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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

In front of a mural representing the theatre and dance departments, sophomore Nayla Nava poses for the camera.

Tu Tienes Valor: Afrospanic Atmosphere aspires to inspire

Gabe Gibert, Staff Writer January 30, 2020

Sophomore Nayla Nava is the co-founder of Afrospanic Atmosphere, a company that sells apparel that promotes African-American and Hispanic involvement in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics,...

The Mandalorian reaches into the Infant’s floating crib after fighting through his captors. Photo courtesy of Disney+

The Mandalorian: An excellent execution of a fresh concept in Star Wars

Gabe Gibert, Staff Writer December 19, 2019

Warning: This review contains major spoilers for the first episode of The Mandalorian and minor spoilers for the next four episodes of The Mandalorian. Read at your own risk. For the sake of clarity, the...

A rabbit in a research room for animal testing. Used under Creative Commons Public License. Photo by Understanding Animal Research.

How would you feel?

Jonah Hebblethwaite-Cornman, Staff writer December 6, 2019

Animal Testing is a thing that happens around the world all the time. To me, it is cruel and unusual punishment for animals that don’t know what is happening to them. The worst part is that the thing...

A homecoming with friends is what makes the night special for seniors, Martese Davis and Neva’eh Moorehead. “24/7 It’s a stress. It’s stressors, you always feel like something’s on your shoulder. Something always brings you down. We’re always gonna have responsibilities to handle...To just realize it’s okay to kinda relax, I would say that’s why it’s important to go out and be with your friends, Davis said.

Homecoming committee chooses Neon Nights as 2019’s theme

Gabe Gibert, Staff Writer November 8, 2019

This year’s homecoming followed the theme “Neon Nights” and took place on Saturday, October 12, in the CPA gym. The homecoming pep rally and basketball game took place the day before. “We decided...

Demetrios: The BIG Cynical Adventure—a game as good as it is disgusting

Demetrios: The BIG Cynical Adventure—a game as good as it is disgusting

Ace Moen, Staff Writer October 17, 2019

WARNING: This game contains toilet humor. “Demetrios: The BIG Cynical Adventure” is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by the independent French studio Cowcat and was released...

Photo illustration. 
Throughout my life I’d had people ask me questions like, You’re too young to be wearing that! How do you go outside like that? or Are you allowed to even wear that outfit? - Nuri Broady

Wear or tear; Should crop tops have a bad rep?

Nuri Broady, Staff Writer October 11, 2019

For years and years, many people have had many mixed feelings about the clothing item that is called a “Cropped Top." A cropped top a.k.a, “belly shirt” or “crop top," is a type of shirt that...

The first hatched butterfly out of the four leaning on a branch.

Welcome to room 212’s butterfly habitat

Jessica Carter, Staff Writer October 7, 2019

They say hands-on learning is the best way of learning for students, but it’s not the most common. As for Cassandra Lentz’s sixth-grade science class, they are familiar with this approach to learning. ...

New school year brings new staff

New school year brings new staff

September 24, 2019

GCAA welcomed over a dozen new staff members into the building this school year. Student media staff sat down individually with the new members to learn more about each person.

Casting assistant Kelly Maileys contact card sent via email.

Nickelodeon interested in casting students for new series

Haile Emerson, Staff Writer September 18, 2019

Nickelodeon is launching a casting call for a new television series that will be debuting within months. A GCAA parent, Sara Irlbeck, informed high school principal, Dr. Shane Hopper, about the opportunity...

(left) Shacory Williams, sophomore, and (right) Willow Pulford, junior, discussing new head wrap dress code over lunch.

High school students respond to change in the dress code

Haile Emerson, Staff Writer September 6, 2019

There have been many changes this school year, including a new principal; Dr. Shane Hopper. A new set of guidelines have been implemented into the rulebook, including the dress code change. The dress code...

Hakim Faulk engages in banners provided by the Paly Foundation.

Students involved in exhibit and presentation for The Paly Foundation

Kaitlyn Eckhard, Assistant Editor May 22, 2019

The Paly Foundation is an organization whose goal is to bring awareness to endangered species. They provide exhibits to zoos, events, and occasionally schools.  On April 5th, GCAA had the opportunity...

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