White Station High School

Infobox School
name=White Station High School
type=Public High School
enrollment=2300
location=Memphis, Tennessee
website= [http://www.mcsk12.net/schools/whitestation.hs/site/index.shtml White Station High School Website]

White Station High School is a public high school in Memphis, Tennessee, United States located at 514 South Perkins Road, 38117.

White Station is a member of the Memphis City Schools system. The principal is Mr. David Mansfield. White Station is recognized as one of the best high schools in Memphis, as well as in all of Tennessee. "Newsweek" magazine ranked White Station as #867 in the United States and #9 in Tennessee in its 2007 (for the 2006-2007 school year) edition of America's Best High Schools.Fact|date=August 2008 White Station is classified as a High Priority (School Improvement 1) school under the No Child Left Behind Act.Fact|date=August 2008 The school mascot is the Spartan; the school colors are green and grey.

Extra-Curricular Activities

White Station is home to one of the nation's best high school boys basketball teams. The Spartans are consistently ranked among the top ten high school basketball teams by "USA Today".Fact|date=August 2008 White Station also has a girls basketball team, soccer teams (M/F), track and field teams (M/F), [http://www.whitestationbaseball.com/ baseball] /softball teams (M/F), a football team (M), a lacrosse team (M/F). rugby club (M/F), a bowling team (M/F), a golf team (M/F), a volleyball team (F), cross-country teams (M/F), ultimate teams (M/F), a swim team (Co-ed), a wrestling team (M), and a tennis team (M/F). White Station's Lady Spartan volleyball team won the Memphis city championships in both the 2006 and 2007 seasons. The Men's and Women's Cross Country teams have won the Memphis city championship for the past four years.

White Station has a school newspaper ("The Scroll"), an annual yearbook ("The Shield"), and an art-poem book, ("The Scribbler"), all staffed by students. "The Scribbler" is also entirely art and poems submitted by students. White Station has many active clubs in areas including foreign language, mathematics, science, business, government, music, art, film, community service, and more. There is an active Student Council organization, a jazz ensemble, a swim team, Model United Nations team, a Mock Trial team, and student-produced morning announcements. White Station excels in local and national competitions of all varieties. White Station students hold many of the All-West Tennessee Band, Orchestra, and Choir positions. Many students even hold spots in the All-State ensembles and Memphis Youth Symphony. They also have an extensive theater program, with a troupe from the International Thespian Society. They are ITS Troupe 1581 and have major performances each fall, spring, and an annual one-act play festival early second semester.

White Station also has a Knowledge Bowl team that has won 4 of the last 5 Knowledge Bowl championships.Fact|date=August 2008

Demographics and Statistics

Currently there are more than 2100 students at White Station. 46% are African American, 43% are Caucasian, 8% are Asian, and 3% are Hispanic. The graduation rate hovers around 85%.

The average SAT scores for the 2008 graduating class were:Critical Reading: 640Mathematics: 620Writing: 620Total Average: 1880

School uniforms

All MCS students are required to wear uniforms. [http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/admin/communications/uniform_info.htm]

Students wear oxford shirts, polo shirts, turtlenecks, and blouses with "Peter Pan" collars. All shirts are white except for White Station-logo'd green and gray shirts. Sweatshirts might be colored be white, black, navy blue, or tan.

Trousers, shorts, skirts,skorts, and jumpers must be black, tan, or navy blue. Denim clothing and sleeveless shirts are not allowed; similarly, flip-flops and backless shoes are also in violation of the uniform policy. High heels are forbidden if measured over 1.5 inches.

College Admissions

White Station is notable for its outstanding performance in the college admissions process.Fact|date=August 2008 The White Station classes of 2007 and 2008 earned admission to dozens of the nation's top universities, including (but not limited to):

Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Georgetown, Columbia, Duke, Dartmouth, UC-Berkeley, University of Georgia, Rice, MIT, NYU, Washington University in St. Louis, Emory, University of Pennsylvania, Brown, Vanderbilt, Wellesley, Tulane, Northwestern, Tufts, Boston College, University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, University of Michigan, Cornell, Washington & Lee, USC, University of Virginia, Rhode Island School of Design, Davidson, Amherst, and Pepperdine University.

Notable alumni

*Kathy Bates (Actress)
*Dan Schneider (Actor, Writer and Producer)
*Alan Lightman (Theoretical Physicist/Novelist)
*Doug Wamble (Guitarist, Vocalist and Composer)
*Dana Buchman (Fashion Designer)
*Cary Fowler (Agriculture Scientist and Executive Director of Global Crop Diversity Trust)

Criticism

*Overcrowding [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Keeping a promise to the kids | date=2008-06-02 | publisher= | url =http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/jun/02/promise-to-the-kids/ | work =The Commerical Appeal | pages = | accessdate = 2008-09-15 | language = ]
*shortage of textbooks due to low local government support of education
*Nonsensical methods of searching students, i.e Scanning every fifth person in line, "random" checks during class, etc
*Management of money, i.e using the book fines to purchase new equipment to detect phones and mp3 players instead of buying new books for the school. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Genius White Station Administration Using Extra Money For X-Rays Instead of New Textbooks? | date=2008-07-31 | publisher= | url=http://www.mcsk12.net/schools/whitestation.hs/site/images/WSHSAdmin_Staff.jpg/ | work =The Commercial Appeal | pages = | accessdate = 2008-09-22 | language = ]

References

[cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Keeping a promise to the kids | date=2008-06-02 | publisher= | url =http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/jun/02/promise-to-the-kids/ | work =The Commerical Appeal | pages = | accessdate = 2008-09-15 | language = ]

External links

* [http://www.whitestation.net White Station High School's website]
* [http://www.wshsjrotc.com/ White Station High School Junior ROTC]
* [http://www.whitestationbaseball.com/ White Station Baseball]
* [http://www.whitestationfootball.com/ White Station Spartan Football] (American football)
* [http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=whitestationsoccer White Station High School Spartan Soccer]