CBHS Cheer Nationals By: Mary Hunter AdairThe Christian Brothers High School Cheer Team is an all-girls non-tumbling game-day squad. During the summer, we began to practice and attended a UCA camp in order to better our skills and prepare for the upcoming football games. We competed at Regionals in November and State in December. This year, we had the honor …
Carpenter Art Garden
Carpenter Art Garden By: Makenzie Lester Photos by Sydney Patterson & Sydney Graeter Carpenter Art Garden, established in 2012, is a non-profit organization in Memphis that provides a space for Binghamton youth to do arts and crafts as well as build relationships with each other in a creative and educational atmosphere. After school, the kids in Binghamton go to Carpenter …
Spring Break Edit
Spring Break Edit By: Betty Jane Thomas Photos by Sydney PattersonIt’s that time of year again! Spring break is finally approaching, and the Impact staff has put together some of their favorite trends for wherever your travels may take you. Are you going to the mountains? We love our puffy jacket look paired with denim. You can spice up this …
Beg to Differ
By: Anna Rose ThomasYou might have recognized a few faces singing the national anthem at the Grizzlies vs. Rockets game on January 14th. This is because the group singing was none other than the Acappella Ensemble from Memphis University School, “Beg to Differ.” Founded in 1991 by John Hiltonsmith, the ensemble bases its sound off of doo-wop and barbershop vocal …
Beeline Bazaar
Beeline BazaarBy Emma PratherEvery spring at Hutchison School, you will find the Junior class in an eager frenzy to assure everything goes as planned for the Beeline Bazaar. Many consider it as one of the most rewarding tasks the girls participate in during their time at Hutchison. Many people witness the finished product completed with vendors, food trucks, and customers …
Urban Bicycle Ministry
Urban Bicycle MinistryBy: Ella TrotzThis month, the 4Memphis Impact staff worked with Urban Bicycle Food Ministry. The UBFM is a nonprofit organization that distributes meals each week to 200-300 people affectedby poverty and homelessness. Volunteers with backpacks ride their bikes around the Memphis area to deliver meals to those in need. The organization finds its identity within the idea of …
Happy Thanksgiving!
Besides 4Memphis and our amazing city, the members of the 4Memphis Impact staff are thankful for many things. Rachel Christenbury is thankful for the friendly community around her, the ability to spend time with friends, the weekends, the love her family gives, and the amazing qualities of Memphis. Proctor Pits is thankful for being surrounded by an amazing community who …
Memphis Tigers Football
By: Hudson Clift The Memphis Tigers started off their 2019 football season with an outstanding win against Ole Miss, winning the game 15-10. Even though Ole Miss is a Southeastern Conference team and Memphis State is apart of the American Athletic conference, Memphis was able to defeat the odds and come out on top. With this big win, Memphis could …
Nellie
NellieBy Lily SaundersI hopped in the car after a short day of school where I learned about addition, subtraction, and new vocabulary words involving plants and animals. I immediately pulled out my yellow assignment book, where I had neatly written my few homework assignments in each column corresponding to their subject. I look up at my mother, 44 at the …