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Slide from Superintendent Ben Lummis' budget presentation shows the impact of cuts on people, positions, and schools.
School budget cuts spark outcry at public hearing
SOFIA ORLANDO and ELISE AMARAL May 18, 2026

On May 11, the Gloucester School Committee held a scheduled public hearing where...

Holocaust survivor Werner Salinger (center) poses with GHS history students.
Holocaust survivor Werner Salinger shares his story with GHS history students
GEORGIA OSIER, Staff Writer • May 13, 2026

GHS students had the rare opportunity to hear the testimony of 94-year-old Holocaust...

Abby Noble allowed just two hits across seven innings of work, sending Gloucester to their third straight Sweet 16. [Photo courtesy of Dawn Enos]
Noble, Carrapichosa, and Brown lead Fishermen to Sweet 16
ALEENA BROWN, Sports Editor • June 4, 2026

Everybody elevates in the state tournament. That's the message Gloucester...

Boys 4x400m poses with medals from left to right Vincent Mannone, Jefferson do Carmo, Seamus Linehan, Deion Kasera.
[Photo Courtesy of David Coleman]
Fishermen fly at the Division 4 State Championships
GRACE CASTELLUCCI, Staff Writer • June 3, 2026

The Fishermen had a strong showing the the Division 4 State Track and Field...

Highlights from the 2026 Scooper Bowl
Highlights from the 2026 Scooper Bowl
GEORGIA OSIER, Staff Writer • June 4, 2026

Every June, The Jimmy Fund and Dana Farber Cancer Institute hold Boston's biggest ice cream festival, The Scooper Bowl! With my father's help, I made it my mission to try to rank...

Cece Weagle, Lacey Barry, and Anita Rose Burns rally to support a level funded school budget
Students rally to protest budget cuts
ALEENA BROWN, Sports Editor • May 26, 2026
GHS students walkout to protest cuts to cabinet design class
RUBY MCELHENNY, Features Editor • May 17, 2026

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Digital art depicts GHS sophomore and TikTok sensation Adam Taormina’s passion for the drums.
Drumming to his own rhythm: Adam Taormina’s journey to TikTok fame
RUBY MCELHENNY, Features Editor • May 12, 2026

If you’re scrolling on your ForYouPage, you might come across a blonde-haired...

New Info-tech and Marketing teacher Brady Frost welcomes people to the DECA Club.
Teacher Feature: Brady Frost
JESSICA HARVEY, Staff Writer • May 4, 2026

After starting the school year without a DECA advisor, Gloucester High School...

The Gloucester DECA chapter poses together after the Grand Award Ceremony. [Photo courtesy of Gloucester DECA]
Budget cuts harm DECA program
ALEENA BROWN, Sports Editor • May 13, 2026

My name is Aleena Brown, the current President of Gloucester DECA. I have...

 Super Bowl headliner Bad Bunny, who has openly spoken out against Trump, used the 2026 halftime performance to spread a message of hope and resistance.
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”: Bad Bunny’s historic halftime show explained
Ruby McElhenny, Features Editor • March 5, 2026

What does it mean to truly be American? On Super Bowl Sunday, many would say...