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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

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Pads and tampons are available for all students in the main office. This initiative was started by the district some years ago and is continued through the district and community donations.

Unpacking period product access at White Station

Zahra Altareb, Writer March 17, 2025

The bell rings. You stand up from your seat and suddenly, you know you have to take a detour before your next class. You finish packing up, and the race begins. ‘I’m going to be so late.’ For...

Ellison Moore (11), a first-year writer on The Scroll, recommends the manga series “Land of the Lustrous,” illustrated and written by Haruko Ichikawa.

Hidden behind a cover — book recommendations

Ellen Tan March 17, 2025

Carmen Carr When did you start reading as a hobby? “[As a child,] I loved Harlequin Romance novels … these little bitty thin love stories. And then, my grandmother started me on adult fiction...

Students sitting in Thomas Harris’s computer science class during seventh period. Thomas Harris retired before winter break and his students have had a long-term substitute since.

When teachers are nowhere to be found

Zahra Altareb, Writer March 4, 2025

The five-minute bell rings right as you’re walking into class. You’re just about to sit down when you realize that your teacher is nowhere to be found, and then you remember that they won’t be for...

Ja-Vincent Waller is White Station’s graduation coach, but before taking on this role in 2023, he was a social studies teacher. He graduated from Rhodes College with a degree in political science and later attended the University of Memphis for graduate school, studying political science and education.

Black excellence: Teacher edition

Zahra Altareb, Writer February 28, 2025

Jan-Vincent Waller What does black excellence mean to you? “I think black excellence is all of the triumphs that black people had to accomplish in spite of the laws and society being against them....

Elina Roy (9) waits on a structure she designed for Science Olympiad to 3D print in the chemistry lab. Roy was on the Science Olympiad team for White Station Middle School and plans to continue it in the high school division.

White Station STEM Clubs: What, how and why

Zahra Altareb, Writer December 17, 2024

“And the award goes to — White Station!” a phrase White Station High School’s (WSHS) STEM clubs never get tired of hearing, whether it be at regional, state or even national competitions. Each...

Members of the White Station High School prayer group begin praying in the senior parking lot before the first bell. They have gathered every Wednesday for the past few months to pray for individual requests and the well-being of the school.

Prayer at the portables

Zahra Altareb, Writer December 15, 2024

It’s cold. It’s dark. No one’s here yet, but from the corner of your eye, you see a group of people standing near the portables. What could they possibly be doing? A group of students at White...

Afifah Alma (11) speaks with Ashmita Karmaker (9) in the cafeteria, before the first bell. Many of the Bangladeshi students at White Station have been close friends for years and often sit with each other at school and visit outside of school.

Bangladeshi students reckon with protests back home

Zahra Altareb, Writer November 2, 2024

Lockdown. No entering or exiting homes, no going out to eat and no knowledge of what’s to come. And no, this isn’t about COVID.  This uncertainty was prevalent in Bangladesh for many during the...

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