Racism in Modern Day America
On Easter Sunday, my mother and I approached my grandmother's apartment building. A short while later, an older white woman...
Annual Jazz Cafe Held at UHS
On Friday, May 13 at 7 p.m., the assorted jazz bands of the Urbana School District gave their last hurrah...
20th Annual Lollapalooza Set for This Summer
Woodstock was the first rock and roll festival that turned into a gigantic hit. What started out as a ticketed...
UHS Teachers Reveal Where They Went to College
The Urbana High School eight-page newspaper that came out May 5 had an article about where former UHS students have gone to...
New Excused Absence Policy
The administration is contemplating putting in a new policy for excused absences for the 2011-2012 school year. They found that...
13th Annual Ebertfest
The 13th annual Ebert Film Festival hosted by none-other-than Roger Ebert and his wife Chaz Ebert was held here, at the...
History Teacher Michael Pollock Has Big Impression on UHS Students
Michael Pollock, an Urbana High School history teacher, is man with an interesting past. Pollock started his teaching career here,...
Orchestra Seniors Perform Last Concert at UHS
Urbana High School’s Orchestra hosted their last orchestra concert on May 13, 2011. It was a wonderful two-hour concert that...
Fast Five is Good Addition to Fast and Furious Franchise
The fifth movie in the Fast and the Furious franchise hit theaters in April with a bang. This loud, fast-paced,...
EIC Mandy Facer Says Farewell to The Echo
Working at "The Echo" for four years has taught me many things: I've learned new writing styles, mastered editing techniques,...
