Abbie Darnell, Staff Writer
May 2, 2013
Many people do not realize that teens suffer from mental illness. However, in the United States, approximately 11 percent of teenagers suffer from a serious mental disorder that impacts their daily lives. It is estimated that...
Wilson Bryan, Sports Editor
May 2, 2013
In the town of Rolla, there is an abundance of culture if one knows where to look. Culture has widely influenced the town, with much of the culture being attributed to Missouri S&T and the kind of tolerance that college has...
Katie Williams, Editor-In-Chief
May 2, 2013
In today’s society of Game of Thrones, Mad Men and almost any other television show, infidelity is a normal thing to see. If a show has only faithful people, the show seems off and kind of weird.
However, I believe that this...
Lea Ahrens, Feature Editor
May 2, 2013
Sometimes it feels like the world is out to get you. Trust me, I know. It’s like when you get in a fender-bender, wake up with a dead battery two days in a row and wake up with a flat tire all within seven days. Not like I’m...
Morgan Westover, Arts and Entertainment Editor
April 3, 2013
For me, graduating is a lot like a mid-life crisis – the closer we get to May 24, the more I realize how unsatisfied with high school I am. I feel a great urgency to get out of Rolla completely and move on with my life, but,...
Lea Ahrens, Feature Editor
April 3, 2013
Around this time last year, I was watching my brother prepare to graduate from high school thinking, “Wow, that’ll be me in a year.” And now it is. All I can think of is all the stuff I have to get done, like paperwork and...
Katie Williams, Editor-In-Chief
April 3, 2013
I was so proud. I had made it through an entire winter season without getting sick. At most, I sneezed a few more times than usual one day. It was wonderful. It was glorious.
Then it all changed. Sore throat after sore throat...
ECHO Staff
April 3, 2013
Our generation seems to be fascinated with the idea of being apart of the latest trends. We want the latest fashions, the latest gadgets. We want to do the cool things that everyone else is doing. Most of these things are pretty...
ECHO Staff
March 5, 2013
This year we were blessed with the addition of a new wing complete with fancy science classrooms, new attendance office and really nice bathrooms. However, if you walk down the hallways, you’ll notice one thing that was not...
Lea Ahrens, Feature Editor
March 5, 2013
I don’t know about you guys, but I really thoroughly enjoyed our most recent earthquake drill. The sound effects made it. It was almost as if the ground was literally shaking underneath my feet. The deep rumble and obnoxious...
Gage Scurlock, Opinion Editor
March 5, 2013
When a child is afraid for his safety to walk into school, there is a problem. When a teenager sits at their desk pondering the idea of if it is at all possible for a terrible act of violence to strike their high school, there...
Gage Scurlock, Opinion Editor
February 5, 2013
A few days ago I was browsing Facebook and checking out the (few) genuine opinions that are left in what is practically a "free thought ghost town" -- almost entirely pictures of people's face with their tongue out, advertisements...
