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Why Should I Care About The Strait of Hormuz?
Why Should I Care About The Strait of Hormuz?
Foster Smith, Reporter • May 4, 2026

The Facts: The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow channel between the Omani Musandam Peninsula and Iran transporting about 20% of oil and natural gas globally, according to Axios. Crude oil is refined into gasoline, so when the price of oil goes up, the price of gas does, too. There is a war between the U.S. and Iran in Iran that is currently at...

Families visit Black Seeds Urban Farms.  The garden is located near Downtown Memphis.
Planting Seeds of Change
Riya Kumar, Reporter • February 6, 2026
Students gaze out at the Potomac River during the eighth-grade trip to Washington, D.C. The government shutdown changed the trip itinerary significantly.
Shutdown
Kylin Menard, Reporter • January 13, 2026
Table Spread food pantry volunteers pack chicken for their Saturday distribution. Table Spread was founded on Islamic ideals and believes they are called by God to help their neighbors.
Feeding the Need
Lyla Furlong, Assistant Editor-in-Chief • December 5, 2025
Nest Student enjoys playing on the slide at the Nest. The Nest is the newest addition to St. Mary's.
Birds of a Feather Go to Daycare Together
Jada Lin, Reporter • October 13, 2025

The giggles of babies can be heard for the first time in the lower school with the opening of the Nest.  Located in the newly renovated Moss...

Memphians gather to "finish Liza's run."
St. Mary’s Girls “Finish Liza’s Run”
Gemma Ferguson, Editor • September 11, 2025

It’s 4:00 a.m., pitch black outside, but hundreds of Memphians in neon clothes show up to “Finish Liza’s Run.” Immaculate Conception...

Teachers departing mid-year is rare, but not unheard of.
What Happens When a Teacher Leaves Mid-year?
Farah Arshad, Reporter • May 13, 2025

A new job. Injury. Illness. Pregnancy. While there are a number of reasons teachers may leave midyear, the sudden departure of a faculty member...

Honor Council cases nearly double in the 2024-2025 school year.
Inside the Honor Council
Mia Friedman, Editor • May 6, 2025

For the last weeks and months of her senior year, Honor Council President Claudia Ribeiro was busy. Very busy. So far this year, the Honor Council...

Many students increase the playback speed on educational videos for class in order to save time.
Learning at 2x speed
Eve Pai, Reporter • April 24, 2025

For many St. Mary’s students, there is an extra step before hitting play on a video. The cursor moves to the playback speed button followed...

Meg Kinnard Hardee, a St. Mary's lifer, became a professional journalist for the Associated Press and was honored at the 2025 Outstanding Alumn
Meg Kinnard Hardee ’98 named 2025 Outstanding Alumna
Wallis Rogin, Co Editor-in-Chief • April 7, 2025

This article was originally published on stmarysschool.org  St. Mary’s instills light and life into every girl who passes through the halls,...

Yondr pouches are one of the options among other solutions like phone lockers that will restrict access to phones during the school day. As Throckmorton announced, students' phones will be locked up next year.
Time to let go
Mayra Arshad, Managing Editor • April 6, 2025

The familiar chiming and ringing of phones will echo the upper school halls for the last time as this school year comes to a close. On Feb....

AP Daily Videos for topic 7.4 in the AP Human Geography online classroom are missing.
Some Daily Videos disappear from AP Classroom 
Wallis Rogin, Co Editor-in-Chief • March 7, 2025

On March 6, the posts started appearing on the Advanced Placement Human Geography Teachers Facebook group page. Two of the daily videos, learning...

Senior Naomi Betapudi completes a physics assignment on AP Classroom in preparation for the AP exam in May.
Screen Test
Mia Friedman, Editor • February 26, 2025

Keyboards, typing and clicking will now be commonplace in testing rooms.  After the 2023-24 school year saw an increase in cheating on Advanced...

Students place their cellphones in bins at the start of class in Ms. Ray's room. This phone policy will be replaced with a phone ban starting during the 2025-26 school year.
Throckmorton announces updated cellphone policy for 2025-26 school year 
Mayra Arshad and Wallis Rogin February 13, 2025

The buzzing, ringing, chiming and dinging of cellphones will become rare sounds next school year.  Cellphones are officially going to be...

