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

Key Club members stand outside a Mid-South Food Bank warehouse with cart-fulls of cans they’ve collected over the week-long collection period. Together, White Station’s JROTC and Key Club collected over 1,000 cans.

JROTC and Key Club join forces with an annual Thanksgiving food drive

Chitkala Alli, Writer December 1, 2021

Towers of canned corn, green beans and sweet potatoes can only mean one thing: it is time for the annual Thanksgiving food drive. At White Station, the JROTC program manages this Thanksgiving canned food...

Thursday, Oct. 14, Biden signs off on a $480 billion increase to the nation’s debt ceiling, staving off a government shutdown until Dec. 3. While raising the debt ceiling is usually a simple process, the political agendas surrounding this year’s vote have made the process much more controversial.

What happens when the money runs out?

Kingston Barber, Viewpoint Team Leader November 21, 2021

The United States is trillions of dollars in debt. 28.9 trillion to be specific. And each year Congress votes to raise the debt ceiling, putting the U.S. further in debt in order to spend more money on...

Aditi Mishra (11) poses with her immigrant visa. Mishra and her family immigrated to the U.S. from Nepal in November 2011.

International Spartans’ journeys to citizenship

Jessica Sahota, Writer November 14, 2021

Pizza, burgers and fried chicken. Odd obsessions with football. Welcome to the United States: land of the free, home of the brave. To many, the U.S. is a beacon of hope and opportunity. Upon arrival, however,...

Outside, El Chavos poses for a group photo. Their mission is to create music that is both exciting and interesting by forming their own unique pop-punk sound.  Xander Sinclair (10) (center), Cal Winslett (10) (second from right) and Nadia Somerville (11) (farthest right) all attend White Station with the exception of Harrison Barkley (farthest left); the four are taking the music world into their own hands.

Upcoming band, El Chavos, is “by party people, for party people”

Dottie Young, Writer November 10, 2021

The drum sticks slowly pull together — one, two, three —  signifying  the start to the student-led band’s passionate riffs, rhythms and rhymes. Almost two months since their start, El Chavos has...

Sarah Cameron (10) does SEL during fifth period choir class. SEL is a program recently adopted by SCS schools to help students with social emotional leaning skills.

Social Emotional Learning: helpful or unnecessary?

Renata Bayazitova and Chitkala Alli November 10, 2021

Social Emotional Learning or “SEL” helps students learn life skills that are important to know in social situations. For example, SEL teaches students how to deal with their own feelings, how to work...

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...

Connor Coady (12) sings his rendition of “Head Like a Hole” by Nine Inch Nails. Coady was one of many students who performed at the 2000s themed open mic night, garnering attention from the audience.

A night of nostalgia: 2000s return of Coffee House

Ellie Pappas, Chief Copy Editor November 5, 2021

It’s 5 p.m. on a Friday night. Around 30 students are on the cafeteria floor, spread apart on blankets, singing along to live entertainment and drinking coffee. This scene is a monthly occurrence called...

Tracy Duckworth explains an upcoming project to her seventh period students. For the end-of-course project, students are asked to create a list of 50 allusions to mythology found in the everyday world.

Mythology: new class, ancient subject

Sophia Turner, Writer November 5, 2021

“Tsskkkk tskkk.” A noise emerges from the front of the room. A hissing Medusa decoration awaits students as they step into Tracy Duckworth’s classroom for yet another day in her mythology class. Mythology...

Facebook connects nearly 2.85 billion people worldwide, but what impact does it have on its users? On Oct. 5, whistleblower Frances Haugen came forward and revealed critical information about Facebook’s mismanaging of privacy, hate speech and mental health.

Facebook crashes for hours: what happened?

Chase Pittman and Lena Zeng November 5, 2021

Monday, Oct. 4, millions across the globe were confused as apps owned by Facebook refused to load, preventing many from communicating with friends, family and loved ones. This came soon after Frances Haugen,...

This promotional poster features “Squid Game’s” most recognizable game: red light, green light, one of six deadly children’s games played throughout the series. If the doll catches a player moving after she has announced “red light,” the player will be shot and killed, eliminating them from the game.

Squid Game review: is it worth the hype?

CJ Santo, Writer November 5, 2021

The dalgona challenge. Red light, green light parodies. Fanart of player #067. For the past month, it has seemed nearly impossible to escape the insanely popular media craze that is “Squid Game.” With...

A retired physics and astronomy teacher holds out a large flame for a student audience. The flame was created by igniting methane bubbles.

Mole day science experiments

Sophia Turner, Writer November 5, 2021

Ready, set … fire? Chemistry students watch in amazement as two retired teachers set a handful of bubbles ablaze. On Oct. 21 and 22, chemistry classrooms were visited by former teachers who performed...

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,...

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