Tri-Color Times 2015-11

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NOVEMBER 2015 LVIII-3

Latinos in Action is one big, supportive famiLIA Give Thanks

By Francisco Gallardo LATINOS in Action is a club where people of the same ethnicity are able to come together and feel connected with one another and make a difference within Granger High School and around the community.

Through various volunteer opportunities in local communities, numerous Latino students in Granite School District are finding ways to give back.

One of Latinos in Action’s most recognizable accomplishments is reading to elementary students on a daily basis.

As explained in in the LIA mission statement, LIA is designed to empower Latino youths through culture, service and educational excellence.

Many members say that LIA has opened them to more of their

culture and taught them something new to appreciate about being a Latino every day.

“Otherwise, there will be lost opportunities,” Mr. Eden said.

Latinos are a minority and have been stereotyped and talked about negatively. LIA gives Latino students a positive experience apart from the negatives that have already been pushed on the Latino population.

“Granger students should take advantage of this program because it helps many people around them. For me, Latinos in Action has helped me speak English more fluently,” Pablo Cardenas (11) said.

Cardenas translated for Spanish-speaking parents at the parent teacher conferences and also for parents who place their children in Granger’s day care. He said

that there is lots of college planning and searching for scholarships in the class, as well.

For beginning English speakers, Latinos in Action helps with translating and teaches them great social skills and improves their language skills.

LIA prepares students for new opportunities every day… a moment to recognize what their potential is. Doing such programs may exceed their social skills in many fields.

“Its nice to embrace another culture,” Mr. Eden said.

Mr. Eden teaches and hosts the LIA club/class.

The latinosinaction.org website describes LIA students as “civically engaged young men and women who aspire to better their lives through education, leadership, professionalism, and

service. Through their service, they are role models and leaders in their communities. They are recognized scholars, mentors, and trail blazers setting the example for future generations of Latinos.”

“It’s fun and a good experience. It also looks good on a résumé,” Brandon Maya (12) said.

The LIA team cares for their community and all the people around it as they work towards their graduation. They are picking up helpful skills to implicate into their daily lives.

Social skills are a big one for them because talking with students and people from their communities is very important.

Latinos in Action are very helpful to the school and this program will have a great impact on student’s lives.

Pablo Cardenas loves being a part of Latinos in Action.

Honor the significance of walking at graduation Opinion by Jazelle Johns GRADUATING early is a tempting opportunity. There seems to be so many reasons to do it.

First of all, you get out of high school early. Secondly, there’s the fact that you get to look like a smarty pants for graduating even just a half year early. Lastly, it opens up way more time in the busy schedule called life.

Why not do it then? Why not graduate early? There’s one key element to graduation that you would be missing: The walk.

Is it really worth it to graduate early if you have to miss walking with the rest of your class?

The opportunity to walk across the stage at graduation is so important that many seniors are hurriedly filling out class packets and working to make up citizenship just so they can have their chance.

Like with anything else, there will always be the few that don’t follow the crowd. There is always going to be a handful of people that don’t really care about the traditions of certain things, but the importance is still there.

Think about walking across the stage as if it was the significance of walking down the aisle at a wedding. There’s very few who would want to experience their wedding day without having the trip down the aisle. It’s the same for graduation. It almost seems pointless to graduate if you don’t have the chance to experience the significant moment of walking across that stage to receive your diploma.

Walking across the stage at the Maverick Center with the rest of your class is not the only significant moment of high school you

would miss. There are so many things that the senior class does together as last year hoorahs.

Graduating early comes with missing out on Senior Sunrise, Senior Ball, the panoramic picture, and Break Out. Not to mention all the dances that every senior wants to go to because “it’s the last year we can.”

There are so many things to really take into consideration before jumping to the decision that an early graduation is the one for you.

At all the class meetings and graduation assemblies, Dr. Gatti always says that we need to work hard because you don’t want to be that one person sitting on the outside looking in.

That you don’t want to be sitting in the crowd while everyone else, all your friends and peers

are walking across the stage being cheered on.

I agree completely. Graduating early could be nice, but in the process, you miss out on all the senior things of your final year the last year of high school experiences and the rest of the little things.

Graduating early is the perfect solution for the people who are ready to get out there and make more money and get ahead in their life.

For those who enjoy the high school experience and all the senior activities, it would be a big mistake.

If this is something you are considering, make a list. Write down all the pros and cons that pertain to you. Really think about what you think is best, and then make the decision.

By Hayley Rigby THANKSGIVING is a great holiday to spend with family and friends. Granger is a very diverse school with many unique students and cultures, so this holiday gets celebrated in many different ways.

For some it is a very important day that is celebrated every year, for others it is just another ordinary day. “My family does not do very much for Thanksgiving, but my brother’s birthday is on Thanksgiving so we celebrate that,” Blaze Blank (9) said.

Different students have different experiences with Thanksgiving; it is all a part of the many different cultures here at Granger High School. Students do many different things on Thanksgiving Day. “I usually eat a lot of food and hang out with my family; we go to parties with our family and have a fun time,” Aaron Keener (12) said.

For some it is a day to spend time with loved ones. “My family has a tradition where every year we go to my grandparents’ house and they make some really good food for us,” Jessica Gonzalez (10) said.

It is always great to spend time with family and friends and to give them thanks for everything that they do.

“My favorite part about Thanksgiving is spending time with my family. My parents make some really good food, too,” Jasim Abu-Dan (9) said.

Many of the students at Granger just spend Thanksgiving break with relatives and friends. It is always good to spend time with relatives and family or friends on this very special day and to let them know that they are important.

Many people look forward to the delicious Thanksgiving dinner. “For Thanksgiving my family eats a lot of rice and soy sauce and turkey which is splendidly made by my mother,” Tiffany Nguyen (10) said. “My family usually invites people over to enjoy a feast with us,” Nguyen said.

Most of the students like to just spend time with relatives; it is hard to find someone who does not do something for Thanksgiving. Although not everyone celebrates Thanksgiving or they do in a different way, it is still a great day to spend time with loved ones.

“It is important to spend some very special time thanking the people in your life, because if you don’t then they will never know how much they mean to you,” Alex Delgado (10) said.

Thanksgiving is a great time and opportunity to thank those people that mean a lot. Students remember some great experiences with their Thanksgiving breaks.

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VOL. LVIII Issue 3

November 2015, page 2 STUDENT LIFE

Granger students and faculty share thoughts on the new tardy policy

By Saira Meza and Skye Rouse GRANGER High School has been making new policies this year. These policies are to help not only their students, but also the school itself.

One of the policies that are new to the school starting this year is the tardy policy.

Last year, Granger High School had over a thousand tardies, which made the faculty go crazy.

The tardy policy is supposed to help students get to class on time by charging $1 for tardies and $5 for unexcused absences. In the past, students could be late up to twenty minutes and after that, it would be considered an absence, but this cutoff was recently reduced to ten minutes.

“I am so proud of Granger High. They have improved so much. We hope that the plan is that every year, the number of freebees will decrease. I think that you get what you focus on.

