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 for students. "The goal is to find all completely unknown kids with amazing talent and potential...
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 shifted due to suspicion on “gang affiliation” and “over-exposure.” Many students retaliated by protesting, deli...
Administration sends out schedule for the first days of school
Aiya Hunter, GCAAtoday Editor-In-Chief
August 9, 2019
The first two days of the new school year, August 13 and 14, are considered “Preview Days” for students. These days will go differently than previous years. Administrators emailed out a schedule to staff in July that details each day. The schedule is copied below. Preview Day 1: Tuesday August 13, 2019 Welco...
You can earn a FREE copy of the 2020 yearbook!
Amirah Bauder, Yearbook Editor-in-Chief
June 15, 2019
Each summer, GCAA Student Media sponsors a fundraiser that YOU can participate in and earn a free yearbook! The skinny on how to get the dough Sell 10 tubs of Gourmet Cookie Dough, and get a FREE ($30 value) yearbook! Turn in your order forms and money during the first week of school. Sell...
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 to hear from a curator of the Paly Foundation, Charmin Dahl. Dahl spoke to students and informed that...
Tips on studying for finals
Nuri Broady, Staff Writer
May 21, 2019
Everyone has different methods and tips for studying to ace their high school finals, different methods work for different students. “It always depends what class the final is in. If it’s verbal like a speech or monologue then you should just practice out loud. If it’s just a test, then study ...
Staff holds workshop to discuss concepts affecting boys and young men
Christopher Corriveau, Staff Writer
May 16, 2019
A workshop was recently held for all male high school students to hold an honest and open discussion on several topics that relate to boys and men. Organized by male staff of GCAA in response to several events being held for female students earlier in the year, the workshop addressed the topics of...
American Musical and Dramatic Academy holds auditions for auditions and camps
Natalie O'Dell, Business manager
May 16, 2019
As the result on a partnership built by dance teacher Nikki Beier and theatre teacher Keith Williams, American Musical and Dramatic Academy, a private arts college located in both New York City and Los Angeles has come for the first time to teach workshops to performing art students, and hold auditions...
Outreach programs brings fennec fox into Animal Behavior classroom
Natalie O'Dell, Business manager
May 15, 2019
In an attempt to bring real-life animal experience, High School Science Teacher Nicole Roberts contacted the Endangered Wolf Sanctuary’s outreach program in April. About a month later, an educator headed down from Eureka with animal pelts, a planned slideshow, and a fennec fox, a small fox speci...
High school arts students takes a college and museum field trip to Chicago
Jessica Carter, Staff Writer
May 14, 2019
On April 26, 28 high school students and five staff traveled to Chicago for an art trip to The Art Institute of Chicago and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Senior Kennedy Brown was impressed by what they saw. “I liked being able to look at the college since I’m a senior. I was nice. I re...
The cast of Shrek puts on “Shrek Unplugged” for middle school
Kennedy Brown, Staff Writer
May 7, 2019
At 8:00 AM on Thursday May 2, 2019, a crowd of middle schoolers rushed into the Sun Theater for "Shrek Unplugged", which included a Q and A with the cast of Shrek and a sneak peak of a few of the songs. The cast sat at the edge of the stage, answering questions from students such as if any the cast members...
Theater teacher Brandon Riley claims April’s Teacher of the Month award
Amirah Bauder, Staff Writer
May 6, 2019
On the morning of Thursday April 18th, theater teacher Brandon Riley was awarded the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Teacher of the Month award for April. “I got an email [on April 17th], and at first I thought it was spam… ‘cause I’m just not a good self promoter. So I saw it and I w...
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