Manion

While still in recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Park, like many other school districts in the state, is facing budget cuts.

Even as the state legislature moves to increase funding for schools, the Park School Board has to cut the budget for the upcoming school year to maintain its financial stability.

Director of business services for Park, Patricia Magnuson, said inflation is a major factor in fueling budget cuts.

“Most of our revenue is connected to the number of students,” Magnuson said. “Our enrollment numbers have been flat, but that doesn’t mean expenses are flat. The fact is, we haven’t added to the district’s footprint, but costs continue to rise at rates of 5% or more.”

Minnesota state representative Larry Kraft said Minnesota schools have gotten less funding over time and schools suffer the consequences.

“If you look at how much funding schools have gotten, looking back about 20 years, it hasn’t been changing with inflation,”

Kraft said. “It works out to a gap of around $1,000-per-student now, and because schools get funding based on the number of students, we’ve been really dis-investing in education.”

A bill was introduced to the Minnesota House of Representatives in early 2023 to increase the school funding formula by 5% next year, then tie future increases to inflation. Superintendent Astein Osei said the possibility of increased funding will affect the budget for the coming year.

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Baseball’s home opener was supposed to begin Friday April 14, but it was moved to Centennial due to poor weather. Junior Graham Sullivan said it’s a struggle to prepare in the bad weather.

“We are mindful of what’s happening at the legislative level,” Osei said. “For the current budget, we made an assumption the funding formula would increase by 2%, which is more of a conservative assumption, recognizing that right now, there’s talk about up to 5%. There’s going to be an opportunity to utilize additional funding to bolster some of our reserves.”

Kraft said he’s confident about the potential capabilities of the funding developments.

“I’m optimistic that we’ll be able to make things a lot better in terms of education funding,” Kraft said. “It’s not going to fix it all. There’s a lot of work to be done. I’m hopeful that we’re going to be able to address some of these (funding) gaps.”

Magnuson said that increased funding will have a negligible effect on the budget for the 2023–24 year, and meanwhile, the most fiscally responsible thing to do is create a budget that doesn’t rely on an uncertain increase in funds.

“If we say, ‘Let’s not cut anything,’ revenue will go up and expenditures will go right into it,” Magnuson said. “We’re trying to be good stewards of public funds so don’t have this whiplash effect of budget cuts every single year.”

Student intern for the Finance Advisory Committee (FAC) Alicia Margalli shared how her feeling of confusion on budget decisions changed while working as an intern on FAC.

“I would see (cuts) at the school and I’d be frustrated because I never really knew how the financial part of the school works,” Margalli said. “(Being an intern has) definitely given me a new perspective to trust the people who are in charge of the financial advisory committee.”

“ If you look at how much funding schools have gotten, it hasn’t been changing with inflation ... we’ve been really dis-investing in education.”

Larry Kraft, MN state representative

According to Osei, many factors impact the direction of the school’s funding — one of those being Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO).

“As a school district, we receive state funding per student,” Osei said. “When students engage in PSEO in partnership with whatever school, we pay a portion of that student’s per-pupil revenue to that educational institution. There’s this belief that, ‘Maybe you shouldn’t have PSEO options because you’re losing money.’ It’s not as simple as, ‘PSEO is bad.’ It’s a tremendous benefit for students and families. Any school district would be wise to offer that.”

Recently, a Minnesota law was passed that grants free school breakfasts and lunches to students in every public and charter school across the state. Magnuson said the new law affects a different part of the budget than where cuts are targeted, so it will have virtually no effect on budget cuts.

“It starts next school year, and school nutrition is separate from the general fund,” Magnuson said. “We cannot use school nutrition funds to supplement the general fund. The free meal program will just replace what families pay for the pattern meals with state funding to cover the costs.”

While a myriad of elements contribute to upcoming budget cuts the School Board, in conjunction with the FAC, is trying their best to balance these cuts while minimizing the effect on students, according to Margelli.

“Budget cuts aren’t a positive thing, but we have people in the FAC who truly understand how it affects students and teachers,” Margalli said. “We are making sure it’s not going to negatively affect students and teachers as much.”

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the school has a limited budget and they just have to figure out themselves how to make that work.”

Jonah Schmieg, senior

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Pay to Participate

Potential charges for clubs

With the recent budget cuts Park has made, Park’s Finance Advisory Committee (FAC) is advising the School Board to implement a $25 fee for participation in clubs in the 2023–24 school year.

Members of the FAC offered explanations of the new fee, stating that this would not apply to “service clubs” like SOAR and JSU. Superintendent Astein Osei said the method the FAC uses to determine costs is to mirror fees put in place by nearby school districts.

“Each year our Finance Advisory Committee looks at what our current fee structure is,” Osei said. “Most years, they'll look around at neighboring school districts, and they try to gauge where we are at compared to other places.”

Director of Business Services and leader of FAC Patricia Magnuson said that there’s a lot of responsibility that comes with having after-school clubs and implementing payments would organize students.

“The administration at the high school has been trying to get a handle on clubs so we understand who's enrolled in clubs, which advisers are getting a stipend

and the clubs that they're running,” Magnuson said. “First and foremost is to make sure students are safe in the building. If something would happen to the building, we want to just make sure we know who's here to keep students safe.”

