Sassy horoscopes
Emma Pounders, Rainey Zaugg, Emma Bennett, and Will Brown
May 17, 2018
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
Capricorn (December 22 - January 19) Everyone already knows you're smart, so not getting those two bonus points on the test doesn't really matter, just like everything else in life. Now be like "Frozen," and let it go! Aquarius (January 20 - February 18) Your apathetic attitude is envied by e...
Pinballin’
Laura Beard, Reporter
May 17, 2018
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Local, Showcase
Pinball seems like a ghost of the past, haunting the shadowy corners of pizza places, bars and laundromats. A remind- er of a distant era, way before apps or Fortnite. But, the new (or perhaps old) sport is emerging across the city of Memphis. With a dedicated following and new players ever...
Self-Care
Sidney Marr, Reporter
May 17, 2018
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
Self care is a universal activity that we undertake deliberately to take care of our emotional, mental and physical health. Individuals discover their personal self care routine based on which activities make them feel best. As an adult, it is very important to make sure you get a sufficient amount of...
There’s murder in the air
Cary Robbins, Reporter
April 13, 2018
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Showcase
A group of actors, directors and a producer are meeting together at a financial supporter’s house in 1940 in upstate New York to perform their play in hopes of getting financial support to perform it on Broadway. While at the house, everyone gets trapped inside by a snowstorm that mysteriously appe...
Which veggie burgers made the cut?
Emma Pounders and Emily O'Connell
April 10, 2018
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Showcase
Belly Acres Since 2014, Belly Acres in Overton Square has marketed itself as a unique and “citified farm fresh” dining experience, and it definitely lives up to this description. This establishment offers two vegetarian burgers, and we opted for the lentil and onion. This burger is served open fac...
Women finally wear the pants
Cary Robbins, Reporter
April 2, 2018
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Showcase
Taking place in 1930s Georgia, "The Color Purple" tells the story of Miss Celie, a young African American woman who has been taken away from her sister to marry a stranger. Through Miss Celie’s struggles of withstanding her new husband's abuse, this play inspires women to stand up for themselves and th...
Bring on the books
Lauren Purdy, Opinion Editor
February 21, 2018
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Showcase
St. George’s hosted the annual Battle of the Books tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 14. This year was the first year in which St. George’s won and is eligible to move on in the competition. Battle of the Books is a program in which students compete against other school teams from the Shelby County are...
Good grief, Charlie Brown!
Cary Robbins, Reporter
February 13, 2018
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Showcase
"You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown" opened on Thursday night, Feb. 8, and the last show was Sunday, Feb. 11. This musical brought the kid’s cartoon Charlie Brown and his friends to life at St. George’s Germantown Campus. There was a big audience at this musical because Charlie Brown attracted peo...
Peanuts gang takes the stage
Sidney Marr, Reporter
February 10, 2018
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Showcase
The St. George’s thespians are taking you back to your childhood in the high school musical “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown.” Opening night is tonight, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. with additional shows happening Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. On the parents’ night performance Tuesday, Feb 6, the ca...
Wait, is every ad a Tide ad?
Laura McDowell and Miriam Brown
February 9, 2018
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Showcase
Laura called me around 1 a.m. last week saying that she wanted to review Super Bowl ads again for our beloved high school paper. Basically, nothing’s changed, so we are back and better than ever. (This is up to interpretation, but we certainly are back). Even college couldn't keep us away. Here's the d...
Ladybird soars
Laura Beard, Reporter
February 7, 2018
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Showcase
More often than not, a protagonist is someone powerful, someone who, no matter how misguided, gets the job done. They get the girl, land the job, or take down the corrupt institution. Ladybird does none of this, and through that she plunges us unwitting viewers into a bittersweet year in the life of...
“The Last Jedi” or the last straw?
Emma Pounders, Evan Dorian, Hudson Beaudry, Andrew McDowell, and Spence Burford
February 6, 2018
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Showcase
SPOILER ALERT! Don’t read this if you haven’t seen The Last Jedi yet. If you have, enjoy the following banter between the Light Side, represented by Evan Dorian and Emma Pounders, and the Dark Side, represented by Hudson Beaudry, Spence Burford and Andrew McDowell as they debate the good and the...