Tri-Color Times 2016-03

Granger high school

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MARCH 2016 LVIII-7

1089! First girl in GHS history to pass 1,000 points

By Emily Brown SINCE her freshman year, Melisa Kadic (12) has never ceased to amaze the school with her outstanding academic performance and athletic skills.

This particular student is the first female athlete in the Granger’s history to pass 1,000 points as of January 26. Her hard work has truly inspired her team and the people around her.

Melisa’s coach and fellow teammates were eager to share a few words.

“Her dedication to the team is truly motivating. She stays late after practice and always arrives early before games. She’s a big contributor and is never afraid to take a shot. She’s one of those students that Granger needs to be proud of,” Coach Cousins said.

Kadic is never afraid to take a

chance and believes she can take any shot. When it comes to being fearless, she is right on it.

“Having her on the team is a blast. It’s always so refreshing to have someone out there keeping us together. She is really awesome and does so much,” Jayde Evans (9) said.

Melisa has been on the girls basketball team ever since her freshman year. All the while, she has been able to maintain an excellent GPA. “I saw others playing basketball when I was younger, and I just knew that that’s what I wanted to do. It’s so much fun. We’re all like family, and being on the team really makes me want to be a better person,” Kadic said.

If a student hasn’t been to a girls basketball game to see her play, he or she missed out.

“Watching her play is a blast.

Whenever she has the ball, my stomach gets butterflies. It’s just so exciting to anticipate what she is going to do next,” Rosemary Irvin (10) said.

With an exceptional performance that this student has displayed, there is no doubt that Kadic is already having colleges recruiting her. All she has to decide is which school fits her best.

“I love going to watch the girls play. It really makes me proud to be a part of this school. Not just Melisa, but everyone. All of them have this way of sending each other good vibes on the court, and at times, I feel it, too,” Elena Flores (9) said.

Watching Melisa Kadic play has inspired a lot of other athletes, students, and even teachers to work hard. They see in her that

her unwavering attitude is the key to her success.

Since Melisa is a senior, she will not be playing for Granger next year. As of the February 26 the girls had their last game against the school’s rival, Hunter.

Although faced with defeat, many students still had a good time cheering the girls on and showing their school spirit.

“It’s a shame that the season is over. I really had a good time attending the games. On the bright side, I’ll have something to look forward to next year,” Nathalie Aguillon (9) said.

Sadly, students will not be seeing any more of Melisa after this year. But, with as many colleges that are already looking into her, they can definitely look forward to attending a college game in the future to support her.

With 1089 career points, Melisa Kadic has scored more points than any other Lady Lancer in Granger’s history.

Graduating class assemblies seem to motivate Lancers

By Natalie Aiono EVERY quarter, Granger High holds an assembly about everyone’s progress as a school. At this assembly, they bring students together by grade and present to them their results with grades, attendance, what needs improvement, what everyone is doing well so far, etc. They also throw in some inspirational speeches and videos made by the students and teachers. At the end, everyone recites uplifting sayings, and shouts the Lancer creed, and then students get cookies as a reward.

This is a very informational assembly, and it is a different experience for everyone. “I really like the videos, they were hilarious,” Bri Lefler (10) said. “The reward was a bit uninspiring,” she continued. “The cookies were great, but I think there could’ve been a

more encouraging reward,” She said. “The graphs that represented the grades and what not were a bit hard to understand; they did a good job,” Lefler said.

“I was excited to see the progress, it makes me feel pride as a Granger student,” Becca Peregrino (11) said. Although it was a good assembly, she feels they should cut down on the talking.

“Too much information at once can be boring,” she said. “The videos were interesting. I found them very amusing,” At the end, however, is the part she loves most. “The chants we do as a school at the end are awesome, they’re my favorite,” She also feels they did a good job.

Some students, however, felt a bit weary about the assembly.

“It was cheesy, but it was informational,” said Jayde Evans (9).

