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Remote learning offered during school closure

Remote learning offered during school closure

MILA BARRY, Staff Writer, Editor March 16, 2020

In the face of extended time away from the classroom, Gloucester teachers and students have been forced to grapple with the challenges of remote learning. This process looks different at different grade...

Spring musical postponed, theater trips cancelled

Spring musical postponed, theater trips cancelled

Emily Palk, Staff Writer, Editor March 16, 2020

COVID-19 has shaken the globe in unprecedented ways. With school closings and the recommended social distancing this means bad news for the GHS Theatre program. The Theatre and Music department had...

Schools to provide grab and go lunch during closure

Schools to provide grab and go lunch during closure

DANIELLE DENMAN, Staff Writer March 13, 2020

Beginning Monday, March 16, the Gloucester schools will provide lunch for ALL students who are in need of a meal.   Meals will be available between 11:00 am and 12:00 pm Monday through Friday. ...

SCHOOLS CLOSE AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

SCHOOLS CLOSE AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

DANIELLE DENMAN, MILA BARRY, and CAMERON MUNIZ March 13, 2020

Gloucester Public Schools will close for a minimum of two weeks until March 30th due to Coronavirus concerns. In an email to parents, guardians and staff Superintendent Richard Safier said the decision...

College fair canceled due to Coronavirus concerns

College fair canceled due to Coronavirus concerns

SKYE JACKSON and MILA BARRY March 11, 2020

The Career and College Fair scheduled to take place tonight at GHS has been cancelled “in the interest of taking the utmost precaution,” said school officials.  Coronavirus has prompted Governor...

The sanctuary of Machu Picchu, an iconic symbol of pre-Columbian Peru

History department offers educational trip to Peru

SKYE JACKSON, Staff Writer March 9, 2020

Next spring, the History department is taking a once-in-a-lifetime educational trip to Peru on the “Make a Difference: Cuzco & Machu Picchu'' tour.   The students who go will be taught lessons...

GEF to host 5th annual Power of Play festival

GEF to host 5th annual Power of Play festival

BAILEY SAPUTO, Staff Writer March 5, 2020

For those looking for a less lazy Sunday, the Gloucester Education Foundation will host its 5th annual Power of Play festival on Sunday, March 22 at GHS. The Power of Play event can be a fun thing...

Sawyer Free Library will eliminate fees

Sawyer Free Library will eliminate fees

BAILEY SAPUTO, Staff Writer February 26, 2020

Starting this week, the Sawyer Free Library will be eliminating the fees for overdue borrowed materials.  There were some slight problems with the way the library was handling fees previously. When...

This vape detector has been installed int he first floor girls bathroom.

GHS to pilot vape detectors

MILA BARRY, Staff Writer, Editor February 13, 2020

In an effort to deter vaping,  GHS administration installed a vape detector in the 1st floor girls bathroom. It marks the beginning of a pilot program to test the effectiveness of these devices in...

In this Monday, Dec. 30, 2019 photo provided by State Government of Victoria, a helicopter tackles a wildfire in East Gippsland, Victoria state, Australia. Wildfires burning across Australia's two most-populous states trapped residents of a seaside town in apocalyptic conditions Tuesday, Dec. 31, and were feared to have destroyed many properties and caused fatalities. (State Government of Victoria via AP)

What you need to know about the Australia Wildfires

BAILEY SAPUTO, Staff Writer February 4, 2020

As of the first week of January 2020, 12.35 million acres of Australia have burned in the bushfires. It is now the beginning of February and the fires are still burning.  The fires have escalated dramatically,...

Stop worrying about Coronavirus. Worry about the flu. 

Stop worrying about Coronavirus. Worry about the flu. 

SKYE JACKSON, Staff Writer February 3, 2020

Unless you live under a rock,  chances are you have heard about the Coronavirus. But your real concern should be preventing the flu.  Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that cause disease in all...

School Committee and GTA agree on contract proposal

School Committee and GTA agree on contract proposal

MILA BARRY, Staff Writer, Editor January 14, 2020

Last Thursday, January 9th, the Gloucester Teacher Association (GTA) and the Gloucester School Committee reached an agreement on the terms of a new contract. Teachers have been working without an updated...

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