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I could have written a caption for this photo, but I have senioritis

Opinion: “Senioritis” infects class of ’15

SPENCER TAFT, Staff Writer May 14, 2015

It’s that time of year again: The time for seniors to completely give up on school. With graduation fast approaching, an outbreak of the phenomenon commonly referred to as “Senioritis” has arrived...

GHS science wins $12,000 grant

GHS science wins $12,000 grant

SPENCER TAFT, Staff Writer March 19, 2015

It’s no secret that doing real science is not cheap. Microscopes, dissecting scopes, micropipettes, DNA, dyes, flies, cameras, thermometers, the list goes on and on. Therefore, when our school applied...

Knight falls on a pawnishing chess season.

“Knight” falls on a “pawn”ishing chess season.

SPENCER TAFT, Staff Writer March 3, 2015

A light snow falls outside of the cafeteria, as hushed whispers float in the air like wisps of mist. The chess teams of Gloucester, Malden Catholic and Rockport gear up for their final showdown. Their...

Snow survival: science style

Snow survival: science style

SPENCER TAFT, Staff Writer February 13, 2015

It may be difficult to notice, but it has snowed quite a bit over the last few weeks. So much so that the state department of transportation has  already spent almost  double its snow removal budget...

Comcast helps low-income families weave their worldwide web

Comcast helps low-income families weave their worldwide web

SPENCER TAFT, Staff Writer January 8, 2015

Let’s face it: the world has changed over the last decade. With the advent of the internet, it is becoming easier and easier to research, communicate and learn faster than ever before. The internet...

Opinion: teacher evaluations should fall on students

Opinion: teacher evaluations should fall on students

SPENCER TAFT, Staff Writer December 4, 2014

The results are in, and the administration is finally willing to admit how good some of our teachers actually are. Anyone who talked to a few certain teachers last year knows about the controversy over...

Machine shop students crafted this comic book themed chess board for the G.H.S. chess club

Machine shop checks in with a new project

SPENCER TAFT, Staff Writer December 2, 2014

The vocational program is somewhat of an anomaly for much of the general student body here at G.H.S., but some ambitious students in machine shop sought to bridge the gap between vocational and extracurricular...

Mike Vaiarella explores the College Board website

College applications in ten easy steps

SPENCER TAFT, Staff Writer November 10, 2014

Seniors, it’s that time of year again. As the year gets underway, so too does the college application season. I won’t lie, the system is silly, convoluted, over-complicated and generally awkward. But,...

An E Block ROTC class is briefed before uniform inspection.

At the corps of the issue

SPENCER TAFT, Staff Writer October 14, 2014

Walking into the school through the main entrance, it’s no secret that ROTC has a presence in the school. The trophies of our drill and rifle team’s conquests take center stage as the centerpiece of...

Seniors Dylan Craybeck and WInslow Lewis working on the school garden as part of last years Gloucester U program.

GHS spells afterschool with a “U”

Spencer Taft, Staff Writer September 12, 2014

Another summer has come and gone, and it can be tough to focus on the positives of going back to school in the face of waking up early and doing homework. But fear not, with the rise of a new year comes...

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