“They sugar-coated it, but I think they should’ve let us know in a more serious matter. Less hype, more adult,” she commented. Although she felt it was a bit dramatic, she thought it was OK. Like most of the students, she thought the videos were great.

“The videos were funny and relatable; I really enjoyed them,” Correy Strine (11) said. Another positive comment about the videos, “The assembly was intriguing, but we don’t need these informational-type assemblies every quarter,” he said. “I think that the G-cards are a really good idea,” He also commented. Although he found the graphs difficult to read, he thought the assembly was pretty cool.

Some students felt a bit distant. “They could improve on connecting with the students

more,” Cole Olsen (11) said. “I enjoyed the progress results,” he said. “I liked knowing we are on track to graduate,” The information drives students to continue their hard work. He also loved the videos, and he liked that they rewarded students with cookies.

“The assembly was all right,” he said.

Most students loved the videos, finding them relatable. The cookies, although lacking motives, were great too. While the information presented was a bit complicated, most students understood.

Although some students felt some parts were unneeded or a bit dramatic, they thought the assembly was still OK. Many students felt different things going through this assembly. The overall results, though, were pretty good.

Ice Cream time!

Opinion by Julie Burgie ICE CREAM, nearly everyone likes it or hates it, there is not really an in between. In Ogden Utah there is an ice cream parlor that has been open almost eightyfive years. The company itself has been around since 1895, but that was before the days of serving ice cream.

Farr’s Better Ice Cream is a family-owned, Utah Company.

Farr’s ice cream has many different flavors, some of the more unique flavors include: Brownies on the Moon, Chocolate Peanut Butter, German Chocolate Cake, Play Dough, Root Beer, and many more. If one isn’t the biggest fan of unique flavors, Farr’s does offer typical flavors that one would see in another ice cream shop.

Farr’s is located on 274 E. 21st Street in Ogden. The hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Monday through Saturday closed Sunday. Tubs of this brand of ice cream can be found in local grocery store freezers or in certain restaurants.

The original ice cream parlor has been around since 1929 and the three original flavors were: chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. A good-sized scoop only cost a nickel back then -- now it’s about $2 per scoop. Farr’s has over 600 different flavor recipes for their ice cream. The ice cream parlor has a slight licorice scent when you first enter, but after the licorice smell it then smells like an average ice cream shop.

According to the website: famous and not so famous people have visited Farr’s over the years, and one very unusual occasion a grizzly bear enjoyed a heaping scoop of vanilla ice cream. Some families, like my own, have been coming to Farr’s for at least three generations.

During the summer, Farr’s ice cream parlor is packed and you might have to pull a number so they can get your order in. During the winter it’s less packed, going when it first opens is one of the best times to go.

Farr’s also has fudge and a few other treats besides just ice cream. Personally I haven’t tried the fudge, so I can’t tell you if it’s any good or not… the ice cream on the other hand, I have had.

The interior of the ice cream parlor is basically set up like how it was originally was when Farr’s first opened it’s doors to the public. The atmosphere that is in this ice cream shop is warm and welcoming. It’s like running into an old friend or even like coming home from a long vacation.

If you want to find out more about Farr’s ice cream feel free to go to their website: http://www. farrsicecream.com if you can’t make it to Ogden to taste their ice cream look for it in your grocer’s freezer.

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March 2016, page 2

FCCLA is a club that’s striving to make a difference

Annie Turner (12) is helping to make a difference by giving dolls to PCH.

By Skye Rouse FCCLA stands for Family Career and Community Leaders of America. FCCLA has been working with Lancer Action Team and some volunteers on their recent project.

The project they are working on right now is to help make dolls for kids at Primary Children’s Hospital.

These dolls will have some special decoration on them where the kids are getting surgery, so they can have some sort of connection.

