ECHO's Voices of Webster

About ECHO's Voices of Webster

Voices of Webster is an ECHO Newspaper production. The opinions expressed are those of the student journalists and those they interview, and do not reflect the opinions of Webster Groves High School or Webster Groves School District. Arianna Peper is editor. Music is "Beauty Flow," by Kevin MacLeod from https://filmmusic.io (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and “Poppers and Prosecco” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0.

Publisher

Margaret Korte, editor

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Oct 2023

Latest episode

27 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

19 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Mar 2026

   Student council participates in Polar Plunge

   Student council and Best Buddies participated in the Special Olympics Missouri Polar Plunge at Creve Coeur Lake on Saturday, Feb. 27.

2. 

   10 Mar 2026

   Voices of Webster: Robotics finishes season

   Robotics team has finished its season with a combined record of 18-22.

3. 

   19 Feb 2026

   Students, staff start American Sign Language club

   “For a lot of deaf people, what makes it difficult for them, is that other people don’t know how to speak to them,” social studies teacher Amanda Golby said. Golby is sponsoring the new American Sign Language (ASL) club, started by a group of freshmen in her social studies classes.

4. 

   5 Jan 2026

   Voices of Websters: Community shares ghost stories

   Contributing writers Chase Hoskins and Karter Goskie explore Webster's ghost lore.

5. 

   19 Dec 2025

   Voices of Webster: Library invites students to prepare for finals

   Contributing writer Connor Spellecy talks with librarian Liz Forderhase about the  Cocoa & Cram (with Pizza) which took place Wednesday, Dec. 17.

6. 

   5 Dec 2025

   Voices of Webster: Counselor offers tips for finals

   This ECHO Podcast is introduced, outro’d and edited by print/podcast editor Margaret Korte. Contributing writer Edith Leslie talks with counselor …

7. 

   18 Oct 2025

   Voices of Webster: Webster starts Frick Center for Civic Engagement

   “I went through a year where students…seemed to believe that school was preparing them for something later in life, instead of realizing that the something is right now. They can be changemakers now,” English teacher Gwyndolyn Savens said.

8. 

   27 Jun 2025

   Voices of Webster: Gragnani named head principal

   Print/podcast editor Margaret Korte interviews new head prinicpal Tony Gragnani.

9. 

   7 Feb 2025

   Voices of Webster: WGHS graduate returns as drama substitute

   “One of these days, maybe I can help the whole world, but for now, helping a couple students is enough,” said Trinity Madison, long-term substitute for drama teacher Alexandria Dickens.

10. 

    22 Nov 2024

    Voices of Webster: Principal retires from Webster after 6 years

    Principal Matt Irvin shares insights from his six-year tenure at WGHS, reflecting on lessons learned and the future of education as he embarks on retirement.

11. 

    10 Oct 2024

    Voices of Webster: New English teacher brings fresh take

    This ECHO Podcast is introduced and outro’d  by print/podcast editor Margaret Korte and edited by contributing writer Isaac Choi.

12. 

    7 Oct 2024

    Voices of Webster: Saying ‘Hola’ to Webster Groves: Spanish teacher joins World Languages staff

    Contributing writer Opal Hays talks new Spanish teacher Molly Farhner.

13. 

    2 Oct 2024

    Voices of Webster: Toenjes joins staff as assistant athletic director

    Corey Toenjes, new assistant athletic director and assistant football coach, has spent 13 years both teaching and coaching before coming to WGHS.

14. 

    2 Feb 2024

    Voices of Webster: DECA members compete at Districts

    Print/podcast editor Sam Klein talks to DECA students about their District victories.

15. 

    20 Dec 2023

    Voices of Webster: Marketing students discuss New York trip

    Print/podcast editor Sam Klein talks to Marketing II and Thrive students about their upcoming trip to New York.

16. 

    12 Dec 2023

    Voices of Webster: Students, staff share New Year’s resolutions

    Print/podcast editor Sam Klein talks to students and staff about New Year's Resolutions.

17. 

    1 Dec 2023

    Voices of Webster: Seniors look forward to second semester

    Print/podcast editor Sam Klein talks to seniors about second semester highlights.

18. 

    31 Oct 2023

    Voices of Webster: Webster Groves to host Friendship Dance

    WGHS continues an almost century long tradition with plans to throw the Friendship Dance with Kirkwood. The dance has been celebrated since 1939 and has taken place every year except the years affected by COVID-19.

19. 

    31 Oct 2023

    Voices of Webster: Students, staff share ‘Roman empires’

    Print/podcast editor Sam Klein asks students and staff to share their "Roman empires."

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 10 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

8

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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