Junior and student intern for the FAC Alicia Margalli said one of the ways the money from the $25 fees would be used is for paying teacher stipends.

“If a teacher is running a club, they are required to be paid for it,” Margalli said. “The school is asking for $25 in order to pay for the club adviser.”

Osei said he expects the School Board will put a plan in place to help students who have trouble paying fees.

“I'm confident that we're not going to allow club fees to exclude students from participating and I would expect that there will be a provision in place for students that don't have access to $25,” Osei said.

Margalli said the committee is coming up with ways to get students to continue joining clubs when the fee goes into effect.

I think fees will exclude a lot of people who can’t afford them from joining clubs.” “

Jonny Gruen, junior

“We are trying to come up with ideas to fix that problem,” Margalli said. “We are trying to come up with a one-day pass, where we give students the opportunity to go to a club for free so they can see what the club is before joining it and paying for it.”

Spanish club adviser Hanna Anderson said there are more factors that should be considered when putting this fee in place, including the amount of times a club meets.

“It is challenging because some clubs meet more often than others,” Anderson said. “It'd be nice if there'll be a little bit of differentiation between clubs (and) less for clubs who don’t meet as regularly.”

Magnuson said the fees will not go directly to the club, instead they will cover the cost of running a club in the school.

“We cannot charge fees for just participating in a club,” Magnuson said. “The fees have to go toward covering some administrative costs. They will be used to cover the cost of the stipend for teachers. We cannot put the excess into the club.”

Average club fees in metro-area school districts

Breakfast and lunch: a no-cost munch

Minnesota passes statewide ‘lunchbox tax cut’ law

Starting next school year, every student will be able to get breakfast and lunch meals at Park completely free of charge.

Governor Tim Walz passed into law the proposed “lunchbox tax cut” bill that makes breakfast and lunch meals free for all students on a statewide level March 17. Park plans to implement this law and begin to offer free breakfasts and lunches at the start of the 2023–2024 school year.

The law will apply to all students, regardless of previous meal plan or family’s economic status. Junior Jake Ignatowicz said the law will give more students access to nutrition, a necessity for successful learning.

“These free lunches will provide a lot more people with the sort of nutrition that they need in order to perform better in their academic abilities and in order to foster a better environment that shows that no person will be hungry,” Ignatowicz said. “It helps

more people to get a basic human right, regardless of income status for their family.”

The money will be provided from the Minnesota government through taxes. Media Center specialist Alison Tsuchiya Theiler said the free meals will significantly affect Park.

“It’s not coming out of St. Louis Park’s budget, so that might have an impact,” Tsuchiya Theiler said. “It’ll impact students because everyone will have the ability to get breakfast and lunch for free — and that’s huge.”

According to Principal LaNisha Paddock, this law will enable Park to provide more healthy meals to more students.

“I call it brain food,” Paddock said. “It’s that important for students to have healthy meals that are going to allow them to engage at high levels when they’re in the classroom.”

Ignatowicz said he was concerned that portion

sizes and lunch quality may suffer due to the law.

“It’s just something that you kind of have to deal with if you want to get food here and you don’t have the time or means to make the food at home,” Ignatowicz said. “Personally, I don’t think (portions will be) enough, and I’m not sure how this set chunk of money that they’re getting to buy these lunches next year will affect the options that we have.”

According to Paddock, more information on how Park’s breakfast and lunch options will be affected will become available as we near the law going into effect.

“There’ll be more information coming because it’s not until next school year,” Paddock said. “But there’ll be more information on what that’s actually going to look like. It doesn’t mean every single thing in the cafeteria is just free now.”

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Alex Geretz

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Paying for lunch is nacho problem Student walks to her seat with lunch April 18. Starting next year, students won’t have to pay for breakfast or lunch.

Infographic by Abby Keller

Source: Patricia Magnuson

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Senior advocates for equitable access to higher education

Kevin Martinez Herrera

What led you to this path of advocacy?

My passion for this subject started my junior year when I took Revisiting Ethnic Studies with Ms. Cisco and IB History of the Americas with Mrs. Merkle. They are both wonderful teachers, and in their own ways, they opened my eyes to racial disparities, racial injustice and looking at our world and society through a racial lens. Being a voice and leader of the Latino Students Association and responsible for meeting with the principal, superintendent and School Board to create equality and change has always been important to me and is what has led me to discover the importance of advocacy.

AP testing creeps around the corner

Students begin preparation for final exams

Ari Lissauer

Tyler Eoff

As Advanced Placement tests begin in May, many students said they are already beginning to prepare. AP Psychology teacher Emily Rennhak said her favorite study method is practice tests.

“Psychology shows that the best way to review for a test is to act as if you’re actually taking a test,” Rennhak said.“Going through practice questions, practice FRQs and practice DBQs is going to be most helpful.”

Junior Aaron Bilden said the most effective way to study is through notes.

“I find it best to view all my notes prior to the tests, this is quickest for me to remember everything I already forgot,” Bilden said. “This was the most efficient way I studied before the test last year.”

Sophomore Kellen Haller said he isn’t stressing too much over his upcoming AP test due to the fact that it doesn’t affect his GPA.