“FCCLA is based off the FACs classes, like we switched recipes and that kind of goes along with the foods class,” Ms. Mosher said. “I was actually an adviser my first year because it was part of a curriculum I was doing,” she said. “The meetings are after school and they’re really fun and have a nice relaxed atmosphere,” Mosher said.

Many students don’t know about this club right away and join later on in the year. FCCLA helps students by meeting new people, personal growth, and helps improve leadership skills.

“This is my first year of joining FCCLA, and it’s been great so far,” Yerania Contreras (12) said. “I love to explore new things, and joining has definitely been a fun journey,” she said. “I think it can really help if you’re working towards scholarships, or if you’re just looking to make new friends and have fun,” Contreras said.

This club is a way to get kids active in the community and help them build lifelong friendships along the way.

“I am in the LAT club, and I help with making the decisions on what projects we get to do,” Annie Turner (12) said. “There are many perks of helping people and doing service projects like the happy feeling you get when you help someone, and at the end of the day, you feel nice because you helped make a difference,” she said.

Many clubs at Granger High cooperate with one another to help empower the school to show that it’s not all about competition.

Not only do the clubs work together as a team, but they invite volunteers to help with the ser-

vice projects, too.

“I really like this club because it deals with the FACs classes and I don’t have a lot of time so I can’t join the actual club, but I can come here when I can,” Abigail Davis (10). “I think this club really helps students get involved and will encourage them to help figure out what they like,” Davis said. “One of the main reasons I love doing it is because it helps a lot with the True Lancer, and it’s for a good cause,” she said.

Many students love being a part of the club because it’s a fun experience and teaches things that might matter later on in life.

“What got me to join is how the club presented itself and I thought it would be fun,” Angie Mejia (11) said. “I’m really looking forward to competition season. That’s where we go in groups and submit the projects that we’ve been working on,” Mejia said.

“I think that this club shows the school that we don’t need to compete with each other and working together to show what we can do to help society,” she said.

FCCLA is very beneficial club, and it is a lot of fun.

A later start time for high school could make Lancers happy

By Jessie Martin STUDENTS wake up bright and early to get to school on time.

Homework and work or maybe a late night movie keeps them up long into the night. Many experts and students agree that high school should start later.

“I’m pretty sure if we started later people would go to bed later and then they would get the same amount of sleep,” Kelly Brooks (11) said. She believes that people would be more tempted to stay up later thinking they have more time.

“I do like late start Monday especially, because I have early morning seminary,” she said. On late start Mondays she wakes up at 6:00 to get to seminary, but on normal days she has to get up at 5:00.

“You can do homework if you forgot to do it the day before or over the weekend,” Brooks said.

Instead of using the extra time to sleep students, could do homework or make up work.

“I think kids use their phones way too much, and it makes them

sleep less,” Brooks said. that starting late would help peo- help with working late, but some The light from screens stops ple who close at work. might stay up later. It would help the body from producing melato“I like my sleep, so I would a lot,” he said. Knowlden thinks nin, which tells it when to sleep. sleep in, “Knowlden said. He that people would stay at work “I don’t think it would be good wants to be able to get more sleep later if they had more time to to have late start days always be- every day. sleep. cause you would get out “It might be hard for later, and I like ending at people to get out later 2:10 p.m. I like having time if they work right after after school,” Brooks said. school. Students in sports With late start every day, would have to stay a lot students would have to be later, too,” Knowlden said. willing to stay later to make “I don’t think it would up for lost time. be effective. It’s not like Brayden Knowlden we would be gaining ex(11) thinks it would be tra time for sleep because great to sleep in more. we would get the same “I would rather have amount of homework and a late start every day,” stay up later,” Leila MuKnowlden said. He was jic (9) said. Mujic believes very enthusiastic about the that students would use idea of getting more sleep. the time to stay up and get “There would be people Leila doesn’t think starting late every day would work. homework done or study that stay up later and people for a test. that would use the time to sleep.”

