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A publication by the students, about the students, and for the students of White Station High School

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White Station High School students (from left to right) Danny Huang (12), Navya Naik (12) and Douglas Scarboro (12) all traveled to Geneva, Switzerland to participate in the Global Model World Health Organization conference. They were able to attend through the University of Memphis’ public health program.

Spartans take on global health in Geneva

Jane Mercer, Lead Copy Editor December 9, 2024

After hours of debating, discussing and drafting, the council had reached a consensus on how they would handle current public health threats the world is facing. This council, however, was not the real...

White Station High School students Samuel First (11), pictured on the far left, and Zahra Altareb (11), pictured second to left, are both members of the MICAH Youth Council. Both First and Altareb spoke at a press conference discussing the gun referendums that were found on the most recent election ballot.

A vote of confidence — MICAH Youth Council

Jane Mercer, Lead Copy Editor November 19, 2024

Press conferences, city council meetings and counting votes. None of these events are something a high school student would be involved in, right? At White Station High School (WSHS), many students like...

Mark Greaney, author of the bestselling “Gray Man” series, is a White Station High School alumnus. Many of the 25 books he has published are available in local bookstores and libraries like Novel.

From green to gray — Greaney’s ‘Gray Man’

Jane Mercer, Lead Copy Editor October 14, 2024

Sheets of rain push past the leaves of the trees, pummeling the ground and turning the dirt to a muddy, slick mess. Running through the dense forest, he hears hundreds of bullets, each one looking to strike...

Ivan Dam (11), second to the left, stands with his host mom, host sister, roommate and host dad. In the summer of 2024, Dam spent two months living with them through the summer language immersion program, NSLI-Y.

8,000 miles from home — Dam’s experience in Taiwan

Jane Mercer, Lead Copy Editor October 1, 2024

Waking up the next morning was going to be hard. It was 10 p.m. and he had to get up in only seven hours. Ivan Dam (11) had just flown from Kaohsiung, Taiwan to Memphis, Tennessee — just in time for...

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

Jane Mercer, Lead Copy Editor August 31, 2024

For over 10 years, Brian Sims was the director of the White Station High School (WSHS) band. However, on June 17, 2024, the Houston High School (HHS) band announced a change in leadership; HHS would now...

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

Jane Mercer, Podcast Director April 23, 2024

Tanner Bozant: Tanner Bozant (12) plans to attend the University of Tenn. in Chattanooga (UTC) after graduating from White Station High School. He will major in biology, leading into veterinarian medicine....

White Station High School’s JROTC unarmed drill team competes at multiple events each year. Currently, four members of this team are involved in the marching band.

Marching through band and JROTC

Jane Mercer, Podcast Director April 2, 2024

You may have heard students shout the phrase “White House,” either while watching the marching band perform or at a JROTC parade. After being established in 1897, thousands of students have gone to...

Nick Blumkin, Conner Blumkin’s (12) father, has served in the military for 24 years. He has been a member of the Air Force, Navy and Army.

A look behind the front lines — military kids

Jane Mercer, Podcast Director March 19, 2024

After moving four times up and down the East Coast, he finally settled in Memphis, TN. Eli Jacobs (11) is a military kid attending White Station High. Military kids, sometimes called military brats,...

Over 100 people came together to perform the “Harriet Tubman Oratorio.” The members of the choir were from all over the Memphis area.

The chorus of The Underground Railroad

Jane Mercer, Podcast Director March 19, 2024

Looking at the stage, she watches as the conductor moves his arms to a precise rhythm. Then, Earnestine Robinson, the composer, hears over a hundred voices begin to perform her musical creation while images...

Dee Dee Blanchard, pictured on the right, suffered from Munchausen by proxy syndrome. She both caused and faked illnesses in her daughter, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who is pictured on the left.

Twice imprisoned, now free

Jane Mercer, Podcast Director February 9, 2024

After being told she had sleep apnea, leukemia, muscular dystrophy and needed a wheelchair and feeding tube, she discovered her life had been built off lies.  Gypsy Rose Blanchard was born to Claudine...

The Green Room Episode 1: Memphis - The Human Experience

The Green Room Episode 1: Memphis – The Human Experience

Jane Mercer, Podcast Manager December 2, 2023

In this episode of The Green Room, Jane Mercer speaks with WSHS Senior Braylen Robinson about his documentary style video titled "Memphis - The Human Experience." Produced and hosted by Jane Mercer.

Annular solar eclipses feature a characteristic “ring of fire” that last for only seconds. Oct. 14th’s eclipse was only partially visible in Memphis, Tennessee.

Rings of fire — A look into solar eclipses

Jane Mercer, Podcast Director November 27, 2023

A tremendous, lustrous figure crosses over the unyielding giant, lowering temperatures, shrouding the world in darkness, and silencing animals. Solar eclipses occur when the moon covers the sun, leaving...

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