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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

Students meet with prominent black St. Louisans for cross-curricular STEAM Museum project

Students meet with prominent black St. Louisans for cross-curricular STEAM Museum project

  While the month of February focuses on black history, the students in Travis Armknecht and Caitlin Munguia's classes chose to look not only backward but also forward by interviewing prominent...

OPINION: Student journalists fight for their First Amendment rights with Hazelwood day of action

Staff Editorial January 30, 2018

January 12th, 2018 marked 30 years since the Hazelwood V. Kuhlmeier decision, a landmark Supreme Court decision that held that public school student newspapers that have not clearly been established as...

The PVC pipe ruptured at a 90 degree angle causing the flood that leaked out into the hallway and surrounding areas. It was unknown that there was an active pipe behind the closet door in room B210.

Low temperatures cause basement pipe to rupture; instruments, music materials damaged

Elyse Luecke, Managing Editor January 22, 2018

With extreme low temperatures, a pipe that is rarely accessed in the basement ruptured right before students came back from winter break. The pipe is located inside a closet, which was one of the old...

Various pieces of art hang on the wall in the mezzanine in the Sun Theater. The theme of this years fall art show was Identity.

Fall art show encourages viewers and artists to find their “Identity”

Elyse Luecke, Managing Editor December 19, 2017

A project started earlier in the year called, “Who am I?” set the theme for the fall art show, “Identity”. Students created sculptures of things or ideas they showed an interest in. This eventually...

Students embody live portraits, inspired by the works of Alexa Meade

Elyse Luecke, Managing Editor December 18, 2017

Alexa Meade, an American installation artist best known for her portraits painted on the body and inanimate objects, was the inspiration for visual art students to expand their projects beyond the studio. Students...

Photo illustration.

Administration crafts and implements new detention policy

Kumari Pacheco, Staff Writer December 8, 2017

Administration has implemented a new detention policy to address minor disciplinary offenses. On November 12th, an email was sent to parents and students concerning a new detention system. It warned...

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...

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...

VIDEO: Crucible sneak peek

November 9, 2017

This is an archive of the live stream from the sneak peek preview performance of selected scenes from The Crucible. The play is Friday, November 10th, and Saturday the 11th in the Sun Theater. Purchase...

A Photographers guide to St. Louis

A Photographer’s guide to St. Louis

Natalie O'Dell, Staff Writer November 3, 2017

As a student reporter, I often take photos to accompany my stories. It is perhaps my favorite part of being on staff because my photography goes further than my photojournalism. This site is not nearly...

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...

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...

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