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“Bomb Cyclone” floods Gloucester homes and neighborhoods

January 4, 2018

See one GHS senior's first hand encounter with the flooding from Thursday's storm. For more information on the blizzard, go to  https://thegillnetter.com/6076/news/gloucester-goes-under-due-to-bomb-cyclone/ 

Gloucester Highs New Balance Newell Stadium was flooded as a result of Thursdays storm

Gloucester goes under due to “Bomb Cyclone”

MARIA KOTOB and CAROLINE ENOS January 4, 2018

Welcome to New England, where the blizzard crashing through the northeast, known as the “Bomb Cyclone,” has hit hundreds of cities and towns, including Gloucester. As snow accumulates across the...

GHS Holiday Song 2017

December 22, 2017

How to get in the holiday spirit when you hate Christmas

How to get in the holiday spirit when you hate Christmas

GIANNA CABRAL, Staff Writer, Arts and Culture Editor December 19, 2017

Now that the holiday season is right around the corner, some of us get in the no-ho-ho-holiday spirit. Here are some easy ways to try and get you in the Christmas spirit, even if you hate the holiday as...

I gave up my phone for a month, and you can too

I gave up my phone for a month, and you can too

GIANNA CABRAL, Staff Writer, Arts and Culture Editor December 15, 2017

In a world full of technology and gadgets, it is not easy to give up your cell phone for a long period of time. Most people probably would not physically be able to give up their phones because the world...

Cause you know Id walk a thousand miles

‘Cause you know I’d walk a thousand miles

GIANNA CABRAL, Staff Writer, Arts and Culture Editor December 7, 2017

As someone who has a best friend that lives over one thousand miles away, let me tell you - it is not easy. The distance is a huge bummer, but I have learned a lot about relationships from this experience....

Dont be shy, audition for Once Upon A Mattress

Don’t be shy, audition for “Once Upon A Mattress”

MADISON LAING, Staff Writer December 1, 2017

Looking for something to do to keep you warm during the winter? Auditions for the GHS Theatre Program’s spring show “Once Upon A Mattress” will be happening from December 5th to the 8th. “Once...

Opinion: Stranger Things 2 gets Eleven out of ten stars

Opinion: “Stranger Things 2” gets Eleven out of ten stars

GIANNA CABRAL, Staff Writer, Arts and Culture Editor November 29, 2017

One of the most talked about shows this year has been "Stranger Things". Without a doubt, the current season tops the first one. Although it does take an episode or two for the show to get interesting,...

“To The River” Gang: GHS football’s biggest fans

VIDRIANA CATANZARO and CAROLINE ENOS November 21, 2017

Gloucester's "To The River" Gang has attended almost every GHS football game for decades. The group is famous for making the "To The River!" chant-- which is yelled when Gloucester is in position to score...

2017 Sawyer Medal winners (row four from left) Marissa Mondello, Cameron Muniz, Dylan Orlando, Ava Sheedy, Autumn-Marie Silva (row three) Mila Barry, Cara Buchanan, Tessa Bushfield, Owen Hardy, Olivia LoJacono (row two) Katherine Bevins, Lila Hawks, Matthew Johnson, Molly McAreavey, Gracianna OToole (row one) Luke Mackert, Kaitlin Marques, Delaney Benchoff, and Jack Bergin

New batch of students awarded Sawyer Medal

ERICCA NOLAN, Staff Writer November 17, 2017

Nineteen students were named recipients of the Sawyer Medal on November 15th. The top ten students of the freshman class and top five students of the sophomore class receive this award, as well the top...

A plastic bag hangs from a tree outside GHS

What the plastic bag and polystyrene ban really means for Gloucester

CAROLINE ENOS, Staff Writer, Editor November 16, 2017

While convenient and cheap for consumers and businesses alike, plastic bags and polystyrene products are a direct threat to Gloucester’s well-being, reports Gloucester High’s environmental issues class. “The...

Some of the many products included in Gloucesters flavored tobacco ban

Gloucester passes flavored tobacco ban with youth support

CAROLINE ENOS, Staff Writer, Editor November 3, 2017

As of May 1st, 2018, the sale of all flavored tobacco products- excluding menthol and mint- is banned in any Gloucester store that does not exclusively sell tobacco or smoking products. “It was important...

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