The Church of the Holy Communion produces a bell noise heard multiple times a day by students.
Secrets of the Steeple
Addie Phillips, Reporter • January 29, 2025

At least 13 times a day, St. Mary’s students hear the loud chiming of the bells at the Church of the Holy Communion. While many students imagine...

A half empty Celsius Energy drink sits on a desk in Ms. Bielskis's classroom.
Out of Energy
Lyla Furlong, Assistant Editor-in-Chief • January 21, 2025

Students looking for a pick-me-up between classes are out of luck. As of November, Sage Dining has removed three energy drinks – Monster...

Our teachers have had many different jobs before becoming employees at St. Mary's Episcopal School.
You’re Hired
Mia Friedman, Editor • January 16, 2025

For many teachers and faculty members at St. Mary’s, their career paths weren’t straightforward. From spraying tanning celebrities to detective...

An icy windshield obscures the view of Holy Communion from the St. Mary's parking lot.
How Snow Days at St. Mary’s Actually Happen
Ruba Elabiad, Art Editor • January 13, 2025

Flushing ice cubes. Inside-out pajamas.  A spoon under your pillow.  Students at St. Mary’s will try anything to make it snow.  Last...

xAI, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, opened their first supercomputer facility to power their AI chatbot called Grok.
Memphis’s new supercomputer raises power grid and ethical concerns
Kim Huang, Reporter • January 13, 2025

As Upper School math teacher Chrystal Hogan was returning from making her morning cup of tea, she found herself stuck in the school’s elevator. “I...

The water bottle obsession is new to this century. In the 80's, many don't recall thinking as much about hydration.
Water, Water Everywhere
Emily Cole, Editor • December 10, 2024

Take a look at this backpack from the ‘80s. Do you notice anything? That’s right. There’s no place to hold a water bottle! While...

St. Mary's students carry water bottles such as Hydro Flasks and Stanleys around at school to keep themselves hydrated.
Keep It Cool, But How?
Emily Cole, Editor • December 5, 2024
Memphis Mayor Paul Young wants students to remember “Memphis is where the heart is.”
A visit from the Mayor
Memphis Mayor Paul Young speaks at St. Mary’s chapel
Gemma Ferguson, Editor • November 19, 2024
Memphis Mayor Paul Young speaks at St. Mary's chapel on Nov. 14. Students got the opportunity to ask the mayor questions followed by a few remarks by Young to "dream big."
[VIDEO] Memphis Mayor Paul Young comes to speak at St. Mary’s Chapel
Wallis Rogin, Co Editor-in-Chief • November 15, 2024
Rainey Segars was announced as the new head chaplain after the Rev. Miranda Cully's departure.
[Update] A Search Completed
Rainey Segars shares her vision for St. Mary’s as head chaplain
Mia Friedman, Editor • November 13, 2024
Junior Ellie Midha casts her ballot during the mock election at ALAPP. The St. Mary's mock election was held on Nov. 5 where students were invited to vote for the presidential race as well as the Tennessee senate race.
While the nation goes to the polls, mock election votes are in
Wallis Rogin, Co Editor-in-Chief • November 5, 2024
Students gather outside of the Upper School Dining hall, waiting to attend St. Mary's annual Halloween Bazaar.
Halloween Bazaar keeps on delivering thrills (and dollar bills)
Gemma Ferguson, Editor • October 31, 2024
Mock election gives upper school students the opportunity to vote
Mock election gives upper school students the opportunity to vote
MC Hitt, Editor-in-Chief • October 31, 2024
Project Green Fork team member Leanne Edwards stands next to giant green fork.
Wasting Less to Help More
Project Green Fork shows Memphis how to curb food waste
MC Hitt, Editor-in-Chief • October 28, 2024
Upper School students navigate within the cloud of red powder during the annual color war at Derby Day.
A Derby Day Dilemma
Lily Mirza, Reporter • October 14, 2024

During this year’s annual Derby Day, senior Mary Clara Smith experienced more pain than she signed up for. “I was on the water slide…I...

Upper Schoolers gather on the turf after the color war covered in powder.
[GALLERY] Scenes from Derby Day 2024
Ruba Elabiad, Art Editor • October 4, 2024

                           

This new gate, securing one of three entrances into the senior parking lot on South Perkins Road, is also shared with the Church of Holy Communion. Five new gates were recently installed to decrease the amount of outside traffic entering the South Campus parking lots.
Updates to security prioritize campus safety
Wallis Rogin, Co Editor-in-Chief • September 30, 2024

It happened so fast, students might have missed seeing the installation of five new gates on South Campus. To maximize students’ safety,...

