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Thea Cunningham delivering her commencement speech.
Cunningham’s advice to classmates: look to nature
Educators and community members rally for school funding before the School Committee meeting
Community rallies for funding as Gloucester School Committee presents updated budget
Informational posters for both scholarships, applications open now!
Wellspring offers scholarship opportunities for students
Student volunteers Brooke McNiff, Miah Cerrutti, Althea McHugh, Willow Barry, April Smith, and Victoria Lottatore at last year's Arts Festival.
Student Arts Festival brings fun to Gloucester
Students and community members demonstrate for a fully funded budget.
Arts are safe, but budget cuts still loom
GHS staffers have a hobby worth buzzing about
GHS staffers have a hobby worth buzzing about
A digital creation by Julia Warde, made with Canva.
Quiet in the Court
Ava Orlando gives her interpretation of the state of affairs in Hollywood.
The state of Hollywood in 2024
Cyan Clements' artistic rendition of their and Sofia Orlando's endeavors.
The great donut adventure
Art by Sophia Montello
The significance of Leap Day
Softball starters pose for a picture.
GHS softball advances to Sweet 16
From Left to Right: Catcher Olivia Madruga, First Baseman Lily Aiello, Pitcher Cameron Carroll, Catcher Trey Marrone, Pitcher Giacomo Martell, Pitcher/Third Baseman Nico Alves
Playoffs arrive for GHS Baseball and Softball
Catcher Olivia Madruga in action.
Double take: Gloucester beats Winthrop and St. Marys
(From left to right) Olivia Madruga and Cam Carroll high five during the game.
Softball cruises by Bishop Fenwick in 4-1 bash
Julia Carrancho rounds 3rd base in pursuit of home.
Fishermen burn Falcons in 2-0 NEC Win
They That Go Down To The Sea In Ships., 2006 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
Howard Blackburn : A hero outiside time
Ava Orlando depicts the plight of the Gloucester High School humanities curriculum.
Oh, the humanities!
Why GHS should have a gardening class
Why GHS should have a gardening class
Opening ceremony of the 2004 Athens Games dumps balloons on the crowd.
The argument for a permanent Olympic island
Pen and marker drawing by Sophia Montello.
Gloucester needs community land trusts
Scenes from Graduation 2024
Official Cape Ann Museum Flyer
Free activities offered at the Cape Ann Museum
Artist rendition of van playing summertime jams.
Five artists for your summer playlist
Poster to advertise GHS' Juneteenth Flag Raising.
GHS Racial Equity hosts flag raising
Cyan Clements depicts Childish Gambino with the album title, in colored pencil.
Childish Gambino reworks, reestablishes, and reminds with “Atavista”
Golden
Golden
Painting
Painting
Ghostboy and Boots
Ghostboy and Boots
Desperate times, desperate measures
Desperate times, desperate measures
Bliss
Bliss

The Gillnetter

The Gillnetter
Spencer Taft

Spencer Taft, Staff Writer / Copy Editor

Spencer Taft is a senior at GHS, current captain of the chess team and ROTC cadet Staff Sergeant. His favorite subjects are Science and English. He enjoys playing video games, thinking about writing poems and never really getting around to it, and being a general dweeb. The 2014-15 school year will be his first working for the Gillnetter, but he plans to pretend he has an idea what he is doing for as long as possible.

All content by Spencer Taft
I could have written a caption for this photo, but I have senioritis

Opinion: “Senioritis” infects class of ’15

SPENCER TAFT, Staff Writer
May 14, 2015
Conor Magee (left) prepares for the final phase of his trick with his impromptu assistant Mr. Goulart

GHS has got talent

SPENCER TAFT, Staff Writer
May 1, 2015
GHS science wins $12,000 grant

GHS science wins $12,000 grant

SPENCER TAFT, Staff Writer
March 19, 2015
"Knight" falls on a "pawn"ishing chess season.

“Knight” falls on a “pawn”ishing chess season.

SPENCER TAFT, Staff Writer
March 3, 2015
Snow survival: science style

Snow survival: science style

SPENCER TAFT, Staff Writer
February 13, 2015
Comcast helps low-income families weave their worldwide web

Comcast helps low-income families weave their worldwide web

SPENCER TAFT, Staff Writer
January 8, 2015
Opinion: teacher evaluations should fall on students

Opinion: teacher evaluations should fall on students

SPENCER TAFT, Staff Writer
December 4, 2014
Machine shop students crafted this comic book themed chess board for the G.H.S. chess club

Machine shop checks in with a new project

SPENCER TAFT, Staff Writer
December 2, 2014
Mike Vaiarella explores the College Board website

College applications in ten easy steps

SPENCER TAFT, Staff Writer
November 10, 2014
Administration reprimands senior class with mixed results

Administration reprimands senior class with mixed results

BETHANY HASELGARD and SPENCER TAFT
October 22, 2014
An E Block ROTC class is briefed before uniform inspection.

At the corps of the issue

SPENCER TAFT, Staff Writer
October 14, 2014
Seniors Dylan Craybeck and WInslow Lewis working on the school garden as part of last year's Gloucester U program.

GHS spells afterschool with a “U”

Spencer Taft, Staff Writer
September 12, 2014
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