White Station Scroll

A publication by the students, about the students, and for the students of White Station High School
Students celebrate Homecoming Week by dancing in the picnic area during C lunch. On class distinction day, seniors dress and act as senior citizens.
Spartan spirit: a unique campus identity
The White Station mock trial team poses for a picture on competition day. The team competed at the Shelby County Courthouse in downtown Memphis.
Court is in session for the mock trial team
Joselyn Aguilar (11) is caught in a photo by one of her new friends at White Station High as a freshman. This candid was taken in the halls of the freshman building in the weeks after coming back from the winter break of 2022.
New students navigating the streets of Sparta
Winners of the hackathon show off their prizes alongside organizer and Entrepreneurship Club president Aditi Arunprakash (10). The Hackathon was sponsored by Chick-Fil-A, who also provided gift cards for prizes.
Entrepreneur Club hosts Hackathon competition
White Station High School’s baseball team competes in the spring. Many members of the team are part of the ‘sports period’ that allows for year-round practice during seventh period.
Spartan rivalries from brains to brawn
(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
The impact of TikTok and the virality of music
The impact of TikTok and the virality of music
Students wear pajama pants for multiple reasons. Some reasons include its comfort, style and simplicity.
Pajama pants culture becomes prominent
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?
Both Amy Yu (10) and Amy Zhang (11) are new to tutoring, only starting in the last two years. However, in both cases they had students improve their grades.
Students tutoring fellow students
One of Lena Zeng (12)’s coworkers Jack Webster prepares to check in customers at Wang’s Mandarin House. Hosts and hostesses such as Zeng and Webster often have other duties beyond hosting.
Hosting and servicing customers as students
Students celebrate Homecoming Week by dancing in the picnic area during C lunch. On class distinction day, seniors dress and act as senior citizens.
Spartan spirit: a unique campus identity
The White Station mock trial team poses for a picture on competition day. The team competed at the Shelby County Courthouse in downtown Memphis.
Court is in session for the mock trial team
Joselyn Aguilar (11) is caught in a photo by one of her new friends at White Station High as a freshman. This candid was taken in the halls of the freshman building in the weeks after coming back from the winter break of 2022.
New students navigating the streets of Sparta
Winners of the hackathon show off their prizes alongside organizer and Entrepreneurship Club president Aditi Arunprakash (10). The Hackathon was sponsored by Chick-Fil-A, who also provided gift cards for prizes.
Entrepreneur Club hosts Hackathon competition
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
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
Angel Jackson (11) poses after a gymnastics meet. She is a level eight gymnast and has been playing gymnastics since she was eleven years old.
Jackson’s gymnastics journey
Baltimore Ravens player Lamar Jackson passes the ball. Although it is his sixth year in the NFL (National Football League) without a Super Bowl ring, he won the MVP award this year.
Playoff picture of the 2023-24 NFL season
Kameron Kearney (11) speaks with Coach Kevaughn Griffith at the Houston track meet. This is his third year running track and cross country.
Kearney twins race to success
The student teacher, Morgan Dorsey, conducts the wind ensemble band. She conducted the pieces “Gypsy Dance” and “Phantom Train.”
Band’s 2024 spring concert overview
Yeat’s “2093” consists of three phases that transports listeners into his futuristic world. This album served as Yeat’s fourth studio album.
“2093” – A dystopian society
Showdown of school apps
Showdown of school apps
Golf Cart
Golf Cart
“When you see someone wearing something that looks cool … you kind of start wearing it.” - Benjamin Kay (12)
Frills and fur: what’s in this winter
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
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
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
Kate Metcalf

Kate Metcalf, News & Features Team Leader

Kate Metcalf is a White Station High School junior and is returning for her second year on staff for The Scroll. She plays soccer for both school and club and enjoys watching her favorite soccer team, Manchester City, beat Manchester United. Kate is president of the Spruce Up Sparta Club and the WSHS Bee Club, and she spends as much time as she can in the garden. Outside of school, she spends her time listening to music, playing with her dog, losing at WWF2 to her grandmother, and watching the Grizzlies with her family. She is extremely excited to be a part of The Scroll community and cannot wait for the new year!

 

All content by Kate Metcalf
White Station High School’s baseball team competes in the spring. Many members of the team are part of the ‘sports period’ that allows for year-round practice during seventh period.

Spartan rivalries from brains to brawn

Kate Metcalf, News and Features Team Leader
April 2, 2024
Dragon and Lion dances are an important part of many Lunar New Year celebrations. In these performances, groups of performers work together to mimic the movements of their prospective animals to bring good luck and fortune in the new year.