“If they got the sleep, people “Probably I would sleep, but Knowlden said. He thinks that would be more productive at maybe I would use the hour to do there would be mixed reactions to school,” Knowlden said. homework in the morning,” she starting later.

If people get between 8.5 and said. Mujic values her sleep and “People work on weekends, 9.5 hours of sleep a night they would appreciate extra time. and closing makes them stay up perform better during the day.

“I wouldn’t stay up later, I have late,” he said. Knowlden believes “If people slept in, it would lots of AP classes, and homework

keeps me up,” she said. Mujic thinks that students would do homework long into the night.

“They would get out of school later, and if they have work right after school, they would have to change that,” she said. Mujic thinks that people would stay up later at night defeating the purpose of starting later.

The National Center for Biotechnology Information claims that work, after-school activities and early start times contribute to teens being tired during the day as stated on the www.ncbi.nlm.nih. gov/pmc/articles/PMC2528817/ website.

“The research indicates it would be the best idea,” Dr. Gatti said. He also said that it wouldn’t work to try to get late start everyday.

“Elementary and high school should flip,” Dr. Gatti said. “Elementary school age kids get up earlier by themselves. While school start time probably won’t change, students should still try to get the right amount of sleep every night.

The fight against fighting in the halls of Granger High School

By Myranda Alcas IT’S NO secret that there have been a number of fights at Granger recently and Lancers see them happen every day.

“There’s a lot of premeditation in these fights, a lot of building it up,” said Dr.Gatti.

It’s believed that a huge contributor to these fights is the interactions on social media such as Facebook and Twitter.

“Every Facebook post is brought in and people are putting stuff up threatening each other,” said Gatti. “There have been 14 fights in just eight school days, and every single one of them... someone gets a video of it.”

Gatti believes that putting these videos online also is a huge contributor as it just causes more hype around the fight.

If students are caught fight“It’s not civilized and we will There are never good outbe reeling it in here quickcomes for anyone when it ly,” he said. comes to fighting.

The administration, This could affect anystaff, police officers, and one later on in life as well students are all working if they get a record. very hard to prevent these Some teachers talk fights from happening. about the fights that alThere have even been most happened but didn’t astonishing videos where because they stopped them students and kids can see before they got too messy. one of the people who are Even most of the stufighting start recording dents of Granger aren’t and give it to someone to amused by these fights no hold so they can record it. matter how much people “Best advice I can give think they are. is stay off social media, it “Most of it’s all for all goes back to social mestupid reasons, and all the dia” said Granger school videos are just making it police officer, G. Johnworse,” said Noah SorenOfficer G. Johnson works to make GHS safe. son. “Kids these days son (9). don’t know the consequences ing ,they may end up with a fine, It’s obvious here that social they could face.” community service, or expelled. media around these fights are a

huge reason why these fights happen in the first place. These kids are threatening each other and fighting over unnecessary things.

The videos people take are solely for the purpose to get big on social media.

Students see fights everywhere on social media especially on Twitter on accounts like World Star.

These kids are incriminating themselves and they don’t understand the aftermath of all the hype and excitement.

“Those few groups of kids always fighting make our school look bad. It looks like everyone is always fighting, and that not the case, but that’s the way the outside world sees it,” said Gatti.

It’s time to start walking away and putting down the phones.

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Tri-Color Times VOL. LVIII Issue 7

Lancers are thoughtful, empowered, and connected

By Kaitlin Cluff THOUGHTFUL Lancers are always doing their best to be thoughtful. Many students have been showing it, too.

Jeremy Noyes (12) is just one of these many students that think that being thoughtful is very important.

“The school seems cleaner, and it does seem like kids are getting to class, and I see fewer people in the halls,” he said.

That is one of the goals that administration was hoping for when they introduced this new theme and the G-Card to everyone.

“Being thoughtful and humble is important to me, opening a door for someone, whether you’re on a date or you open a door for someone at school can say a lot about you. ‘Please’ and ‘thank you’ are a must in this world and should always be used as a term of respect and being thoughtful,” Noyes said.

