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

Hussein Wahab (11) displays a car he has been working on in his brother’s shop. Wahab took out and stripped the motor before sending it to Ghassan Automotive to forge the internals and successfully hold 800 wheel horsepower.

Car enthusiasts pulling in at the ‘Station

Sophia Marmion, News and Features Team Leader February 22, 2024

Revving engines, spinning tires, flashing headlights. Cars are a staple of modern life, transporting people across the world and exemplifying advanced engineering through everyday utility. In the hundred...

(Left to right, top to bottom) Lena Zeng (12), Yidan Zeng and Lily Zeng celebrate Lena’s second birthday. Lily and Yidan are both older than Lena, three years and 13 years respectively.

To all of the siblings I’ve loved before

Ellen Tan, Layout Team February 12, 2024

Many older siblings have been by their younger siblings’ side since the moment the younger sibling opened their eyes. Whether it was to witness their first step, their first day of school or even their...

Rishabh Sen (12) stands with his parents Saunak Sen and Suheeta Roy. Both Saunak Sen and Roy work at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, the former as a professor of Biostatistics and the latter as an assistant professor of Genetics and Genomics.

Beyond the lecture hall — students with professor parents

Kate Metcalf, News and Features Team Leader February 9, 2024

The college question looms in the minds of students as their time in high school comes to an end. Yet, many students are left with unanswered questions about what will be expected of them during the next...

In response to Chris Rock’s joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith at the 2022 Oscars, Will Smith walked on stage and slapped Rock. This move shocked many of the viewers.

The histories of well-known celebrity feuds

Maya Zelinski, Social Media Lead February 8, 2024

High school is full of drama. You and your boyfriend get in an argument, you break up, he suddenly finds a new girlfriend, and before you know it, it is all anyone is talking about. Now, imagine experiencing...

Vice Principal Michael Ayers (pictured above) directs traffic from 2:15 to 2:30 most days after school. He lets waves of cars through at a time, clearing up traffic as efficiently as possible.

Motorized moshpit — welcome to the Spartan parking lot

Kate Metcalf, News and Features Team Leader February 8, 2024

  Why go to a Monster Truck event when the White Station High School (WSHS) parking lot is so close to home? Although the parking lot itself isn’t as wild as a car show, the drama, crashes...

The math team eats dinner on their last night in Boston. The math team visited China Town in Boston while traveling for the Harvard MIT Math Tournament (HMMT)

Cui guides math team to success

Jill Allert, Writer February 8, 2024

Throughout the year, the White Station High School Math Team participates in various competitions. Whether they are hunkered down in the library or traveling cross-country to compete, their sponsor, Yanli...

The television show adaptation of “Percy Jackson & the Olympians” was based on the original book series written by Rick Riordan, specifically following the plot of “The Lightning Thief”. Although a second season is not yet confirmed, the current season will have eight episodes.

Spoilers ahead: overview of Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Ellen Tan, Layout Team January 4, 2024

Alright, another day at school; you’ll need a backpack, check. A sandwich without cheese, check. A pen that can turn into a sword … now that wasn’t on the list. “Percy Jackson and the Olympians”...

Football players gain regional recognition

Shania Moore, Layout Lead December 14, 2023

The White Station football team might not have attained the record they desired in their overall season, but their achievements did not go unnoticed. Many players on the team have been recognized by the...

A study from Northwestern University sampled American adults from 2006 to 2018 and 2011 to 2018 and found that the Flynn effect was reversed. The steepest trends where the IQ, or intelligence quotient, decreased occurred for people aged 18-22 and with lower levels of education.

Coming back from the pandemic: the effects of online learning

Ellen Tan, Layout Team December 14, 2023

In academic settings, the intelligence quotient (IQ) has been used to determine things like whether or not a student would need more or less help with completing schoolwork or what classes a student should...

Spartan seniors pose for a quick picture showing off their backpacks. They sport Hello Kitty, Disney princesses, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Spider-Man on their bags.

Senior backpacks leading a trip down memory lane

Chitkala Alli, Managing Editor December 14, 2023

With senior year comes excitement for the future, but that excitement rarely comes without some nostalgia from the past. As an ode to elementary school, high school seniors all over the nation are seen...

A robot picks up a box in a screenshot from the video Allie Maury (12) will show to members of her survey. After, survey participants will be asked to describe the video using silent gestures.

Gestures, representation and dramatization: AP Research projects

Jill Allert, Writer December 14, 2023

How do people gesture? How are Latinx people represented in video games? Does dramatization in television affect high schoolers’s perception of the ethics of true crime shows? All these questions...

From left to right, Abby Griffith (10), Azaria Jones (10), and Kailyn Card (10) play defense at their second match in the sixth Annual Battle in Gatlinburg . The match resulted in a victory for the Spartans.

Lady Spartans lacrosse return from Gatlinburg with third place victory

Addis Shiberou, Writer December 12, 2023

The season hasn’t started yet, but the Lady Spartans Lacrosse team is already at work. They face a long road of preseason scrimmages against some of the best teams in the city, but before that, they...

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