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

Members of the JROTC program at White Station High School study with each other for boards. Participants are given several different study sources in order to prepare for the competition.

JROTC cadets go before the board

Erin Maury, Business Manager March 22, 2024

For the past few months, select members of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program have participated in a series of voluntary interviews that test various areas of their knowledge in...

A group of students rehearses their part for the Black History Month program in the auditorium. For the past few weeks, groups have been practicing multiple times a week to be ready for the program on February 26.

Honoring the legacy: the Black History Month program

Erin Maury, Business Manager March 22, 2024

Though celebrated for years before its founding, Black History Month was officially recognized in 1976 to commemorate the overlooked accomplishments of Black Americans.  Today, Black History Month...

Markayla Bridges (9) displays her bracelet designs in a jewelry box. Bridges runs her own jewelry business.

Bridges turns artsy hobby into self-made business

Sophia Turner, Editor-in-Chief March 22, 2024

Opaque beads and translucent wire merge together as Markayla Bridges (9) completes yet another of her original bracelets. Bridges is an up-and-coming entrepreneur beginning to run her jewelry business,...

Esporta Fitness has many machines and apparatuses laid out throughout its facility. Esporta is frequented by many White Station High School students throughout the year, and the gym even offers deals for high schoolers during the summer for cheap memberships.

Student gym progress accounts on Instagram

Erin Maury, Business Manager March 19, 2024

Instagram is rife with various accounts of users documenting their personal gym progress.  Gym-goers from all over have created these accounts to motivate themselves and others to maintain a consistent...

Over 100 people came together to perform the “Harriet Tubman Oratorio.” The members of the choir were from all over the Memphis area.

The chorus of The Underground Railroad

Jane Mercer, Podcast Director March 19, 2024

Looking at the stage, she watches as the conductor moves his arms to a precise rhythm. Then, Earnestine Robinson, the composer, hears over a hundred voices begin to perform her musical creation while images...

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...

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