Those are just a couple of examples of things that Lancers could do to show that they are being thoughtful at school.

“I always offer rides to friends. I also always say ‘please’ and ‘thank you,’ and I always try to open doors for teachers and students or visitors,” he said.

It’s definitely important for students to try their best to be thoughtful in many ways. Not just when it comes to attendance or being punctual.

It’s also important to just be thoughtful in general, to all of the community in and out of Granger High.

EMPOWERED Empowered is a very strong word. It means that Lancers feel motivated in the things that they are doing or seeing.

Abryann Herman (12) notices many things throughout the school as well as the things she does herself that make her be empowered.

“I am empowered at school by getting good grades, by showing up on time, and never being tardy to class,” she said.

Those are great examples of what all the Lancers are striving to accomplish.

Many Lancers are doing a great job at improving their attendance, or keeping up the good work they have already completed.

“I think it is important to show up to class and school on time so that you can get good grades and get the right grades to graduate. It also shows that you’re trustworthy,” Herman said.

It’s really amazing to see what little efforts can make students feel empowered at Granger High School.

The administration and faculty have all been working very hard to make sure students can feel empowered.

One of the ways they’ve been doing this is by hanging up the ‘thoughtful,’ ‘empowered,’ and ‘connected’ posters around the school.

“I really like the posters, and kind of wish I could be on one,” Herman said.

Lancers truly are feeling empowered.

CONNECTED Marcelle LeFevre (10) knows how important it is to be connected at school.

“I think being connected means being attached to something or someone with your mind, body, and soul,” she said.

That definition is what a lot of Lancers would also say connected means.

Being connected at school and with your peers is a very important part of high school, and can change the high school experience dramatically.

“I am connected by not only being on time to classes, but by showing the willingness to want to learn something new,” LeFevre said.

Being connected doesn’t only apply to just one aspect of life.

At Granger, there are so many different opportunities for Lancers to be connected.

It could be aspects like being a part of a team, club, or sport. It could also be just trying to be involved in multiple aspects of the school.

“Being connected is important because otherwise you will not only be detached from the world, but from yourself and all of your thoughts as well,” she said.

It’s easy to see that Lancers strive to be connected in more aspects than one.

Students know the importance of being connected at Granger High School.

What it’s like to have a twin brother or sister at Granger

By Ashley Garcia WHAT’S great about being a Lancer at Granger is having the opportunity to see all kinds of different faces in the halls every day while walking to class.

However, one of those faces can look exactly like the face in the mirror -- this situation is called ‘twins’ or ‘triplets.’

There are two different kinds of twins: fraternal and identical.

“Having a twin is pretty sick, it’s like you but a different per-

son,” Willy Murcia (11) said.

“My favorite part about being a twin is how we could tell each other everything, and having someone like doing the same thing as you. You will never feel alone when having a twin,” he said.

“My least favorite part about being a twin is probably having to share some things with him,” Hector Murcia (11) said. “My favorite memory with my twin would probably be when we went

to California, cruising in the sunset with classical cars, bumping some oldies, enjoying the streets of California,” he said.

“It’s the best memory because that’s when my closest friend, brother was right next to me enjoying all those things with me,” Murcia said.

“One of the advantages of having a twin is when one of the twins gets in trouble and blames it on the other, and we could always get away with anything, and mess

Excaliburs participate in region drill

By Hayley Rigby ALTHOUGH faced with tough groups of competitors in their region, Granger Excaliburs continue to impress everyone that watches them.

The students that attended the region drill competition were very proud to call Granger their school.

“Granger did so well this year and definitely deserved to take a higher ranking, I am so proud to be a Granger student, and I am very proud of how well the drill team did this year, I can already tell that Granger is a great school with a great drill team,” Kenzie Dillard (9) said.

Students loved having the opportunity to support their amazing Excaliburs.