“I will start to study and read the textbook about a month before the test,” Haller says. “I’m not putting too much pressure on myself because it’s not the end of the world if I fail.”

Rennhak said it is important for students to hold on to their previous notes and materials because active recall is a useful method.

“Holding on to and reviewing the materials from the entire year is important to make sure you do well,” Rennhak said. “A useful method is rewriting personal notes for practice on writing as well as Crash Course videos are all super helpful.”

Haller said he regrets not giving his class the full attention, because he now has to play catch-up.

“I wish I paid more attention at the beginning,” Haller said. “I’ll end up learning more new information rather than revising things I know while I study for the test.”

According to Bilden, it is important for students to take the test only if they are prepared.

”I won’t be taking the test this year because I don’t think it is worth it if you aren’t going to pass,” Bilden said. “If I thought I was going to pass, I would take it for the free college credit.”

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT AP TESTS?

What was you initial goal in testifying?

My initial objective in testifying was to have our lawmakers know from a high school experience what it is like to be an underrepresented BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color) walking through the hallways of a school. As it pertains to access to education and searching for opportunities in professional fields, such as health care, people who are a part of BIPOC communities aren’t always represented. I wanted lawmakers to have racial consciousness as they make those decisions that influence BIPOC students’ futures.

What made you share your experience?

Sharing my testimony stemmed from my personal experiences and the experiences of fellow classmates, specifically from those who shared their own testimonies when I took Heritage Speakers. It was a class where Latino students and those of similar heritages had the space to share their struggles. Upon being in that class and getting to know other stories, I wanted to advocate for them and even for those who don’t have a voice.

How does advocating better Park?

It is important to advocate for things like career and readiness programs because many schools don’t have the same opportunities that we have as SLP students. Because of that, these classes and programs are really valuable. We need to invest in resources and in BIPOC students so that they can have a chance and the same opportunities, or leverage, as other people in order to pursue professional careers. Whether that is in health care, business, engineering or something else.

How was this experience meaningful?

This experience showed the path on the political side of advocacy. I had the opportunity to learn more about my interest in health care and ethnic studies by developing and presenting my testimony, as well. It made me realize how important and valuable advocating for a better future for other people is to me.

Do you have future plans for discussions?

I would definitely go back to the Senate or the House of Committees if they need me again because they were really driven by my testimony, and they were glad to see both sides of the aisle come together. As for my future, I am looking to pursue health care and become a dermatologist one day.

How did you feel about making an impact?

In our day and age, we are all so politically divided, and it seems that there is no partisanship. I was really excited to see everyone come into agreement and support of this. It is so important for us, as high schoolers who are trying to find who we are and who we will become — who are trying to find careers that interest us and access to quality education.

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The most effective way to prepare is sleeping enough and eating enough because otherwise you can’t do anything else.”

Sophia Jerney, junior

Final stretch: AP European History teacher Greg Goddard teaches about the Russian Revolution March 20. Students are preparing for incoming AP exams in May.

“Since the whole coursework is embedded in the test it is very stressful to prepare for.”

Sophia Earle, senior

“My parents want me to take them but I don’t care much about them. It’s convinent if I pass though.”

Gunnar Anderson, senior

“They’re stressful because there’s not a lot of material given by teachers and no time in class to study.”

Alyssa Johannes, sophomore

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WHAT AI CAN DO

Is software a shortcut to success?

Maren Wilsey, Eliah Fink, Alex Geretz

Arecent surge in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in schoolwork came with the public release of ChatGPT, OpenAI’s flagship chatbot capable of writing nearly anything a user prompts with the press of a button. Many said they’re concerned about the capabilities of AI and its potential effects on education, with students having unrestricted access to powerful tools capable of completing assignments for them.

What is AI and why is it relevant?

Artificial intelligence is a field of technology that simulates human capabilities in machines. Ju Sun, Department of Computer Science and Engineering professor at the University of Minnesota, said one of the most mainstream models of AI at the moment, ChatGPT, aims to simulate human language patterns.

“A very popular, promising field nowadays is ChatGPT,” Sun said. “That’s a field called natural language processing. (It) emulates the way that people can read and speak natural languages. We are still far away from matching human-level.”

On OpenAI’s website, anyone can create an account and start asking the powerful AI chatbot any number of questions in a matter of minutes. According to digital learning coordinator Angela Fransen, ChatGPT has been gaining traction among students due to its capabilities and convenience.

“What I know of ChatGPT and why this particular tool has become such a hot topic is because it does draw from such a broad database, and in a way that really hasn’t been done before — or at least so well-publicized and so well-accessible,” Fransen said. “That has made a big impact that it became an open-source situation that could really be accessible by anyone.”

Some students have started turning to ChatGPT for writing essays and completing schoolwork as a new form of cheating, according to English teacher Kelsey Hanson.

“It is very easy (to detect AI) as a person. ChatGPT does not write like a student and it doesn’t even write like a human. When kids think they found a shortcut, really what’s going to happen is the teacher is going to follow up and say, ‘I need you to redo this.’”

The multipurpose tool also has many practical applications in school that aren’t dishonest according to senior Denly Lindeman. He said he uses ChatGPT to help him get inspiration for his schoolwork.

