My freshman year, I was required to take a Health class as an elective. The class attempted to cover sensitive topics, such as mental health, good decision making, etc. The class had its highs and lows,...
Most of you have probably seen a table set up in the cafeteria when a holiday is near, with students selling candy grams. You’ve seen posters up around the school promoting a restaurant night at Jalepeno’s,...
Class rank—the measure of a student’s grades against the other students in their class—has long been used as an indication of a student’s ability to thrive in a competitive environment, and determines...
Civilizations spanning time and space have been saturated with stories. Tales to teach, persuade, and entertain. But what happens when the stories we are telling don’t reflect our societies? This is...
Dear Gloucester High School Administration,
My name is Jenna Smith, a senior who attends Gloucester High School. I am part of various extracurriculars, including sports, President of the Interact...
ELISE AMARAL, Arts and Culture Editor
• January 27, 2022
All around GHS bathrooms are locked and students are getting annoyed.
I have been at GHS for almost four years now, and in those four years I have experienced a number of bathroom policies that all...
In my freshman year of high school, I was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD.
I’ve known something was off since I was little. There were things I did, and thoughts I had, that...
As the holidays approach, you’re beginning to think about the special people in your life and what to get them for the holidays. In the Cape Ann area, there are various small businesses you can shop...
Dear School Committee,
I am writing to you as the future of Gloucester teachers. Someone who came here to teach as a proud, accomplished product of the Gloucester Public School System. Someone who planned...
CELESTINO BASILE, Program Leader, GHS World Language Teacher
• October 13, 2021
Dear School Committee members,
My name is Celestino Basile. Some may know me because I have been a teacher in the Gloucester Public Schools since September 1984; thirty-seven years and still going strong.
The...
Instagram is a social media site known to have a negative impact on the self esteem of its users, especially teenage girls, and the company, owned by FaceBook, has been withholding research proving the...
Now that the long and chaotic school year marred by the pandemic is coming to an end, students are preparing for even more work over the summer. Summer reading is a highly debated topic between students...
