Smells of grilled cheese and fresh bakes fill Ms. Anderson’s room as students learn to cook under the direction of Junie Scott (12) and Joseph Stewart (12). The pair of students devised the idea of a...
Poetry, music, dance. The Pan African Club, which comes together biweekly to support and celebrate Black culture, is gracing the Sparta stage this February to celebrate Black History month. Presidents...
Since the team’s start, Team 5045 puts hours into curating the perfect bot to demolish other teams in competition. However, this year, the team has been built practically from scratch. Only two of the...
Katie Robinson, Writer, equipment manager
• March 25, 2022
Every President’s Day and Labor Day weekend, teens from all across Tennessee come together for the influential weekend also known as Happening. These three days are packed with events to create transformative...
Katie Robinson, Writer, Equipment Manager
• February 24, 2022
As the lights dim, Batman and Robin flash across the screen to fight off villains in this week’s serial show. Cliffhanger serials like this graced the silver screen before many films in the 1940s, and...
Katie Robinson, Writer, Equipment Manager
• January 20, 2022
As Destiny Rodriguez (12) finishes the last feed-in braid on her fourth client of the day, she notices her next client walking through her uncle’s salon door. A typical day in the salon includes three...
Printing, pressing and packing, once Dana Shoops creates the design, Annie Twaddle (10) puts it out on Instagram for the Memphis community to view and even purchase. This mother-daughter duo is bringing...
Premiering in theaters on Sep. 3, 2021, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” joined the legacy of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film follows Shang-Chi, played by Simu Liu, as he suddenly...
The smell of freshly smoked barbecue has wafted through Tom Lee Park every May in Downtown Memphis ever since the well-known Memphis in May International Festival was founded in 1977. Invited BBQ teams...
Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah” follows the true story of Bill O’Neal as he infiltrates the Black Panther Party for the FBI. O'Neal made a deal with FBI agent Roy Mitchell to infiltrate...
A new year not only brings about resolutions and change, but also new fashion trends. Every January, leading fashion sites, bloggers and brands make predictions of new styles that will hit the racks.
Vintage...
For those under the age of 18, there are not many options to get involved during the election season. Adam Brooks (12), Angelina Le (12) and Abbye Friedman (12) still found a way. These three spent their...
