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Hurricane Melissa Leaves Towns Submerged in Record-Breaking Storm

Hurricane Melissa Leaves Towns Submerged in Record-Breaking Storm

Isabel Keim, Echo Staff November 13, 2025

“The week that [Hurricane Melissa] happened, we couldn't contact anybody,” said an Encinal student who had family in Jamaica. “When we contacted them, they had lost their house and the whole neighborhood...

One month into the government shutdown: What you need to know

One month into the government shutdown: What you need to know

Morgan Eskesen, Echo Staff November 11, 2025

The U.S. government has been shut down for five weeks, the longest in the nation's history, and the Senate seems no closer to reaching a compromise to reopen. As a student, here's everything you need to...

Black River, Jamaica, on Oct. 30, 2025, after Hurricane Melissa. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Hurricane Melissa leaves Jamacian towns submerged in record-breaking storm

Isabel Keim, Echo Staff November 10, 2025

On Oct. 28, Jamaica was struck by a Category 5 extratropical cyclone. It formed from a tropical wave that originated off West Africa. The system traveled across the central Atlantic westward to the Caribbean,...

Bonjour Paris!

This past spring break, a group of 31 students and 5 staff members to Paris, France. An unforgettable trip to Paris for 8 days. The entire group took it upon themselves, along with their French...

Parlay App

Odds Are… We All Lose

Zebvian Agustin, Echo Staff April 14, 2025

Did you know that 96% of bettors ultimately lose money in online betting? Only a whopping 4% end up making more than they do lose. The temptation of parlay betting — a form of betting where multiple...

Trump, in 2021, delivering speech about immigration law at the unfinished border wall in Texas. Photo Courtesy of  
Eric Gay, Associated Press

Trump’s new immigration policies spark reaction from Encinal

Sam Kellner, Echo Staff April 14, 2025

With the 2025 year starting, a new president isn’t the only thing being introduced to the country. Trump's new immigration policies, which are being used to find alleged ‘illegal’ immigrants, have...

How Bacteria and Biotech Lit Up The Lab

Thomas Schreiner, Echo Staff March 31, 2025

In March 2025, Encinal High School’s AP Biology class dove into biotechnology with a six-day lab that brought genetic engineering to life. Over the course of the experiment, students successfully...

The Encinal Field under construction for renovation on February 5, 2025.

Graduating Away from Home: Encinal’s Class of 2025 Graduation at the College of Alameda

Ian Madsen, Echo Staff March 19, 2025

The Encinal football field is a keystone piece of the school. Many sports are played there, assemblies take place there, and its where some go at lunch. But most important of all, its where the seniors...

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Learning Beyond Borders: Encinal’s Academic Trip to France

Kaylee Garcia, Echo Staff March 10, 2025

Most highschool students only dream of traveling to France, staying there for a full week, and having their whole trip planned out. Well for some Encinal students who have, or are currently taking french...

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