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Get in the spooky spirit with Teen Fright Night

Get in the spooky spirit with Teen Fright Night

FINNEGAN LEVER October 17, 2023

This Friday October 20th, get into the Halloween spirit and join the CAM Teen Council for Teen Fright Night. Located in the auditorium of the Cape Ann Museum at 27 Pleasant Street, the CAM staff welcomes...

Town Green collaborative kicks off Climate Change Project

Town Green collaborative kicks off Climate Change Project

FINNEGAN LEVER, Staff Writer October 17, 2023

Cape Ann is getting an expansion of environmental awareness this year, as local non-profit organization TownGreen teams up with GHS Health Youth Advisory Council for a local Climate Change Impact project....

The Sawyer Free Library before its upcoming renovation.

Sawyer Free Library hosts groundbreaking celebration

ASHLEE SCOLA, Staff Writer September 28, 2023

Mark your calendars, as this Friday, September 29, The Sawyer Free Library will commence its groundbreaking celebration following the highly anticipated historic renovation, modernization, and expansion...

Math teacher Kelly ODea settles in to her new classroom at GHS

Math department welcomes Kelly O’Dea

SOPHIA MONTELLO, Staff Writer September 28, 2023

Starting out at any new school can be weird even for new teachers, especially when you used to attend as a student.  Coming full circle may be an odd experience, but GHS Alum and new math teacher Kelly...

Chemistry teacher Katy Venter smiles for the camera.

Mrs. Venter finds her place at GHS

Finnegan Lever, Staff Writer September 27, 2023

Staff and students have welcomed new chemistry teacher Katy Venter to Gloucester High School. Venter began her career as a medicinal chemist, working in a lab at Bristol Myers Squibb. She then transitioned...

A hiking group of some of Gloucesters Asian immigrants pose for a photo

Finding a Community Across the Globe

SEVILLE TRAN-HARRISON, Contributor June 12, 2023

Gloucester, Massachusetts, established in 1623 after the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth, is home to the nation's oldest seaport, known for its tourism, beaches, and fishing community. With a current population...

Picture of the Hammonds Castle interior

Hammond Castle is worth caring about

CYAN CLEMENTS, Staff Writer June 12, 2023

When wandering around Gloucester, there are many different places to visit, from beaches to restaurants to hiking trails. However, when driving through the backroads of Magnolia, you may see something...

Diary of a Small Town Daughter

MALIA ANDREWS, Contributor June 9, 2023

Math teacher Ms. Faunce in her classroom, where she has taught for 22  years.

Faunce bids farewell to GHS

FINN WALL, Staff Writer June 7, 2023

Two plus two may be four, but great teaching plus a great personality equals Gloucester High School's  favorite math wizard, Deborah Faunce.  This year, GHS will say a final goodbye to the beloved math...

Cyan Clements artistic rendition of the Fantastic Planet movie poster.

Welcome to the Fantastic Planet

SAWYER TOWNE, Contributor June 2, 2023

The giant, blue, alien-like Draags have created a beautiful, advanced, and innovative society. Their strange meditations and way of life separates them from the natural world they live in, with the exception...

GHS students raise the Pride Flag at Gloucester City Hall.

Why we celebrate pride in June

MICHAEL MERCHANT, Contributor June 1, 2023

Everyone knows Pride month is in June, but why is that? The answer can be explained with a brief history of the Stonewall Riots. The Stonewall Riots were a turning point for gay liberation. The LGBTQ...

Aurelia Harrisons personal copy of Sounds of Silence on vinyl.

Old School Album Review: Sounds of Silence

AURELIA HARRISON, Features and Opinions Editor May 31, 2023

The 60s and 70s were a golden age for folk and rock music. Live concerts were taking the nation by storm, radio stations and record labels were rising to power, and there to meet them was an unsuspecting...

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