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

High school students dancing at the 2019 India Fest take their final pose as their performance comes to an end. They received a standing ovation from the audience when they finished their choreography to the popular Bollywood song “Ghar More Pardesiya.”

How has the absence of Memphis India Fest affected South Asians in the community?

Aanya Kabra, Writer February 24, 2022

Immediately after entering the Agricenter, welcoming aromas of flavorful Indian foods, families in sparkling cultural attire and Bollywood music blasting from the stage are found. Stalls containing intricate...

All around downtown Memphis you can find how many artists express their creativity and love for this city on every other wall.

Paint splatter on Memphis

Elias Clements, Writer February 1, 2022
“I would just challenge people to look at murals and artwork and try to allow the emotion and feeling of what the artist was trying to capture come across and be felt and heard, and then formulate their own meaning from there,” Marshall said.
Members of the step team stand at the ready while waiting for practice to start (left to right: Ja’Kayla Townsend, Christina Townsend, Riyasha Williams, Kaylen Stafford, Arianna Johnson).

Spartan step team: unity in dance

Clara Thompson, Writer January 27, 2022

Unity. For Kaydence Jones (9), the step team is another form of unity. Unity in movement, in magnetic energy and in mindset. Co-captain Maya Watt (12) has been dancing since she was four and stepping for...

Dahlia Townley-Bakewell uses Google Translate to help an Arabic-speaking student with his work. Since the beginning of the year, this student, who asked not to be photographed, has required the help of student-translators to understand complex math which can be difficult to translate.

Lost in translation: how a student is google-translating his way to academic success

Chase Pittman, Writer January 26, 2022

The student who is being tutored by Dahlia Townley-Bakewell opted to remain anonymous.   School is difficult enough for English-speaking students, but for those who are less proficient in English...

Along with teaching, Wong also has a talent in art, which is showcased on the walls of her classroom, creating a soft atmosphere. This project alone took her roughly an entire 20 hours to complete, but Wong often likes to take her original pieces to showcase and sell at craft fairs.

Wong saves pre-calculus and calculus students from the terrors of DeltaMath

Shania Moore, Writer January 24, 2022

She can crochet. She can do origami. She can even save you from DeltaMath. Kristina Wong originally was a tutor until she heard that honors pre-calculus and calculus students at White Station had gone...

Destiny Rodriguez (12)  often designs feed-in braids for her clients. She freestyles hearts and other designs into her clients’ hair for an extra twist.

Rodriguez’s rise in the world of braiding

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...

Experiences of a woman in high school wrestling

Experiences of a woman in high school wrestling

Elias Clements, Writer December 23, 2021

Even at a fleeting glance, wrestling is an incredibly tough sport that will “break you;” however, Nadia Sommerville (11) breaks people’s expectations of her by holding her ground around men in their...

Hannah Heaston (11) (left) and Dylan Heaston (11) pose for a picture as they show off some of their products. These Spartan socks are their newest release among the varieties of socks they sell.

One foot at a time: DEverett Socks business is born

Shania Moore, Writer November 8, 2021

One morning in 2017, as Dylan Heaston (11) gets ready for school, he goes to his father to ask to wear a pair of his vibrant socks, but they were too big for him. Putting them on, Dylan Heaston got an...

Lilly Williamson (12) practices for the upcoming season. Hoping to score a scholarship to the Arkansas Red Wolves Bowling team, she dedicates additional individual practice time and team commitment.

Bowling team is looking to strike out for the upcoming season

Nima Aflaki, Writer November 5, 2021

The sound of a bowling ball speeding down a wooden lane meets the ears of the observers. People watch closely as the tension builds up. The ball rolls quickly, but with the match on the line, it feels...

Harry Styles listens to fans singing “Sign of the Times” during his “Love on Tour” concert in Nashville, Tennessee, on Oct. 1. This was his second night touring in Nashville, with thousands of people attending from Memphis and other surrounding cities.

Harry Styles takes on Nashville with his ‘Love on Tour’

Katie Lamm, Editor-in-Chief November 5, 2021

Before the show, Harry Styles lies in a small black box. Someone rolls him across the floor, pushing him under the stage as the muffled screams grow louder and louder. Then, a beam of light illuminates...

Class of 2021 White Station students Caitlyn Catron (left) and Jeremy Boyland (right) are two of several successful student athletes currently at the University of Memphis. Their ability to adapt and grow within their respective sports was a major factor in their commitment to the Tigers.

Alumni transition from Spartans to Tigers

Alice Willard and Clara Thompson November 5, 2021

Fans roar. Cheerleaders rev up the crowd, pom-poms in hand. Eleven men donned in blue hustle down the field. Fans raise their arms in a U-shape above their heads. Touchdown. In football and cheerleading,...

Presley Spiller sits with her other service project members and participates in “circle,” an event where campers gather together to talk about their thoughts and feelings they have experienced on the service trip. Despite not knowing anyone, Spiller explained that she grew very close with the other members and they became “like family” to her.

A month in Cotuí

Katie Lamm, Editor-in-Chief October 4, 2021

Presley Spiller (11) had never done something like this before. Building a house with only a shovel and pickaxe and living with 33 strangers in a house in the Dominican Republic was, for her, a completely...

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