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Henry Tang (11) visits a courtyard in China that contains many things to view. He sits beside a statue with a sign that mentions Fujian, meaning “happy establishment.”
A throwback in time through thrifts and threads
In Tyler the Creator’s new album “Chromakopia”, he wears a mask representing himself to display a message of hiding ones true self. He later takes the mask off and lets the truth “run free.”
Unmasking the truth — the secrets behind Chromakopia
“Abbott Elementary” is an ABC comedy series. The series centers around a group of instructors who teach at a Philadelphia public school.
Welcome to another year at Abbott
Drum majors Mia Matthews (11) and Xander Martin (12) pose with their first-place trophy. The Spartan Legion won first place in Division AA in the Whitehaven High School Battle of the Bands.
Battle of the Bands
White Station High School Key Club members give out candy to a family at the Memphis Zoo’s Zoo Boo. The family is dressed as the Gru family from the “Despicable Me” film franchise.
‘Tis the season – the holidays of fall and winter
Memphis Pride Fest occurs every June, celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. Since 1970, Pride Month has been celebrated throughout the United States to remember the 1969 Stonewall uprising.
‘Heartstopper’ — the waltz of LGBTQ+ acceptance
Artflow meetings are held once a week on Wednesdays from 2:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. Students and prospective club members can follow ArtFlow @ArtFlow-b1p on YouTube and @wshs.artflow on Instagram.
Neurodivergence meets art: flowing into ArtFlow
Elina Roy (9) waits on a structure she designed for Science Olympiad to 3D print in the chemistry lab. Roy was on the Science Olympiad team for White Station Middle School and plans to continue it in the high school division.
White Station STEM Clubs: what, how and why
Alexa Nalos (12) and her boyfriend Tanner Phillips pose for a picture on the sidelines of a White Station High School football game. Nalos and Phillips met during quarantine when they would play outside with their siblings, eventually hanging out together more often.
Love is all around, and so are high school couples
Zack Lageman (12) works on an unnamed painting that is part of her concentration for AP Studio Art. Lageman based the design on a convenience store she frequented with her mom.
Lageman expresses herself through art
Members of the White Station High School prayer group begin praying in the senior parking lot before the first bell. They have gathered every Wednesday for the past few months to pray for individual requests and the well-being of the school.
Prayer at the portables
Emily Zhang (12)
National Merit Semi-finalists
Winter Sports Superlatives
Demarcus Covington’s (12) tattoo is pictured above. The acronym etched into his skin stands for ‘pray until something happens.’
Blood, sweat and ink
Sammy Kheril (12) catches an important throw in order to move forward. Kheril received the ball with intent to help create a winning run.
Rugby team secures fourth place at states
The Spartan basketball cheerleaders keep the basketball teams motivated with their cheers. The team has even created its own cheers specific to White Station High School.
The heart of the crowd
(From left to right) Sarah Scroggins (11), Lucy Roaten (11) and Karolina Deleon (11) pose for a picture before they start their 5k race on December 7th, 2024 in downtown Memphis. The 5k race took less than an hour for them.
Scroggins and friends run to fundraise for St. Jude
Celeste Cruz (12) dribbles the ball during her junior year game against Kingsbury High School. The Lady Spartans won this game 9-0.
N.A.R.P. Life
The vacant parking lot, in which fluorescent lights brighten empty spaces made for the Oak Court Mall. The parking lot has been seldom used in recent times.
Retail ruins: the unfortunate death of malls
Reading classic books in school or as a hobby has become an integral aspect of many people's culture. As time progressed, perceptions of classics have also altered.
Move over old classics, there’s a new classic in town
Feminism has been a part of society for quite some time. Over time, many women have fought for their dreams, which have been limited due to societal norms of the time.
Wonders of being a woman?
Deforestation is the mass cutting of trees by humans. Mostly used to describe the negative actions created by humans, anthropogenic actions have led to deforestation, air pollution and warming oceans.
People wake up, the Earth is dying
Junior year is filled with challenges and overwhelming demands. This caused many people to stigmatize junior year as the "worst year" in high school.
Exploring the deepest and darkest trenches of junior year
Elon Musk's Cybertruck is a new electric car. Cybertrucks have an electric engine, 11,000 towing capacity and can travel up to 325 miles on a single charge.
What’s Elon Musk up to this time?
New year, new staff, new Station: Meet your 2022-2023 additions to the Spartan staff!
Extra credit is an opportunity for struggling students to achieve their desired grade on an assignment. In today’s hectic world, there are many reasons why students might not get the best grades, making extra credit an effective way to lessen a student’s stress about school.
Extra credit: a much needed sigh of relief
JUUL e-cigarettes have high levels of nicotine with one pod containing as much nicotine as 20 cigarettes. EVALI is a serious, sometimes fatal, lung disease caused by vaping, and thousands of cases have been reported.
Administration combats the vaping crisis
Depicted are just a few kinds of the vapes that skyrocketed teenage nicotine addiction. Vapes and e-cigarettes come in many different shapes and sizes, but most commonly, they look similar to flash drives, which allows them to go unnoticed by those unaware of what vapes are.
More than just a trend: the severity of the vaping epidemic
Daniel Gwin (11) shows off his 2020 Scholar Athlete award from the Memphis chapter of the National Football Foundation. Gwin — along with his family and coaches — met for a small ceremony in the courtyard to receive his award and scholarship information from a National Football Foundation representative.
Gwin is named the 2020 Scholar Athlete by the National Football Foundation
Tennessee law bans transgender youth from team sports
Cozbia Smith is the new White Station High School band director. Band practices are held by Smith four days a week from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Spartan Legion’s overture — the rebirth of the White Station band
“My favorite memory has definitely been probably like the pep rallies or being in ROTC, definitely because you can see everyone together.” - Eleanor Gunn (12)
We asked seniors their favorite White Station memory…
A look inside The Scroll
A look inside The Scroll
Jordan Kirby (12) holds a baby lamb at Memphis Zoo. He has been volunteering at the Memphis Zoo for almost two years.
From the farmyard to the vet clinic
Emeli Moreno (12) dawns the University of Memphis’ merch, fully committing to attending its campus in the fall. Moreno plans to pursue a major in art education.
Charting their courses: local grads head to college
Yirui Tang (12) received her acceptance letter from Washington University (WashU) in St. Louis on Mar. 20 of 2024. She plans to attend WashU in the 2024-25 school year.
Spartan college choices
The Green Room Episode 2: Filler VS Passion
The Green Room Episode 2: Filler VS Passion
The Green Room Episode 1: Memphis - The Human Experience
The Green Room Episode 1: Memphis – The Human Experience
The Greenroom Episode 1: The tensions of parent-child relationships
The Spartan Experience: Discussing Courtyard Renovations ft. Corrie Metcalf
The Spartan Experience: New Decade Edition
The Spartan Experience Episode Four: Memphis Sports
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Ellen Tan is a senior at White Station High and this will be her last year on The Scroll! She is also the Co-President of E-Board and a member of the Memphis Youth Symphony. When she isn’t busy with school, she likes to spend her time listening to various genres of music, playing games for many hours on end, or analyzing and critiquing new movie releases. If you don’t see her doing those activities, you can find her going to the local cafe with her friends. Ellen is currently a News and Features Team Leader and is very excited about her third year on The Scroll!

