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, his mother won the lottery and instead of the money she got the trip. She got to choose between...
Unexpected Snow Day Leads To Unexpected Fun
Jerell McCole, GCAAtoday.com Editor-in-Chief
January 26, 2016
With the first major snowfall of the year, seniors chose to spend the day out of the house. The message, “Sledding on art hill at 1?” was sent out through snapchat and texts. About two-to-four inches of snow fell over overnight, closing schools around the St. Louis Area. Although hundreds of people...
Student Walkout in Support of Mizzou
January 11, 2016
Students walked out of school Friday, November 13th at 2:00pm, lead by the school’s Social Justice Organization, in support of issues of racism happening at Mizzou. For several weeks before this walkout, protests had begun at the Mizzou campus in Columbia, MO, due to the disapproval from stude...
Theater department puts a modern twist on “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Elyse Luecke, Assistant Web Editor-in-Chief
December 13, 2015
“Shakespeare is difficult because it sounds like a completely different language, and it’s much more sophisticated, and it’s not something the common era will understand,” said Avery Campbell, who played Flute/Thisby, 9th. The theater department put on a production of William Shakespea...
Hallway Madness: Frustration Results from Congestion in the Stairwells
Emma Iffrig, Yearbook Editor-in-Chief
September 14, 2015
The school year of 2010-2011 (the first year), we had maybe 100-150 students, not even. Today our school -- just about -- hits 750 students, and I can definitely feel it. I feel it every time I try to go up or down the stairs from any floor and every second in the halls. I come from the basement on...
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 that the participants are completely against their management and are unhappy in the workplace; h...
Classroom poster asks students to consider GCAA’s reputation
Elyse Luecke, Assistant Web Editor-in-Chief
September 2, 2015
Throughout St. Louis, people often ask, "Where did you go to high school?" A poster in Michael Howe's chemistry classroom aims to get students to consider what it means to be from GCAA.
Social Justice Organization plans future proceedings; students get involved
Elyse Luecke, Staff Writer
April 9, 2015
Following the events in Ferguson, students decided to create the Social Justice Organization, a group that meets after school once a week, to help provide an outlet for students’ voices to be heard. Evan Smith, ninth grade U.S. History teacher, is an adviser of the group organized by students. “Students...
Grand Center Students Embrace Slam Poetry
Dariyun Franklin-Leonard and Abigail Gray
March 16, 2015
On January 27th, Grand Center students were able to experience the power of performance poetry first hand when UrbArts came to visit the school. The performance began with an introduction into how a typical poetry slam is conducted and the participation level of the audience, as well as the respect...
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