Conaway: ‘Elvis — in the building’ (at Whitehaven High)
The planned Whitehaven High School STEM building will have labs for Advanced Placement (AP) science courses, honors and traditional labs, a computer lab, robotics lab and three STEM classrooms. (Courtesy Designshop)
Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway is a lifelong Memphian, fascinated and frustrated with his city, but still in love. A columnist since 2010, his distinguished advertising career has branded ribs in the Rendezvous and ducks in The Peabody, pandas in the zoo and Grizzlies in the NBA. Stories in Memphis tend to write themselves. He’s helped a few along. Two book collections of his columns have been published.
Parents, students, faculty and community members are very proud of Whitehaven High School. There’s spirit there. There’s hope there. There’s alumni support there. There’s a symbol there.
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