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Encyclopedia > The Scroll

The Scroll is the Middle School newspaper for the American School in London, an international school in St. John's Wood, London, England. The American School in London is an international school in St Johns Wood, London, England. ... St Johns Wood is a district in the City of Westminster in London near Regents Park. ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London (see Wiktionary:London for the name in other languages) is the capital of the United Kingdom and England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st...


There are fourteen Scroll editors; two news, features, opinions, grade-level news, arts, sports, and photography editors. The editors, as well as other Middle School students, contribute the articles that put together the newspaper.


The Scroll has recieved numerous awards, such as the Best of Show Award at the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) Journalism Convention in Chicago of this year. The Scroll has a circulation of 1000 papers, and the paper comes out 3 to 4 times a year, depending on the amount of work done by the editors.


The advisor to the paper is Colin Bridgewater, a graduate of Bucknell.. He currently works in the seventh grade at the American School in London as an English/Social Studies teacher. The American School in London is an international school in St Johns Wood, London, England. ...


The Scroll is a member of the National Scholastic Press Assoctiation and has won awards from them in the past. The last Scroll entered recieved a ranking of 1st Class.


In every issue the Scroll includes many photographs, an editorial, and a center spread on a topic of importance to the student body. Every issue is any where from 12 pages to 28 pages long. Features in the past have included a focus on Slam poet Taylor Mali and an interveiw with a British Olympian. Introduction Taylor Mali is a slam poet. ...


The Scroll's 2006 editors will be in Nashville, TN, for the NSPA Journalism Convention in 2006.


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Scroll - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (144 words)
A scroll is a roll of parchment, papyrus, or paper which has been drawn or written upon.
A scroll is the decoratively curved end of the pegbox of certain stringed instruments such as violins.
Scrolls are often used to judge the luthier's skill.
Scroll (parchment) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (302 words)
The linear access of the scroll meant that it was easy to confuse the scribes; for example, there are versions of the Egyptian Book of the Dead with multiple, repeated sections.
Scrolls are still used today in some religious contexts; in Jewish and many other cultures, a scroll is read with one roll to the left and one roll to the right, and with columns of text running from top to bottom.
Typically, each end of a scroll is attached to a rod or baton for support and to protect from damage during storage and use.
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