“It was definitely a great time at region this year, I only wish that our drill team would have finished higher, considering that they did so well, I was so proud of them and so happy to have been there to see them perform,” Tommy Ngu (10) said.

Granger High is striving to become a school that upcoming students want to attend.

Granger has always had a pretty rough reputation, but in the past few years Granger has become such a great school, stu-

dents that go to Granger are proud of their drill team and proud of their school.

The website that has all the results and the upcoming events is www.ushaa.org there are also many other things that can be found on this site.

People can also buy the tickets to some of the competitions on this site.

Many students that went to this event had a great time and would love to go again and will always be happy to be a part of the school spirit.

“It was great to be there and support the Excaliburs. They did really well and I am proud to be a Granger student, they definitely did way good and should have placed higher,” Tony Lusia (10) said.

Students’ love being active in these kinds of activities and will always be there to support their fellow Lancers, and they love to show their school spirit in and outside of school.

Granger has always been a school others looked down on, but in these recent years, Granger has definitely shown a new side.

“Before I got into high school I was kind of embarrassed to be one of the Granger students. Now that I am here I am actually pretty

proud of Granger and proud of how good all of the athletic teams have gotten,” Jett Larson (9) said.

Granger has become such a great school, and it just continues to get better, and the students at Granger are becoming such great students. This year Granger won the student section poll on Twitter, Granger students also made the world know that Granger has the best student section and beat many other high schools.

“Granger has become such a great school and I am so proud of the Excaliburs. Although they were up against some really great drill teams, they still did great. I feel that the Excaliburs should of got a higher placing in their region this year, but no matter, what I still think they are the best,” Lily Yu (10) said.

Although the Excaliburs did not get a high place in their region, they still did really well and will continue to impress the students at Granger as they continue to work hard.

Excaliburs will always be great in the eyes of all the Granger students. Granger will come back next year and do even better than they did at this year’s region, and they will do their best to get a better place.

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Granger has a set of triplets attending at the school. It’s crazy, but awesome to think about.

Being a triplet isn’t much different from being a twin.

“Being a triplet is just having two more people who look like you in your life, instead of one,” Rachel Sandoval (10) said.

“Being a triple is awesome because we could dress the same and confuse people. It’s always funny to see people mistaken us,”

Raiza Sandoval (10) said.

“The best part about being a triplet is I can blame my sisters for something that I did,” Rebeca Sandoval (10) said.

Being a twin or triplet is like having brothers and sisters.

The only differences is looking like one another, and having the same exact birthday.

[Reporter’s note: As a twin myself, it’s always great to have someone right there who really understands you.]

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March 2016, page 4

The Sims 4 is a game EA fans are enjoying

Opinion by Salina Eaton THE SIMS 4™ from EA games is the fourth game from the Sims series. It came out in September of 2014, so it’s been out for a good while. Expansion packs are still updating and prices are better than ever, especially when sales are up for games.

The Sims 4™ is an all-new, updated, modern, high-quality game with better options, more updates and mods, and is very much the best life-simulation game in its series! Though some things were taken out, the fun of the Sims™ is still there to enjoy!

Some things put into the new game has made it more enjoyable and better than ever.

The new ‘Create a Sim’ has given the chance to go into “edit detail mode” where you can push and pull on any detail of your sim to really customize their body structure and facial features.

Every little detail of your Sim is yours to create and control. You can even now choose what kind

of ‘walk’ they have. They can be lazy, perky, feminine, tough, or even goofy. Your Sims can really be able to express themselves as well.

When your sim is angry, they will definitely show it, especially with a whole new range of emotions your sim can obtain from socializing or doing any activity for a long or short period of time.

Their emotions even have their own socializing options. When talking to someone, you can do something dramatic like sharing insecurities, asking a risqué question, or brightening someone’s day. Your Sim will even cry in their beds if they’re sad about something.

