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Rocking the Paper Fashion

Rocking the Paper Fashion

Ava Miller, Editor in Chief
March 31, 2022

Pirate Pride and New Beginnings: GHS Basketball Season ‘22

Ava Miller, Editor in Chief
March 31, 2022
Volleyball girls competed in Peosta, Iowa Community center on January 30th. Athletas won every match that Sunday and are proud of their accomplishments. “Winning our tournament was a great sense of achievement especially after coming off of such an amazing school season. Club Volleyball keeps us in shape for the fall school season,” said Julia Townsend ‘23. Girls have four tournaments left before the end of their season.

Athletes Compete Outside of School

Ava Miller, Editor in Chief
February 15, 2022
Senior Maddy Glasgow sad that her senior year is coming to an end but excited to see her college plans! “To keep my mind off of the excitement summer brings, I have been getting my classmates involved as much as possible to make the most of the last semester of my senior year,” said Glasgow. Seniors will walk the stage May 22, 2022.

How to Take on Senioritis: 2022 Edition

Ava Miller, Editor in Chief
January 19, 2022
The GHS girls golf team ended their era with a bang winning their meet that night and advancing to sectionals. The meet took place on September 21 as they won against Eastland. The seniors are happy with how the season went and couldn’t have asked for a better team. “Although my school golf career is over, I couldn’t be happier with how the season went and all the amazing relationships I created with my teammates the past years,” said Olivia Richardson.

The end of an era

Ava Miller, Editor in Chief
November 8, 2021
The new gym, The Fitness Foundry, is located on 11358 Industrial Dr Ste 1, Galena, IL. This gym has lots of equipment to fulfill all of your workout needs. If you want to start getting in shape consider this gym, your body will thank you later!

How to Stay in Shape During a Pandemic

Ava Miller, Staff Writer
April 22, 2021
Varsity boys line up on the field against EPC. Boys took the win on Saturday night with a final score of 28-6. The boys were expected to lose this game and blew the crowd over with a phenomenal ending score.

Spring Sports are Here

Ava Miller, Staff Writer
March 22, 2021
Senior girls posed by the Chestnut Mountain chair as they got their photo taken on that beautiful day. Starting from top left Syden Bensen ‘21, Kellyn Romer ‘21 and Alexa Garcia ‘21. Now for bottom left we have Riley Wills ‘21, Grace Wilhelm ‘21, Abby Soppe ‘21 and Ellis Kruse ‘21. The girls took this photo after enjoying lunch from our local restaurant Embee.

Senior Ski Trip

Ava Miller, Staff Writer
March 16, 2021
This is a view from the school on a beautiful fall day. Augustana is located in Rock Island, Illinois.

College Profile: Augustana College

Ava Miller, Staff Writer
February 1, 2021
10 Hobbies to Start this Year

10 Hobbies to Start this Year

Ava Miller, Staff Writer
January 25, 2021

Teachers Struggle During Pandemic 

Ava Miller, Staff Writer
December 31, 2020

The Truth Behind Finals, 2020 Version

Ava Miller, Staff Writer
December 8, 2020
10 Things Students Say to Get Out of Gym Class

10 Things Students Say to Get Out of Gym Class

Ava Miller, Staff Writer
November 23, 2020
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Ava Miller, Staff Writer
November 23, 2020
GHS students get their temperature taken by facility on the first day of school before they walk into the building. Senior Abby Soppe explains, “Getting your temperature taken before you walk into the school doors is something very weird we are experiencing, but something we are slowly getting used to,” said Soppe.

GHS Adapting to the New Normal

Ava Miller, Staff Writer
November 10, 2020
One last photo. Last year's GHS soccer players laugh as they take their last photo before the season was cut short. These girls will take the field as this year's senior players. From left, Willa Hook ‘21, Kristian Hall ‘21, Sophie Northrup ‘21, Mackenzie Knautz ‘21, Maggie Handfelt ‘21 and Karsyn Duplessis ‘21.

Kicking into the New Season

Ava Miller, Staff Writer
November 2, 2020
Searching out the Competition. Galena Girls patiently waiting for their tee times to be called, pose for their final group picture of the season. In the picture, starting from left includes, Gracie Lange ‘21, Ava Miller ‘22, Julia Townsend ‘23, and Grace Hillard ‘22. “Our team has a lot of potential and hopefully we can be back to back conference” said Hillard.

Putting in the effort for success

Ava Miller, Staff Writer
October 28, 2020
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