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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

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,...

Unexpected Snow Day Leads To Unexpected Fun

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...

Students walked out of school Friday, November 13th, lead by the school’s Social Justice Organization, in support of issues of racism happening at Mizzou.

Student Walkout in Support of Mizzou

Chloe Ward 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...

Hermia, played by Maria Pena and Lysander, played by Kohl Parker, express their love for each other. This is not how the story is expected to end.

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,...

Hunter Holtzman (right) posing for a picture with Alex Winter (center left)

Alex Winter Visits GCAA

Chloe Ward, Staff Writer November 20, 2015

Camerata, directed by Wes Smith, singing “Lacrymosa, from Requiem in d minor” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, “Coming in the Fall” by Jonathan Adams, “Harriet Tubman” by Walter Robinson, arranged by Kathleen McGuire and “Good Night, Dear Heart” by Dan Forrest.

Fall Concert Slideshow

Chloe Ward, Staff Writer November 14, 2015

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...

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...

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.
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