With friends and family all gathered in their own cars, the audience is ready for the performance to begin. New Spark Performing Arts adapted to COVID regulations by hosting a drive-in showing of their...
Black naturally curly hair has fought an uphill battle to become accepted in mainstream media. Originally, braids and other natural hairstyles were used to differentiate class structures and tribespeople...
In a dark room, among blow-up mattresses, stands a bright red window pane. Light pours into the room through a window, perfectly highlighting the ruby red pane. Emmett Campell (11) captured this moment...
For the second year running, the Memphis Soul Prize, a poetry competition for high school students in the Memphis area, has come to White Station. Competitors have one week to draft their poetry before...
The United States, among other countries, has an appointed position for someone to compose poems for special events. What exactly is this called? Poet Laureate.
There have been 23 Poet Laureates...
Following his former One Direction bandmates Harry Styles and Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson released his debut album, “Walls,” on Jan. 31. As the last One Direction member to release a solo album, Tomlinson...
All-West, a prestigious performance program instructing band and orchestra students in West Tennessee schools, has many of White Station band members frequently and intensely practicing. Many band members...
Along with a few others, White Station High has been one of the schools lucky enough to have a dedicated Memphis Music Initiative fellow, Marisa Polesky. The violinist works with both orchestras along...
Upon first glance, one thing is obvious about 2020’s Academy Awards nominations: nominees were predominantly white men. Was it just a rough year for the rest of us, or is this straightforward discrimination?
To...
All-West is an annual honor choir that West Tennessee high school students can audition for. With only approximately 300 musicians making it in, the audition process is rigorous. Six audition excerpts...
The trumpets roar, the trombones blast and the saxophones sing. The University of Memphis marching band performs in front of tens of thousands every Saturday as the Memphis Tigers take on their opponents.
However,...
Several members of the White Station Jazz Band joined together Saturday, Nov. 2 at an event commemorating first responders for their dedication and hard work. This performance in front of first responders...
