It’s Okay to be Different
Cary Robbins, Editor
March 21, 2019
“I know that even if I do or I don’t win that I’m still unique,” fourth grader Success Wilkerson said. Wilkerson won the Glowing Gryphon Pageant on the night of Feb. 22. Senior Kaitlyn Bowman hosted a pageant for the fourth and fifth grade girls from the St. George’s Memphis Campus as her Se...
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...
Cheering Up Paige Robbins
Mimi Young, Reporter
March 9, 2019
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Showcase
When junior Maggie Emmendorfer lost her grandfather a few years ago from Alzheimer’s Disease, she wanted help those who suffered from it. After hearing her friend’s grandfather complain about the lack of younger performers at Paige Robbins Adult Day Care Center, which takes care of people with Alzheimer’s...
Express Connections
Owen Hewitt, Reporter
March 7, 2019
With six weeks left in the Alliance of American Football’s inaugural season, the Memphis Express, after picking up their first win last week against the San Diego Fleet, practiced at the facilities of St. George’s this afternoon. Athletic Director Mr. Tom Densford said that it was a quickly ar...
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 ...
Exploring Art During GryphGiving
Mimi Young, Reporter
February 27, 2019
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Showcase
It is rare for high school art students to see artwork done by famous artists Georgia O'Keefee and Tim Faiers and work with a professional sculpture. However, members of Ms. Gwen English’s Printmaking and Advanced Art classes had this opportunity because the extra class time they had as a result of...
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...
Lounging Around With Jacob (A 5 Questions With)
Claire Rooney, Reporter
February 8, 2019
Filed under Profiles, Showcase
What is the Art Lounge? "Essentially, I wanted to set up a space for students to work on art even if they're not good at it. Because it's a very therapeutic experience, if you're just making something and just the act of using both of your hands to do something productive." What inspired the A...
Rocking the Schoolhouse
Claire Rooney, Reporter
February 7, 2019
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Showcase
A Year In Art
Claire Rooney, Reporter
February 6, 2019
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Showcase
St. George’s has a tradition of sponsoring and organizing volunteer opportunities for Martin Luther King Jr. Day every year, trying to get the kids to turn it into a day on instead of a day off. Most years the art department organizes their own activities based around beautifying Memphis. Howeve...
A Saucy Review
Spencer Cotham, Reporter
February 5, 2019
If you know me, you know that I know a lot about pizza. I’ve been around pizza for quite a long time, and it’s been with me through thick and thin (sorry, I had to). If you don’t know already, my dad is one of the two founders of Pyros, so I know a lot about running a pizza restaurant, and what it...
A Play Out of This World
Mimi Young, Reporter
February 4, 2019
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Showcase
What does William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, 1950s rock and roll classics, and a spaceship all have in common? They all could be used to describe the upcoming spring musical, Return to the Forbidden Planet. The auditions for Return to the Forbidden Planet were on January 30th through February 2nd...
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