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They need to be a best friend not just a partner, you have to treat them like a best friend to and listen and communicate. | Freestocks, Unsplash

High school relationships: can they last?

Alaina Washington, Section Editor November 22, 2024

Teenagers have different opinions on if relationships from high school can work and last. I interviewed a variety of high school students and they all had different viewpoints on how a high school relationship...

School has been the same for too long and despite mountains of research saying it should change. |  FangXiaNuo, Getty Images

High school places too many expectations on students

Bianca Mosher, Staff Reporter November 8, 2024

High school has too many expectations for students. They tell us that rest is important, but have us waking up before the sun for half of the school year. They want people to join clubs, sports, and other...

The problem with these baskets is not the content or the intention, but the expectation they have created in a lot of teenage relationships. | Hannah Cupp

Is consumerism ruining teen relationships?

Hannah Cupp, Section Editor November 8, 2024

As Halloween passes, boo baskets are out. People are now preparing burr baskets for their loved ones this holiday season. While this trend is a more personal way to gift-give, it prioritizes materialism...

I say high school students should have nap time at school. | Adrian Swancar, Unsplash

Why high schools should have nap time

Kennedy Wilhite, Staff Reporter October 24, 2024

Nap time is a normal thing for kindergarteners, so why not high school students as well?  This is a heavily controversial topic, but I say high school students should have nap time at school. Napping...

Studies show that good foods induce happy moods and better focus in school. | Marques Thomas, Unsplash

Gloucester High School should allow students to use DoorDash

Violet Whitmarsh, Staff Reporter October 24, 2024

Gloucester High School has made a rule against students being able to DoorDash food for lunch. Many students have complained about this rule. I think students should be able to DoorDash for numerous reasons....

I feel that the school needs to expand the staff parking lot, and evenly distribute the location of who parks in their respective lot. | Claudio Schwarz, Unsplash

Students need their parking

Charlie Arnone, Section Editor October 24, 2024

Ongoing construction has caused some of the faculty and staff to be displaced in the parking lot, leaving their only place to park to be the student parking lot. This has resulted in many issues and complaints.  Gloucester...

“I felt de-victimized and powerless,” the student shared. | Mihai Surdu, Unsplash

Victim-blaming and the school system

Alaina Washington, Section Editor October 24, 2024

Schools tell us that their top priority is to protect us, but do they really? Students have been reporting sexual harassment and assault for years. However, most pleas for help are ignored and many students...

Some students carry around a lot of stuff with them on a day-to-day basis. | S. Ross Morris, Unsplash

Lockers should be brought back to GHS

Ava Vandine, Staff Reporter October 24, 2024

It has been a long time since Gloucester High School students have had the ability to use lockers. The school finally took them out because they took up a lot of room and the students were not using them...

This year's homecoming dance has mixed opinions and concerns about the prices and the limited amount of tickets. | Todd Trapani, Unsplash

Homecoming tickets have sparked controversy

Jasmine Hunt, Staff Writer October 10, 2024

This year's homecoming dance has mixed opinions and concerns about the prices and the limited amount of tickets. While I understand the reasoning behind limiting the tickets, as the school can only fit...

School is kind of a new experience for me. | Feliphe Schiarolli, Unsplash

How public school has had a positive impact

Alora Thorpe, Staff Reporter September 26, 2024

As someone who was homeschooled since first grade, school is kind of a new experience for me. Despite how nerve wracking it was when I first started, I have come to really enjoy being a student at Gloucester...

This cellphone policy is not cool. | Shelby Bennett

Cellphone policy is not beneficial for students

Sylvia Wezensky, Staff Reporter September 26, 2024

On July 9, 2024, Glenn Youngkin put an executive order prohibiting phones in school. Youngkin made this new law to limit “the amount of time [students] are exposed to addictive cell phones and social...

Should We Switch to Year-Round School?

Aubrey Simpson, Staff Reporter June 4, 2024

Should we switch to year-round school? Hundreds of years ago, students started getting summers off from school. “In the days before air conditioning, schools and entire cities could be sweltering...

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