Miles Masters, Editor
January 31, 2020
Among many unfortunate events that seemed to usher in the new decade, the situation foremost in Americans’ minds was the assassination of Qasem Soleimani and the following turmoil between the United States and Iran. For teens especially, there has been a lot of stress about global tensions and the possibility of war. Many relieved this stress in the main way that teens do: by making a wave of memes...
Cary Robbins, Editor of Feature Stories
January 29, 2020
“The whole upper school, like 300 kids, faculty, all that are going to be in the community somewhere, which is kind of a neat impact to make all at once,” Upper School Director of Student Life Ms. Emmy McClain said. Gryph Giving is continuing this year, and on Feb. 5, 2020, the entire Upper School will be going out into the community to serve. This year, however, is different, and now junior...
Sam Kuykendall, Reporter
January 21, 2020
Two weeks ago, the city of Memphis celebrated the 85th birthday of the King of Rock and Roll himself, Elvis Presley. Although Presley died in 1977, the mark he left on the music industry and the city of Memphis in particular is still very visible today. The celebration, which lasted from January 8th to January 11th, began with a proclamation ceremony of Elvis Presley Day by Memphis and Shelby County...
Snowden Farnsworth and Miles Masters
January 19, 2020
The recycling program on the St. George’s Collierville campus is in a state of confusion after the departure of Mr. Bill McClain in September. Until late August this year, Mr. McClain operated as the director of environmental programs in addition to his role as a biology and environmental science teacher. When he left St. George’s to work with the sustainable agriculture business Indigo Ag,...
Isabel Dlabach, Editor
January 8, 2020
Sam Kuykendall, Reporter
December 17, 2019
At the same time that Mr. Timothy Gibson became the new Interim Head of St. George’s, students and parents were notified of a change to the exam schedule beginning with this semester’s exams that are set for the week of Dec. 16. Exam days will begin at 8:30 a.m. and let out at 3:15 p.m. Lunch will be served during the day. Students that do not have an exam will not be required to come to school....
Jacob Gettig, Editor
December 6, 2019
Peter Ilott is the director of the telecommunications section at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL). JPL is the center for development of most NASA probes, from Voyager to the Mars rovers. Peter worked on Spirit and Opportunity, Curiosity, CloudSat, Deep Impact, the Phoenix Mars polar lander, and InSight. He is currently working on the next Mars Rover and the Europa Clipper. Q. Can you...
Madeline Sisk, Reporter
December 4, 2019
Jacob Gettig, Editor
November 14, 2019
The school is bustling with life even though it’s a Saturday. The American Music Ensemble plays a song, the theatre performs a segment of their play, poems are read. It is the final day of the annual art show. The art show has been a recurring event for years, and it has always served as a way to integrate St. George’s with the greater artistic community of Memphis, from hobbyists to professionals....
Isabel Dlabach, Editor
October 29, 2019
On Sunday, Oct. 27 at 6:00pm, St. George’s families received an email announcing the appointment of Mr. Timothy Gibson as the Interim Head of School, effective that day. It was known that former Head of School Mr. Ross Peters would be leaving at the end of the 2019-2020 school year, so a mid-semester departure was not expected. Students did not receive the email but learned about the change from...