“As a tool, it’s great,” Lindeman said. “I use it to help come up with ideas for projects. I use it to help me write code. It’s a great tool to help get my creative juices going and help give me an idea of where to do more research.”

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“ We have been more recently using AI for not a good purpose. I feel like people are overusing the power of AI.”

Gretchen Fandel Thompson, freshman

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According to Fransen, teachers are split on a tool like ChatGPT — despite its positive capabilities, many fear the drawbacks of students using it for dishonest purposes.

“Some folks can get really excited about the possibilities, and then some folks get really fear-based,” Fransen said. “There’s a lot of concern about how it can be used inappropriately — we’ll use the word cheating, but even just to take information and make it a shortcut.”

Impact of AI on Park

According to senior Josh Madigan, students using AI as a shortcut to complete schoolwork could quickly become a big issue at Park.

“A lot of people could use it because they may see it as an easy way to get their essay done, or whatever problem that they’re working on,” Madigan said. “They don’t really have to think through it. They see it as an easier way to get all their work done if they don’t see the work as important.”

Principal LaNisha Paddock said that the administration and the technology department are currently working to mitigate the potential impact of artificial intelligence and ChatGPT on students’ work.

“It has been brought to the attention of our technology department, and they’re definitely looking at how AI influences the work that students are bringing to the table,” Paddock said. “Just as a general practice, most high schools have an academic integrity policy or practice that they abide by, because essentially you’re coming here to get an education, and we want your work.”

Lindeman said that although he thinks students have good intentions, with the availability of a possible shortcut for doing schoolwork, they may be inclined to take it.

“I don’t think anyone really wants to be academically dishonest, but I mean, no one likes doing homework, myself included,” Lindeman said. “It’s an easy way to try and get out of that. No one’s going to do more work than they have to.”

Madigan said ChatGPT is useful as a learning support tool because it can help simplify difficult concepts in a convenient way.

“Overall, it hasn’t had too large of an impact on my learning,” Madigan said. “Once in a while, if I’m confused about some concepts or something like that, I may turn to AI and ask a simple question, and it’ll usually give me an explanation in a way that I can understand.”

According to Fransen, can be very useful as a supplement to in-class learning.

“We’re in a teacher shortage and that’s going to be happening everywhere for a

while,” Fransen said. “Having this type of resource is really nice and it’s something that can really be scaled up. As long as it’s used in a way that is as a stepping stone in support, as opposed to replacement, it can be very effective.”

The future of AI in school

Artificial Intellience is quickly gaining traction in education. Khan Academy recently unveiled their upcoming GPT-4-powered AI tutor Khanmingo, designed to help students understand complex concepts in a more personalized way. This integration of GPT in education is starting to show the world the unique educational possibilities of AI.

Park has already taken a step toward banning the general use of artificial intelligence in schoolwork by blocking the OpenAI website on the school WiFi, but teachers and students alike are questioning if this is the right route to take.

According to Dongyeop Kang, Department of Computer Science & Engineering professor at the University of Minnesota, education has to fundamentally change if teachers want to make sure students aren’t using AI to cheat.

“You may see even a better version of ChatGPT pretty soon in a couple of months,” Kang said. “Then how are we going to stop students from using these tools? Education as a whole will also have to change at the same time as we start to see these new technologies as useful tools.”

Lindeman said he hopes for Park to integrate AI into its education in the future, rather than banning the technology as a whole.

“I hope that Park sees the benefits in it, because there are reasonable uses for it and ways that are good to use,” Lindeman said. “I would really hate to see them just do a blanket ban and say there is no acceptable use for this at all, because there are uses where it is a great tool.”

According to Kang, the decision to use AI-generated content in schoolwork will ultimately be an ethical one made by students. He said that students ultimately should rely less on AI for their schoolwork.

“Maybe AI can do a better job than you,” Kang said. “What’s the purpose of education? You have to learn how to produce your own thoughts and critical thinking skills, and if you don’t learn these skills in high school, you’re going to be useless.”

Park’s assistant principal Alyssa Gardner said Park has no clear plans to incorporate AI into education yet.

“There’s ways to integrate it,” Gardner said. “But again, it’s so new to us, we really haven’t had the time to process that with staff and figure out what it looks like.”

Leventhal

It’s cool but it also can be scary. It’s helpful in medicine and it will contribute to a big change. There is a curve of advancements, and this is the start of one so there’s a lot to come in the future.”

It’s helpful for students who are behind on their work. It can be harmful to not understand the material you’re writing.”

WHAT’S THE POINT?

It’s about the journey, not the destination

During my freshman year I entered my first club, True Lacrosse Minnesota, and within a couple of months I was already being taught about college recruitment. After being heavily involved in a sport that didn’t include preparing for competing at a higher level beyond high school, I was shocked that someone was bringing up the topic of college lacrosse, and unusually early. I was overwhelmed with the idea of making such a big decision, especially only being a freshman at the time.

As I found myself discouraged by the immense amount of talent I saw in my teammates, I was writing off the idea of ever joining a college lacrosse team. For both my freshman and sophomore seasons, I was convinced I would never step foot on a college field. However, in the summer before my junior year, a new opportunity arose. I decided to transfer clubs, and there, my lacrosse career advanced beyond where I ever thought it previously would. It was at this new club that I grew as a player on and off the field, and began considering the idea of playing lacrosse in college.

