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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

Homecoming Festivities are Coming

Ivy Beckenholdt, Assignment Editor October 8, 2015

The annual Homecoming Talent Show is kicking off the homecoming festivities. The talent show will be on October 12, at 6 p.m. To come to the show the payment will be $5; however, you can also bring 5 canned...

Gateway2Change Race Summit

Gateway2Change Race Summit

JuJu Vieth, Photo Editor October 8, 2015

The Brentwood School District Office became home to the Gateway2Change Race Summit on September 30. 300 students from 29 schools throughout the St. Louis area gathered to discuss issues related to race...

Hagan receives donations for music classes

Chloe Ward, Staff Writer October 1, 2015

During the first week of school, Dave Hagan, an instrumental teacher, requested some musical equipment from the St. Louis Classical Guitar Society and Reaper, an audio software company, through email....

 Sophomore Royce Martin delivers speech on police brutality and black on black crime. He explains how he has not personally been affected, but it has become a common issue.

GCAA Teacher, Student Deliver Speech About Roles in St. Louis

Keeley Barket and Elyse Luecke September 28, 2015

On Thursday, September 17th, Andrew Goodin and Royce Martin of GCAA both delivered a speech for the 2015 Blog Out Loud at T-Rex on Washington downtown. Goodin’s speech mostly revolved around why...

Balfour Comes to GCAA for Class Ring Sales

Ivy Beckenholdt, Assignment Editor September 24, 2015

If you have ordered a class ring through Balfour, you will receive your ring tomorrow! Balfour, our class ring representative, is coming to GCAA Friday, September 25 to distribute rings. They will be distributed...

Students Challenge Dress Code by Showing Midriff

Jerell McCole, Web Editor-in-Chief September 16, 2015

In protest of the dress code, many students came to school wearing crop tops. The dress code policy states, “Clothing that reveals cleavage, midriff or any part of your behind," is prohibited. However,...

Administration Responds to Unionization

Ivy Beckenholdt, Assignment Editor September 16, 2015

On Friday, September 11, the executive director of the Missouri Public School Association responded to the unionization efforts of the teachers here at GCAA. An open letter to the Missouri public school...

GCAA Welcomes Robotics Team

Jerell McCole, Web Editor-in-Chief September 10, 2015

“The FTC is for everyone. If you can plug in a battery, you can be a part of the FTC!” Students explained using persuasion in an informational video describing the First Tech Challenge (FTC). The First...

A Sept. 10, 2015 file photo of three buttons that support the union. The buttons say things such as, Count me in! and Proud to be Charter & Union.
AFT St. Louis, Local 420 is the American Federation of Teachers in St. Louis.

Grand Center Arts Academy Teachers Move to Unionize

Ivy Beckenholdt, Assignment Editor September 8, 2015

The news broke on Wednesday, September 2, that most of our school’s teachers had decided to unionize -- become members of an association that protects their rights. Misconceptions about unions include...

Students’ Stress for AP, then Relax

Dariyun Franklin-Leonard, Staff Writer/Photographer May 18, 2015

During the month of April, many students were preparing to take several important tests, some for the first time. A few sophomores are finished with the AP World History exam, and some juniors are finished...

At the high school glow party, May 2nd, students help each other with the paint.

1 Weekend, 2 Glow Dances

Kaley Ford, Staff Writer May 15, 2015

On May 1st, the middle school had their first glow-in-the-dark themed party. The party started after school on Friday at 6:00, and ended at 8:30 later that night. “We wanted a MAP test reliever, and...

Students Plan Senior Trip to Cancun

Amber Frost, Staff writer May 14, 2015

Randy Thompson, 11th grade,  along with other juniors, has begun working  to make the senior year the best year yet. “We were like you know it would be funny, let’s go to Mexico, and see how much...

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