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

Will Smith (12) stands on a street corner holding up a sign to promote a White Station food drive. As head of the school’s service committee, this is just one of many drives he has organized.

Smith uses his voice to inspire change in his community

Chase Pittman, Writer June 8, 2021

Some students see making a change as an impossible feat. Will Smith (12), however, has made serving his community and changing it for the better a priority in his life. As the founder of the Black Poetry...

Surrounded by the marching band, Yuan led White Station’s color guard team through a 2019 football halftime performance. The color guard team has grown in popularity because of Yuan’s leadership and contribution to the sport.

Yuan waves goodbye to Sparta

Alice Willard, Head of Layout June 2, 2021

From color guard captain to theater historian to Executive Board co-president, Lynx Yuan (12) has done it all. Juggling sports, clubs and academics is a stressful balancing act for any student, but factoring...

Sometimes spending over a year on the International Space Station (ISS), NASA’s finest astronauts orbit the earth in the state of the art modular space station. Through the ISS, scientists are able to research and experiment with the latest technologies.

Space travel’s lasting impact on the future

Alice Willard, Writer April 20, 2021

“Houston, we have a problem,” astronaut and pilot Jack Swiger famously uttered as he realized his spacecraft, Apollo 13, would not be able to complete its lunar landing. Even 50 years ago during that...

Though he is no longer in office, Donald Trump’s impeachment trial took place on Feb. 9, 2021.There, he faced charges surrounding the raid at the Capitol, while setting a few historical precedents.

President sets precedent: Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial

Alice Willard, Writer February 19, 2021

Former president Donald Trump has made history, facing charges of inciting an insurrection after his supporters raided and broke into the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6. Earlier that day, Trump gave a...

Kamala Harris delivers her victory speech on Nov. 7, 2020. Earlier, she was announced to have been elected vice president by the popular vote.

Kamala Harris makes history as first female vice president

Hannia Antunez, Writer December 11, 2020

“But while I may be the first woman in this office, I won't be the last. Because every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities,” Kamala Harris said in her Nov. 7 victory...

  Jara Jawneh (12)  poses wearing one of Kala Boutique’s Africa kerr necklaces. Kala Boutique was founded by Jawneh and offers Africa kerr necklaces and other jewelry products for sale.

Shine bright like a diamond: Jawneh encourages cultural pride through jewelry business

Jackie Ann Crislip, Online Editor October 23, 2020

Most teenagers spent their elongated summer vacation binge-watching Netflix and procrastinating on homework. Jara Jawneh (12), on the other hand, became the CEO of her very own business.  “When I...

In a poll released on The Scroll’s Instagram, data was collected from White Station students about their opinions on cancel culture. With the majority against cancel culture, debate-sparking beliefs are few and far between.

Why Cancel Culture is Socially Beneficial

Alice Willard October 22, 2020

You can cancel credit cards, gym memberships and hotel rooms. Now, you can cancel people. When something is cancelled, it is discarded, rescinded, revoked. Finished. This same principle applies to so-called...

Beale Street, which was once full of life and activity, has been silenced since the virus entered the city in March. Places like this have been at the disposal of Memphians for a long time, but now that the option is taken away, we crave them even more than before.

Seven things we appreciate more in quarantine

Alice Willard, Writer May 10, 2020

While the stay at home order has most of us sick of being cooped up in the house all day, missing the livelihood and excitement of life outside our houses has caused us to appreciate the typical aspects...

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...

The Reset Room

Hayden Thornton, Student Life Writer April 8, 2020

Of the 49 million students enrolled in public schools, 3.5 million students were suspended in-school and 3.45 million students were suspended out-of-school in 2019 alone. White Station, despite only having...

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