Parker

Crushing the competition

Crush reigns successful against Mounds View

winds. We came out a little flustered, but after that we got it back together. We took a timeout and resolved it.”

Hagen said even though the team played a solid game, for future games they need to dial into working on their offensive lines during practice.

WHAT’S THE POINT?

My experience committing to play Lacrosse

My now future college coach began heavily recruiting me in the fall of my junior year. He also happens to be my current club coach, which really proved to me that Saint Benedict would be the right place for me. Coach Crandall had expressed his desire for me to play on his college team to my mom first. After games at some fall tournaments he would talk to me, like I would with any other college coach. After some convincing I decided to tour the school, and loved the campus as well as all the school had to offer.

A couple of months later, and after a lot of deliberation, I had decided college lacrosse at St. Bens was going to be my future home. I told Coach Crandall that I would love to claim a spot on the team he was offering me, which was the most exciting decision I have made up to this point in my life. The most exhilarating part for me was announcing to my friends and family. When I was able to share the news, the decision felt more real, and I was more excited for the four years after high school than I ever had been before.

The entire commitment experience has been surreal. I never pictured myself with the opportunities I have today. I can confidently say being a student athlete at Park has affected me for the better. I am extremely grateful for the experience and knowledge I have gained from all my coaches and teammates, due in part to those at Park. I have grown the most as a player following the transition between my freshman and sophomore year, and gained some amazing new coaches. Our current high school coaches have instilled a level of confidence and love for the sport that I had lost after some tough experiences, and I truly wouldn’t be in this position without them. I am excited to be a part of a group of athletes from Park that move on to play their sport at the next level.

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Following their first game of the season, boys’ ultimate took home a triumphant win. Crush went up against Mounds View on April 13, and ended with a final score of 15-5. Head coach Spencer Hagen said he was proud of how the team managed to bring it back after a rough start to the game.

“They started off slow, but they did a good job bouncing back,” Hagen said. “They refocused and handled it well.”

Senior captain Micah Davis said the communication between team members on and off the field helped to ensure their victory.

“We had really good communication from the sidelines today,” Davis said. “Being able to talk to our players and give them advice that will help them on the field is important.”

According to senior captain Eli Schmelzer, he was anxious at the beginning about the turnout of the game due to the turbulent weather.

“Going into the game I was a little worried,”

“Overall we played a really solid game but there’s always little things to improve on,” Hagen said. “We need to clean up some of our offensive movement, make that a little bit more fluid. Defensively I liked our pressure throughout the whole night.”

Due to the cold and wet weather, Crush had been practicing indoors. Davis said he was enthusiastic about getting out on the turf again to power through.

“I felt happy and excited to be playing outside again and back with the whole team,” Davis said. “At the first part of the game, it was rough because Mounds View came out super strong, but eventually we brought it back together.”

Schmelzer said he was impressed with the effort the team put into the game despite the rocky start.

“The team flipped into the right mindset,” Schmelzer said. “I was impressed with everyone’s ability to get into the mindset of playing after so many months of not playing.”

Crush plays 6 p.m. April 20 against Wayzata at

I’m most looking forward to the state tournament this year and also possibly making it back to nationals for the second straight year.”

Knudson, junior

Lilly Fandel-Thompson

Abby Bartleson

Rachel Arkis

Eyes on the prize: Senior Micah Davis prepares to throw the frisbee vs. Mounds View April 13. Park ended up winning the game 15-5.

Photo by: Abby Keller

Infographic by: Aidan Shafton Source: Minnesota Ultimate

Boys’ tennis served with a gust of bad luck

Park defeated 6-1

vs Chanhassen

Boys’ tennis was challenged by strong wind and heat during their first match of the season April 13. Despite the matches being back and forth, Park ultimately lost to Chanhassen 6-1. Sophomore Thomas Halverson said it was a hard but successful match with the team as the wind gave a great disadvantage.

“It was a very windy day so there were rough conditions,” Halverson said. “Chanhassen is always a great team so I think we played well, but there’s always room to improve.”

Sophomore Crew Lund said the team is in high spirits and supportive despite it being the first match of the season.

“We’re all really close together,” Lund said. “We definitely support one another, so the spirit has been high and I’m hoping we can take that energy into the next match and throughout the rest of the season.”

Head coach Greg Holmbeck said that the team captains are helping keep morale and motivation up and get ready for the season.

“(Our team spirit) is great. We have two really great captains, Sam Wolden and Frankie Robello. They’ve done a really good job at keeping everything organized,” Hombeck said. “Everybody seems really

MEET THE ATHLETE

Why did you start playing ultimate?

My dad started playing ultimate in college and he introduced it to me when I was five or six. I’ve been playing ever since.

How do you manage practices, along with academics and social life?

It gets difficult at times, but I try to prioritize going to practices as much as I can and also prioritizing time for school. I get busy sometimes, but I make it work.

motivated and keen to play — I get the feeling that they just want to play more and more.”

Halverson said tennis can be both a physical and mental challenge for him and has specific aspects of his game that he wants to improve in.

“My biggest challenge in tennis is moving my feet — I tend to get stuck and then caught on my heels,” Halverson said. “Keeping my A-game in mind every match is important too.”