We don’t want to set kids up to be late. Your whole life is based on being ‘on time’ and successful people are found to be ‘on time.’

Granger’s new policies are not for punishment, but to improve the school,” Dr. Gatti said If a student is late more then ten minutes, it will be marked as an absence and it’ll be five dollars that they will owe.

“What makes me late is all the

traffic that piles up with all the hallways and it there’s not suffi- problem is the amount of money parents trying to drop off their cient room for everyone to get by. they are asking for just for an abkids in the front and everyone try“The tardy charge is fine at one sence,” Araceli Garcia (10) said. ing to get through the hall. I feel dollar, but the absence charge is Then again, once it’s all put like the only way I could prob- ridiculous,” Brisel Vargas (12) together, the students that are ably be on time is by riding the said. mainly complaining about the tarbus,” Jasiel Lopez (11) said.

Some students have good rea- dy policy are students that don’t Last year, like being in the adminisclass. Since tration had there is now announced a $5 charge, that the they don’t doors on the know what north side of to do. the school “ F i v e would be dollars per unlocked to class adds make it easup quickly, ier for stuso if you are dents to get one of those through the kids that hall and not are always have to walk skipping all the way class, then around the maybe it is a school. good idea to This year, think about those doors changing are locked, that habit,” and it makes said Garcia students said.

April VanWynen enjoys her work at Hunter Hollow. frustrated not Luckily, only because they will be late, sons to not be at school or to be for students who have high fines, but also because now they will be late. Some students have siblings the administration is offering alcharged for it. that do not attend the same school ternate ways to ‘clear’ those fines “I don’t think it’s fair that they and it is hard for a parent to take through perfect attendance secwant to charge us for being late them all at once. ond term or through after school or absent. It’s too much,” Lopez “The tardy policy isn’t a bad study hall in D210. said. idea. In fact, it actually keeps The tardy policy isn’t a punStudents tend to jam up in the students in class. I think the only ishment for students; it is just

a way of helping students be in class, get good grades to allow the school to look great, and help everyone graduate to have a successful future.

“The only reason the administration does these new policies is to keep us doing great with our grades and school,” Paola Lopez (11) said.

It’s nice that some students and teachers have the same opinion and can agree on some things.

“I think it’s great. Students want and need structure. I think that they were taking advantage because there where no real consequences. There needs to be consequences, and if that amount of money has to be a lot, then that is something that is going to happen,” Mr. Locey said.

Many students disagree on the new terms and what the consequences should be, but the consequences that are in place have had a great effect on Granger High School.

“Honestly, I love it. I think that this happened because of how the students were acting. It was disappointing because education is very important. I feel bad for the students that don’t see that,” Aaron Keener (12) said.

Granger High School is an outstanding school with outstanding staff, and together the staff and students will solve Granger’s attendance problems.

Volunteering in different ways brings knowledge and satisfaction

By Ezra Masters VOLUNTEERING is a great thing and a perfect way to help out. Giving up time in a busy life can be pretty hard. People that volunteer get experience in whatever they’re helping out with, and are also helping out others at the same time.

There are over 62.6 million people that volunteer just in the Untied States alone. That’s a lot of people, however if almost every person volunteered just one or two hours a week that number would be way higher and would make this world a better place.

“I helped volunteer walking dogs for Watch the Wild, its such a great thing and I really enjoy doing it. Watch the Wild is a program of nature with observations helping how the eco-system is changing,” Tristan Yellowhair

(12) said.

There are many different ways to help in the community. Just by volunteering a little bit of time, people can help out in almost any industry or business, and this can lead to a job or just a great experience.

“Last winter I went with my church out to the homeless shelter and gave out bread and chocolate milk or warm water from 5:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. It was vary tiring, but the feeling of looking at them and giving back to my community felt so great. I would love to go back and do it again,” Anita Pinilla (9) said.

If someone wants to get into the automotive industry, but doesn’t know very much about cars, they can go and volunteer at an auto shop and can gain some experience. Many people like to

volunteer at places that are similar to what they want to go in to, it helps them get the feel of it and decide if it is right for them, plus it is doing something nice for others.

“I don’t volunteer a lot anymore, but when I was about ten years old, I loved to help my dad in his auto shop with my sister and a couple of my friends,” Christian Amador (11) said.

There are so many opportunities to help out; even the little things help out more than people think. By volunteering the time and effort is great because it prepares students for their future.

“I am helping as many people on their cars as I can so when I’m ready to do what I want in the future for an actual job, I have some experience,” Amador said. There are many different ways that peo-

ple can help out.

“I think that just helping out in your neighborhood or helping a community at the park can change someone or something way bigger than what you think,” Yellowhair said.

It’s the little things that count, if everyone helped out just a little bit maybe once or twice a week, the world would be a much cleaner, safer, and more healthier place to live in.

Keeping the school clean one piece of trash at a time.

Granger Lancers have lots of responsibility at these interesting jobs

By Jessie Martin AT GRANGER, a lot of students have jobs, but some have more interesting ones than others.

Jhorg Garcia (12) works at the airport and has to go through tight security.

“I show them my badge and they x-ray my bag. I can’t take water in, but I can take food. I get the chance to meet lots of different people, so I speak to people of all nationalities. I also sell expensive ear buds and headphones.

One guy bought five hundred dollar ear buds and another bought one thousand dollar ones. During my interview, I sweet-talked and told them I’m good with technology. I like working there, but I don’t love it. I wouldn’t want to work there for the rest of my life,” Garcia said.

Some Lancers love their jobs like April Van Wynen (12). Van Wynen is a CNA who works at Hunter Hollow, an assisted living residence.

“For the patients, I do everything you would just do for yourself. I love it. My favorite part is seeing them happy. I know the little things that make their day better. My job is never the same; every day is interesting. I took the CNA class through GTI. I did my clinical hours at Hunter Hollow for that class, and now I work there,” Van Wynen said.

Morgan Ogden (11) is a custodian at Redwood Elementary.

Custodians are the people behind the scenes that keep schools clean and working well.

“I vacuum classrooms and clean doors. I used to sweep halls,

but now I empty garbage bags.

I like my job. My sister worked there, so she was able to get me an interview. My favorite part is making money. I also like to talk to the adorable little kids at the school,” Ogden said.

Rebecca Harris (12) works at Tradition Assisted Living. “I change briefs, give showers, feed people, and drain catheters. I don’t like to clean up BM (bowl movement), so I make my friend clean it up for me. The funniest thing is when I make her clean up BM off the walls, floor, and ceiling for me. My worst memory was that there’s a lady that has bad knees, and she usually has good stability, but she fell on day. She broke her nose, cracked her head open, and her leg was slashed open, too. I tried to catch her, but she

fell away from me. She was in the hospital for a month and her leg is still swollen. The best part about my job is talking to the fun residents, even though some of them are always cranky,” Harris said.

To get this job, Harris had to get her CNA license. She works eight-hour shifts and likes to work mornings from six to two because she gets the rest of the day to herself.

