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Locations vulnerable to flooding surround GHS

Students to speak on sea level rise in Gloucester

JESSE ALEXANDER, Staff Writer March 14, 2019

On Friday, March 22nd, Gloucester High School students will hold presentations on the potential effects of rising sea levels on Gloucester. Students from the Ecology and Environmental Science classes...

GHS to host career and college fair

GHS to host career and college fair

JESSE ALEXANDER, Staff Writer March 8, 2019

This year Gloucester High School will be hosting its 5th annual Cape Ann Regional Career and Educational Advancement Fair.   The fair is sponsored by the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, and will be held...

The Elicitor Winter 2019 cover by Natasha Baumgartel

GHS students launch literary magazine

WILLA BROSNIHAN, Staff Writer March 1, 2019

The Elicitor, Gloucester High School’s literary and arts magazine, will launch it’s winter edition on March 6th.  The Elicitor features art, photography, and creative writing created by Gloucester...

The new snack shop menu features more healthful options

The Snack Shack is back

CAROLINE MUNIZ, Staff Writer February 13, 2019

Students who are tired of the endless line at the vending machine may be happy to learn the snack shop has reopened. After nearly a year of negotiating, the school committee will allow the shop to be...

New lunch tray made from recycled paper

New compostable lunch trays increase cost

WILLA BROSNIHAN, Staff Writer February 11, 2019

On January 1st, a ban on plastic bags and polystyrene serving-containers proposed by Councilor at Large Melissa Cox took effect in restaurants, supermarkets, and businesses across Gloucester. Because the...

One Billion Rising fights violence against women

One Billion Rising fights violence against women

WILLA BROSNIHAN, Staff Writer February 8, 2019

This Valentines Day, the activist organization One Billion Rising is holding the 6th annual One Billion Rising event at city hall in support of survivors of gendered violence. The event will be held in...

Open Door to host food drive, anticipates high need during shutdown

Open Door to host food drive, anticipates high need during shutdown

DANIELLE DENMAN January 18, 2019

In the United States alone, forty percent of all food is wasted. Yet, in Gloucester, one in six families utilize the Open Door Food Pantry. This Saturday, January 19th, the tenth annual Open Door food...

Art by Fisher LeVasseur

Local officials organize aid for Coast Guard families affected by shutdown

FISHER LEVASSEUR, Staff Writer January 17, 2019

The longest government shutdown in history has entered its twenty-fifth day with no end in sight. The drastic effects of the shutdown are being felt all throughout the country especially within the families...

GHS DECA students pose before heading to the competition

Sixteen DECA students move on to States

JESSE ALEXANDER, Staff Writer, Editor January 11, 2019

Sixteen students from Gloucester High School placed at the DECA District competition held at Endicott College on Thursday.  These students will move on to the state competition which will be on March...

Lavender sachets handmade by Youth Advisory Council

Stress relieving sachets arrive in time for mid-terms

DANIELLE DENMAN, Staff Writer, Editor January 9, 2019

This month, the GHS Youth Advisory Council will be distributing free lavender sachet bags to the entire student body and faculty in time for midterm testing. The bags will be filled with ingredients...

Got lost books?

Got lost books?

CAROLINE MUNIZ, Staff Writer January 3, 2019

In order to encourage seniors to start looking for their library books now, Ms. Teixeira has created a new plan for seniors with obligations to the library. Any senior with a lost library book can...

GHS field house where racially charged graffiti was found and promptly removed

GHS addresses racially charged graffiti

ALEXANDER OAKS, WILLA BROSNIHAN, and JESSE ALEXANDER December 21, 2018

On Thursday, December 20th, “racially charged graffiti, including the n-word”, was found on the middle partition in GHS’ Benjamin A. Smith Field House. The vandalism was discovered by a member of...

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