Agreeing to disagree
Laura McDowell, Communications Editor
November 28, 2016
In junior Emily O’Connell’s household, an addendum might be made to the common phrase “Don’t bring politics to the dinner table” — or out in public. During what started as a pleasant dinner out, the O’Connells’ night ended after some uninvited guests made themselves known. The topic...
So it’s not just Trump and Hillary on the ballot?
Merryn Ruthling, News Editor
November 18, 2016
When you go to vote on Nov. 8, you might be surprised to find that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are not the only ones on the ballot. There are 18 people running for mayor, alderman and the school boards in Germantown and Collierville. These are the people who create and modify laws, pass the budge...
Family feuds
Annika Conlee, Reporter
November 10, 2016
With the 2016 election fast approaching, politics have been coming to the dinner table all around the nation. “I talk with my family about politics every once and awhile,” junior Fe Novoa said. “Since my brother and I have different opinions, we would fight a lot, so now the conversation has...
Money on their minds
Annie Vento, Editor-in-Chief
October 2, 2016
When listening to senior Noah Pope speak about Cutco, one could be forgiven if for thinking he was describing Stratton Oakmont from “The Wolf of Wall Street.” “If you walk into a Cutco meeting and you’re sitting there, there’s tons of screaming, tons of cheering loud. It’s controlled chaos,”...
Hard Day’s Night
Iona Yates, Entertainment Editor
September 29, 2016
Junior year. It's the most daunting time in any St. George's student’s life. The heavy course load, the beginning of the college process, the games, the prom - it can all be overwhelming. This was especially true for senior Shoaf Robinson, but to this, he added 30 hours of work per week. Robinson h...
Under the lights
Caroline Zummach, Copy Editor
May 25, 2016
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to stand under the lights as an audience gazes at you while you’re acting out a part that you have never rehearsed or performed on stage? Well, that’s exactly what junior Elle Vaughn had to do on April 30, the last performance of the upper school spring come...
The Birds and The Bees
Annie Vento, Editor-in-Chief
May 18, 2016
It’s hot. The sun is shining, and I can hear the wind in the grass and birds chirping around me. Instead of walking through busy hallways and making my way through the noisy crowds, I am surrounded by nothing but nature: the yellow flowers ahead of me, the hoophouse harvesting new vegetables on my right and the newly-built treehouse across the po...
Class of 2016
Annie Murff, Layout Editor
May 15, 2016
Memorable. Fun. Innovative. School of Champions. Those are just a few words and phrases to describe the class of 2016. With creative SISs like The Teenage Experiment, Suburban Farms and Adam’s Army, this year’s seniors have paved the way for more impactful projects to follow. The class of...
Piecing Together A Better Community
Miriam Brown and Kai Taylor
April 16, 2016
For senior Paige Madison, the learning experiences in her fifteen years at St. George’s haven’t just been academic. She remembers how nervous she was on her first day of school when she joined 19 other students in the first class at the St. George’s Memphis Campus. Now, Madison is prepar...
Behind Closed Doors
Merryn Ruthling, Staff Writer
April 13, 2016
There is a secret group of students on campus. No one knows when they meet, where they meet or what they discuss. The results of their meetings are held so closely that no one who attends is allowed to speak of them outside of or after the meeting. This group of students is the Honor Council, and wh...
Cancer is no excuse
Kendall LoCascio, Features Editor/Copy Editor
March 26, 2016
Senior Adam Cruthirds walked 13.1 miles at the St. Jude marathon arm-in-arm with his friends, pumped with chemotherapy, adrenaline and the knowledge that he had a major surgery the next morning, but he crossed the finish line anyway. This was just another average day for Adam Cruthirds. Adam,...
An unsung hero
Caroline Zummach, Staff Writer
February 22, 2016
“Hey, Mr. Ricky! How’s it going?” These words are spoken dozens of times throughout each week in the halls of St. George’s to Mr. Ricky Higgenbottom, a kind and caring Facilities Associate and Transportation Specialist. Mr. Ricky was born and raised in Oxford, Miss. He fondly remembers play...