April VanWynen enjoys her work at Hunter Hollow.

November 2015, page 3 OPINION

VOL. LVIII Issue 3

Try these amazingly easy tips and tricks for studying

Opinion by Taylor Wolfley STUDENTS sometimes have a difficult time when they have to study whether it’s not having time to study, not wanting to, or not knowing how to properly study.

These are some easy tips and tricks that I use every time I study.

There are some really amazingly effortless techniques out there to help you while you study.

One of the simplest and tricks out there is when your teacher assigns a chapter in a textbook for you to read, all you need to do is put a gummy bear at the end of each paragraph. When you finish a paragraph, you may eat the gummy bear.

Here is another little tip: when you are studying, chew some

gum. Once the day of the big test comes, chew that same flavor of gum. Brain studies show that chewing the same flavor of gum helps your brain remember what you were doing while you chewed it.

Being a student, I’ve always had a hard time finding time to study or I don’t know when the best time to study is. Studies show that the best time to study is right after you learn it in class.

This will help you remember it better because it is still fresh in your brain.

The one thing that you should never do is try to cram everything into your head the night before.

This will not work because your brain will not be able to retain all

the information you are trying to stuff into it. You should always take your time while studying.

One technique I use every time I study is the 20-10 method.

What you do is study for a solid 20 minutes. After those 20 minutes are up, you get a 10-minute break. This helps you not get frustrated, and helps your brain to relax. Once your break is over, you study for another 20 minutes.

While studying, make sure to always have all of your notes, textbooks, and utensils that you need in front of you. This will help you stay on task, so you are not always going back and forth to get things you need.

One thing that has saved my life are index cards. These cards

are really useful for vocabulary, learning quick facts, and make great homemade flash cards.

Index cards have many uses. If you have a large amount of information, use the cards to break it down into sections. This makes it easier to study instead of trying to tackle all of it all at once.

During all this studying, you need to make sure you are comfortable. Whether that’s a bed, desk, or a couch, whatever works for you. I personally love to use my bed.

Studying can become tedious.

I always get side tracked or wander off task. To avoid this, play some music in the background.

Make sure its on low volume, so it doesn’t become a distraction.

Playing music will make studying a little more interesting.

Sometimes studying by yourself is hard and not fun. When this happens, I usually will go and study with friends. Being with your friends is an amazing tool, but make sure you only study with people who are serious about it.

If you are a solitary person, I would recommend finding a nice and quite place that you can focus in. Make sure you are comfortable, and that you have all your studying utensils. Once you’re ready, get to work.

These are some of the main techniques I use while studying.

Hopefully some of these are helpful, and can help you study better.

I will never forget the night I first stepped into a haunted house

Opinion by Ashley Garcia You walk through and up some I also had the option to have OCTOBER has come to an end, stairs to climb. I do recommend the actors and actresses touch me but the memories will linger. this haunted house if you’re just for added scariness.

All the experience you I wore a glow necklace had within the month inif I wanted that physical cluding the costumes, experience, but if I got the candy, the cold, late too scared, I could always nights, the pumpkin pies, take it off my neck. and the most exciting part: I do recommend Fear the haunted houses.

Factory if you’re trying I know how Lancers to get scared, but I do not feel about the haunted recommend it if you’re houses. Most like the trying to get scared to the thought of being scared. point you’re about to pee How it would suck, yourself. though? Spending your Strangling Brothers money on a haunted house Haunted Circus/ Zombie that wasn’t even worth the Hunt, located on 98 E cost? That’s why I’m here.

13800 South in Draper is a I will tell you my exwhole different experience periences within all the from the other two haunthaunted houses I’ve been This is the entrance of a haunting you’ll never forget. ed houses I mentioned. to in the past month to For individuals, the help you decide if you missed a trying to get a little spooked and Haunted Circus is $25 and the winner or if you already found the not all that scared. I do not rec- Zombie Hunt is $15. best haunted house options. ommend it if you’re trying to get When I was waiting in line, The Haunted House Night- really scared. there was a show, and it was inmare 13th located on 320 W. Fear Factory, located on 666 teresting to watch the entertainers 1300 South in Salt Lake, and it’s W. 800 South in Salt Lake is a dance while we waited. It’s all $25 to get in for an individual. lot better than Nightmare, in my built from semi trailers and open It includes getting in through opinion. areas. out the whole entire haunted They’re about the same, but At this haunted house, they’re house (3 levels) and a picture the difference between Fear Fac- not allowed to touch you. It was taken with your friends. tory and Nightmare 13 is that quite the scare where I almost It wasn’t all that scary, but it Fear Factory includes zip-lining peed myself while we walked will make you jump. It’s like any through the haunted house for a through the open areas because ordinary haunted house. terrifying bonus. you never know when they pop

Urinetown cast talks about Granger’s next musical

By Julie Burgie MOST PEOPLE take peeing for free as a right. When someone enters the town of Urinetown, they suddenly have to pay to pee.

Here’s a look behind the scenes of the next main stage musical here at Granger to see what the drama kids are doing at this time.

Believe it or not, a lot of the kids in the musical are big goof balls, if they’ll admit it or not.

When practicing the dances, an ad with music from YouTube comes on and nearly everyone onstage stops practicing and starts goofing off to the advertisement. Then, when it is over, they go back to practicing the song like nothing happened.

Some of the conversations that can be overheard during musical practice include: “I lost my shoe,” “Oh come on,” “Oops,” “You’re having too much fun doing that,”

“We need to make a gag reel,” and a few other things as well.

There are also random Batman voices every now and then.

Ms. Anderson can be heard getting frustrated at the cast because they are having a hard time with the choreography that she has chosen for a certain song, or Ms. Child is telling the cast to sing louder.

“I picked it because I had heard the students talking about wanting to do this show for a long time. I also felt that it was the perfect show for this group of kids. I would not have chosen it another year because this cast is awesome. The rehearsals are going great. I think it’s coming along nicely and I am so excited for everyone to see this show.”

Ms. Anderson said.

The songs from Urinetown will leave the audience humming along or softly singing them for

days to come. “A Cladwell employee, has to act professional and all. The rebel poor gets to be… well rebels,” Jaden Romero (9) said.

From Peter Pan, Annie Get your Gun, Footloose, Noises off, and now Urinetown, the theatre department has a way of keeping the audience on the edge of their seats.

Between the practicing of their dances and the memorizing of their lines, somehow most of the cast manages to stay on top of homework and balance their time between practice and work.

Performances for this main stage musical are November 1921, and closing night is November 23.

Tickets are $6 in advance, $7 at the door, and drama club members pay $5. Lancers can purchase tickets at the finance office or from a member of the cast.

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out.

I do recommend it if you’re trying to get scared where you’re about to pee yourself, but I do not recommend if you’re trying to get scared to death.

Asylum 49, located on 140 E 200 South in Tooele is a completely different experience from any haunted houses I have mentioned. It is by far the best in my opinion.

