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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
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
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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Grace Amgalan, Sports Team Leader

Grace Amgalan is a senior at WSHS and this year will be her third year on staff! Besides writing for The Scroll, she is involved in the student council and HOSA. She loves to travel, try new food and cheer for the Grizzlies with her family and friends. She is beyond excited to be a Sports Team Leader again and work with new athletes!

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Winter Sports Superlatives

Grace Amgalan and Alex Le
December 17, 2024
(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

Grace Amgalan, Sports Team Leader
December 9, 2024
(From left to right) Celeste Cruz (12), Paxson Abney (12), Crystal Trejo (12), Kate Metcalf (12), Adele Thompson (12) and Leighton Melton (12) are all seniors who have been playing for the Lady Spartans for at least two years. During their years of playing high school soccer, they have faced many changes.

Beginning of a new leadership

Grace Amgalan, Sports Team Leader
October 25, 2024
(From left to right) Allen Guo (12), Kayden Li (12) and Joseph Lei (12) gather together to play pickleball at Cameron Brown park on a Saturday. The three have played together since March, and it has been one of their favorite hobbies.

The trio strikes on the pickle ball court

Grace Amgalan, Sports Team Leader
September 30, 2024
Harrison Williams competes in the men’s decathlon at the 2023 World Athletic Championships on August 26, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary.

Native Memphian Williams competes in the Paris Olympics 2024

Grace Amgalan, Sports Team Leader
September 1, 2024
From left to right, Breanna Whirley (12), Karina Hernandez (12) and Bella Gatti (12) pose for a picture after their game against Whitehaven on April 4 2024. The Spartans won 19-4 that day.

Three Spartans remain standing on the field

Grace Amgalan, Sport's Team Leader
April 18, 2024
Jim Kurts, wrestling coach, and Kayleigh Angona (10) go over tactics one last time before she steps onto the mat for her last round on December 22, 2023. On this day, she won against four wrestlers from Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville and Millington that day.

A star is born on the wrestling mat

Grace Amgalan, Sport's Team Leader
March 22, 2024
Aidan Farris (11) competed at the Houston Classics in April 2023, which was the first meet of the year. Farris said the pain of running was worth it in the end because the White Station team successfully placed third in the 4x800 meter relay.

The mental battle of running

Grace Amgalan, Sport's Team Leader
March 19, 2024
This year, the White Station Cheer Team has a total of 19 cheerleaders with two captains, Nadia Robinson (12) and Ava Guazzo (12). Captains are chosen by the coach based on their tranquility, leadership skills and good organization skills.

Cheer team stunts to Nationals

Grace Amgalan, Sports Team Leader
March 5, 2024
Jarryn Lowe (12) runs the 800 meter race for a boys’ track and field meet held by Houston High School in April 2023. Just a week after this meet, he got an offer from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville’s athletic program.

Lowe’s comeback rewards him to become a D1 athlete

Grace Amgalan, Sport's Team Leader
December 12, 2023

The shifting world of speed-cubing

Grace Amgalan, Sport's Team Leader
November 14, 2023

Divergent year for Olympics 2028

Grace Amgalan, Sport's Team Leader
November 14, 2023
The Memphis Futbol Club planned a trip to Manchester, England to go train with Manchester United. The team toured Manchester city’s stadium, or the Etihad Stadium, as well as the Big Ben, London Eye and Buckingham Palace.

Laumann and Tollefson train in Manchester City

Grace Amgalan, Sports Team Leader
October 31, 2023
Powell was recognized at the Tennessee State Qualifier at Shelby Farms BMX this summer. She shared that her passion for this sport comes from competing and winning in races.

Powell’s ballad of racing as a BMX rider

Grace Amgalan, Sports Team Leader
October 31, 2023
Ira Sharma (12) gets interviewed by ABC24 News after a protest against gun violence. She continued to inform the public on gun violence prevention.

Match against mentality

Grace Amgalan, Writer
May 24, 2023
Logan Thompson (10) is at Campbell Clinic with her physical therapists next to her, doing knee exercises to increase her mobility pre-surgery. After her knee is completely healed, Thompson plans to play for MemphisLax during the summer.

Comeback over setback in sport injuries

Grace Amgalan, Writer
May 19, 2023
Football player and track runner Roman Laster (10) holds out his essential whey vanilla protein powder and favorite snacks: Gatorade Whey Protein Bar and Nature’s Garden Snack Mix.

What an athlete eats in a day

Grace Amgalan, Writer
May 19, 2023
Khylen Murray (12) celebrates the last football game on Oct. 27, 2022. Murray and Alyssa Winston (12) were the only seniors on the 2022-23 football cheer team.

[Photo] Murray challenges cheerleading gender norms

Hannah Lam, Sports Team Leader
May 1, 2023
Kariana Crutchfield (12), Ti’Nia Hayes (9), Kennedi Turner (10), Kennede Taylor (9), Lauren Hunter (11), JaMyla Marner (9), Imani Hayes (9), Kayla Burton (9), Joselyn Carter (9) and Ashlyn Holmes (9) pose for a picture before their first performance on Dec. 8 at a basketball game against Ridgeway High School.

Majorettes sparkle on the sidelines

Grace Amgalan, Writer
March 2, 2023
Lonnie Simpson (11), Yousif Hussein (12), Dylan Heaston (12), Rayleigh Salmon (12), Cecilia Hatch (12), Ximena Olguin (12) and Nalani Steele (11) pose in the Warrior I/Virabhadrasana I lunging pose that opens up the hips and chest.

Oster loosens students’ minds and bodies with yoga

Grace Amgalan, Writer
January 31, 2023
Peter Shi (11) looks for an open man to pass the ball to during the first game of the season at Christian Brothers. The final score was 56 vs. 47 and the Spartans were defeated by the Purple Wave.

Basketball season opening with a bang

Grace Amgalan, Writer
December 22, 2022
Alyssa Winston (12) gets ready to run in her meet with Houston High School on April 9, 2022. She placed third for the 300-meter hurdles.

Double the season, double the strength

Grace Amgalan, Writer
November 28, 2022
Shakira Townsend (12) serves the ball at the district championship against SBA on September 22nd. They won 3 serves out of 5 that day.

Lady Spartans are Class AAA champions

Grace Amgalan, Writer
October 26, 2022
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