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Artflow meetings are held once a week on Wednesdays from 2:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. Students and prospective club members can follow ArtFlow @ArtFlow-b1p on YouTube and @wshs.artflow on Instagram.

Neurodivergence meets art: flowing into ArtFlow

Ellen Tan, News and Features Team Leader
December 22, 2024
Emily Zhang (12)

National Merit Semi-finalists

Ellen Tan, News and Features Team Leader
December 15, 2024
(Left) Allison Brumbaugh (9) received her medal at a regional competition for artistic roller skating in 2024. Out of all of the disciplines within competitive roller skating, Brumbaugh focuses on dancing and has been skating since sixth grade.

Skating on wheels with rhythm

Ellen Tan, News and Features Team Leader
October 25, 2024
Luian Stiegler (11) (middle) landed at Memphis International Airport on August 22, 2024. Stiegler is staying in Memphis with Benjamin Harris (left) and Chinese teacher Yuan Harris (right) until June 2025.

Stiegler’s journey from Stuttgart to Memphis

Ellen Tan, News and Features Team Leader
October 14, 2024
Principal Carrye Holland believes a physical environment can create a positive learning space that encourages students to think about their future. Although it may take some time before the vision becomes a reality, Holland hopes to renovate areas such as the school's exterior.

New beginnings at White Station

Ellen Tan, News and Features Team Leader
September 2, 2024
(Left to right) Arielle Brent (12) and Angel Ochoa (12) pose together in green before going to prom. Although the duo did not follow the Mardi Gras theme, they took a more “traditional” approach to prom and took inspiration from Brent’s favorite movie “The Princess and the Frog”.