Lund said that although the team did a good job at getting ready before the season, they have a long and busy schedule ahead of them.

“We definitely prepared pretty well for the season, but I think we still have a lot of work to do,” Lund said. “We have a pretty tough schedule, so we’re going to have to prepare for every match day.”

Holmbeck said he is excited about what the young varsity team has to offer this year.

“I feel really positive about the season right now,” Holmbeck said. “We lost three of our tougher singles and one of our doubles teams last year, so we lost half of the team. In some ways it’s a rebuilding year, but I feel really positive about the improvements we can make and we’ll see what happens going forward.”

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April 27

VS. BSM

VS. Chaska

VS. Richfield VS. Waconia

What is the hardest part of the ultimate season?

In April, because practices are intense at that point and also getting really busy with school, AP tests and finals. Right at the end of the school year with AP tests it gets harder to manage school.

Who is your role model in ultimate and why?

My dad, because he is a good player and he has a good attitude towards ultimate and sports in general. He always comes into it trying to have fun, which I really like and want to do myself.

What skills do you think are important to have for ultimate?

Throwing skills, catching skills, running and it’s also important to know strategy and what to do on the field. Ultimate is self-officiated. It’s important to have communication skills so that you can discuss calls on the field.

What is your favorite memory from ultimate?

Last year when we went to nationals it was really fun. The whole trip was awesome. It was really fun to hang out with the team before and after games. The tournament was really fun.

Thomas Shope Junior, ultimate frisbee

My goal is to have the first undefeated season and to win as many matches as possible and to make it to state.”

Sam Wolden, senior

Alicia Mainjeni

Ace: Senior captain Sam Wolden prepares to serve the ball against Chanhassen High School during a match April 13. Park was unable to conquer the high winds as they ended up losing the match 6-1.

Photo by: Maya Nieves

Infographic by: Eliah Fink Source: gopark.org

“ Ten minutes late to classs shouldn’t mean an absence because I don’t think there’s a lot going on in the first ten minutes.”

Ellie Minnick, sophomore

Impact of chronic absences on academic achievement

Do attendance rules benefit students?

Controversy around attendance rules

Newly-enforced attendance policies work against us

Johanna Kaplan

n an attempt to increase attendance, Park administrators decided to clamp down on their rule book. Students are only now being made aware of an important attendance policy: a parent or guardian can excuse their child for missing school, only for ten days or less. Once a student passes their 10day limit on parent-excused absences, they are required to turn in a doctor’s note.

It’s important to note that the 10-day limit on parentalexcused absences is not Park’s rule, but Hennepin County’s. Where Park went wrong was randomly enforcing it halfway through the school year. This is not fair to anyone — staff included.

I was out with the flu in November and missed a week of school. I didn’t feel the need to see a doctor because I didn’t have life-threatening symptoms. I knocked off half of my allotted days to miss without a doctor’s note.

Park requires a doctor’s note for illnesses, having a migraine won’t cut it — a student has to actively visit a doctor in order to be excused. Going to the hospital can be expensive and many

families don’t have the money or time for it when it comes to minor issues.

Going to school sick is a bad idea, it’s something that is consistently discouraged at Park. Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began, students are expected not to come to school with any symptoms of illness. If they stay home, though, they are reprimanded for skipping. These mixed messages are endlessly frustrating.

Even in situations where a student did actually visit the doctor, they might not be able to prove it after the fact. Most students don’t bother asking for a doctor’s note when they are under the impression that a parent/guardian can excuse their absence.

If Park’s administration wants to double down on this specific policy, they should have been more transparent from the get-go. They should have made a point of this in the beginning of the year, rather than partway through the second semester. The lack of communication from administrators makes it hard to justify what they are doing.

Enforced attendance rules help in the long run

When students don’t attend class it can cause declining grades, which results in students struggling with work. Being in class is important because having an education is a privilege, and unless you can’t be in class for a serious matter then you should attend.

A majority of high schoolers eventually plan on going to a community college or university that requires a high school diploma or a General Educational Development Test (GED).

Even companies may ask for a background check to see current schooling and work ethic if you have a high school diploma or a GED.

If someone does end up skipping class for no reason, they may need to do makeup work, which can become a habit for not committing to something.

It’s beneficial for students to be in class, and if they aren’t, there can be repercussions. This rule will help motivate students to be on time and present in class. These rules aren’t exactly popping up out of nowhere, and I think that they are being enforced now because

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of rising absence rates and the administrators wish to ensure all young adults have access to a good education. Also, if these rules had been enforced more, like other schools in the area, it wouldn’t be as big of a deal to students now.

I don’t think that it’s hard to be able to attend class, it’s just that people don’t want to for various reasons. Personally, as a senior who also does Post Secondary Education Options (PSEO) at Normandale Community College, I have to be accountable for my own time. I have to work outside and inside school and the only times I’m not in class is when I have doctors appointments where they don’t mind giving me a note.

Yes, these newly enforced rules have come up now, but maybe they are trying new things to see if students follow them for future years.

It’s only because it was never enforced with previous principals that it’s now coming up. It’s better to have these newly-enforced attendance rules in place to better people’s education.

10 minutes late every day....

Is 30 hours out of the year...