Individuals pay $20, and in this haunted house, the entertainers can touch you and grab you and trap you in dark areas.

When I entered, they separated me from my group, tied me up to a bed, and did all these weird things to me.

They had a maze we all had to go through and as they were play-

ing a little show for us, someone I didn’t know had to go inside a box. From there, we all had to leave onto the next level. I wonder what happened to him.

They can keep you as long as they want. You can get there by 7:00 p.m. and come out by midnight.

The great thing is, you get a great discount with the wristband you first purchased to get in. From the wristband you have, you can come back every Thursday and on Halloween night for free.

It’s a great discount, and definitely worth the cost.

I do recommend if you’re trying to get scared to death, and I definitely do not recommend if you’re easily scared to the point where you’re about to cry.

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VOL. LVIII Issue 3

November 2015, page 4 ACADEMICS

Lancers decide if college is the right choice

Good grades matter

By Jordyn Christopher THE STUDENTS of Granger High have trumped every obstacle in their path and beaten anyone in their way to victory.

Students will need good grades to graduate and get successful careers.

Students claim that their grades depend on how hard they want to achieve and graduate.

McKenzie Christopher (10) said, “I had bad grades until I learned how to ask for help from my peers. I took extra credit and make-up work to improve my grades.”

Christopher would then turn in any missing assignments she had missing and asked students around her what the class had been doing.

“Grades are important because you need them to get into a good college and get a better job,” she said.

She plans to go to only the best

college and become a member of the FBI. She has her entire career planned out with any problem solved and the only obstacle she has faced is her grades and her own mind. Many other students throughout the school agree with her and respect her mentality.

For students like Symphony Marler (9), it is very important to receive good grades and graduate.

“I want good grades because I enjoy being with my friends.

I want to continue hanging out with them, so I need good grades.

If I have to spend all my time trying to bring up my grades, I won’t have enough time to hang out with them,” she said.

Marler’s plan is to keep up on her grades so she will have time to be with friends and family more often. She wants to go to the best colleges with her friends so she can study on her schoolwork and be with her friends at the same time.

By Chastin Christiansen COLLEGE is more expensive and way more difficult than high school, and whether to start college right after high school is a decision that Lancers must make as they prepare for their futures and careers.

“I am planning on going to college because I need money in this world. If you go to college, you can actually get a career. I plan on going to the University of Utah because my brother went there. If you don’t go to college, it just depends on if you want a good paying job or if you just want to work at McDonald’s forever,” Michelle Lopez (9) said.

College can help students find a path to the career that is right for them.

If Lancers don’t know what they are going to study yet, they can figure it out while they attend.

College is a good way to start the process of figuring life out and making new friends.

“I will be going to college because I want a better future for my future self. I am going to go because I want a good paying job.

I don’t know what college I am going to go to, but I do want to go out of state for a better experience. If some students are not planning on going to college, I wouldn’t push someone to go. It is their choice whether or not they want to go,” Daniela Martinez

(11) said.

Some Lancers are thinking about going to college just because the thought of making more money is so appealing. Other Lancers are going to get more educated. Both of those are good reasons for going to college.

Lancers can never be too educated.

“College sounds like a good plan for me. I want to go to college so that I can get a higher education and so that I can make a lot more money than just having a high school diploma. I plan on going to Utah Valley University because it is closer to home and it is cheaper than most colleges. I

am going to study to be a pediatrician,” Jessica Mendoza (9) said.

Going to straight to college is not always a path graduates have to follow.

“I have not thought about going to college yet. I don’t want to go to college because it’s going to be a lot more years of schooling and it’s going to take up so much time. I do want to go to college because I want to be successful.

I plan on just working after high school if I can’t or don’t go to college. If I have the chance to go to college, I will stay in state.

I want to get a degree to become a nurse,” Yecenia Morales (10) said.

Daniela cannot wait to graduate and go to USU.

College Day clears Lancers heads on where to go and what to do Stephanie Garcia (12) said.

Gracia’s excitement for college is obvious, despite her inde-

If the whole point is to come out successful and well educated, then everything that comes along

skip having to go to college, but I wouldn’t because I know it’s something to experience. ‘Cold,

There are lots of colleges for Lancers to pick from and make the right choice.

cisiveness.

In Utah, there are so many great colleges to pick from, so making the right decision can be tough.

“Right now, I feel like I’m Millicent from ‘The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.’ College does seem cool, though. I plan on going with my friends that are awesome, dedicated, and responsible people. Sometimes I want to

with college will be worth the time.

“College day was pretty cool, it was interesting. I wanted to go to BYU to play volleyball or go to Weber, but it gave me more details on other schools like Snow and Dixie. I now want to go there because they’re so cheap and affordable, but I’ll go anywhere that takes me. I feel the same way about college as I did prior to

poor, and hungry’ is always what Ms. Parrish says about it, and I feel like that’s how we’ll all be like,” Garcia said.

College might be difficult, but it can also be a great experience if Lancers let it.

The hard classes will always be there, the sleepless nights are a given, but being one step closer to a long-sought career is the light at the end of the tunnel.

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By Tina Huynh LATE NIGHTS stressing, ACT studying, scholarships finding, and mind-numbing excitement are the results of one very important thing: college.

College is truly the end of adolescence and the beginning of adulthood, which is both rewarding and terrifying in the same sense.

With all the energy surrounded on that subject, comes college day, a day set aside just for seniors to get the chance to explore different colleges and universities to see which one is the right fit.

It was whirlwind day that started full of indecisive Lancers that hopefully ended in more strong-minded, resolute students.

“I liked it. It gave me information that I really needed about college. Before the day started, I wanted to go to the U of U, UVU, Utah State, Weber, and SLCC. Afterwards, I narrowed my choices down to the U of U, SLCC, and UVU. My dream career is in health care, so the best place to probably be is the University of Utah; I was always interested in that. I haven’t applied anywhere yet, but I’m such a procrastinator. I’ll try and apply to as many as I can. Dixie has been emailing me, telling me to apply, so I guess I should apply there, too.

I should’ve visited out of state colleges and applied to them,”

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college day: it’s a lot of money, and if I do go, I’ll be in debt for a very long time,” Tino Chhoy (12) said.

Although college does cost thousands of dollars every semester, it’s nothing compared to finally having a triumphant dream career.

It’s an investment today for the great things to come in the future.

“College day was very informative. I liked that it kind of gave me input on other options I had, even though I already had in mind what I want to do and where I want to go. It gave me a new perspective, which kind of confused me too, because now I don’t know which one to go to. But it was cool, I liked it,” Lesslie Fabela (12) said.

Some students hook onto other colleges more than others when it’s a better place for them to be.

“If I had to pick one college, it would probably be Weber State.

I like the campus and they have better programs for what I want to study, which is communications, so I’m really excited for that,” Fabela said.

Colleges and universities are ready accept students from the class of 2016. Scholarships, FAFSA, and school applications are all ready to be completed.

The right schools pick their students just as much as the right students pick their schools.

