Hannah Grace Morrison, Reporter
December 16, 2020
Take a step back Try going for a walk or giving yourself a certain amount of time to do something mindless to bring your stress level down before you go back to whatever you were doing. Make a list Try listing the things that need to be done in order of difficulty or importance. Having tasks categorized can make them seem more manageable. Sleep...
Kayla Hayes, Reporter
December 14, 2020
Starry Nights at Shelby Farms "Experience the magic of the holidays at Shelby Farms Park's largest event! Starry Nights brings the spirit of the season to life with dazzling displays featuring more than 3.5 million lights (yes, million!) in an all new show! Festive fun is in store for kids and kids at heart at this socially distant, drive-through (or walk or bike-through on select nights) holiday...
Owen Hewitt, Editor-in-Chief
November 2, 2020
Tomorrow, the nation will wait for the results of this year’s presidential election. The reality of the situation is that we likely won’t know how the votes fall until later in the week, or even later. One reason we’ll likely have to wait for results is an increase in mail-in voting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bipartisan Policy Center, a D.C. based think tank, predicts that mail-in voting...
Caroline Higley, Reporter
October 26, 2020
Different daily schedules, no x-block, no Tuesday dress, socially distanced halls, up staircases and down staircases, eating lunch in new places and masks. So many things have changed in our daily lives, both on and off campus. And in addition to all those changes, students, faculty and staff at St. George’s are all having to adapt to the introduction of Canvas into our community. Canvas is...
Owen Hewitt, Editor-in-Chief
September 30, 2020
On Wednesday, Sept. 24, the administration of St. George’s announced that it had made the decision to transition the upper school to virtual learning until fall break in response to the confirmation of three COVID-19 cases among students. The announcement came midway through the school day, and less than 24 hours after the upper school reported its first positive test on Tuesday. Many students,...
Abby Grace Dodson, Reporter
September 29, 2020
How do you lead an organization dedicated to global citizenship during a global pandemic? Mr. Jason Hills is betting that the St. George’s Institute for Citizenship can adapt. “The whole world is basically in [this] new situation,” ninth-grade history teacher and Director of the Institute Mr. Hills said. “A sink or swim situation, where we either adapt to the changes or we don’t.” The...
Alanna Murphy, Reporter
September 22, 2020
“Keep your distance!” “Spread out!” “Watch your wingspan!” In normal years, Collierville campus librarian Ms. Leah Allison doesn’t spend her time yelling these things. "All I feel like I’m saying is ‘spread out, put your mask on, spread out, put your mask on,’” Ms. Allison said. “That just makes me feel grumpy.” A new aspect of Ms. Allison’s job is making...
Callie Hollis, Media Editor
September 15, 2020
Owen Hewitt, Editor-in-Chief
September 10, 2020
The Head of School search committee announced Thursday afternoon that they had narrowed down their list of potential candidates to two, one of which is current Interim Head of School, Mr. Timothy Gibson. The other candidate on the list of finalists is Mr. Palmer Kennedy who has been the Head of School at Advent Episcopal School, a Pre-Kindergarten through eighth-grade college preparatory school...
Owen Hewitt, Editor-in-Chief
September 1, 2020
The last game the volleyball team played was in a packed Murphy Center on the campus of Middle Tennessee State, full of St. George’s students who had made the trip up to Murfreesboro to watch the NetGryphs take home a state championship. The next game they play will feel quite different. The Bleacher Creatures sent an email to students over the weekend that students would be allowed to come...
