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School, city and state officials break ground on the site of the new combined elementary school.

Construction starts on new combined elementary school

BEN CARPENTER and EMILY CORRAO October 25, 2021

On Thursday, a ceremonial groundbreaking for Gloucester’s newest elementary school took place. In attendance were members of the school’s building committee, the mayor’s office, the Massachusetts...

Meet your candidates for mayor

Meet your candidates for mayor

SOFIA ORLANDO, Staff Writer October 18, 2021

Are you eligible to vote this year? If so, then this year is your prime time to exercise your voting rights and participate in Gloucester’s Mayoral election. This year Gregory Verga will be running...

The junior class shows its school spirit dressed in blue while awaiting dismissal after evacuation on Friday.

Spirit week cut short due to emergency evacuation

CLARA DEL VECCHIO, News Editor October 18, 2021

At around 10:30 am on Friday, students and staff were told to evacuate the school due to a call to the main office reporting a smell on the first floor. The fire department was called while students stood...

Photo teacher Emily Harney and her students pose with administrators, member of GEF, and Mayor Romeo-Theken at the photo lab ribbon cutting ceremony

GHS photo lab updated with state of the art computers

YAHIR COLLADO, Staff Writer October 12, 2021

With help from donors and the Gloucester Education Foundation, the GHS photo lab has invested $30,000 into new computers, and editing software for students.  After having 18 outdated iMacs, the photo...

GTA Vice President Rachel Rex wore black in solidarity with fellow teachers on Tuesday

Gloucester teachers wear black to mourn contract proposal

CLARA DEL VECCHIO, News Editor October 5, 2021

After receiving accolades for keeping schools open during last school year, Gloucester teachers say contract negotiations between the Gloucester Teachers Association and the School Committee are unfair,...

Mrs. Alves sporting a Gloucester Athletics mask in her new office.

Alves begins her new role as assistant principal

DAKOTA OLIVEIRA, Staff Writer September 22, 2021

Gloucester High School's new Assistant Principal Allison Alves has never had a job where she didn’t work with kids. She started as a camp counselor and immediately found how much she liked working with...

Second floor bathroom closed due to vandalism inspired by the TikTok Devious Lick challenge

Students hit a “Devious Lick” at GHS

NICHOLAS POULIN, Staff Writer, Editor September 21, 2021

Recently, a string of vandalism fueled by a TikTok challenge has been sweeping the nation's schools, and GHS is no exception. The “Devious Lick” TikTok challenge encourages students to vandalize and...

7:30 is the new 7:45 - get to class on time!

New rules and policies for GHS explained

EMILY CORRAO, Staff Writer September 20, 2021

Gloucester High School has made some significant changes since students have returned to full in-person school.  Attendance GHS has reinstated the attendance failure policy, which had been suspended...

New school year, new COVID-19 policies

New school year, new COVID-19 policies

AURELIA HARRISON, Staff Writer September 9, 2021

As the school year settles in and students return to classes, a question arises - what do COVID protocols at Gloucester High School look like now that case rates are dropping?  With people 12 and up...

Class officers lead their classmates to the commencement ceremony

Gloucester High class of 2021 looks to “the landscape of the future”

ELLA GROSSI and EMILY CORRAO June 14, 2021

It was a beautiful, maskless, sunny day  as the GHS class of 2021 stepped onto the field for their commencement ceremony on Sunday.   2021 has been a year like no other, full of schedule changes,...

Still smiling after 27 years, Ann Grassetti looks forward to retirement

Ms. Grassetti is ready for sun and surf in retirement

ANDREW COELHO, Staff Writer June 10, 2021

After 27 years of honorable service as a teacher, Business teacher Ann Grassetti will be parting ways with GHS as she settles into retirement after this school year.  Known for her fiery red hair, and...

Join the garden club to help revive the GHS garden.

Got a green thumb? Join the gardening club!

EMILY GOSSOM, Staff Writer June 9, 2021

GHS is looking for members to join the Gardening Club with Ms. Rex!  After being neglected during the COVID-19 pandemic, the garden is in need of serious renovations.  The Gardening Club will plant...

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