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Enjoy Non-Violent Holiday Shopping with Cyber Monday

Enjoy Non-Violent Holiday Shopping with Cyber Monday

DELANEY BENCHOFF, Staff Writer November 27, 2017

As turkey season rolls to an end, the gift giving pressure of the holidays begins to build. With life saving sales and some fabulous snags, Black Friday is considered a sacred day for us crazy shoppers....

The art of having an opinion

The art of having an opinion

AUSTIN SMITH, Staff Writer, Copy Editor November 1, 2017

There may be nothing more annoying to me than having somebody’s opinion abruptly shoved in my face. That’s not to say that stating one’s opinion is always a bad thing. If you’re specifically...

Opinion: Overblown West Parish fiasco reeks of hypocrisy

Opinion: Overblown West Parish fiasco reeks of hypocrisy

ALEXANDER OAKS, Editor, Staff Writer October 27, 2017

Last week, drama of a different theater struck Gloucester. On Friday, October 20th, West Parish School hosted a Halloween-themed children’s party, after-hours, for students of the elementary school....

Letter to the Editor: Teen flavored tobacco use is a dangerous, rising trend

Letter to the Editor: Teen flavored tobacco use is a dangerous, rising trend

Smoking flavored tobacco products is harming Gloucester’s youth and becoming a rapidly growing trend. While 89 percent of Massachusetts teens do not smoke cigarettes, Big Tobacco companies have hooked...

An open letter to someone with depression

An open letter to someone with depression

GIANNA CABRAL, Staff Writer, Arts and Culture Editor October 11, 2017

Dear whoever is listening, Depression is not something people want to talk about. It's a topic that tends to be avoided, even though it's an important conversation to have. Before you stop reading this,...

Opinion: Acceptance is music to our ears

Opinion: Acceptance is music to our ears

GIANNA CABRAL, Staff Writer, Arts and Culture Editor October 5, 2017

I think it’s safe to say that everyone has listened to music in their lifetime. Music has made people feel something at one time or another, allowing us to make connections with other people and make...

Caroline Enos stands in the chaos that has become the hallways at GHS

Opinion: Learn the rules of the road, GHS

CAROLINE ENOS, Staff Writer, Editor September 13, 2017

Why did the chicken cross the road? To get away from the people who can’t walk down it correctly. Call me chicken, but I’m tired of trying to maneuver the halls of GHS when no one else has a darn clue...

Artwork by Gianna Cabral

Numbers don’t define your worth

GIANNA CABRAL, Staff Writer, Arts and Culture Editor September 1, 2017

People tend to judge each other based on their outside appearance. But who we are on the surface does not show who we truly are as individuals. Society defines us by little things, such as our size,...

High school isnt forever, so make it count

High school isn’t forever, so make it count

RACHEL VINCENT, Staff Writer June 19, 2017

Another school year has come and gone, and with all the events that have passed there is one important thing I can take with me. High school isn’t forever. It’s easy to get consumed by the...

Advice for rising seniors

Advice for rising seniors

BRIANNA FERNANDES, Staff Writer May 31, 2017

The current GHS seniors are leaving, and that means it is time for the juniors to step up and take our place. There are a few things you should know approaching senior year that I wish I knew before entering...

Craftsmanship is a value worth preserving

Craftsmanship is a value worth preserving

JORDAN GOVONI, Contributor May 17, 2017

Throughout the years of technological evolution and progression the values of craftsmanship have been diminishing and declining in schools almost everywhere. This can not be allowed to happen further....

Why the spike in teen anxiety?

Why the spike in teen anxiety?

DELANEY BENCHOFF, Contributor May 2, 2017

Anxiety is a serious issue caused by excessive stress levels, and is very prominent in high schools across America. The anxiety rates in teenagers have increased about 70% in the past twenty years. Although...

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