Voices of the fight
Cary Robbins, Reporter
May 17, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
"When my brother died, the moment that someone told me that he had been shot, I actually thought it was a dream,” senior Bryan Payne said. “I didn’t want to believe that it was true. Why did it have to be him?” Cameron William Selmon, Payne’s older brother, was shot and killed when he was...
ADHD
Emma Bennett, Web Editor
April 10, 2018
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"I thought it was early Alzheimer’s,” upper school history teacher Dr. Marianne Leung said. “I could not remember. People were saying ‘We talked about that yesterday’ and I had no memory of that. I wasn’t paying attention, so I never heard it. I had not forgotten. It is just my mind was not...
Pretty Privilege
Lauren Purdy, Opinion Editor
April 10, 2018
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Since she was a little girl, junior Alexis Turner has always been reminded that she had darker skin than those around her. “It’s always been kind of iffy stuff people have said. Moms would be like, ‘Hey, chocolate baby.’ Why do I have to be a chocolate baby? Just let me be a baby,” Turner...
The saints come marching in
Cary Robbins, Reporter
February 9, 2018
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When alumnus Adam Cruthirds was diagnosed with leukemia at age 16, his first response was one of bravery. “I am not afraid,” he remembers saying. His second response was the beginning of a journey. “What’s leukemia?” he asked. “I didn’t really know what that meant. And then ...
Focus of controversy
Lauren Purdy, Opinion Editor
November 10, 2017
Filed under Features, Local, Showcase
This past August, the “Unite the Right” rally led by white nationalists in Charlottesville,Va. shocked the nation, as protesters violently demonstrated over the removal of a Confederate monument. One person died and several others suffered injuries after one white nationalist’s car plowed th...
CHAPEL
Carolyn Lane, Editor-in-Chief
November 10, 2017
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To some students, the changes to chapel services this year may have seemed small: we do not say the Pledge of Allegiance, we no longer recite the Honor Code, though both remain a part of assemblies, and in place of former chaplain Mr. Brendan Gorham, we have new guest chaplains for each service. Some...
Midtown oasis
Merryn Ruthling, Features Editor
October 23, 2017
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The revitalized Crosstown Concourse building is hard to miss – and not just because it’s a 1.5 million square foot building towering over Midtown’s skyline. Abandoned for 17 years, the Sears Crosstown Building reopened its doors Saturday, Aug. 19 to showcase a mixed-use urban vill...
Humans of SG: Mr. Julian Guzman
Lauren Purdy, Opinion Editor
September 26, 2017
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Q&A with Upper School English Teacher Ms. Marilee Mallott
Kaitlyn Bowman, Layout Editor
September 21, 2017
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Question: How long have you been a teacher? Answer: This is "my 15th year teaching." Q: Where did you previously teach before coming here? A: "I taught at a private school in California and last year at Houston High School." Q: Is St. George’s environment different from your past schools? A: "Yes and no. ...
Technology upends the music industry
Carolyn Lane, Jada Page, Linsey Sparks, and David Deloso
August 15, 2017
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The digital revolution has upended many industries but none more than the music industry. “It’s changed a lot and I feel like it’s changing everyday,” Wil Reeves, owner of Centro Cellar Studio in Columbia, said. For a large part of the 20th century, recording studios relied on analog technology,...
Coming out of the darkness
Lauren Purdy, Copy Editor
May 17, 2017
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Junior Anna Harbert is a typical girl trying to get through high school. She cheers, loves animals and is active in her youth group. Her laugh is infectious, and she is generally a pretty happy person – except when her depression hits her, but that’s not too often. This was not always the case....
Trouble in paradise
Annie Murff, Merryn Ruthling, and Caroline Zummach
May 16, 2017
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The half day before spring or fall break, school hallways can seem empty. At St. George’s, this can be explained by the large number of students who have left to enjoy their break at the beach. In fact, it can seem as if overnight many students have traded in school hallways for sandy beaches and...