The Sims 4™ also gives you a range of things to do and buy, as well as build in ‘build mode.’ You can create actual rooms easier and the walls can be higher up or shorter, too!

If you want higher walls, you’re probably looking for the two/three story mansion for your

Sims to live the high life in, or for shorter walls, that cozy, little home you desire for your Sims.

To get a glimpse of the new game where you control, there’s a ‘Create a Sim’ Demo you could download for free on Origin so you could get a firsthand look at how you’ll be creating your Sims.

Although it’s only a demo, you can only work with a handful of outfits and accessories and the only age group to work with is a young adult. If you want the full experience, buy or download the full game.

You can buy or download the Sims 4™ online through Target, Wal-Mart or Amazon. You can buy the download for $50 unless it’s on sale for about $30. You can also buy and have the actual PC game shipped to your house for you to download and run on your PC/Laptop.

The Sims 4™ is a world where you create, you decide, you control! It’s the best game of the Sims series since 2001.

Fashion means a lot to Lancers

By Saira Meza FASHION has always been a good way for people to express themselves and to show off how they’re really like.

Fashion has been a huge deal for decades now and there are some that like to go all out. For some years now, the high-waisted jeans have made their way back, and many people have been using them especially teen girls. Highwaisted jeans started becoming popular in the 1980s to 1990s.

Not only are high-waisted jeans the only ones to make their way back but also high-waisted skirts and shorts. Back in the 1900s women and even some men wore them too until the fashion of wearing big baggy jeans came.

There are those who like to always be comfortable and be in sweats all the time, but then there are those who like to be more dazzled up with jewels and everything.

“I like something that is considered pretty like skinny jeans and crop tops,” Paola Lopez (11) said. “I usually find my outfit by looking online at models or so-

cial media,” said Lopez. Which in many cases people enjoy doing the same thing.

One might be stuck on what they should wear the next day to impress their crush or friends so they find help from the Internet.

Going with the seasons is also an easy way to make a change, also because people don’t want to be wearing a coat when it’s 90 degrees outside.

During the summer and spring when it’s warmer, then it is high top shorts, crop tops, boyfriend jeans and swimsuits. During the winter and fall, it’s more like jackets, hoodies, sweaters, coats, jeans, boots and anything that is warm and cozy. “I like a look that’s really comfortable, but yet will look very classy,” Brisel Vargas (12) said. “I like wearing colors that will make me look good, not ones that will make me look like a clown, and also that go with my skin color,” Vargas said.

There are times where a certain color might not look as good on someone as it does on someone else, and that’s perfectly fine.

Fashion and style are about finding stuff that will make one look

and feel better. “I like my clothing to match up well, like if I’m wearing different colors then they at least have to look good together,” Vargas said. Style doesn’t always have to be about going all out and always looking classy, but it can also be about sweats, sweaters, and leggings.

Style can also be about being comfortable. “I love being in sweats, a big T-shirt, and running shoes. Just pretty much anything that will make me feel comfortable,” Araceli Garcia (10) said.

Style is a simple way of getting an idea of someone’s personality. There are girls who are more girly type, love going shopping, and worry more about the appearance that they are giving.

So in that case, those are the girls that like to wear dresses, blouses, skirts, and shoes that are really dressy.

Then there are those who like to wear T-shirts, shorts, sneakers, and hoodies, but no matter in what category one might fall in it’s important to remember as long as they’re happy with the appearance that is given, then others opinions shouldn’t matter.

Granger introduces G card

Opinion by Kaitlin Cluff LANCERS have heard a saying basically all year long. “We are thoughtful, empowered, and connected.”

It’s important for each Lancer to understand what the school stands for. This year as many students know, the administration, teachers, and many students have been trying their best to make this theme for Granger High School be known.

Many of you have received Lancer Pride Points throughout your time here at Granger.

The only bad part about them is that you only have a chance of being rewarded for receiving one.