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VOL. LVIII Issue 3

Lancers are prepared for beginnning of the year testing

By Azucena Magallanes GTI IS supporting students in finding personal purpose, potential, and a pathway to their future.

GTI (Granite Technical Institution) has over thirty-two programs to offer.

They are categorized in academics (academy of finance), agriculture education (veterinary science), aviation (professional pilot program), biotechnology (biotech research), construction trades, culinary arts (chef prep/ pro start 1 and 2), engineering technology (intro to engineering design), health science (CNA), and information technology (computer certification).

GTI classes are taken during two class periods of a regular school day. Students may take a class for a full school year or just one semester.

Buses are provided to take students to the Granite Technical Institute. This is where students will meet great teachers and learn lifelong skills.

GTI gives a student the op-

portunity to have hands-on learn- to use the skills they have devel- nior at Granger High School, curing experiences and gain skills to oped or gained as an advantage rently taking an EMT class at the help them with employment after amongst their peers studying in GTI. “It’s definitely a vigorous high school. “They’re valuable college. class. GTI is academically benhands-on, skill eficial because classes increase of the hands-on their chances of work and learnemployment afing. The courses ter high school. are at a fast pace, Having skills bewith a lot of inhind you is what formation to help gets you a job,” students with caMr. Van Keuren, reer readiness,” Granger’s career Bray said. counselor, said.

She plans on Taking a GTI going to the U class in the elecof U after high tronics departschool and getment can get ting her bacha high school elor’s degree. graduate a job Jesse Ortiz starting at fifteen (11) is taking an dollars an hour entrepreneurship right out of high class at the GTI school. This is to prepare for his Melanie Bray is learning how to be an EMT at the GTI. just one example future when he’ll of what kinds of opportunities Students may find it a bit chal- start his own business. these programs have to offer. lenging, but it’s a useful resource “It gives me a great example With each program, there’s a and great opportunity for their and prepares me for what comes job out there waiting for students future. Melanie Bray (12) is a se- with entrepreneurship in the fu-

ture with hands-on work,” Ortiz said.

Most high school students struggle with the question ‘What will I do after high school?’ GTI gives students the chance to try out different career paths allowing individuals to see which career they enjoy and want to continue pursuing.

Students may even find that a certain career they were going to try or do after high school that was not for them.

Students create confidence within and will succeed with the hands-on learning because it gives them a sense of accomplishment with the skills they have gained. It’s insight and reassurance that can get them in that specific career.

It’s a great resource that all Granger High School students should use.

It is a privilege that our school provides for students to succeed beyond high school. As GTI’s motto puts it, they’re “Lighting the way to a brighter tomorrow.”

Juniors at Granger are preparing for 2017 graduation

By Miriam Ceballos JUNIOR Lancers are preparing for 2017 graduation. There are some juniors that already have all of their credits and all that they need is their core classes to graduate in 2017.

There are some junior Lancers that only have 11 credits and they need all of this year and next year to raise them up and for that they need to get or do credit recovery classes.

Many students want to get into a good college, to do that they will also need extra curriculum classes and clubs to get a better chance at getting scholarships.

If credit recovery is not an option for whatever reason, there is also a summer program any-

body can take to help with credits whether they’re a freshman, sophomore, or junior.

“I currently have 13 credits.

So far, I’m getting the rest of my credits this year, so I don’t have to worry for next year, and I will just have to do my core classes in twelfth grade,” Kaden Saiz (11) said. Saiz is working on his credits and he is also taking a credit recovery class for next quarter.

Getting into a good collage requires a lot of effort. Some collages ask for extra core/curriculum classes and a high GPA. Students that can’t afford college can get scholarships. Students will have to work very hard for a fullride scholarship to any college.

Receiving a full-ride scholar-

ship to a college is an amazing reward after working so hard.

Being committed is also very important to every college, not just to some.

“Yes, I want to go to college.

I want to study psychology at the University of Utah,” Saiz said. If he wants to go to college, he will have to work hard to get his credits.

Talking to counselors is also very helpful; they will help no matter if you have 10 credits or no credits at all. The counselors, teachers, administrators, pretty much everyone at Granger wants to see students graduate. Visit the counseling center to find out what to do to be able to reach graduation day. Packets are a great op-

tion for catching up with credits. been involved in extracurricuFreshmen have a little bit more lar activities such as Key Club, time but juniors will have to get Deca, Mesa, and Yearbook as started now because 2017 is get- well as doing community serting close. vice,” Padilla said.

“I plan to go to college and to get scholarships.

I’ve been getting good grades and taking challenging classes,” Brittney Padilla (11) said. Another great idea to get college credits is by taking AP classes and honors classes to prepare.

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By Kaitlin Cluff COLLEGE is a big deal, and an admissions essay can be the difference between a first choice or a backup school.

When writing a college admissions essay, there are all kinds of rules: don’t write about depressing things, or anything really that doesn’t catch the reader’s attention, and don’t be boring.

There will be plenty of other students who will write about those things so make sure not to.

“The beginning is always hard. Trying to find a good hook for the start is challenging,” Lupe Palacios (12) said.

It also has to be unique or an experience that would astound a college admissions committee member.

“The story itself is what makes it special. I mean, who meets someone by flipping them off,” Palacios said.

It’s difficult to come up with interesting topics and stay interesting throughout the entire essay.

What a college admissions committee member really wants is for students to dig deep.

They want students to explain why they should be chosen to go to the college of their choice. It’s even more important when stu-

dents are applying for scholarships.

The writing process is long and tedious, and seniors at Granger have been working hard to write their college admissions essays.

“Writing about myself is hard because I’m supposed to brag about myself basically. There’s also a point, though where it can become annoying. You have to be able to find a balance between the two, and that’s difficult,” Koko Xayavong (12) said.

The beginning is definitely a vital piece of the essay; it’s what draws readers in and makes the whole essay worth reading.

Lancers have great ideas, and have been trying really hard to sound unique and write essays worth reading.

“It has to be well written and make your story sound unique as to why the college of your choice should choose you over everyone else,” Xayavong said.

It’s not easy to write about one topic long enough to make a good-sized essay.

Any student really that plans on going to college will most likely have to write a college admissions essay.

Lancers have many things to think about while writing and are

considering every aspect of what makes a good essay.

“I think it’s important for an essay to have structure because without structure, it’s probably going to fall apart. I also believe that details are a very important part of an essay,” Noemi Huizar (12) said.

Every student will have different things that they find important to include in an essay.

Of course it will vary between students because no Lancer is the same.

“Writing a story that’s interesting while still sounding intelligent can be rough,” Trey Crowther (12) said.

Some Lancers haven’t really had to consider writing an essay yet.

“I would probably write about why that college is important to me personally and why I want to go there instead of other colleges,” Spencer Fulton (12) said.

Some have already been accepted through various leadership summits and other programs that some Lancers were involved in over the summer.

Just because some Lancers haven’t written one yet doesn’t mean they haven’t given some thought as to what they would

write about when the opportunity arises.

