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Rayanne Menery Sammataro smiling for the camera.

Teacher Feature: Rayanne Menery Sammataro

EMILY CORRAO, Staff Writer January 28, 2022

Ms. Menery Sammataro is an Italian teacher at Gloucester High School. She oversees the student council, The National Honors Society, and is the advisor for the senior class. Many people know Ms. Menery...

DECA, explained

DECA, explained

CAITLYN MUNIZ, Staff Writer January 18, 2022

The Gloucester High School DECA team made its mark at the District 6 competition and is headed to states. But some people may be asking, what is this club, and how can I join?  DECA stands for Distributive...

Inclusive sex education for GHS students

Inclusive sex education for GHS students

DAKOTA OLIVEIRA, Staff Writer December 22, 2021

For the first time in GHS history the school based Health Center, run by Karen Hurst and Linda Gipstein, is going into selected classrooms and teaching LGBTQ+ inclusive sex education. This is groundbreaking...

Tone indicators, explained

Tone indicators, explained

MICHAEL MERCHANT, Staff Writer December 13, 2021

If you are active in any text-based online communities, you may have noticed abbreviations such as /s, /j, or /srs at the end of messages or posts. But what do they mean? And what are they for?  These...

The importance of pronouns, explained

The importance of pronouns, explained

MICHAEL MERCHANT and AURELIA HARRISON November 17, 2021

As the issue of gender politics and trans rights becomes a bigger topic of discussion, you may have heard the word “misgendering” thrown around, or even been accused of it yourself. Misgendering is...

Mr. Billy Martin poses with his newly restored 1956 Ford pick up Truck

GHS legend Billy Martin turns 80

SOFIA ORLANDO, Staff Writer November 15, 2021

Picture this. It’s an exciting day in the auto shop. Everyone gathered around the engine you’ve all been working so hard to get running and with one final tweak, it’s on. Everyone is cheering and...

New music teacher Cole Lundquist  takes a break from chorus to pose for The Gillnetter

Cole Lundquist brings big dreams and new ideas for the music program

AURELIA HARRISON and TREELY DOWD October 22, 2021

New GHS music teacher Cole Lundquist has  performed and worked with various musicians, including Grammy winners Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews and Jason Mraz. And while he reminisces fondly about...

Molly Benson poses in front of her white board in her new classroom.

GHS welcomes new Life Skills teacher Molly Benson

CAITLYN MUNIZ, Staff Writer October 19, 2021

New teacher Molly Benson is making it her mission to provide a supportive and safe environment as the new Life Skills teacher. The Life Skills program at Gloucester High School is a program for students...

Thrifting: the newest fashion craze explained

Thrifting: the newest fashion craze explained

AURELIA HARRISON, Staff Writer October 7, 2021

As online shopping allows us to buy cheap and trendy clothes with the click of a button, shopping for affordable and sustainably-made fashion is getting harder and harder. Popular sites like Shein and...

GHS welcomes new science teacher Amanda Pastel

New science teacher Amanda Pastel brings compassion and confidence to GHS

BEN CARPENTER, Staff Writer September 21, 2021

Many students taking biology, life science, or environmental science this year have been lucky enough to meet one of GHS’ newest teachers, Ms. Pastel. A lifetime resident of Massachusetts, Pastel said...

New adjustment counselor Chris Compton smiles for the camera in his new office.

Compton returns to GHS as new adjustment counselor

CLARA DEL VECCHIO, News Editor September 16, 2021

Christopher Compton is the new adjustment counselor at GHS, but this isn’t the first time he’s been to this school. Compton graduated from GHS in 2005, but came back to work as a staff member this...

Valedictorian Mila Barry poses at Newell Stadium on graduation day

A Candid Reflection On The Year That Wasn’t

MILA BARRY, Editor-in-chief June 17, 2021

Hi everyone! I’m so excited to be up here, and I just need to start by saying how amazing it is to see everyone - all together! Right in front of me! I really feel like it was last week that I was sitting...

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