You put your ticket in a big box with everyone else’s and hope that they call your name every Friday during the Lancer Pride drawings. Now that is all going to change.

With this new G-Card, every single one that you get can be redeemed.

You can redeem your G-Card in a couple of different ways. You can use them in the school store, you can save them up and use them to buy Granger gear, you can still put them in the box for a drawing every Friday, or you can save them up for a big drawing at the end of each quarter for a couple of much larger prizes.

So it honestly just depends on what you choose to do with your G-Card.

These G-Cards are the way to reward all the students for showing that they are thoughtful, empowered, or connected.

On the front of the card, it lists

those three words, separated by three red dots, all surrounding a large Granger G. On the back of the card, it gives teachers the choice to mark “I am thoughtful when”, “I am empowered when”, and “I am connected when.”

Under all of those it lists a couple of reasons as to how you are showing that you are thoughtful, empowered, or connected.

Each card must be stamped in order for it to be considered valid, and it must also have your name on it.

Every G-Card is worth fifty cents in the school store.

I personally think that it’s really cool that the administration and teachers care about us enough to put more of their time and energy into something new that doesn’t only better the school, but also can better us as students.

It’s easy to see that Lancers are grateful for all the opportunities and expectations that Granger High School has for them.

During fourth quarter, the school store will receive a bunch of new merchandise that Lancers can use their G-Cards for as well.

The administration has even talked about making the G-Card almost like a debit card, and the vending machines and the school store would run off of your GCard, but those plans are of course for the future.

Every student loves to be recognized for his or her hard work.

It’s not required, but it is nice to have.

These G-Cards are going to help get that task done.

Coldplay and Grimes new albums worth consideration

By Angel G. Figueroa COLDPLAY’S new album A Head Full of Dreams has lots of song for many types of situations.

One of the situations was on half time show for the Super Bowl on February 7.

They played a couple classics and a few new songs.

The first couple of tracks are really easy to listen to, but I found that they have some sort of layout that is similar to other musicians.

What I mean by this is some of the build up and drops for some of these songs are placed in the same place as a lot of alternative music that we hear in the radio.

It’s not bad, but these songs will get repetitive after a couple of listens because it’s so used.

The album has a lot of diversity when it comes to the style of their music.

Some of the songs have the new sound of alternative music

and then they go back to older sounding Coldplay songs.

This is great, because it brings new listeners with the new style, while keeping older fans happy.

One of the songs that really caught my attention was the song that they played in half time of the Super Bowl.

“Adventure of a Lifetime” was one the more catchy songs of this album.

What really caught my attention was the bass line, and I think it made the whole song a bit better.

In all this album it’s OK, most of the music has beats that make you want to move, but it also has some that are really forgettable.

I won’t skip any of these songs, but there’s a couple that I won’t

get or listen to them because they aren’t that catchy.

November 6, 2015, Grimes

came out with their fifth album named Art Angels. At first glance it’s not a pretty album to look at as it has a metal or psychedelic vibe to it.

Although album cover has a weird three-eyed baby face that grabs your attention and that suggests some other type of genre, Art Angels is all electronic and rock mixed together.

Right off the bat, the first four songs seem to be out of place or just boring.

They aren’t that bad, but they just don’t fit in with the rest of the album.

Take “California.” This song sounds like it’s a country with pop in it, which is really odd and

you’ll be better off giving it a skip. The rest of the three tracks aren’t bad, but just don’t have anything memorable to them.

After those tracks, it’s start getting much better by giving out really nice beats that make you want to move your feet.

One that pops up the most is “Realiti,” this song has a very fresh sound to it that’s really mellow and makes you want to sway your head.

There’s something else that makes these songs really unique, and that’s Claire Elise Boucher’s voice.

Her voice really flows with the music, but at times it’s over powered by the rest of the song.

Another issue at times is her voice starts sounding like something out of Alvin and the Chipmunks, but if you don’t mind that you should give this album a listen.