Causing student to be 7x more likely to drop out of school.

Source: www2.ed.gov

Infographic by: Hanna Wilsey

STUDENT VOICES

“I don’t think they’re effective. If not everybody has heard about them, not many people have been emailed about detention.”

Jonah Kaufman, junior

“No matter what policies are put in place regarding attendance, people are going to do what they want. If someone wants to go to class they will.”

Cece Jensen, senior

How did you become the Batwoman? And so young!

Batwoman, how did you get this job?

I1 in 20 students are late to class everyday Meow! Thanks

Well, back in the day I had what you may call... a bat-mitzvah

10 years ago

Eliah Fink

Mya Stanberry

Evelyn Barnett, sophomore

Staff Editorial: Potential new club fees

WHAT’S THE POINT

ChatGPT poses a threat to education

Sarah Peterson

In schools everywhere, it feels as though robots have become increasingly more present in students’ and teachers’ lives. The robot in question, ChatGPT, is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that can write college-level essays within seconds. Its creation has already begun to affect our education system greatly and will continue to for years to come.

ChatGPT seems like futuristic science-fiction. AI can come up with an essay on any topic in seconds. It feels illegal that a computer can now instantly do something that once took hours — or even days — to complete. Is this necessarily wrong, though? ChatGPT may be the future, so why not embrace it now?

Un-bowl-ievable: Sylvia Tolzin works on a clay project in Art Club April 18. Starting in the fall, there will be fees to join some clubs.

Recently, Parks administration has been considering the idea of having a $25 club fee. If this idea is approved, clubs will be charging a $25 fee for students to join. Clubs that are considered service clubs, such as JSU and SOAR, will be exempt from this fee.

The Echo Editorial Board sees a large number of problems with this possible fee. Some students simply won’t be able to afford it. This alone isn’t cheap, but for students who are involved in multiple clubs, the money will add up and become expensive quickly.

Another issue with the fee is that it’s the same amount for every club. Not all clubs meet the same amount of times or do an equal amount of activities. For example, the Spanish club typically meets once a month, while the environmental club meets only once a week. Charging both of these clubs the same price doesn’t make sense. Additionally, having this fee will make clubs less accessible to students. Students might be curious about a club and come to it a few times before officially signing up. With this fee, there isn’t really a way to see if you like the club without wasting money. This will discourage students from trying out new things, because they will have to pay when they might not necessarily like it. The Board believes that a trial basis would be a good idea for each club to have set up — a way for students to come to a few meetings and then decide if they want to join and pay. This way no one has to waste money on a club they end up not enjoying.

This fee would be more understandable if the money was going directly to the clubs, but as of right now, it isn’t. While paying club advisors and building upkeep is extremely important, the Echo Editorial Board believes that there are other ways for the school to raise money for these things, for example a fundraiser.

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The fee limits students in many ways. For one, Park often preaches about getting involved and the importance of participating in different clubs or sports. But the fee restricts students from being involved in too many activities simply because it is too expensive. Also, being in clubs looks great for college. For the part of Parks student population that is looking to attend college after high school, being involved looks great. This fee will decrease the amount of students participating in clubs which could decrease students’ likelihood of getting into a better school.

Another problem that the Board saw with the fee is that some clubs will most likely be shut down. With students who start new clubs, in order for it to be approved it must have a certain number of members. Oftentimes people will just put their names down so the club can get started, even if they aren’t positive about being involved in the future. With the fee, people wouldn’t want to sign up for a new club that they couldn’t test out without paying for. This will definitely make it more challenging for student-led clubs to begin. Lastly, due to the fees, lots of clubs will most likely lose a lot of members. Especially clubs that don’t meet that often, which would ultimately just lead to them having to be canceled. Another issue the Echo Editorial Board noticed was how much of a hassle this could be for PSEO students. Full time PSEO students are rarely in the building, but many are still a part of sports and clubs. If a student was a part of a club that met only once a month and since they were not in the building they weren’t there regularly, it wouldn’t make sense for them to even be in the club.

The Echo Editorial Board unanimously believes that Park should not charge students to participate in clubs.

Some believe that it will reshape the way we think about education and work, while others believe ChatGPT will cause the loss of all originality and creativity within people. ChatGPT will do more bad than good. We have already seen its effects in school, with teachers discovering more of their students than ever have been cheating on all sorts of assignments using ChatGPT. The scale of this cheating, especially at Park, has been raising concern among staff and parents.

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What’s the POINT?

AI chatbot sparks concern

In addition to causing cheating, AI also brings concerns of major privacy problems in the future. If it were ever to gain full access to the internet, it would be able to pull from anywhere and disseminate that information into its works. Some of this information could also be false, as ChatGPT lacks a absolute accuracy in detecting misinformation.

There are a few ways to minimize the issue of ChatGPT in schools. First, teachers can shift from online-based work, to more in-class writing and oral work. Teachers can also take advantage of GPT detectors, however these can sometimes be innacurate and flag student written work as AI written.

ChatGPT does pose some important questions about how our education system will look in the future. What if the things we value now as skills in school aren’t as important in the coming years? Although students should always be inspired to use the resources available, they should be using them as a way to inspire their creativity, not inhibit it.

