Record staff turnover leads to wave of new teachers
September 19, 2018
Filed under News, Showcase, Teacher Bios
After nearly 30 staff members left at the end of the 2017-2018 school year, there are lots of new faces in the halls. Below are the newest members of the GCAA family.
New interactive boards added to select classrooms to enhance learning
Kennedy Brown, Staff Writer
September 9, 2018
Within the past year, Confluence has been putting interactive boards, or BenQ’s, on a test run throughout all Confluence schools. Elisabeth Reeder, seventh grade math teacher at GCAA, was one of the recipients of the BenQ’s. “It was a trial, so in Confluence, each building got one board in the whol...
2018-2019 school year starts, many student schedules still incomplete
Natale O'Dell, Buisness Mangager
August 28, 2018
Filed under News
Students started the 2018-2019 school year on August 14, but not everything was prepared for their return. Many students' schedules had errors, including holes in certain class periods and being enrolled in classes they have already passed. Students waited in lines outside the counselors' doors during...
Order a yearbook and be entered to win tickets to Ed Sheeran or Taylor Swift
August 13, 2018
Yearbooks are currently available for $25. Purchase before Sept. 1 to automatically be entered to win two tickets to see either Ed Sheeran at Busch Stadium on Sept. 6 or Taylor Swift at the Dome at America's Center on Sept. 18. You can order the yearbook online, or at school. If you also purchase a y...
Ravion Moody 2002-2018
Aurora Phillips, Engagement Editor
August 9, 2018
Ravion Markell Moody, 16, was born May 9th, 2002 in St. Louis, Missouri to Orlando Hollis and Chevelle Moody. He passed away July 30th, 2018. Ravion, also known as “Bøh” to his family and friends, is remembered for his kind heart and love for art. Joining Grand Center Arts Academy as a fresh...
Graduating class of 2018 recognized for their performance on the ACT
Kaitlyn Eckhard, Staff Writer
June 1, 2018
Filed under 2018 Yearbook Spring Supplement, News, Senior Magazine, Showcase
18% scored higher than a 25 on the ACT, 5 student scored above a 31, qualifying for the Missouri Bright Flight Scholarship Students combined have been awarded over $2 million in scholarships, and an additional 8 have earned free tuition through the Missouri A+ program to a Missouri community colleg...
Juuling and vaping: the latest trend on and off school campus
Aliena Yost, Staff Writer
May 20, 2018
Filed under News
“I started smoking cigarettes when I started working at a restaurant and I bought my vape because I didn’t wanna keep smoking cigarettes. Then I switched over to Juul. I would vape everywhere, but I don’t vape at school because I don’t need it to make it through school,” Ian Intagliata, seni...
Custodial staff prioritize under Confluence standards
Jackson Wild, Contributing Writer
May 18, 2018
Filed under 2018 Yearbook Spring Supplement, News, Showcase
Recently, some have began to question the ability of students and janitorial staff to take care of the school’s trash. It piles up on the windowsills, bathrooms, in classrooms and in hallways; it can blow in from the courtyard or be dropped down five flights of stairs to splatter on walls, floors, o...
Vocal Music students perform in Broadway themed “Cabaret Night”
Natalie O'Dell, Staff Writer
May 16, 2018
Filed under 2018 Yearbook Spring Supplement, News
In April, the high school and middle school performed in the annual Cabaret Night. This year, the theme was Broadway. The idea for the theme was developed over the summer by choir teachers Raynard Brown and Wes Smith. “we wanted to go to something different, because last year’s cabaret was pretty...
GCAA holds third annual prom: “Masquerade”
Kaitlyn Eckhard, Staff Writer
May 14, 2018
Filed under 2018 Yearbook Spring Supplement, Life, News
On April 21st, juniors and seniors took the dance floor at prom for ‘a night to remember’ at The Vault on South Grand Boulevard. The theme chosen for the night was Masquerade. ...
“Hamilton” provides students with opportunity to perform on the Fox Theater stage
Elyse Luecke, Managing Editor
May 13, 2018
Filed under 2018 Yearbook Spring Supplement, Life, News, Showcase
Nearly 4,000 students and teachers from 42 high schools in the surrounding area attended the performance of Hamilton back in April at the Fabulous Fox Theater. As part of the Hamilton Education Program by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, high school students were invited to see the...
Phoenix Report – episode 7
May 12, 2018
Filed under 2018 Yearbook Spring Supplement, GCAAtv, News, Phoenix Report
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