E ECHO

Staff List

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

Managing editor: Maren Wilsey

Photo editors: Mya

Stanberry, Eliah Fink

Copy editors: Alex Geretz, Scott

Schmidt, Jesse Belen, Ena Mekic

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

Social media editor: Modesty

Manion

Web editor: Noah Leventhal

Staff: Rachel Arkis, Serena

Bovee, Cole Denham, Tyler Eoff, Caedon Exsted, Jamar Hester, Alex Hoag, John Hunter, Johanna Kaplan, Lex Lee, Ari Lissauer, Jacob Martenson, 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, 2023.

CSPA Hybrid Gold Crown: 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 CSPA Silver Crown: JEM All State Gold Award print and online.

3 Under the surface of budget cuts

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

Features

5

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.