“I would try to make mine unique by being funny at times when it’s appropriate to do so,

Seniors struggle to write college admission essays but also be direct and to the point when I need to be.” Fulton said.

Good luck to all the seniors in the upcoming days of Utah College Application Week.

Spencer Fulton is excited to apply for college soon.

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November 2015, page 2 PROFILES

This Lancer manages to play for two sports at once

By Lisandro Rivera LANCERS are not only in school sports. They are also in afterschool sports as well. They manage to keep track of both, and it is difficult.

“I think it was hard at first but I made the effort and it worked for me,” Nathalie Aguillon (9) said.

If both teams practice on the same day, they must decide which one will they choose to give up even if it meant giving one up permanently.

“I don’t think I would give one up even if something happened because being in either one is like my family -- I can’t quit either one,” Aguillon said. Lancers find it hard, but all through the end they make it through the effort to either keep one or the other or maybe sometimes both.

However, certain injuries will have to depend on how bad the injury was before playing on a certain team. “Depending on how I feel the next day then I will continue to participate, but if my injury or illness is not so well I may not participate at all,” She said.

Some students have it harder than others because there are some that can multitask and some that cannot. Not only do they have that to worry about but also how they manage to get homework and school assignments done.

Aguillon was on Granger’s volleyball team, and she is also on another team outside of Granger.

She managed to make them work because she enjoyed playing; “They’re like my family,” Aguillon said. She was on the junior varsity and freshmen sophomore teams and she really enjoyed being a part of the Granger team, even though the season is over “I will miss being on the team and being a part of the Lady Lancers, but I will still try out next year,” she said.

During the season she has made new friends on the soccer team that was like her family because being on a team is like being with people you relate to because you are working together not only as a team, but a family.

When losing or winning you still stick together no matter what.

At one point it’s easy to be on two teams once you get use to it and know what to do for one and

for the other. It’s students like that don’t have their mind on what who can succeed if they believe they want will be the ones that they can do it. Only the ones that don’t succeed.

Nathalie Aguillon handles being in two places at once

Granger has an aspiring artist and an animal enthusiast

By Salina Eaton DIANA Favela (10) is a Granger sophomore with an incredible art talent.

Her art ranges from watercolor to color pencil, and a wide variety of art styles from cute anime to beautiful, realistic sketches.

She was always passionate about her, art and whenever she sketched, she preferred to look at a picture of who or what it was that she was drawing.

She also thinks it’s always fun to create something out of the blue for herself or for a friend.

Favela always had lots of inspiration to create amazing and inspiring things.

“I’m always drawing beautiful, feminine women in flowing dresses or with long, pretty hair,” Favela said. “Just beautiful, feminine things.”

Although Favela has drawn and created much in the past, she’s fallen behind with the art that she loves due to school and other things of more importance.

Shandra McCarty hopes to make her dreams come true with the help of GTI “I hope I can find

the time and effort to get back into drawing more. I really miss being able to do that,” she said.

Favela will surely excel in her talent of art as she continues doing what she loves and keeps her at best.

Shandra McCarty (10) is another Granger student, and she’s in a GTI class, hoping to score a veterinary career. With her carefulness with animals and her stubbornness as well, she hopes that one day she can get into a great vet school.

She thinks that with the help of her GTI class, she can become a veterinary assistant or maybe even a full-fledged veterinarian one day.

“I love being able to learn how to properly care for the animals and see how everything works,” McCarty said. “I learned how to cast and wrap wounds, feed the animals, and even sometimes, I have a horse I get to take care of and ride.”

As McCarty cares for the animals, she also creates friendships among the animals and makes a

small place for them in her heart, which can help both her and the animals as she learns what she needs in her class.

McCarty is very talented when it comes to taking care of these animals. She loves being able to discover more and more about each species she comes across, and she takes care of animals from sheep, to goats, and even has an assigned aquarium to take care of and study different types of fish.

McCarty had previously taken a veterinary course in her freshman year and absolutely loved it, thus being the reason she takes it now.

“I’m really looking forward to it,” McCarty said. “I love animals and I always will. However, I just hope that all these classes will really benefit me in the future.”

She has always been a sucker when it came to animals. She loves pet-sitting from time to time, so all the extra help from home and GTI will surely get her a good job as a vet when she grows older.

knew that even though Micaela wasn’t there in person, but was there in spirit.

“I just have to remember how Micaela always had a smile on her face and how happy she always was. She was a truly beautiful person,” Gonzalez said.

Going through something like this is very hard. Not many people know what to do besides to shut themselves out of the world.

“My advice when losing someone who was very close to you is to cry it all out. That might seem weird and you may feel weak, but it really helps you let everything out. Talk to someone that you trust and you know will help you.

Eventually, things will get better over time,” Marcia Gonzalez said.

Everyone goes through a difficult time in their lives, some worse than others. Just remember

that it may be hard and seem like it will never get better, but with the love and support from others, things will improve in time.

And with the holidays coming up, it’s important to support friends and family when things get stressful. Granger High teachers and counselors are ready to talk to anyone who’s feeling down, and there’s also the Buddy Box in the counseling center where anyone can drop a note to get help to a friend who’s having a hard time.

In addition, there are also professionals at Valley Mental Health (801-261-1442) who have good advice or there’s the Utah affiliate of the National Suicide Prevention Network (801-2738255) standing by ready to help.

Remember that the Granger family stands strong and stands together.

After a friend’s death, family and faith help Marcia heal

By Kailee Justesen GRANGER Lancer, Marcia Gonzalez (12), was a dear friend to Micaela S., a student at Cottonwood High who took her life in June. After this tragedy struck, Gonzalez was in agony. She had lost her best friend and did not know what to do. Being friends for five years and losing her now did not seem real.

Gonzalez met Micaela in the seventh grade in AVID class and they had been friends ever since.

Although the two friends went to different schools, they were still inseparable.

The day that Gonzalez found out what had happened to her best friend was hard. It did not seem real to her. “I felt as if it was just a bad dream. I thought was going to wake up and everything would be fine and she was safe at home,” she said.

Gonzalez was struggling and in major depression. She did not know what she was going to do.

“I felt as if my life was over,” she said. “It is really hard to go on without your best friend.”

Gonzalez did not know why this would happen and could not think of any reason.

“I was very confused when I first heard what had happened. I had just talked to her two weeks before that, and she was so happy, and it seemed as if nothing was wrong,” Gonzalez said.

There were so many people who helped her through this tough time. Close friends and family members were a big part of her healing.

“I also relied on God to give me comfort and support during this time in my life,” Gonzalez said.

One person that really lifted

her up was her younger sister.

“My best friend Fransisco passed away when I was in the second grade, so I helped support Marcia through the whole thing.

She needed someone to talk to and I was that person who she could express her emotions to because I had been through it before,” Kenia Gonzalez (11) said.

One night, Marcia Gonzalez felt as though Micaela knew that she was struggling with her death and how she couldn’t let go.

