White Station Scroll

A publication by the students, about the students, and for the students of White Station High School

A publication by the students, about the students, and for the students of White Station High School

White Station Scroll

A publication by the students, about the students, and for the students of White Station High School

White Station Scroll

Hussein Wahab (11) displays a car he has been working on in his brother’s shop. Wahab took out and stripped the motor before sending it to Ghassan Automotive to forge the internals and successfully hold 800 wheel horsepower.

Car enthusiasts pulling in at the ‘Station

Sophia Marmion, News and Features Team Leader February 22, 2024

Revving engines, spinning tires, flashing headlights. Cars are a staple of modern life, transporting people across the world and exemplifying advanced engineering through everyday utility. In the hundred...

Eno Mkpong-Madu poses next to a structure on display for her science classes. Madu teaches many STEM classes and sponsors Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA).

Teacher Spotlight: Madu, Mullins, Peterson

Sophia Turner, Editor-in-Chief February 12, 2024

Eno Mkpong-Madu What was your favorite movie as a child? “As a teenager ‘Karate Kid’ … the actor was so cute. I was sure I was going to marry him. He was so cute. The good thing was actually...

Nadia Robinson (12) wears a green dress to the basketball homecoming game. Robinson was escorted by Kamyiah Parson (12

White station athletes take on homecoming court

Sophia Turner, Editor-in-Chief February 9, 2024

This Jan., White Station held the annual basketball homecoming festivities as always. Among the court of nominees, athletes took their place on the basketball court, not to play the game, but to be recognized...

Dee Dee Blanchard, pictured on the right, suffered from Munchausen by proxy syndrome. She both caused and faked illnesses in her daughter, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who is pictured on the left.

Twice imprisoned, now free

Jane Mercer, Podcast Director February 9, 2024

After being told she had sleep apnea, leukemia, muscular dystrophy and needed a wheelchair and feeding tube, she discovered her life had been built off lies.  Gypsy Rose Blanchard was born to Claudine...

The screenshot is taken directly from Michael Ayers’s Instagram account. It depicted him acting as a “watch” for students getting to class on time.

Mr. Ayers on social media

Celeste Cruz, Writer February 9, 2024

Depending on who you ask and on what day, Vice Principal Mr. Michael Ayers is known as amusing and friendly or strict and scary. Whether someone’s opinion is positive or negative, no one can deny the...

Algebra 1 teacher Kelci Massey presents her ginkgo leaf tattoo. She decided to get this tattoo because ginkgo leaves are her grandmother’s favorite.

Spartan teachers with tattoos

Robin Guthrie, Writer February 8, 2024

Since the popularization of tattoos in the seventies, more and more people across the world are becoming inked. Now, in 2024, it is not uncommon to see people of all professions with a visible tattoo....

Emma Wang (9) holds up her medals after the Louisville, KY Springhurst New Year’s Tennis Competition. She placed third after four hours on the court during the quarterfinals.

Conquering the court: The start of Wang’s high school tennis career

Robin Guthrie, Writer February 8, 2024

Whoosh. A neon green blur traverses through the atmosphere, a beacon of victory to come. A racket swings, bouncing the ball back over the net. This continues for hours at a time, the two opponents locked...

Narjis Alabes (12) photographs a protest in support of Palestine across Downtown Memphis. Attendees made signs saying “Free Palestine” and other phra

Local protests in support of Palestine

Sophia Turner, Editor-in-Chief December 14, 2023

“Ceasefire now” rings along downtown Memphis as Narjis Alabes (12) shouts along with the voices of  hundreds of fellow protestors from the FedEx Forum to Tom Lee Park to show support for Palestine.  The...

Rachel Davis-Collins teaches World History, African American History and AP African American Studies. She has taught at White Station for 18 years.
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Spartan Teacher Spotlights

Sophia Marmion, News and Features December 14, 2023

Ms. Davis-Collins What is your favorite White Station memory? “With kids, it’s when I was pregnant with my daughter and a student brought me a book for my child on Where the Wild Things [Are]...

A robot picks up a box in a screenshot from the video Allie Maury (12) will show to members of her survey. After, survey participants will be asked to describe the video using silent gestures.

Gestures, representation and dramatization: AP Research projects

Jill Allert, Writer December 14, 2023

How do people gesture? How are Latinx people represented in video games? Does dramatization in television affect high schoolers’s perception of the ethics of true crime shows? All these questions...

Calla Coonin (12) visited the Tel Azeka caves of the Canaanite period. A forest resided overlooking the caves.

Coonin’s six-week summer journey in Israel

Sophia Turner, Editor-in-Chief December 12, 2023

Six thousand, six hundred twenty six miles away in Israel, Calla Coonin (12) spent six weeks learning about the history of the Jewish people and traveling to historical sites while bonding with her...

Members of the Bee Club hold honey frames that they have just extracted. Honey extraction is one aspect of beekeeping that members get to participate in on campus.

Hiving and thriving in the Bee Club

Erin Maury, Business Manager December 12, 2023

To be in the Bee Club or to not be in the Bee Club, that is the question. The Bee Club is a student-run organization at White Station High School (WSHS), dedicated to educating students about the art...

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