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Caitlyn Muniz leaps across the stage at a competition

If dance is a sport, then GHS should have a dance team

CAITLYN MUNIZ, Contributor May 26, 2021

It is no doubt that along with having artistic qualities, dance is more importantly an underrated and strenuous sport. As a dancer myself, we go through so much physical, mental, and emotional pain and...

View of the US Capitol in March 2017, taken on our 8th grade trip to D.C.

Reflecting on the Trump presidency

OWEN HARDY, Staff Writer, Editor January 20, 2021

I will always remember the morning of Wednesday, November 9th, 2016. My blaring alarm signaled the start of a new day. Little did I know, this day, and the four years following it, would be different.  The...

Art by Cat C-D

Maybe 2020 wasn’t all bad

BAILEY SAPUTO, Staff Writer December 31, 2020

The year 2020 may go down in history as one of the most chaotic years in this century.  Wildfires, a global pandemic, people quarantining for months on end, UFO scares, murder hornets; the list goes on.  Despite...

Art by Cat C-D

Holidays for the gays

AIS COOK and CLARA DEL VECCHIO December 11, 2020

As the holidays approach and people are looking for places to buy gifts, it’s important to be mindful of where you are shopping. With homophobia still rampant and normalized in modern day society, this...

Trumps denial of election results reveals his true priorities

Trump’s denial of election results reveals his true priorities

OWEN HARDY, Staff Writer, Editor November 19, 2020

At about 2:30 A.M. on November 9th, 2016, Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton called President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him on his victory and officially concede the election. Trump...

Students attend English class. This is school now.

Weighing the risks: athletics and education in the COVID era

MILA BARRY, Editor-in-chief November 19, 2020

Over two months into the new school year, and we’ve finally started to establish a normal rhythm. Half days are becoming routine. Remote class is familiar, if not preferable. We’ve also done a great...

A view of Stacey Blvd across Gloucester Harbor on a calm sunny day.

A final word on question 3

MILA BARRY, Editor-in-chief October 29, 2020

If you’ve been paying any attention to local politics, you probably know that question three is a hotly contested topic on this year’s ballot. The years-long process of finding a suitable fix for Gloucester’s...

Joe Biden and Donald Trump clash in final Presidential Debate

Cameron Muniz, Editor October 26, 2020

Thursday night’s Presidential Debate was certainly more successful and more productive than the previous debate. The tone of the debate drastically differed from last month’s debate. This change...

Debate moderators need a mute button

Debate moderators need a mute button

CAMERON MUNIZ, Editor, Staff Writer October 7, 2020

The first Presidential Debate between Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden and Republican Incumbent President Donald Trump was in the words of Jake Tapper, “a hot mess, inside a dumpster fire, inside...

Ais Cook properly washing their mask with dish soap and water

Do you wash your mask after every use? You should.

ELISE AMARAL, Staff Writer September 30, 2020

When you’re running out of the house in a rush and you grab your mask, you’re probably not thinking about how clean it is.  But after nearly seven months of mask wearing, it may be time to ask "when...

The artists depiction of a smartphone with Instagram open. Many peoples Instagram feeds have been flooded with displays of social media activism since the murder of George Floyd.

“Woke” culture in the time of COVID-19

REBECCA DOWD, Alumni Contributor May 30, 2020

I hate social media social justice. Being woke is cool. So, after a tragedy, my feed is filled with posts about it. It happens when there is a school shooting, or an environmental disaster, or a racist...

Artists BigHead cartoon symbolizes the increasing, and at times unnerving, grip  of various companies and organizations on the American education system.

Dystopia, Now?

MILA BARRY, Staff Writer, Editor April 22, 2020

Since the dawn of fiction, rhetorical thought experiments that explore the ultimate fate of human society have been a favorite of readers across the globe. From apocalyptic cliches to the methodical satires,...

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