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

Co-Presidents Larsen (12) and Ding (12) lead the first Green Team meeting of the semester. After several months in club hospice, the Green Team is finally back on its feet.

New year, new Green Team

Rachel Parkison, Student Life Team Leader January 21, 2020

For years, the White Station Green Team has helped set Sparta on the path to a cleaner Earth. The start of the 2019-2020 school year, however, was a different story. Members struggled to secure a sponsor...

These pictures depict White Station throughout the years. 1957 (top left), 1971 (top right), and 2001 (top center) all show the vast changes over the past decades.

A walk down memory lane doesn’t look quite so familiar

Hayden Thornton January 6, 2020

As graduation day rolls around, you walk the stage, get your diploma and transition into the next part of your life. High school soon becomes a distant memory—gone but never forgotten.  In many of...

 As 2019 comes to an end, memes have changed a lot in the past decade. It started with “Bad Luck Bryan” and “Nyan Cat” and has evolved over the years to “Baby Yoda” and “Vibe Checks.”

The deeper meaning of memes

Hayden Thornton January 6, 2020

A white guy blinking, Spongebob, Pikachu and Peppa Pig. Four seemingly unrelated things that bring up the same image in everyone’s mind: memes. In 2019, it’s hard not to know what a meme is. Memes...

Current Memphis Youth Symphony conductor Kalena Bovell directs the orchestra with a fiery passion and ear for detail. The California native, chosen after a lengthy audition process, also holds the title of Assistant Conductor of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.

Memphis Youth Symphony sweeps the city

Autumn Bobo December 18, 2019

The screeching of strings tuning and gurgle of blocked oboe air are familiar forms of the racket that permeates the room at the beginning of Memphis Youth Symphony rehearsals. Once the members buckle down...

Mandated by the EPA, the legal lead content in water cannot exceed 15 parts lead per one billion parts water. However, the Shelby County Health Department found contaminated water sources to have two to seven times the legal limit.

Lead Found in SCS School Water

Grant Baxter December 18, 2019

Dangerously high traces of lead in water have been found in schools across Shelby County, leaving children from kindergarten to high school at risk of lead poisoning.  In mid October, Shelby County...

Thank u, next: Why it’s time to impeach President Trump

Thank u, next: Why it’s time to impeach President Trump

Rachel Parkison, Student Life Team Leader December 17, 2019

Thousands of pages of transcripts. Dozens of televised testimonies. One guilty president. On Sept. 24, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced an official impeachment inquiry into President Donald...

Hustle and Flow, a 2005 drama film, was directed by Craig Brewer. Considered to be one of his most popular films, it depicts the second chance an ex-criminal takes by starting his own rap career in Memphis.

Zoey Brewer and Her Movie-Making Uncle

Katie Lamm, Writer November 18, 2019

Zoey Brewer (12), a White Station student and Craig Brewer, an award-winning director, seem like they aren’t alike in the slightest. Nonetheless, they share one similarity: they are related.  Craig...

Student participants of the string orchestra festival spent three days on campus working with professional musicians. At the end of their tutelage, they performed a concert of string repertoire under conductor Harvey Felder.

High school students, college coaching

Autumn Bobo November 13, 2019

Even as Halloween drew near, Spartan musicians had another focus for spooky season—an honors festival at the University of Memphis’s School of Music. Students were allowed to attend after being nominated...

 Rookie Ja Morant poses with new head coach Taylor Jenkins (right) and new GM Zack Kleiman (left). This offseason provided significant changes in both the Grizzlies front office and roster.

Unprecedented offseason ushers in a new era of Grizzlies basketball

Ian McMillin, Sports Staff Writer November 5, 2019

The Grizzlies, who have traditionally remained quiet in the offseason, made a flurry of moves that dramatically changed the landscape of both the team and the NBA. After the firing of former head coach...

This is the poster released to the general public before the show airs on 9/23. The poster depicts Elijah and Sydney Strait, played by Jimmy Smits & Caitlin McGee, a father-daughter duo that takes on controversial court cases.

Shot in Memphis: “Bluff City Law” hits the big screen

Hayden Thornton November 5, 2019

“Quiet on the set!” is heard as actors take their places in front of historic Memphis landmarks like the National Civil Rights Museum, the Peabody, the Zoo or even the riverfront. “Bluff City Law”...

Over the course of their six-week stay, Min and Shi underwent a completely immersive language program. The trip, which the two had been planning for more than a year, encompassed both instructional time in a school setting and activities for cultural exposure in the city of Hokkaido.

Min and Shi attend Language School in Japan

Rachel Parkison, Student Life Team Leader November 5, 2019
“I became more confident with my Japanese, but I also became more confident as a person,” said Ellie Min (11).

The Spartan Experience Episode Four: Memphis Sports

Ian McMillin November 4, 2019

In the fifth episode of the Spartan Experience, Ian McMillin and Charlie Huebner talk about the unique position Memphis sports is in, specifically the Memphis Tigers football, basketball, and the Memphis...

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