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Kanye’s Kraziness: a year in review 

Kanye’s Kraziness: a year in review 

SOFIA ORLANDO, Multimedia editor December 12, 2022

As 2022 winds down, it is now officially time to reflect on this eventful year. People may choose to reflect on personal happenings, politics, or trends, but celebrity scandals would be a notable place...

Opossoms: underappreciated creatures of the night

Opossoms: underappreciated creatures of the night

EVELYN PORTER, Staff Writer October 28, 2022

As a population, we tend to have an aversion towards things that don’t look pretty, and that’s not entirely unwarranted. But some furry creatures, such as opossums, are very beneficial to city and...

A combination of milk mixed with chymosin enzyme used to make cheese.

Biotech class gets daring with dairy

EVELYN PORTER, Staff Writer October 18, 2022

Recently, the GHS Biotech class made cheese. This interesting lab taught much more than just the process of making a dairy snack, however. Students reported learning about the versatility, uses, importance,...

Mangu con Los Tres Golpes is a traditional Dominican breakfast prepared by Gillnetter staff writer Sheila Medrano.

Mangu con Los Tres Golpes is a must try Dominican breakfast

SHEILA MEDRANO, Staff Writer September 15, 2022

  Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! In honor of it being the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, I wanted to share my favorite food from my culture. Mangu con Los Tres Golpes! Que es Mangu?...

Snotbot and the use of drones to preserve ocean wildlife

Snotbot and the use of drones to preserve ocean wildlife

BARET BUCKLEY, Contributor June 20, 2022

Whales are consistently harmed by human involvement in the oceans through ships, pollution, and entanglement from fishing gear. Whales across the globe are threatened by human activities. In order to prevent...

On efforts to preserve Gloucester's ecosystemic balance

On efforts to preserve Gloucester’s ecosystemic balance

TYLER WEED, Contributor June 15, 2022

Gloucester has had a long history of development, transforming it from a small settlement to a superpower in the fishing industry and a massive tourist hotspot. But Gloucester’s culture of industry and...

One of Good Harbor's Piping Plovers rests in the sand.

Boisterous Beach-goers Perpetuate Plover Problem

CLARA DEL VECCHIO, Staff Writer June 7, 2022

Tourism has always been a contentious issue in Gloucester, from causing disastrous beach traffic to deeply affecting the wildlife of the city. It provides money and jobs for Gloucester, but its negative...

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...

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