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Taylor Parker works on a piece of equipment in the Auto Shop

Parker shows women can excel in Auto shop

WILLA BROSNIHAN, Staff Writer September 18, 2018

When Gloucester High School first introduced their vocational programs, funded by John Hays Hammond Jr., they were seniors-only and segregated by gender. Cooking classes were for girls and “instruction...

GHS will continue to flood due to sea level rise, climate change

GHS will continue to flood due to sea level rise, climate change

CAROLINE ENOS and GIANNA CABRAL April 11, 2018

Gloucester High School’s student parking lot and New Balance Newell Stadium -- along with other main roadways, homes, and businesses in Gloucester -- have flooded twice this winter. According to the...

GHS students take initiative on climate change research in Gloucester

GHS students take initiative on climate change research in Gloucester

BRANDON SMITH, Staff Writer March 19, 2018

With the pattern of recent climate change events, future floods and further destruction are inevitable. Knowing this, Gloucester High School science teacher Rachel Rex is conducting a project to inform...

Austin Monell works on his drone project

Monell engineers the future in GHS Robotics

DANIELLE DENMAN, Staff Writer March 12, 2018

What’s your passion? For GHS junior Austin Monell, it is robotic engineering. Monell has made a home in Kurt Lichtenwald’s classroom. You can find him working in his space in class, at lunch, and...

Senior Dominic Romeo (center) works on an engine with other auto students

Auto shop offers services for locals, opportunities for students

JOE KIBANGO, Staff Writer February 6, 2018

Jack Porter is enjoying another year of teaching students the skills they will need to be successful in the auto business if they chose to pursue it. Porter has been leading the program for 10 years, guiding...

Electrical teacher Robert Devlin (left) works with Dylan Piscitello and Nico Taormina

Electrical program sparks student engagement

DANIELLE DENMAN, Staff Writer February 1, 2018

Students looking to take charge of their future may consider enrolling in the GHS Electrical program. Electrical is a unique shop that offers students a head start on their future careers. According...

Homelessness is an issue for every age

Homelessness is an issue for every age

BRANDON SMITH, Staff Writer January 29, 2018

Imagine a hungry teenager surviving on their own, desperately searching for food and a place to sleep at night. Homeless youth often become homeless because of family problems, economic problems, and/or...

Fear of school is a growing problem for youth

Fear of school is a growing problem for youth

KAYLA PENNIMPEDE, Staff Writer January 9, 2018

Many students complain about going to school because they may not have gotten enough sleep, finished their homework, or simply find their classes boring. But have you ever noticed students not showing...

Cars flooded in the GHS parking lot.

GHS junior helpless as Bomb Cyclone destroys car

ALEXANDER OAKS, Staff Writer, Editor January 8, 2018

For Maria Karol, a student at GHS, last week's gargantuan blizzard and accompanying weather phenomenon were more than just an opportunity for days off from school. As pictures of a flooded GHS circulated...

Don´t be alarmed, just hit the snooze button

Don´t be alarmed, just hit the snooze button

ERICCA NOLAN, Staff Writer December 20, 2017

For those of you unfamiliar with alarm clocks, they are a reliable source for waking yourself up before facing the cold world. Although staying under the covers is usually ideal, these devices bring you...

I gave up my phone for a month, and you can too

I gave up my phone for a month, and you can too

GIANNA CABRAL, Staff Writer, Arts and Culture Editor December 15, 2017

In a world full of technology and gadgets, it is not easy to give up your cell phone for a long period of time. Most people probably would not physically be able to give up their phones because the world...

Classic Sam Gross in the new JROTC classroom

A week in the life of a Junior ROTC Cadet

SAMANTHA GROSS, Staff Writer December 7, 2017

When you hear Junior ROTC what is the first thing you think of? Most people would imagine people from the military yelling at everyone and exercising them to their breaking point. Well we are here to tell...

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