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Keep the plovers safe

Keep the plovers safe

CLARA DEL VECCHIO, News Editor May 23, 2023

As summer comes around once again, and the beaches begin to be populated more often, it is important to remember that we are not the only ones there. The piping plovers, small birds that reside on the...

GHS Concert Band returns after 25 years

GHS Concert Band returns after 25 years

CLARA DEL VECCHIO, News Editor May 19, 2023

On Wednesday, May 31st, the GHS Concert Band will perform at Stage Fort Park, at 6 pm. This performance marks the first time in 25 years that the GHS Concert Band will be playing music for the public. “Before...

Students witness the raising of the flag to honor Juneteenth.

Juneteenth flag raised at GHS

CLARA DEL VECCHIO, News Editor May 19, 2023

This Friday, May 19th, a flag was raised at Gloucester High School to honor the Juneteenth holiday. The flag being raised in May instead of in June is due to the fact that school will be out for the actual...

Andry Payano Sosa returns the ball to his opponent.

Easy win for boys tennis

ANNIKA NYBORG, Sports Writer May 16, 2023

GHS boys tennis finished their match yesterday with a 5-0 win over the Winthrop Vikings. The team dominated the game, so it was a quick and easy win for them. Their record is now 11-4.  “Winthrop...

GHS Band and Chorus to perform at The Shalin Liu

GHS Band and Chorus to perform at The Shalin Liu

CLARA DEL VECCHIO, News Editor May 15, 2023

The GHS Jazz Band will perform on Tuesday, May 16th, at 6:30 pm, at The Shalin Liu, a concert hall in Rockport, Massachusetts. “There’s nothing quite like live music,” saxophone player Elijah...

GHS students receive Seal of Biliteracy

GHS students receive Seal of Biliteracy

CLARA DEL VECCHIO, News Editor May 5, 2023

On Thursday, April 6th, students from GHS engaged in a test to determine if they are literate in their chosen language, the Massachusetts Seal of Biliteracy Exam. Recently, the results came back. Students...

(from left) Aurelia Harrison, April Smith, Willow Barry, Thea Cunningham, and Alycia Hogan-Lopez pose for a picture.

GHS juniors place in top 25 percent of M3 Math Challenge

CLARA DEL VECCHIO, News Editor April 28, 2023

On March 6th, 5 GHS juniors competed in the Math Modeling (M3) Challenge, a math competition held yearly by MathLabs. Thea Cunningham, Willow Barry, Aurelia Harrison, Alycia Hogan-Lopez, and April Smith...

Cyan Clements depicts the confusion many face when defining heritage.

“European American”: a case for a label

AURELIA HARRISON, Features & Opinion Editor April 26, 2023

In America, the concepts of race and culture are simultaneously essential to our understanding of ourselves and others, and extremely difficult to define. Terminology is a minefield—trying to use correct...

Youth Advisory Council holds Clothing Drive

Youth Advisory Council holds Clothing Drive

CLARA DEL VECCHIO, News Editor April 22, 2023

Are extra clothes cluttering up your closet? Are you looking for an easy way to start spring cleaning while feeling good about yourself at the same time? Look no further! The GHS Youth Advisory Council,...

Elijah Sarrouf performs in front of his abandoned palace set, complete with tattered wall drapings, and a covered couch.

In conversation with a set designer

Aurelia Harrison, Features & Opinions Editor April 14, 2023

Last weekend, the GHS Theater Program put on their spring musical, Anastasia—a sweeping tale of a lost princess finding her way home, and making one for herself with the people she meets along the way....

NHS class of 2023 secretary, Eliana Cracchiolo, leads new inductees in the NHS pledge.

NHS inducts 62 members

CLARA DEL VECCHIO, News Editor March 24, 2023

Last night, 62 students at Gloucester High School were inducted into the National Honor Society. Vice President of the NHS class of 2022-2023, Camilla Wilkins-Bowens, gave the annual report, and revealed...

A collection of Seusss well-known books.

The Dr. Seuss controversy unpacked

FINN WALL, Staff Writer March 20, 2023

What do you think of when you hear the word ‘idol’?  For many, it's hard to think of a figure more recognized or renowned than Theodor Seuss Geisel, commonly known by his pen name, Dr. Seuss. One...

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