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Freshman guard Marc Smith goes up for a lay-up

Boys basketball places third in tournament

JENNA TAORMINA, Staff Writer, Editor January 7, 2016

Gloucester High School boys’ basketball hosted its annual winter tournament last month, and placed third. Gloucester played tough competitors such as Boston Latin, Hamilton-Wenham and Manchester-Essex....

The Ash Girl opens this weekend

The Ash Girl opens this weekend

JULIA HORNE, Staff Writer November 19, 2015

This weekend, Gloucester High School theater presents a dark, re-imagined version of Cinderella. The Ash Girl is more closely related to the original Grimm's Brothers fairy tale than the classic Disney...

Members of interact club put together lobster rolls for the annual fundraiser

Lobster fundraiser rolls in the dough

JENNA TAORMINA, Staff Writer, Editor November 19, 2015

This year, the Gloucester High School Interact club has raised over $4,000 dollars in their biggest fundraiser of the year selling lobster rolls. The club sold over 425 lobster rolls to people in and...

Junior Christian Sanfilippo   runs around Marblehead defenders in Friday nights game

Fisherman playoff run comes to an end

MIKE CODY, Staff Writer November 12, 2015

The Gloucester Fishermen football team’s playoff run came to an end on Friday night. The team fell to the first seeded Marblehead Magicians. Though the final score was 27-0, it didn’t reflect the effort...

Rachel Alexander dribbles the ball up the field against Peabody

Field hockey season ends in second round of tournament

JENNA TAORMINA, Staff Writer, Editor November 12, 2015

After a tough loss to Weston on Friday, this year’s field hockey season has come to an end. The tournament game ended with a score of 2-1. The team started the tournament with a bye, not having to...

The GHS boys soccer team poses for a photo during the preseason

Boys’ soccer clinches tournament spot

JENNA TAORMINA, Staff Writer, Editor October 30, 2015

From being the underdogs in the Northeast conference last year to making the tournament this year, Gloucester High School boys’ soccer is looking to finish off their season with a conference win. The...

Boys cross country team lines up to begin race against Swampscott

Cross country on track to rebuild

RACHEL ALEXANDER, Staff Writer October 27, 2015

The Gloucester cross country team is rebuilding this year after a loss of multiple seniors. The team has a current record of 3-2-0 and is looking to improve in their upcoming meets. “So far this...

Gloucesters Gabby Machado maneuvers through Peabody defenders during Saturdays game

GHS Field Hockey beats Peabody for tournament spot

JENNA TAORMINA, Staff Writer, Editor October 19, 2015

Gloucester Field Hockey has made the tournament for the third year in a row after a win against the Peabody Tanners on Saturday. The lone goal of the first half was scored by junior Lila Monell with...

Freshmen class officers (from left) Ruby Melvin, Delaney Benchoff, Carolyn Cinelli, and Ben Oliver

The results are in

RACHEL VINCENT, Contributor September 25, 2015

The class of 2019 has officially elected their very first student council. Last Thursday, students went down to the auditorium to hear the candidates deliver their speeches, filled out their ballots, and...

Exchange students and their hosts pose for a photo in the atrium

Another successful year for foreign exchange program

MARIA KOTOB, Staff Writer September 21, 2015

Last friday, twenty one students from Forli, Italy came to Gloucester as part of the yearly foreign exchange student program at GHS. The foreign exchange program began at GHS when Carousel Tours requested...

Spirit week at GHS brings classes together

Spirit week at GHS brings classes together

GIANNA CABRAL, Staff Writer September 21, 2015

It’s that time of year again. Spirit week is the place to be. Spirit week consists of five days of dressing in different themed outfits. Every student gets to have the chance of dressing up in a variety...

Field hockey strikes a pose after their win against Marblehead

Field hockey starts off the year strong

JENNA TAORMINA and RACHEL ALEXANDER September 14, 2015

Gloucester field hockey kicked off the year with a win against Marblehead in their season opener. This is the first time in half a decade that Gloucester has beat Marblehead. Last year, Marblehead...

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