Several Upper School teachers introduced new attendance policies for the 2024-2025 school year that include deducting points for missing school.
New participation point policies cause controversy
Kim Huang, Reporter • September 17, 2024

Last week, senior Helen Dunlap started her morning feeling sick.  “I woke up and I wasn’t feeling super well and I threw up,” she said.  But...

An empty chapel podium and the overhanging question of who will be the next head chaplain.
A Long Search Ahead
Mia Friedman, Editor • September 13, 2024

Interim chaplain and religion teacher Rainey Segars may be behind the chapel podium more than expected this school year. In July 2024, Head...

The bell and the clock sit side by side, out of synch with each other. The technology team has been working hard to solve the problem, but they are not sure when the bells will be fixed.
UPDATE: South Campus bells are working
Wallis Rogin, Co Editor-in-Chief • September 4, 2024

This story was updated at 12:10pm on Wednesday Sept. 4 to reflect the current situation. The South Campus bells should be on schedule today,...

The bell and the clock sit side by side, out of synch with each other. The technology team has been working hard to solve the problem, but they are not sure when the bells will be fixed.
Bells Are Ringing (Early)
Wallis Rogin, Co Editor-in-Chief • August 29, 2024

The South Campus bells are ringing approximately one minute and 30 seconds early due to a malfunction in the clock on the domain controller,...

Companies including Scoir, Niche and College Board offer college quizzes for high schoolers, giving them suggestions for universities. These quizzes consider students' preferences for size, majors, location, priorities and more to match them with their ideal school.
Making College Decisions? Well, college quizzes may not be the best way to go.
Lilly Coggin, Artist/Reporter • April 25, 2024

College. This single word encompasses all of the worry, excitement and uncertainty about the future for many upper schoolers. Is the answer...

Turnitin.com revisits St. Mary's campus and offers plagiarism checks for teachers. The school got rid of this program 10 to 12 years ago, but it has returned.
Deception Detection
Molly Kirshbaum, Reporter • April 24, 2024

Quinn Ferebee was feeling anxious. It was February 7, the sophomore’s 10-page term paper was due, and Turnitin.com had just marked it as heavily...

In August of 2024, a new class will make its debut at St. Mary's: AP African American Studies. Nikki Davis will teach this class and explore Black culture and stories over centuries of history.
As Marginalized Voices sunsets, AP African American Studies is poised to open new horizons
Kate Wolfkill, Editor • April 24, 2024

What does the world look like when you step outside of your bubble? English teacher Caroline Goodman stresses the importance of incorporating...

So you won an election... Coach creates a new program to prepare student leaders for what comes next
So you won an election… Coach creates a new program to prepare student leaders for what comes next
Eve Pai, Reporter • April 2, 2024

In an interview with Tatler staff earlier this year, John Carroll, founder and CEO of City Leadership, pointed out a common misconception about...

On St. Mary's Wi-Fi, websites including TikTok, Instagram, Chess.com and other gaming sites are not accessible. Many students are faced with a screen that reads "This site can’t be reached" on a daily basis.
The Network’s the Limit
Farah Arshad, Reporter • April 1, 2024

What’s so bad about crosswords? It’s a question that frequently comes up in response to the filtering that prevents access to certain...

Memphis in motion
Memphis in motion
Wallis Rogin and MC Hitt March 25, 2024

  One million people, countless hardworking civilians and a close-knit community, but the majority of national news features one...

Many students including Lydia Ford, Saniya Young, Ellis Rougeou, Virginia Skipworth and Juliana Rutchman own businesses where they share their talents with the community. They have learned the basics of entrepreneurship and have valuable experience in the business world.
The She.E.Os of SMS
Eve Pai, Reporter • February 8, 2024

If you are ever in need of a crochet plush, a sweet treat or some decor for your home, St. Mary’s student businesses have got your back. Four...

Mayor Paul Young is the new mayor of Memphis, Tenn. as of Jan. 1, 2024. As the former CEO of the Downtown Memphis Commission, Paul Young plans to enact positive change in the Memphis community.
Our exclusive interview with new Memphis Mayor Paul Young
MC Hitt, Editor-in-Chief • January 14, 2024

The 2023 Memphis Mayoral election had 17 candidates and over 85,000 voters, but only one winner: Paul Young.  On October 5, 2023, Young came...

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