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Digital art depicts the effects of over-consumption on our planet.

Why we should consume less

PHOEBE DEAN, Contributor May 1, 2025

Imagine a world where all of our precious resources are stretched so thin that future generations are left with nothing but remnants of what our society used to be. Our world as we know it is quickly spiraling...

100 Days of Trump: How has the country been changed?

BENJAMIN SECHRIST, Staff Writer April 30, 2025

April 29 marks 100 days since President Donald Trump assumed office for the second time. After winning the popular and electoral votes, and all seven swing states, voters across the country demanded a...

Tipping the scale to fun

Tipping the scale to fun

MEGHAN BUCKLEY, Contributor April 16, 2025

Almost every day of the week, every single one of us in this room gets up and comes to school. School is essential for a functioning society. Everybody in the world should be educated and be provided with...

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GHS launches Wellness Coach Mentorship Program

KATY HAUTALA, Staff Writer April 11, 2025

GHS is introducing a new wellness class for the 2025-2026 school year. The course is called the Wellness Coach Mentorship Program, and is designed for students who are interested in psychology, childcare,...

Digital art by Ruby McElhenny illustrating the struggle students face when they are victims of bullying.

Schools should step up and address bullying

NOAH STASIO, Contributor April 7, 2025

I have been consistently bullied for 8 years since the age of 6 years old. I want you to imagine living every day of your life being the butt of somebody else's joke, being the laughing stock of every...

Franklin dreams of opening a restaurant one day that would bring his home culture to Gloucester.

Breaking Barriers: Franklin’s Dream

RUBY MCELHENNY, Features Editor March 15, 2025

A buttery smell wafts out of the kitchen from spaghetti and clams cooking on the stove. Shouts of cooks and servers fill the kitchen, hurrying everyone along to get food out to customers. Dirty plates...

Freshly baked scones, ready to eat, served on a ceramic plate.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s day with Traditional Irish Scones

DELILAH DAVIS, Staff Writer March 13, 2025

  With Saint Patrick’s day coming up this month, I want to share one of my favorite pastries that my Irish family has been making for generations: Irish scones. These traditional Irish pastries...

President to Congress: “America is Back”

Ben Sechrist, Staff Writer March 5, 2025

Last night, Tuesday March 4, President Donald Trump made his first annual joint address to Congress. Sitting with House Speaker Mike Johnson to his right and Vice President J.D. Vance to his left, he took...

Senior Captain Andrew Cribbs goes for a layup after an offensive rebound.

Basketball playoffs: Gloucester beats Weston in preliminary round

COLE MOSLEY-WYNN, Sports Writer February 28, 2025

On Wednesday February 26, The Gloucester boys basketball team defeated the Weston Wildcats 60-58 in a nailbiter that came down to the final buzzer. The Fishermen, ranked 27 in Division 3, faced off against...

Tropical Pitcher Plant

Your next houseplant: Pitcher Plants

HARRISON MCKEEN, Contributor February 27, 2025

Do you, like many other people, possess a green thumb? Do you also happen to have an issue pertaining to pests, especially those of the bug variety? If you answered yes to both of these questions, you...

One Month After Taking Office, What Has Trump Accomplished?

Ben Sechrist, Staff Writer February 25, 2025

We are now one full month into the new Trump administration, and it’s been a whirlwind of news coming out of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The president has been in the media for his numerous executive orders–and...

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