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GBA students Joseph Siriani and Jacob Belcher working hands on at the academy.

Gloucester Biotech Academy looking for new recruits

MARIA KOTOB, Staff Writer, Editor January 18, 2018

Many students spend their high school years confused about what path they will take afterwards. Do you feel as though this may be you? Are you interested in the STEM field? The Gloucester Biotechnology...

Gloucester Highs New Balance Newell Stadium was flooded as a result of Thursdays storm

Gloucester goes under due to “Bomb Cyclone”

MARIA KOTOB and CAROLINE ENOS January 4, 2018

Welcome to New England, where the blizzard crashing through the northeast, known as the “Bomb Cyclone,” has hit hundreds of cities and towns, including Gloucester. As snow accumulates across the...

Mr. Francis International Relations student

International Studies class gives back this holiday season

DANIELLE DENMAN, Staff Writer December 22, 2017

Students in Mr. Francis’s Intro to International Studies class are taking initiative with a sense of community and drive to help others. The students have broken up into two seperate groups; each...

Sign up for the teacher vs student basketball game

Sign up for the teacher vs student basketball game

JOE KIBANGO, Staff Writer December 21, 2017

The Annual Teachers and Students Basketball Game will be tomorrow, Friday Dec 22nd, after school. Register soon before signup is closed. The cost is only $3.00 per person to play, so get your friends to...

Senator Elizabeth Warren addresses the crowd inside of GHSs Putney auditorium

Elizabeth Warren holds Town Hall at GHS, preaches empathy

CAROLINE ENOS and ALEXANDER OAKS December 19, 2017

When asked to give three words that GHS students should remember in order to survive today’s tense political climate, Senator Elizabeth Warren immediately responded with a smile. “I only need one-...

Vape culture hits GHS

Vape culture hits GHS

SARAH WHITMORE, Staff Writer December 19, 2017

Students and administrators alike are fed up with what seems to be a new trend of vaping at Gloucester High School.    “Last year when I went to the bathroom I could just walk in and go. Now when...

Donation table in the library has room for more

GHS can help the hungry with Open Door food drive

DANIELLE DENMAN, Staff Writer December 1, 2017

It often slips high schoolers’ minds that their peers and neighbors are facing food insecurity. But during this Holiday season, The Open Door and members of GHS are working hard to change that. Affording...

GHS Science teachers David Enos and Eric Leigh honored as  Biotech Education Champions for 2017

Enos and Leigh honored as Biotechnology Education Champions

KAYLA PENNIMPEDE, Staff Writer November 29, 2017

On November eighth GHS science teachers David Enos and Eric Leigh were honored as “Biotechnology Education Champions 2017” by MassBio, a Cambridge based organization that is made up of many biotech...

Got blood? Donate.

Got blood? Donate.

MARIA KOTOB, Staff Writer, Editor November 28, 2017

The holiday season is a time of giving, not just to your friends and family, but to those in need. Looking for a cheap, easy way to give back to the community this time of year and make an impact on somebody’s...

It’s time to DECA the halls for the holiday season

It’s time to DECA the halls for the holiday season

SAMANTHA GROSS, Staff Writer November 27, 2017

The Gloucester High School DECA Program will be selling wreaths for the month of December. These wreaths will be a great DECAration to put in your homes for the winter months to come. All DECA puns...

Gloucester police chief John McCarthy and Marisa Orlando pose with the Kops-N-Kids logo

KOPS-N-KIDS promotes friendship and unity between police and youth

MARISA ORLANDO, Staff Writer November 21, 2017

This year, the members of the Gloucester Police Department will be heading back to elementary school to create a strong bond with the youth of the city.   Gloucester Police Chief John McCarthy created...

Join the ski club...its a snow brainer.

Join the ski club…it’s a snow brainer.

BRANDON SMITH, Staff Writer November 20, 2017

Want to hit the slopes this winter? The O´Maley Ski Club is finally being extended to Gloucester High School. The Ski Club offers six dates January 8, 22, 29 and February 5, 12, 26, to take students...

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