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Volunteers dress up as characters to entertain children who attended the Docksiders “Characters, Cookies, and Cocoa,” fundraiser last Friday

Docksiders pack full house with characters, cookies, and fun

MARIA KOTOB, Staff Writer, Editor February 7, 2017

From the ashes of the unsuccessful pancake breakfasts rose “Characters, Cookies, and Cocoa,” a new and improved fundraiser event for the Docksiders where children of all ages gathered in the GHS cafeteria...

Internship program creates extensive oppotunities

Internship program creates extensive oppotunities

CAROLINE ENOS, Staff Writer, Editor January 28, 2017

Need a summer job but don’t know where to start looking? Want experience in a field you’re interested in? Thanks to the free Gloucester High Internship Program beginning on February 7th, GHS students...

Art by Gianna Cabral

Life with depression and anxiety is harder than you think

GIANNA CABRAL, Staff Writer January 26, 2017

Do you feel like you care about absolutely nothing at all but also worry way too much at the same time? You are not alone. Anxiety and depression are not things that everyone simply understands. I feel...

Senior captain Kyle Manly runs the 4x400 at state relays two weeks ago

Fishermen on track for promising end of the season

OWEN BRYAN, Staff Writer January 25, 2017

After a season brimming with promise, the Fishermen indoor track team proved their strengths after beating Winthrop on Monday, January 23, and will face Saugus tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. in Danvers. “The...

Cape Ann residents at the Writers Resist event Sunday show support for freedom of speech and democracy

“Don’t Tread On Us”

CAROLINE ENOS, Staff Writer, Editor January 20, 2017

The Rocky Neck Cultural Center was overflowing with optimism last Sunday as more than 100 locals gathered to showcase the hope this community still has for the nation. From reading famous works to original...

GHSs Amy Petralia (left) and Jenna Lake (middle left) at Mondays skating competition

GHS students skate around their latest competition

RACHEL VINCENT, Staff Writer January 19, 2017

Cape Ann Skating Club had another successful competition on at Talbot Rink on Monday, where GHS  junior Jenna Lake and freshman Amy Petrelli  placed within their age divisions. “It was fun to have...

Democracy depends on freedom of the press

Democracy depends on freedom of the press

CAROLINE ENOS, Staff Writer, Editor January 17, 2017
The free press is the self-sustaining security system that notifies and protects America from the injustices our founding fathers fought against. However, the press could not do this without the protection provided by the freedoms this nation grants it.
Photography student Lily Kuhns during a lesson on how to capture light in photography

Photo students learn to paint with light

RACHEL VINCENT, Staff Writer December 22, 2016

Ever want to capture the luminescence of Christmas lights? Photography teacher Emily Harney is teaching light paintings to her class this week. Students learn to catch the movement of light in their photography,...

ABC News Corespondent Ann Compton and CBS Political Director John Dickerson discuss the 2016 election at the John F. Kennedy Library

Political journalists inspire GHS students at JFK Library

CAROLINE ENOS, Staff Writer, Editor December 22, 2016

Despite the bitter turmoil surrounding journalism in the wake of the 2016 presidential election, former Chief Washington Correspondent for ABC News Ann Compton says “Journalism isn’t dead.” Recently,...

Students write positive messages on sticky notes to help boost student morale

Sticky notes spread positivity

GIANNA CABRAL, Staff Writer December 21, 2016

Inspired by Matthew Chavez’s Subway Therapy wall in New York City, The GHS Art Club has taken their own initiative to help spread positivity in GHS. For two weeks, the Art Club was in the cafeteria...

JROTCs Drill Team won first overall and qualified for Nationals this weekend in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Drill Team takes home first at PA meet, free ticket to Nationals

CAROLINE ENOS, Staff Writer, Editor December 13, 2016

After a rocky start to the season, Gloucester High School’s  JROTC Drill Team qualified for Nationals after placing first overall at a Reading, Pennsylvania drill meet over the weekend. “The team...

Workers clean up the wreckage of the Blue Ocean at Niles Beach Tuesday afternoon

Niles Beach closed due to wreckage cleanup

BRIANNA FERNANDES, Staff Writer November 22, 2016

Niles Beach has been shut down temporarily due to debris from the sinking Blue Ocean on Monday, November 21st. The boat broke away from its anchor on November 10th and since then has made its way towards...

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