Snowden Farnsworth, Reporter
January 10, 2019
The Robogryphs have started their competition season off with a bang. At St. George’s VRC Fall Tournament Junior Elizabeth Crane noticed something was wrong with their team’s award-winning robot. “At first I was sort of surprised because our brain doesn’t usually smoke. That’s sort of like a rare thing. Brains don’t usually smoke,” Sophomore Kagan Sears explained. “We’ve seen...
Evan Dorian, Co-editor-in-chief
November 7, 2018
"I wanted to take action.” Matthew Doucette, a 2018 graduate of St. George’s, answered the call to serve his community when he reached out to Mr. Lee Harris’s campaign for mayor of Shelby County. As a young adult in the Memphis community, he was exactly what the campaign was looking for in a “New Era” intern. Doucette is one of many young people in Shelby County who wanted to make his...
Dean Campbell and Callie Hollis
November 2, 2018
July 12, 2018 was the day Temiika Gipson realized things had changed. Her chances to win the race for Circuit Court Clerk rose dramatically after being endorsed by Memphis daily paper the Commercial Appeal. “I felt the support of the community when I was endorsed by the Commercial Appeal,” Gipson said. “They realized that I was the more qualified candidate because of my experience working...
Jack Lange, Reporter
October 23, 2018
Who: The current civil war in Syria involves many countries and numerous sponsors. First, there is the Free Syrian Army, who is currently fighting against the Syrian Regime led by Bashar Al-Assad. Nearby countries such as Iran and Iraq support Al-Assad, while Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia support the rebels. Russia has heavily backed the regime. This has complicated Russian relations with...
Spencer Cotham, Reporter
October 15, 2018
If the students of St. George’s are ever looking to expand their knowledge of art, paint a picture or just to talk to a friendly face, they now have the opportunity to go to the art room and find Mrs. Gwendolyn English, the new upper school art teacher. Mrs. English has taught students in many departments of art for years, so she knows her way around an art room. She taught at Hutchison for 15 years,...
Cary Robbins, Editor
September 27, 2018
The 2018 St. Jude 5k took place on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 22. Although the weather was a little misty and rainy, the people who came and supported the race were the biggest group to ever attend the St. Jude 5k. “Everyone seemed to be having a really good time,” English teacher and St. Jude sponsor Mrs. Heidi Rubín de la Borbolla said. “Conditions were a little cool, a little rainy,...
Caroline Zummach, Sports Editor
April 30, 2018
On April 10, the Upper School announced the executives for SGov for the 2018-2019 school year. Candidates who ran had to speak in front of the Upper School about what they wanted to do as a member of Student Government. Next year, SGov will have a social branch, which will be in charge of social events like dances, and a legislative branch, which will oversee clubs. The Lodge was able to get to...
Connor Lambert, Reporter
April 13, 2018
All across the nation during March, students, teachers and a wave of others gathered to show unity, support and hope for gun reform after the Parkland shooting. The march was led by survivors from the shooting, making it one of the largest youth-led demonstrations since the Vietnam War protests of the 1970s. This surge of youth engagement was not lost on the country as the demonstration gained widespread...
Hudson Beaudry, Reporter
March 9, 2018
On March 7, 2018, the St. George’s Student Government sent out a cryptic email featuring only an attached photo of “The Last Supper,” painted by the great Leonardo DaVinci. “Look forward to it,” senior and student class president Bennett Matson said. “It’s going to bring the school together in a way never done before, and everyone’s going to enjoy it.” The subject line of the...
Caroline Zummach, Sports Editor
February 22, 2018
Over the weekend, a group of five students headed to the Ozarks of Arkansas alongside St. George's teachers Mr. Timmons and Mr. Sam Abrams on a backpacking adventure. SGGO took trips to the Ozark Highlands Trail in Ozark National Forest. The students were challenged over the weekend, being responsible for setting up their own camps and cooking their own meals. The group hiked about sixteen miles...
