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

Four years of Scroll editors

Four years of Scroll editors

Chitkala Alli, Managing Editor December 12, 2023

    Caroline Hoff Five years ago, Caroline Hoff walked into journalism, no longer just a writer, but the Managing Editor of the Scroll. As Managing Editor, she was responsible for leading...

Tennessee law bans transgender youth from team sports

Emlyn Polatty, Managing Editor June 2, 2021

Say goodbye to teammates. Take one last sip of water. Line up at the starting line and get ready to go. For five years, this was the race day routine of White Station High School senior Emmett Campbell,...

Superintendent Joris Ray speaks out against proposed legislation and threats of defunding from the state capitol, creating the #Don’tHurtMyChildren movement on social media. Ray and other administrators have worked tirelessly in the pandemic to provide resources and equitable learning to the greater Memphis area.

Proposed Tennessee house bill threatens urban district funding

Emlyn Polatty, Managing Editor February 21, 2021

On Jan. 19, 2021, Tennessee legislators made a bold move with the introduction of House Bill 7021, which seeks to resume fully in-person learning within 100 days, despite high numbers of COVID-19 cases...

Max Centobene, pictured above, and Felix Gilbert greet each other on a mentorship video call. Each week, mentorship pairs get together virtually to answer check in prompts and get to know each other.

Gender and sexuality alliance revamps with mentorship program

Emlyn Polatty, Managing Editor December 17, 2020

In high school, it is common to feel left out or ‘othered’, but for students in the LGBTQ+ community this ‘otherness’ is too often a reality amongst straight and cis-gendered peers. Enter the Gender...

Marching down Madison Avenue, Jordan Occasionally and Allyson Smith lead chants calling for the defunding of police. Their August 1st protest drew both support and resistance from the Midtown community as they travelled from Overton Square to Cooper Young.

Students and alumni advocate for Black lives

Emlyn Polatty, Managing Editor October 26, 2020

“Dedicated to excellence”. The message that encourages Spartans to strive for the best in everything they do. In the cases of junior Talisa Elliott and alumni Allyson Smith and Jordan Occasionally,...

Posted weekly on video platform Youtube, each episode contains historic information about the actors and crew involved in the original radio shows. All research is garnered by teacher Brandon Lawrence who also pieces together the audio and music clips for the final product.

From on the stage to on the air: Spartan theatre goes to radio

Emlyn Polatty May 26, 2020

Though their spring performance was cancelled due to corona, White Station theatre students have turned to old fashioned radio shows as an outlet for their creativity. Started about a month ago, “Theatre...

Myles Robinson, pictured above, and Karoline Larsen, pictured below, were performers for all four of their years at White Station. Both mourn their final performances as Spartans, lost due to the corona crisis.

Performance arts seniors miss their final bow

Emlyn Polatty, Managing Editor April 26, 2020

For seniors in the performance arts, the end of the year is their curtain call, a time for final bows and goodbyes. Like the rest of the senior festivities, these fleeting moments have been pulled away...

Standing in a line of solidarity and defiance, the six characters of Q&A’s “F in Detention” mimic the final monologue in “The Breakfast Club”, in which youth call out their superiors for stereotyping them. “F in Detention” sought to solve conflict between intersectionally queer characters and start conversations about LGBTQ+ experiences in school, all while entertaining local audiences.

“F In Detention” promises to make an “A”

Emlyn Polatty, Managing Editor March 24, 2020

“The Breakfast Club, but make it gay”— that’s the premise of queer theatre troupe Q&A’s new show, “F in Detention: Tales of a High School Queer.”  The play, collaboratively written by...

OK Boomer: what separates generations?

Emlyn Polatty, Social Media Lead March 2, 2020

From ‘boomers’ to ‘zoomers’, each generation brings something unique to the table, and in a time of dire issues, collaboration among generations is a must. Why then does intergenerational animosity...

The new Shelby County Schools grading policy divided grades into five categories, each with a minimum assignment number. Participation, for example, is worth 5% of students’ overall grade, and teachers must have a minimum of four homework assignments per quarter.

District implements new grading scale policy

Caitlin Tate and Emlyn Polatty January 6, 2020

Two weeks into the 2019-2020 school year, Shelby County Schools implemented a one size fits all mandatory grading scale. While some see the new consistency as beneficial, the lack of individuality within...

Big hits from this past decade clockwise from top left corner : ALS Ice Bucket challenge, Silly Bandz, the dress, Gangnam Style, and Pokemon Go.

Things you forgot happened in the 2010’s

Emlyn Polatty December 18, 2019

What was the defining moment of this decade? Was it the shut down of beloved internet platform Club Penguin? The rise and fall of seven-second videos on Vine? Or was it when an egg became the most-liked...

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