Lunar New Year around the world

Kate Metcalf, News and Features Team Leader
March 19, 2024
Rishabh Sen (12) stands with his parents Saunak Sen and Suheeta Roy. Both Saunak Sen and Roy work at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, the former as a professor of Biostatistics and the latter as an assistant professor of Genetics and Genomics.

Beyond the lecture hall — students with professor parents

Kate Metcalf, News and Features Team Leader
February 9, 2024
Vice Principal Michael Ayers (pictured above) directs traffic from 2:15 to 2:30 most days after school. He lets waves of cars through at a time, clearing up traffic as efficiently as possible.

Motorized moshpit — welcome to the Spartan parking lot

Kate Metcalf, News and Features Team Leader
February 8, 2024
Ira Sharma, the Co-President of the Strive Together Club, draws henna during White Station’s Diwali celebration. Diwali is a festival of lights that celebrates the triumph of light over darkness and is celebrated by over one billion people.

Diverse voices, collective strength: the Strive Together Club

Kate Metcalf, News and Features Team Leader
December 12, 2023
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a secure facility that houses over one million seeds in order to preserve agricultural crops in the event of a global crisis. The site was chosen for its permafrost, which would help preserve the seeds if the cooling systems within the vault were to fail.

From the halls of White Station to the permafrost of Norway

Kate Metcalf, News and Features Team Leader
November 22, 2023
The Downfall map is used for one of the current campaigns of the Dungeons and Dragons Club. The dungeon master’s role is to create a world and story for their campaign, which can entail mapping out specific elements of their story.

A dungeon master’s guide to exploring worlds

Kate Metcalf, News and Features Team Leader
October 25, 2023
Students and club sponsors pose after planting a new white oak in front of the ROTC training course. With the help of Spruce Up Sparta, White Station has been certified as a Tree Campus USA after dozens of trees were planted across the campus.

Spruce Up Sparta: not just a club, but a community

Kate Metcalf, News and Features Team Leader
October 24, 2023
International Bible Club sponsor, FIRST NAME Harris, poses with Joseph Li (11) and Lucia Yang (10). As members of the Memphis Chinese Evangelical Church, they plan to share the word of God with White Station High School.

Spreading religion and culture through the International Bible Club

Kate Metcalf, News and Features Team Leader
October 24, 2023
Bobbie Willis teaches the Play Where You Stay 2004 girls’ soccer team a new footwork drill during practice. Willis spends every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday coaching the PWYS team and even more time devoted to her students.

This is not my teacher

Kate Metcalf, Writer
May 21, 2023
Students finish making care packages with hygiene products, clothing and food to prepare for the care package event at Calvary Episcopal. These packages were distributed on Feb. 19 by 30 White Station High School students.

Helping the homeless through Head to Heels project

Kate Metcalf, Writer
May 21, 2023
Finn Gilbert (12) performs as a robot in “Cliffhanger: Return of the Blue Ghost.” This movie replaced the 2021 play and can be viewed on YouTube in a six-part series.

From ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’ to ‘Grease’ — Gilbert’s journey through theater

Kate Metcalf, Writer
May 21, 2023
Joseph Powell stands with his wife in Saint Albans Cathedral in St. Albans England. Choir allowed Powell to travel the world as a musician in residency with his church, Calvary Episcopal.

The four horsemen of the music-pocalypse

Sophia Marmion and Kate Metcalf
March 3, 2023
Leilani’s Luxuries is a candle-making company started by Nyla Johnson (12). With the help of her church, her friends — and most importantly — her family, Nyla’s business has flourished.

Leilani’s Luxuries make candles with care

Kate Metcalf, Writer
January 30, 2023
Perry Shu’s (12) graphic design for Jason Tang’s (12) album “BAJF.” Although he only worked on the Spotify Canvas, Shu was able to practice layering, lighting and animation.

Perry Shu’s world of graphic design

Kate Metcalf, Writer
December 19, 2022
During lunches and after-school hours, Madhi Hamade (11) walks around school looking for a subject to interview. Videos range from two to five minutes long and both the interview questions and the subjects always vary.

Can I ask you a question?

Kate Metcalf, Writer
November 28, 2022
Mentor and cast member Sean Winfrey dresses as an evil puppet for an electrical repair scene. Even with heavy scheduling conflicts, all crew members worked hard to meet deadlines for their Memphis Indie Festival short film submission.

Quiet on set — Spartans in film

Kate Metcalf, Writer
October 26, 2022
Cracked and filled with weeds, the White Station grounds in 2018 looked nothing like the school’s current courtyard. The grounds were soon torn-up and replaced with trees, shrubs and engraved bricks.

The courtyard: a little dirt never hurt

Kate Metcalf, Writer
October 21, 2022
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