Deck the halls with glitz and glamor

Ellen Tan, Layout Team
April 19, 2024
The impact of TikTok and the virality of music

The impact of TikTok and the virality of music

Ellen Tan, Layout Team
April 18, 2024
Procrastinating homework is delaying or postponing completing the assignment. Despite the amount of homework that ends up accumulating due to procrastination, students may end up procrastinating because of stress or lack of energy due to excessive commitments outside of school.

Homework: is it necessarily a necessity?

Ellen Tan, Layout Team
April 2, 2024
Generation Z, or simply Gen Z, is defined as the generation that grew up in a digital age, with technology and social media playing an integral part in their lives. The incorporation of technology has the potential to transform the workplace for both employers and employees.

Entering the battlefield with a different perspective

Ellen Tan, Layout Team
March 22, 2024
(Left to right, top to bottom) Lena Zeng (12), Yidan Zeng and Lily Zeng celebrate Lena’s second birthday. Lily and Yidan are both older than Lena, three years and 13 years respectively.

To all of the siblings I’ve loved before

Ellen Tan, Layout Team
February 12, 2024
The television show adaptation of “Percy Jackson & the Olympians” was based on the original book series written by Rick Riordan, specifically following the plot of “The Lightning Thief”. Although a second season is not yet confirmed, the current season will have eight episodes.

Spoilers ahead: overview of Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Ellen Tan, Layout Team
January 4, 2024
A study from Northwestern University sampled American adults from 2006 to 2018 and 2011 to 2018 and found that the Flynn effect was reversed. The steepest trends where the IQ, or intelligence quotient, decreased occurred for people aged 18-22 and with lower levels of education.

Coming back from the pandemic: the effects of online learning

Ellen Tan, Layout Team
December 14, 2023
During the 2023 spring White Station graduation ceremony, Alexandra Pappas poses with one of her students, White Station graduate Kyshan McKinley. Pappas is able to co-teach students in inclusion classes from all grade levels.

Teacher by day, student by night

Ellen Tan, Layout Team
October 31, 2023
According to the Pew Research Center, the demographics of the current electorate have shifted over the years, with older voters having more representation. Twenty years ago, younger voters made up the majority of registered voters.

How old politicians have resulted in a gerontocracy

Ellen Tan, Layout Team
October 31, 2023
Products like e.l.f. Cosmetics's Power Grip Primer and Milk Makeup’s Hydro Grip Primer are often compared to each other, especially with the $28 difference and similar name, many influencers and consumers call the e.l.f. Costmetics’s Power Grip Primer a dupe to Milk Makeup’s Hydro Grip Primer.

The rise of cheaper alternatives: does expensive mean better?

Ellen Tan, Layout Team
October 25, 2023

White Station joins national walkout against gun violence

Ellen Tan, Writer
October 23, 2023
The earthquake caused the collapse of buildings in Jindires, a small town in northern Syria. Many buildings fell in what is called a pancake collapse. A pancake collapse is when pillars or the lowest floor of a multi-story building fail as a result of an earthquake.

Effects of tragic earthquake rattle Turkey and Syria

Ellen Tan, Layout Lead
October 22, 2023
Memphis’s Coco & Lola's carries a wide range of lingerie and undergarments in a variety of styles, sizes and fabrics. The sizes range from XS to 5X, and despite the difference in the amount of fabric used, Coco & Lola's does not raise their prices.

The social impact of Victoria’s Secret fashion

Ellen Tan, Writer
May 19, 2023
Lilly Rodriguez (9) works with White Station Elementary students in small groups. She has taken courses on how to better improve her teaching skills before entering the profession.

The truth about teacher salaries

Ellen Tan, Writer
March 6, 2023
Levi Belz (9) and Dylan Lira (from left to right) and other Pokémon GO players celebrate together after completing a raid event near the freshmen academy. Trainers from opposing teams compete for control of the "gyms," which allow players to gain in-game currency to upgrade their bag, inventory space, etc.

The lasting effects of the Pokémon franchise

Ellen Tan, Writer
February 19, 2023
The fight counter with the title, “BE A LOVER NOT A FIGHTER” oversees the students walking in and out of the cafeteria. The counter hopes to motivate students to avoid starting fights with other students.

Fight or flight at White Station

Ellen Tan, Writer
December 30, 2022
Destiny Gardner (10) helps food stand owner Diana Gardner sell snacks to many students every day after school. On the green tablecloth, there is an array of snacks students can choose from.

Good eats at Momma D’s food stand

Ellen Tan, Writer
November 28, 2022
Students bundle up and chat in front of the trees as the weather changes and the trees begin to change color. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) differs from major depressive disorder in that it occurs at the same time each year and affects people of all ages and genders.

As days get shorter, seasonal depression kicks into full force

Ellen Tan, Writer
October 25, 2022
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