“It was like she came to me in a dream. I woke up crying and felt like Micaela was there with me and that she was telling me that it was time for me to move on and to let go. She told me that she knew that I would be OK and she didn’t have to worry about me,” Marcia Gonzalez said.

After that night, things began to get better for Gonzalez. She

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VOL. LVIII Issue 3

Brock Benavidez has rally racing dreams

By Pablo Arellano RACING can be a big thing for students, but they had never heard of a student wanting to do rally races. “I can’t wait to get my license, because then I can try to get a job and get a good car and do some rally races,” Brock Benavidez (11) said.

Most students want to be racers but not a lot of them try to do rally racing. He said that ever since he saw people racing on TV, he became interested in racing.

Students usually have an idol that they look up to. “I want to go meet Travis Pastrana and get pointers from him to get me started,” Benavidez said. Many students break the law when they get their license because they think they’re unstoppable. He said he

will follow the law when it comes to the streets, but on the track, it will change quite a bit.

Students usually have dream cars that they want; he wants a Subaru Impreza Wrx 2013 to have in the rally races. Students plan ahead to try to get their dream car.

He is planning on getting his dream car during college so he can modify it himself in his spare time.

Some students may just get a smaller and more affordable car at first. “I want something small and cheap to start with, but everyone always has got to start small to become big,” Benavidez said.

Students are trying to get jobs now to save enough to start planning, but Benavidez said he wants to get a small job with a small car so he can start where he needs to

pletely interested in rally racing.

Most students get involved in programs that interest them; he said that he hasn’t joined anything to do with the sport. Utah might not have many rally races, but Benavidez said that there are plenty of races near the desert, and he’s even gone to see some.

Students can get sponsored if they try hard enough to get where they want to be. “I am hoping to get sponsored to get to the big leagues in racing,” he said.

There are some students that don’t know much about restoring a car. Benavidez and his grandpa

“Everyone has to start out small to become big.” and accomplish his goal. People usually go and work for something similar to what they want to do; Benavidez said that he can work for them because he is com-

built a 1967 Ford Mustang fast back to do rally racing, but then his grandpa sold the car to pay rent. “I was devastated when my grandpa told me he sold the car. I thought he was going to give it to me, but I understand why he had to do what he did.” Benavidez said.

Students don’t think of starting with a crew to race when beginning as racers. Benavidez wants to start a crew to race with and practice with them daily. He said practice makes him better, but never perfect because nobody is perfect.

Many students would probably enjoy learning more about rally racing. He said he would be willing to explain more to people if they ask him about it.

The ninth grade class president is representing the freshman class well

By Jelani Nelson OMAR SANCHEZ (9) is the class president for the freshman, and he doesn’t regret having the responsibility to represent his classmates. “I love being the freshman president. There’s a lot of work put into this position, but I am always here to answer questions if anyone needs it,” Sanchez said. He always keeps in mind the responsibilities and obligations he has and tries his best to stick to them as a class president should while also setting a good example to his fellow Lancers.

School spirit for this Lancer means a lot when it comes to knowing his school. Sanchez is a new student at Granger and he took off soaring by becoming freshman class president. It’s only his first year in high school, and he already has the reputation of being a really great student.

Sanchez doesn’t just spend his time building school pride, he also likes to swim and play video games in his free time. He likes Granger for how beautiful the school is and how he thinks the

students and staff are great. There isn’t a teacher here that he doesn’t like.

His personality shows that he is ready to make his freshman year a good one. “All students should wear their school colors and have pride in this school.

Granger is a great school, and we should all be proud of that,” Sanchez said.

Not only is he a great president for the freshman class, he is also a solid student as well. Sanchez gets amazing grades like Agrades or sometimes B-grades at the lowest. He has a determined attitude towards his education and he never misses a day of school.

Sanchez likes to make people smile. One of his best qualities is making people happy. Sanchez tries to have anyone and everyone embrace school spirit, since he believes that everyone should like their school, and he wants to help people as much as possible.

The other freshman officers like Sanchez, and they appreciate how he shows off his posi-

tive personality. He doesn’t put anyone down when it comes to being president. Granger High should be proud of this cool kid.

He makes things go smoothly and keeps the school in good spirits.

Sanchez has a bright future ahead of him, as do his fellow officers

and classmates at his side, and he will surely continue to try his best to make Granger a truly awesome school.

Omar happily wearing his new freshmen class president jacket.

Football player Nicholas Shield suffers career-ending injury

By Kimberly Armenta NICHOLAS Shield (12), a football player for three years already, has injured himself and will no longer be able to play on the football team.

“It was a game against Kearns high. I tackled someone and he landed on my ankle, breaking my

fibula and ankle in three places, leading me to get surgery,” Shield said.

“I wasn’t really mad it was more of a disappointment because I wasn’t able to finish off the season, having it be my last year in high school. I feel like I helped my team in every way I could

and can. It really never mattered to me how much I helped, as long as I did something to help us win I’m OK with whatever role I end up with,” he said.

“What makes football so interesting is the brotherhood that comes with it, including all the life lessons that come along giv-

ing you something to think/learn about. When I recover I most likely won’t play for high school anymore, due to the fact that the season will be over and I will graduate,” Shield said.

Having so much courage to stand by your team’s side even after not being able to play due to an injury is something to look up to. Something not a lot of people are capable of doing.

“Nicholas is the hardest working player on the team, pushing us every day to get better and try harder. Even after getting hurt, he was still there supporting us at every practice and every game,” Maroni Fue (11) said.

The team is satisfied with Shield’s work and effort towards the games, practices and everything else he did while he recovered from his broken leg.

“Well, Nick was great on our special team. It kind of did af“I tackled someone and he landed on my ankle, breaking my fibula and ankle in three places,” said Nicholas Shield. fect us -- the fact that he

got hurt, but it’s all about the next man up. It was hard to know that he was out for the rest of the season. That doesn’t change the fact that he’s our teammate and is as important as any other guy on the team,” Ismael Valle (12) said.

Nick determination to be an important part of the football team shows how he’s a supportive and hard-working person.

“Nick always took football very seriously. Finding out he couldn’t play anymore was a loss; losing any player is a loss. After we found out how bad it was, and that he was out for the season, a bunch of us wrote his number on our chest for the next game,” Dylan Lenox (11) said.

“He broke his leg in three different places, I think, and he tore all the ligaments in his ankle.

When he injured himself, he told me to help him up, and then he walked off the field by himself,” Lenox said.

The team is very supportive of Shield’s recovery, and wished the best so that Shield would get better. They weren’t disappointed in him; they just wanted to see him succeed in the game and feel better as he healed.

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November 2015, page 12 ENTERTAINMENT

Take a glance into the Lunar Chronicles

By Ashley Cartmell THE LUNAR Chronicles is a fantastic series. It was a joy to read a book with so many feelings.

It’s a wonderful mix of scifi and fantasy. Marissa Meyer’s imagination certainly ran wild while writing this book. The three books are sci-fi versions of fairytale stories.

Currently, the Lunar Chronicles are made up of four published books, three of which are located in the Media Center.

