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GHS Youth Advisory Council seeks members

GHS Youth Advisory Council seeks members

ARI PRIEST, Staff Writer October 13, 2022

The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is a national organization, with a Gloucester High School chapter run by students.   YAC helps students, and provides them resources to help with their mental health,...

Country music star Loretta Lynn dies at 90

Country music star Loretta Lynn dies at 90

AURELIA HARRISON, Features and Opinion Editor October 7, 2022

Beloved country star Loretta Lynn has died at age 90, at her ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. She passed away in her sleep on the morning of October 4th. Loretta Lynn (neè Webb) was born in 1932,...

New math teacher Ms. Shea smiles brightly for the camera.

New addition to GHS math department

MASON GAUMNITZ, Staff Writer September 30, 2022

This year, the math department welcomes Kimberly Shea, the new math teacher at Gloucester High School. She replaced Ms. McGlynn, and teaches Algebra 1, 2, and SAI Pre-Algebra. Shea grew up in Beverly,...

GHS students advocate for peace

GHS students advocate for peace

CLARA DEL VECCHIO, News Editor September 29, 2022

GHS students in Mr. Francis' Global Issues class take initiative to support International Peace Day, which took place on September 21st. In 2001, the United Nations instituted a day of ceasefire, thanks...

Sexuality and Gender Acceptance Club returns to GHS

Sexuality and Gender Acceptance Club returns to GHS

EVELYN PORTER, Staff Writer September 22, 2022

As the school year starts once again, many students are looking for a safe space to make connections. SAGA, GHS’s Sexuality and Gender Acceptance Club, hopes to provide that space. “SAGA is an all-accepting...

New schedule eliminates long block, restores balance to the universe

New schedule eliminates long block, restores balance to the universe

FINN WALL, Staff Writer September 20, 2022

As the new school year gets back into session, students and staff may notice a big change to the format for each day- a new five day schedule has been introduced.  The new schedule is 5 days long,...

Senior Tyler Weed (right) wins a STEM award at last years academic recognition night.

Weed creates new opportunity with makers club

CLARA DEL VECCHIO, News Editor September 20, 2022

Led by senior Tyler Weed, the makers club would utilize the school’s maker space to enable students to create a variety of different projects. Students can code, make music and artwork, 3D print,...

New guidance counselors Courtney Royal (left) and Kelly Flynn (right) pose for a picture.

New counselors Royal and Flynn bring enthusiasm to GHS guidance department

AURELIA HARRISON and BEN CARPENTER September 16, 2022

Courtney Royal Courtney Royal is one of our two new counselors at GHS, and she expresses joy in her ability to help the student community and work in the town.  “Gloucester’s always been such...

The English department welcomes new teacher Maria Kaestner.

GHS welcomes Ms. Kaestner to the English department

CYAN CLEMENTS, Staff Writer September 13, 2022

Maria Kaestner is GHS’s newest addition to the English department. Kaestner was a NHS student in high school and earned straight-A’s all throughout school. She described herself as a “drama geek”...

GHS class of 2022 moves on

GHS class of 2022 moves on

CLARA DEL VECCHIO, News Editor June 12, 2022

The Gloucester High School class of 2022, graduated this past weekend to a mix of tears from families and cheers from friends. Superintendent Ben Lummis gave a speech regarding the tough and unexpected...

GHS students receive MA State Seal of Biliteracy designation

GHS students receive MA State Seal of Biliteracy designation

SOFIA ORLANDO, Staff Writer June 10, 2022

Last month, many Gloucester High School Students participated in the Massachusetts Seal of Biliteracy exam, and passed with impressive scores.  All students who participated in the exam scored between...

GHS history projects advocate for change

GHS history projects advocate for change

DAKOTA OLIVEIRA, Staff Writer May 26, 2022

Gen Z is known for a lot of things, not all good, but definitely not all bad either. One of the most common words used to describe this generation is ‘advocates’, usually accompanied by headstrong,...

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