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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

Rhyme it Up, Live it Up.
Juniors Samar Slaughter, Sevahn Henderson, Bisa Adero, Tobias Wells, Sydney Hollins- Lewis, sophomore Quinlan Holt, and Central Visual Performing Arts students attend a poerty slam at Metro High School.

Poetic Soulz: The 2016 Slam Season

Kawan Yarbrough, Staff Writer May 19, 2016

For the past couple of years, a few high school students, Sevahn Henderson and Samar Slaughter, have been apart of the poetry club since it’s beginning. They were able to speak on this year’s poetry...

Sophomore Royce Martin plays piano with Jazz Band for the Black History Month performance. Their repertoire consisted of Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hancock, and Listen Here by Eddie Harris.

Sophomore Royce Martin wins 2016 Teen Talent Competition

Elyse Luecke, Assistant Web Editor-in-Chief May 19, 2016

Royce Martin, sophomore, thought it would just be an opportunity at the Fabulous Fox Theater. However, Martin was the 2016 1st place winner of the Teen Talent Competition, which included a $7,000 scholarship...

GCAA presents Limelight Award Gala 2016

Quinlan Holt, Life/GCAAtv Editor May 19, 2016

LimeLight 2016, a fundraiser for all of GCAA, will be presented on May 20th in the Sun Theater. It is a ticketed event, with all tickets priced at $75, and all pathways will be displayed. This is an event...

This piece of artwork shows a combination of the logos for the three schools underneath Confluence Charter Schools: Confluence Preparatory Academy, Grand Center Arts Academy, and Confluence Academy.

Confluence Board Evaluates Consolidating LEAs

Chloe Ward, Staff Writer May 17, 2016

  Due to loan imbalances, the Confluence Board of Directors is currently examining the possibility of consolidating their two Local Education Agencies (LEAs). Confluence has two LEAs, one for Grand...

Chess team poses with trophies after competing. Back row: William Gibert, Lillian Selligman, Isaac Zimmerman, Katlyn Miller.
Front row: Christopher Corriveau, Sophie Brieler, Galen Selligman.

Chess Club takes on National Tournament

Sariah Henning, Staff Writer May 9, 2016

   Over the weekend of April first through third, the chess team checked both their pieces and their competition at the National Chess Tournament in Atlanta. Seven middle and high schoolers represented...

Isaiah Maupin is excited for students to participate in his mural project.

Photography student uses social media to generate conversation around art

Sariah Henning, Staff Writer April 27, 2016

Many high schools have tactics to draw in their students and get them involved.  Junior photography student, Isaiah Maupin, has been looking for ways to help unite the students at GCAA.  He has embarked...

GCAA Student Media, and adviser Travis Armknecht, sit in the bleachers in the Webster University gymnasium. Students attended multiple workshops throughout the day to enrich their skills in journalism.

GCAA Student Media attends 2016 journalismSTL Webster Conference, takes home multiple awards

Elyse Luecke, Assistant Web Editor-in-Chief April 21, 2016

At this year’s journalismSTL conference held at Webster University, there were nearly 700 high school journalists from nearly 40 member schools from around the St. Louis area in attendance. The Student...

The APES Class are dressed in waders, ready for stream ecology, catching bugs in streams as apart of one of their daily lessons. The nets are used to sift through sand and more dense surfaces to find the bugs. The thing the class is standing on. Mr. Warren originally had that as his desktop wallpaper on his laptop, which was the reason behind the class going to Wisconsin in the first place.

AP Environmental Science Takes Treehaven

Kawan Yarbrough, Staff Writer April 7, 2016

Fred Warren’s AP Environmental Science Class took a weekend trip to Tomahawk, Wisconsin to Treehaven to get a hands-on feel of environmental science. Treehaven is a place that helps conserves...

Seniors Devin Evans and Carrington Barnes pose with London, a local hip hop artist they met while in Hollywood.

Seniors Win Trip to 2016 Grammys

Keeley Burke, Expression Assistant Editor-in-Chief March 30, 2016

During the 2016 Grammys, seniors Devin Evans and Carrington Barnes were given the chance to sit among the stars and watch the award show in person. “I got to the Grammys through my friend Devin Evans,...

Royce Martin Recognized in Paper

March 28, 2016

Royce Martin, 11th grade, was acknowledged for his piano playing skill in the St. Louis Post Dispatch.  Here's a link to the article.  

GCAA Chess

Sariah Henning, Staff Writer February 29, 2016

Chess team brought home 2nd place trophy for 10th grade at the Action Tournament at SLU last week.  The 9th and Under team also won their division for the third out of four times.

Dr. Steve Perry talks to audience about the system of oppression and how one voice can make a difference

Gateway 2 Change Speaker Challenges Students to Combat Opression

Jerell McCole, GCAAtoday.com Editor-in-Chief February 22, 2016
On Friday, February 19th students from Gateway 2 Change were called to Ritenour High School for a special presentation from Dr. Steve Perry.
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