The first book, “Cinder,” is a modern version of the classic fairytale, Cinderella.

It is about a sixteen-year-old girl who has a cyborg foot and hand. She is the best mechanic in New Beijing, but an outcast because of her cyborg limbs. Her life turns upside down when she

meets Prince Kai, the new emperor of New Beijing.

The second book in the Lunar Chronicles series is called “Scarlet,” a story similar to Little Red Riding Hood.

Scarlet is an eighteen-year-old girl who is connected to Cinder, but neither of the characters know it. Scarlet’s love interest is a guy who goes by the name “Wolf.”

The third book is “Cress,” a story based from Rapunzel’s storyline.

Cress, is yet another sixteenyear-old girl who works for the Lunar Queen, but doesn’t enjoy it.

There is a separate book about the Lunar Queen (Queen Levana) called “Fairest.” It is the backstory on Queen Levana’s life and how she became a horrible per-

son.

Last, but not least, the latest installment in the Lunar Chronicles is called “Winter.”

It is a story about Queen Levana’s stepdaughter, Princess Winter. Winter despises her stepmother and joins Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress to take Levana down with the help of Wolf, Captain Carswell Thorne, and Prince Kai. “Winter” goes on sale on November 10, 2015.

In Cress, they are all separated. Cress and Thorne are lost in the desert, Scarlet is taken to Luna, Wolf, Cinder, and the Lunar guard, Jacin, are still trying to find a way to stop Levana while also trying to save Kai and find the others.

It’s a very complicated story with many twists and turns, but it’s worth the read.

Many interesting things happen in this long story, and the comedy is the perfect amount. The comedians in their group are Cinder and Captain Thorne. The comedy mainly is the bantering shared between the two along with Wolf and Kai. The friendship between the characters in the chronicles may be scarce, but they all stick together to rescue each other from Levana and her guards many countless times.

Cinder and Wolf are practically non-existent. It’s just awkward between the two and everybody notices it.

The love in the chronicles can be too much or too little.

The hardest couple has to be Cinder and Kai because they are both so different.

Kai’s an emperor and Cinder is a wanted criminal.

Their relationship can’t go past friends.

The problem in the story, besides Levana, is the plague letumosis. It’s an outbreak that has been happening all over the world.

Kai’s father was taken by the plague, forcing him to take the throne of New Beijing sooner than he hoped.

Cinder’s stepsister was also lost to the plague.

Game Club members choose their characters for an upcoming brawl.

Game Club has uniqueness

By Justin Thurman Game Club as the name suggests, is a club where people with the little gaming spirit can play games, compete in tournaments, and socialize with other gamers.

Game Club takes place in D106.

It starts around 2:20PM, and finishes around 5:00PM on Wednesdays and Fridays, but once the clock passes 5:00PM, Granger’s loitering policy is going to have to give the attendees the boot out of the building.

Game Club mostly plays Wii U, where they will attempt to “smash each other” in a game, well known as “Super Smash Brothers Wii U”. Though if students have a personal Nintendo 3DS, members are allowed to connect to join the carnage of the “smashing” anytime after a match.

If students find that battling other players is boring, they can take it to a racetrack that is known to ruin friendships, it goes by the name “Mario Kart 8”. With the suspense of being in first place and knowing a blue shell is coming up behind, is enough to give an adrenaline rush and make people panic and sweat.

Though the club mainly focuses on gaming consoles, Game Club also has a vast collection of board games; including the famous card game known as “Magic: The Gathering”. It is a card game that can be played in many different ways.

There aren’t many Game Club members, but now that Game Club is officially a club; new members are encouraged to show themselves and join in the carnage known as “saltiness”. Al-

though saltiness is born from unfair match results or little showoff moments, it does not result in members leaving the team.

As far as Game Club members know, Game Club will create a “Magic Tournament”. Although it is not confirmed yet, there is a likely chance that a “Magic Tournament” will happen. Lancers can sign up if they wish to test their magic skills with students from other schools -who probably have had the same experiences.

If members who attend Game Club wish to bring a new game for everyone to test out, Game Club will not refuse Students must have the proper console for it, and the game must be appropriate for school.

Game Club members can be a bit “salty” at times; mainly if they believe that unfair things are happening to them. On the plus side, members get over it very quickly, should they not be reminded of that moment such as bringing back a bad hit-box match. Or after one of them being in first place, and then suddenly this person falls all the way to twelfth.

If member’s ears are sensitive, it is recommended to bring something to plug their ears with, as the members of Game Club can get pretty rowdy after a comeback. Due to moments like this, members tend to act rowdy but it goes away quickly.

If Game Club sounds like it would be the right fit, then join.

They are always welcoming new members. It will be a great time to hang out with people that have the same interests, and it will be a great opportunity to make new friends.

Lancers give their opinion on songs being played in the halls

By Christian Giles IN GRANGER, songs can be played for different reasons like being late to class or just while eating in the Commons.

Some students have different opinions on types of songs they play and when to play it.

Some students would rather prefer rock, rap, R&B, techno, country, hip-hop, or even reggae.

Nahum Gutierrez (10) said that the songs played in Granger are “alright.” Gutierrez said that the songs help him get to class faster, but he feels like they put it on too early and we deserve more time.

While Gutierrez eats lunch, he thinks the music is “not good and too boring.” He has to take it upon himself to bring his own music.

“I like to listen to Mexican music a lot, and the school should play it more often.”

Alexis McArthur (9) has her own opinions on the school songs. “For the most part, I do like the songs being played in Granger. I wished they played it more often.”

When it comes down to being late to class, McArthur thinks the songs are “good, but helpful.”

McArthur thinks the songs in lunch are “fun” and keeps her feeling like it’s home.

“The school should play more of the type of music we would listen to like pop. My personal choice of music is rap and pop,” she said.

John Grady Sua (12) is very positive about Granger’s songs.

“I like the songs being played in Granger. They help me get to class faster and relaxes me when I’m eating lunch with my friends.”

Grady likes the fact that the school plays a variety of songs. It

makes him feel like they give him a “simple sample.” He also thinks Granger should play more school songs.

Simon Tagaloa (11) likes the songs, but it doesn’t helps sometimes.

“I like the songs being played in school on the way to class. The songs are sometimes good and sometimes aren’t, but when I hear Taylor Swift, it helps me get to class especially because I like her so much.”

Sometimes the school songs interrupt him.

“I like the songs played at lunch, but sometime I bring my own earphones and listen to my own music, but sometimes the songs gets in my ear and interrupts my song.”

Tagaloa has a different opinion on song preference.

“I like to listen to Samoan music and rap. I think they should

play it more often, too.”

Travis Lujan (9) said that the songs played in Granger are OK. “I like the songs, but I see a lot of people who like rap here. I don’t

prefer it because of all the cussing.

I don’t like the songs in lunch, but they help me get to class faster.

I personally like reggae and it’s good for all ages, I think,” he said.

Alexis wants students to select the songs played in the hall before the bell.