History Day Happenings
Snowden Farnsworth, Editor
March 18, 2019
St. George's was well represented on Feb. 23, 2019 by over forty students from the seventh and eighth grades who competed at the West Tennessee History Day contest, volunteers from the junior class and teachers. Eleven St. George’s competitors walked away with awards and will proceed to the state c...
Leaving Our Legacy
Cary Robbins, Editor of Feature Stories
March 1, 2019
“I really value that our school values their students,” junior Silas Rhodes said. “They care about the students opinions, and I feel like that’s not something that you see a lot in other schools.” The junior class took their junior retreat last Thursday and Friday where they were able to ...
The Gift of Giving Back to Our Community
Cary Robbins, Reporter
February 11, 2019
Just like the Gryphon house system, Gryphnation app, and all senior pranks, St. George's has once again surprised the students of St. George's with a week and a half of community service. Instead of having to go through the same schedule, students had one class for the entire school day and one day of...
X-Block switch up affects freshman and sophomores
Dean Campbell, Reporter
January 31, 2019
In January, the administration announced to ninth and tenth graders that X-Block was changing. In the meeting, they told students that in order to go to another teacher during X-Block, students need an email confirmation. Another change was the sign-in and sign-out sheets that are now found in most...
One Beard To Rule Them All
Laura Beard and Snowden Farnsworth
January 28, 2019
For those looking to have a luscious beard like Upper School Biology teacher Mr. Sam Abrams, he has a few words of advice. “Keep it groomed. Don’t just let your beard grow and never trim up your neckline. Don’t be afraid of grooming products. There’s nothing emasculating about that because...
Rundown of the Shutdown
Spencer Cotham and Snowden Farnsworth
January 28, 2019
Two days ago, Congress and the President announced that they have agreed to a deal to end the government shutdown. It lasted 35 days, the longest government shutdown in American history. Confused about what happened with the shutdown? The Lodge sat down with AP Government teacher Mrs. Emily Metz to get ...
Shutdown Takes Toll on Robotics
Snowden Farnsworth, Editor
January 23, 2019
The St. George’s robotics team got a close-up view of the government shutdown when VEX announced that they had changed the venue for their Signature Event competition, taking place on Jan. 26, 2019, from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum to a facility for consumer shows. The governme...
Robotics on Fire
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 ...
Answering the Call
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...
A Time for Change
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...
The Who, When, Why of The Syrian War
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...
Art at Heart
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 dep...
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