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Update to 2020 Advanced Placement exams

Update to 2020 Advanced Placement exams

BAILEY SAPUTO, Staff Writer April 9, 2020

The College Board has recently updated their website with information regarding final changes to Advanced Placement exams for this year. The usual multiple hour exam has been reduced to 45 minutes and...

Everything you need to know about required remote learning

Everything you need to know about required remote learning

MILA BARRY, Staff Writer, Editor April 8, 2020

Today, Wednesday April 8th, marks the beginning of Phase II of the Gloucester Public School District’s remote learning plan. Assignments will now be mandatory and count towards students’ pass/fail...

Pass/fail credit to be awarded for Terms 3 and 4

Pass/fail credit to be awarded for Terms 3 and 4

MILA BARRY, Staff Writer, Editor April 8, 2020

Tuesday, March 22nd, Gloucester High School administration announced that Terms 3 and 4 will be graded on a pass/fail basis. This a departure from the usual system, through which students receive scores...

This illustration depicts the many concerns of the Class of 2020.

Missed Milestones: How the Coronavirus impacts high school seniors

Danielle Denman, Editor April 7, 2020

As of April 7th, thirteen states have closed all K-12 schools through the end of the academic year, with two more states recommending similar actions. With a growing number of cases in Massachusetts, and...

COVID-19 is having mixed ecological consequences

COVID-19 is having mixed ecological consequences

MILA BARRY, Staff Writer, Editor April 1, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has redefined the American normal. Since its geographic explosion in early March, it has forced us to halt our daily activities and completely alter our lifestyles.  Ironically,...

LEAP for Education offers summer internship program

LEAP for Education offers summer internship program

NICHOLAS POULIN, Staff Writer April 1, 2020

Interested in a six week summer internship program that offers pay, credits, and experience? The LEAP for Education program is organizing another summer workshop focused on workplace skills and education.  This...

The Elicitor Winter 2019 cover by Natasha Baumgartel

Elicitor magazine to be published online

CATHERINE CANAVAN-DYSTHE, Staff Writer March 28, 2020

Due to the circumstances caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, The Elicitor will be digitally publishing selected works over the next few weeks. Art and writing can be found in The Elicitor section of The Gillnetter...

Baker extends school closure to May 4th

Baker extends school closure to May 4th

Autumn-Marie Silva, Staff Writer March 25, 2020

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced today that the closure of all state schools has been extended to May 4th. Any further closure is currently subject to the decision of local school districts. Baker...

Advanced Placement exams will be offered online due to widespread school closures

Advanced Placement exams will be offered online due to widespread school closures

BAILEY SAPUTO, Staff Writer March 24, 2020

Students currently taking Advanced Placement  classes are going to be faced with a new way of testing this year due to the impacts of COVID-19. While the full extent of the information will be out...

Baker issues stay-at-home advisory

Baker issues stay-at-home advisory

MILA BARRY, Staff Writer, Editor March 23, 2020

This morning Governor Charlie Baker issued a stay-at-home advisory, which is effective across the Commonwealth. It stipulates that all non-essential businesses should close until Tuesday, April 7th, and...

Three Gloucester citizens test positive for COVID-19

Three Gloucester citizens test positive for COVID-19

Autumn-Marie Silva, Staff Writer March 22, 2020

As of Saturday, March 21, 2020, the City of Gloucester has 3 confirmed cases of COVID-19. It is more imperative now than ever to maintain social distance, and to limit outside contact. The Gloucester...

College students return home in the midst of pandemic

College students return home in the midst of pandemic

ALEXANDER OAKS, Alumni Contributor March 19, 2020

Over the course of the past few weeks, the international community has been racked by the explosion of the COVID-19 pandemic, commonly known as the Coronavirus. At the time of writing, there are almost...

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