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The student news site of Grand Center Arts Academy, St. Louis, MO

GCAAtoday

The student news site of Grand Center Arts Academy, St. Louis, MO

GCAAtoday

Caroline Knapp, Tessa Wild, Quinlan Holt, Elyse Luecke, Brooke Schuessler, Natalie ODell and adviser Travis Armknecht pose for a picture in downtown Dallas near Pegasus Plaza. I think this award reflects all of the hard work Ive been doing ever since I first joined staff, said Knapp.

Students receive Honorable Mention ratings in national competitions

Elyse Luecke, Managing Editor November 30, 2017

Five of six students who attended the JEA/NSPA National Journalism Convention in Dallas, Texas participated in write-off contests. Of those five, four received recognition for their work. Each student...

Purchase a yearbook for a chance to win tickets to see The Irreplaceables Tour

Purchase a yearbook for a chance to win tickets to see The Irreplaceables Tour

Caroline Knapp, Expression Editor-in-Chief November 27, 2017

Purchase a yearbook by Tuesday, Dec. 12 for a chance to win two tickets (a $70 value) to see The Irreplaceables Tour, featuring Kalani Hilliker, Chloe Lukasiak and Kendall Vertes from the TV show Dance...

Lunch, minutes before being served in the North cafeteria.  Students have multiple options, and are to take a fruit, vegetable, and a milk. A La Carte items are also available.

New lunch program implements feedback, conforms to desires of students after miscommunication

Elyse Luecke, Managing Editor November 11, 2017

In the midst of new adjustments this school year, a trend in topics talked about is common and controversial among many schools: lunch. At the beginning of the year, many complaints from students had...

Preather Preuitt beams on the fifth floor.

Choir student Preather Preuitt accepted into All-State Choir

Kumari Pacheco, Staff Writer November 8, 2017

Choir student Preather Preuitt becomes the only Grand Center Arts Academy student to be accepted into the 2017-18 Missouri All-State Choir. The audition for All-State took place November 1st, at Mary...

(From left to right) Preather Preuitt, Lainey Jester, Abby Jordan, Tess Brown, and Isaac Zimmerman.

Five vocal students accepted into District Choir

Kumari Pacheco, Staff Writer October 31, 2017

After a rigorous audition, five vocal pathway students have been accepted into the All-District Choir. At 8:00 a.m. on October 7th, students Lainey Jester, Abby Jordan, Tess Brown, Preather Preuitt,...

A Halloween decoration hung on a holly tree in the photographers neighborhood.

From community to costumes: Halloween safety in 2017

Kennedy Brown and Tessa Wild October 30, 2017

Halloween is a holiday filled with fun and candy, but it can also bring about some dangers. Parents and kids alike have many concerns about the safety of the holiday, concerning everything from community...

Theater department presents a new perspective on Arthur Millers The Crucible

Theater department presents a new perspective on Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”

Kennedy Brown, Staff Writer October 26, 2017

The Crucible a play about the Salem Witch trials and the hysteria and baseless accusations of witches during 1692. The cast is “getting people into character and understanding their character...

All GCAA choirs with the IN UNISON Chorus singing Tshotscholoza under direction of Kevin McBeth on the stage of Powell Hall. Photo Courtesy of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.

GCAA choir joins SLSO IN UNISON choir for first ever side-by-side rehearsal

Galen Selligman, Staff Writer October 20, 2017

“That moment of ‘it doesn’t matter what your age is, what your background is’… it was a beautiful chunk of humanity right then.” said Wesley Smith, the high school choir director, of the choirs’...

Tracy Mense plans trip to Europe for summer of 2018

Tracy Mense plans trip to Europe for summer of 2018

Michael Wafford, Staff Writer October 19, 2017

In the middle of June 2018, students are traveling with Tracy Mense, high school social studies teacher, on a trip to Europe. Students will be visiting Germany, Italy, and Switzerland for 10 days. They...

Laura Schuhwerk, Makerspace poses for a photo illustration of her conducting a hall sweep and finding a student hiding in between two sets of lockers.  Hall sweeps are conducted by teachers on their plan period.

New hall sweep policy receives widespread approval from teachers, controversial among students

Natalie O'Dell, Staff Writer October 17, 2017

According to a new policy, hallways will be swept during class to collect students who are not in their classes. They will be taken to the cafeteria to be disciplined.  Consequences will be evaluated...

Homecoming/Spirit Week is here!

Kumari Pacheco, Staff Writer October 16, 2017

The Student Council has several activities prepared for next week, including Homecoming. Kicking it off is Spirit Week, lasting from October 16th to the 20th. On Monday, students are encouraged to wear...

The camera locker in room 300.

Art equipment stolen from room 300, investigation underway

Kumari Pacheco, Staff Writer October 10, 2017

Thousands of dollars worth of art equipment and technology has been stolen from room 300 for the second time in two years. The newest robbery occurred either late August or early September of this year....

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