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

Annie Twaddle (10) presses her mom’s Dana Shoops artwork onto different mediums to them at different local fairs. Shoops’ passion for art is endless: ranging from angels to game day products.

Shoops and Twaddle bring color to Memphis one print at a time

Katie Robinson, Writer November 5, 2021

Printing, pressing and packing, once Dana Shoops creates the design, Annie Twaddle (10) puts it out on Instagram for the Memphis community to view and even purchase. This mother-daughter duo is bringing...

Kaleb Gardner (12) plays music for the crowd of students dancing. He played at the 2020 White Station military ball, and his music ranged from slow dancing music to upbeat pop music.

Turn it up: there’s a DJ in the house

Hannia Antunez, Writer November 5, 2021

Lights flash as the beat drops, and the people on the dancefloor have the man behind a neon booth to thank for an exhilarating night. A job that consists of frequent partying, meeting celebrities and listening...

Connor Coady (12) sings his rendition of “Head Like a Hole” by Nine Inch Nails. Coady was one of many students who performed at the 2000s themed open mic night, garnering attention from the audience.

A night of nostalgia: 2000s return of Coffee House

Ellie Pappas, Chief Copy Editor November 5, 2021

It’s 5 p.m. on a Friday night. Around 30 students are on the cafeteria floor, spread apart on blankets, singing along to live entertainment and drinking coffee. This scene is a monthly occurrence called...

Education outside of the classroom

Kyla Randle, Business Manager November 5, 2021

Teachers are speaking and students are listening while watching the clock tick down. For most students, seventh period is the last stop of the school day. Meanwhile, Ben Sharabi (12) and other students...

Tracy Duckworth explains an upcoming project to her seventh period students. For the end-of-course project, students are asked to create a list of 50 allusions to mythology found in the everyday world.

Mythology: new class, ancient subject

Sophia Turner, Writer November 5, 2021

“Tsskkkk tskkk.” A noise emerges from the front of the room. A hissing Medusa decoration awaits students as they step into Tracy Duckworth’s classroom for yet another day in her mythology class. Mythology...

Arya Rajesh (first row, first box) and Spoorthi Marada (first row, second box)  join several other elementary students in a group project of creating a demonstration for the layers of the Earth with construction paper as part of their geology lesson. The course lasts for 12-16 weeks with lessons and experiments throughout the course to summarize topics.

Steps to Science impacts children through education

Kyla Randle, Business Manager October 22, 2021

For most students, creating an organization during high school can cause additional stress,  but students Arya Rajesh (11) and Spoorthi Marada (11) are an exception. The two created Steps to Science in...

Congratulations to the 2021 National Merit Semi-finalists!

Congratulations to the 2021 National Merit Semi-finalists!

October 6, 2021

Congratulations to the 13 Spartan seniors who earned National Merit for their high PSAT scores. In order of appearance from left to right: Second Row: Tanya K. Prahalathan, Yasmine F. Pirlepesova,...

Presley Spiller sits with her other service project members and participates in “circle,” an event where campers gather together to talk about their thoughts and feelings they have experienced on the service trip. Despite not knowing anyone, Spiller explained that she grew very close with the other members and they became “like family” to her.

A month in Cotuí

Katie Lamm, Editor-in-Chief October 4, 2021

Presley Spiller (11) had never done something like this before. Building a house with only a shovel and pickaxe and living with 33 strangers in a house in the Dominican Republic was, for her, a completely...

After a busy opening day at Baptist Corporate Headquarters, Tim Shirley (middle) celebrates the product of his hard work. The whereabouts of ¡Mexico in Memphis! can be found on Instagram and Facebook, @mexicoinmemphis.

¡Mexico in Memphis!: Shirley’s creative twist on Mexican food

Hannah Lam, Online Editor October 1, 2021

As Tim Shirley, the husband of Angelica Shirley, a Spanish teacher at White Station, looked across the sunset of Acapulco, Mexico years ago, he stood with his new bride, and an immense love for her culture...

Mrs. Harden helps a student with an assignment for her new class, Fundamentals of Teaching. This class is a recent addition to the WSHS curriculum, which allows students to explore teaching as a profession.

Students get a glimpse into the world of teaching with the new Fundamentals of Teaching class

Chase Pittman, Writer October 1, 2021

Most students have no idea what it’s like to be a teacher; they go to class and do their work but are only ever able to experience school as a student. Two new classes, which allow students to bridge...

Celia Gross (11) arrives in Memphis, TN after applying to be a foreign exchange student in the United States. Although she traveled all the way from Weinheim, Germany, Gross has become accustomed to her new environment as a student at White Station High School.

German exchange student Celia Gross brings new cultural perspective to White Station

CJ Santo October 1, 2021

A plane from Weinheim, Germany headed for the United States takes off. Aboard the flight, Celia Gross (11) awaits her year as a foreign exchange student at White Station High School. New to the states,...

Seth Burgess tells his students a personal anecdote while they work on assignments. Fridays are usually designated as fun workdays for his students when they can work and talk with classmates simultaneously.

Burgess’ kickoff teaching at White Station

Hannia Antunez, Writer October 1, 2021

Returning to school has not been easy for both students and teachers, but new teacher Seth Burgess has quickly won over his students with his unconventional ways of managing his Advanced Placement (AP)...

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