ChatGPT isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It’s an incredible creation that can do a lot of good. However, it should be kept out of schools.

It’s a fundamental part of learning that students can use their minds and personal experiences to formulate their own thoughts and learn how to put them into words. ChatGPT can only chew up information and spit it out in a different order. There’s nothing wrong with using it every once in a while. But, if we ever get to a point in our world where we depend on ChatGPT, we’ll be no better off than a world controlled by robots.

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“ I don’t think it’s effective in getting new people in, from what I see, clubs need people — not profit.”

Photo by: Lex Lee

Super Mario Bros was a great movie. It was very nostalgic and had a lot of flashbacks to the Mario video games.”

Tony Kruse, junior

It’s-a-me, Mario movie

Mamma mia, was “Mario” a blast! Filled to the brim with references and Easter eggs galore, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” will be an absolute treat for fans of the titular plumber of all ages.

The story is easy-to-follow, yet fun and largely pulls from Mario’s video game outings. Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) are down-on-their luck plumbers from Brooklyn who discover a mysterious pipe that transports them to the Mushroom Kingdom. A fantasy domain ruled by Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) and populated with mushroom-people, the land is infested with evil Koopa-turtles ruled by their Koopa King, Bowser (Jack Black). When the brothers get separated in this unknown place, Mario must become a hero and master his jumping and go-karting abilities if he wishes to rescue Luigi and foil Bowser’s dastardly plan. With its swift pacing, “Mario” clocks in at just around an hour and a half, including three post-credits scenes worth staying for.

A combined effort by Illumination and Nintendo, “Mario” features some of the most top-notch animation work I’ve ever seen, rivaling even the palpable worlds of Pixar and the tantalizingly vibrant “Spider-Verse.” Mario and the swath of varied Mushroom Kingdom characters look better than ever in their cartoony, yet hyper-realized forms thanks to the talented 3D artists and animators at Illumination. Every scene contains some of the widest ranges of color I’ve ever seen in an animated film before. Every frame is jaw-droppingly beautiful, filling the theater with painstakingly pixel-perfect detail and vivid lighting that make the Mushroom Kingdom and its inhabitants come to life in a way never seen before.

Despite some pointed skepticism before its release, the voice acting by the A-listcelebrity cast fits this Mushroom Kingdom surprisingly well. The biggest worry for many, Chris Pratt, fills the role of Mario in a way that not only respects the character’s past, but also brings a unique quality to the turtle-stomping plumber’s iconic lines that makes him Pratt’s own. I was not only very pleased with Chris Pratt’s rendition of Mario, but Jack Black actually makes for the best (and first fully-voice-acted) Bowser rendition to date. Black brings his signature booming presence for the King of the Koopas and makes Bowser a memorable villain, commanding every scene and embracing the silliness of the

evil turtle with humorous piano-accompanied musical numbers — yes, you heard it right, there is more than one!

Fitting so many callbacks to Nintendo games and Mario outings into such a brisk film may seem like a daunting task, but “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” pulls it off with flying colors. Anywhere from Mario’s first appearance in “Donkey Kong” to the extremely popular “Mario Kart 8” and his globe trotting adventure in “Super Mario Odyssey,” there are references aplenty for almost every Mario game out there that are certain to scratch that nostalgia itch for Mario fans of all walks of life. If you’ve ever picked up a controller in the same vicinity as Mario, I’m sure you’ll get a lot out of the numerous familiar locations and characters within the vast world of “Mario.”

A fun family movie is not without its drawbacks, however. Behind the guise of nostalgia and popping colors, “Mario” really has no substance to it. Sure, there’s a story in there that has a good message for children, but the characters’ motivations are so convoluted and nonsensical (even when compared to the thin plots of Mario games) that I often couldn’t truly feel the magic of the film and was instead pulled back to the harsh reality that this is a dumbed-down children’s film. Not to mention, this movie heavily borrows from “Super Mario Odyssey’s” story and does little to innovate.

Sure, we’ve been spoiled with uniquely mature family movies in the recent past, namely “Spider-Verse” and “Puss in Boots 2,” but Nintendo’s flagship character fails to capture much of that same timeless energy and instead resorts to slapstick humor and treating its audience like babies. It’s still extremely fun, but the film mostly caters to young viewers who care little about character and story.

At the end of the day, all of the reviews surrounding “Mario” have been far too critical. Yes, the characters could have more depth and more thought could have been put into the story, but it’s a very enjoyable experience nonetheless, worth seeing on the big screen.

For any fan of Mario past or present, this movie will put a smile on your face. As long as you go in expecting a fun time, even the shallowest of plots wouldn’t bog down the nostalgic characters. Movies, at their rawest form, are meant for entertainment — and “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” entertains.

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Featuring everyone’s favorite heroes, “Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3” is another addition to the hit film series. The third film follows Rocket (Bradley Cooper).

“Subtract” by Ed Sheeran is the singer’s sixth studio album and the fifth addition to his math themed albums. Coming out May 5, this album is said to be fully acoustic.

It’s been four years since the Jonas Brothers announced their reunion, and they’re releasing their sixth album titled “The Album.” Listen to the album starting May 5 .

The next live-action remake of a Disney classic, “The Little Mermaid,” featuring Halle Bailey has stirred important conversations about representation.

Alex