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Why Should I Care About The Strait of Hormuz?
Why Should I Care About The Strait of Hormuz?
SMS Leadership: Passing the Torch (with Kate Schell and Maggie Taylor)
SMS Leadership: Passing the Torch (with Kate Schell and Maggie Taylor)
Why Should I Care About U.S. Gun Laws vs. Canada Gun Laws
Why Should I Care About U.S. Gun Laws vs. Canada Gun Laws
Foster Smith explains why you should care about the fed chair nomination.
Why Should I Care about Trump’s Nominee for Fed Chair?
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From Doubt to Done – Tips to be AP-solutely Ready
Family bonding on Poplar Ave.
At my (speed) limit
The intersection of Brooks Branch Road and Donelson Farms Parkway just east of I-269. The road is being expanded to reach a school on the other side of the forest. This is only one example of the deforestation happening in Eads and Arlington.
Woods to Neighborhoods
Need help finding a boutonniere? Riya Kumar has you covered.
Flower Frenzy
Memphians gather to "finish Liza's run."
St. Mary’s Girls “Finish Liza’s Run”
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
It's In Our Nature
It’s In Our Nature
Fear the Forecast
Fear the Forecast
Downsize: Demographic changes lead to smaller graduating classes
Downsize: Demographic changes lead to smaller graduating classes
A student places her phone in a locker. These lockers are part of the three-month-old phone policy at St. Mary’s.
All Locked Up
A day in the life
A day in the life
A girl sits on her bed, contemplating the choice between expensive products and increased stress. But maybe the trade-off isn't necessary.
Your skin care routine is making you a bad person
American's lack of communication is causing a moral crisis in the country. With more of a drive to understand each other, then maybe this will be fixed.
Let’s Talk
The intersection of Brooks Branch Road and Donelson Farms Parkway just east of I-269. The road is being expanded to reach a school on the other side of the forest. This is only one example of the deforestation happening in Eads and Arlington.
Woods to Neighborhoods
The pressure to tan can be dangerous, physically and emotionally.
Golden Glow, Hidden Costs
Grok's chatbot Ani poses a threat for multiple reasons.
Creepy, dangerous and available now
That Summer State of Mind
That Summer State of Mind
Behind the Curtain of Charlie Brown (with Lauren Ehrhart)
Behind the Curtain of Charlie Brown (with Lauren Ehrhart)
Need help finding a boutonniere? Riya Kumar has you covered.
Flower Frenzy
Shows and Movies for the Month of Love
Shows and Movies for the Month of Love
Music for Your Every Mood
Music for Your Every Mood
Students work out in the St. Mary's Strength and Conditioning room. These workouts are required for most St. Mary's athletes.
To Skip or Not to Skip:
Racing Against the Clock
Racing Against the Clock
In the upper school, 11 athletes are on track to play sports at the collegiate level.
Next Stop: College courts, fields and pools
Varsity lacrosse players raise their sticks in the air before taking the field.
[GALLERY] Best of Eva Ferdinand
Students celebrate their win against Hutchison in the annual powderpuff game by crowding the score board. The Turkeys won by 23 points against the Bees.
Roses are Red, Winners Wear Blue
Varsity lacrosse players raise their sticks in the air before taking the field.
[GALLERY] Best of Eva Ferdinand
Upper Schoolers gather on the turf after the color war covered in powder.
[GALLERY] Scenes from Derby Day 2024
[GALLERY] Walking in (Downtown) Memphis
[GALLERY] Walking in (Downtown) Memphis
Family bonding on Poplar Ave.
At my (speed) limit
National Guard Hard at Work
National Guard Hard at Work
What's That?!
What’s That?!
Turkey Day with Tango the Turkey
Turkey Day with Tango the Turkey
Halloween with Tango the Turkey.
Halloween with Tango the Turkey
SMS Leadership: Passing the Torch (with Kate Schell and Maggie Taylor)
SMS Leadership: Passing the Torch (with Kate Schell and Maggie Taylor)
Behind the Curtain of Charlie Brown (with Lauren Ehrhart)
Behind the Curtain of Charlie Brown (with Lauren Ehrhart)
Turkey Talk: Band and Choir Tour
Turkey Talk: Band and Choir Tour
Turkey Talk #4
Turkey Talk #4
Turkey Talk #2
Turkey Talk #2
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
Amal waves goodbye of the site of the newly renovated Tom Lee Park after her walk through downtown Memphis.
Amal’s Memphis Walk
"Pride and Prejudice"
“Pride and Prejudice”
Seniors get hype for powder puff
Seniors get hype for powder puff
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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 a ceasefire. Kharg Island is a major location...

SMS Leadership: Passing the Torch (with Kate Schell and Maggie Taylor)
SMS Leadership: Passing the Torch (with Kate Schell and Maggie Taylor)
Jilly Ramser, Reporter
Why Should I Care About U.S. Gun Laws vs. Canada Gun Laws
Why Should I Care About U.S. Gun Laws vs. Canada Gun Laws
Foster Smith, Reporter
Foster Smith explains why you should care about the fed chair nomination.
Why Should I Care about Trump’s Nominee for Fed Chair?
Foster Smith, Reporter
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From Doubt to Done – Tips to be AP-solutely Ready
Addie Phillips, Reporter
Features
Fear the Forecast
Fear the Forecast
Kylin Menard and Esme Larschan • May 4, 2026

The general gist of what the weather is going to be every day is available by way of a weather app. These predictions can alert people to possibly dangerous situations, but they aren’t always enough. Scientists have concluded that weather is becoming...

Opinion
The intersection of Brooks Branch Road and Donelson Farms Parkway just east of I-269. The road is being expanded to reach a school on the other side of the forest. This is only one example of the deforestation happening in Eads and Arlington.
The pressure to tan can be dangerous, physically and emotionally.
Grok's chatbot Ani poses a threat for multiple reasons.
It's tempting to talk to a bot instead of a person, but it's dangerous.
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Acceptance rates have been on a downward trend over the past five years, but they are not as concrete as they appear to be.

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American's lack of communication is causing a moral crisis in the country. With more of a drive to understand each other, then maybe this will be fixed.

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Gemma Ferguson, Editor • September 11, 2025
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