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MAY 2017 LIX-VIX
Seniors get ready for last walk as Lancers By Hayley Rigby GRADUATION can be a stressful time for seniors and the parents of those seniors. There are some things that the graduating seniors and parents can do to help prepare for graduation day. These do’s and don’ts are some key tips that can help make graduation a lot better. “Don’t do anything stupid, no senior pranks. On graduation day, you should dress your nicest like it’s your day to shine,” Mr. Schmeling said. “For parents, they should bring something to take pictures of this exciting moment and be proud of their student’s achievements.” Granger High parents usually go all out for their students and show how proud they are by spoiling them on graduation day. Some parents go all out and some don’t, regardless the parents of
this graduating class. “Granger parents usually go all out for their students with posters, balloons, and leis. Some students have so many that you can barely see their faces. Letting parents know that this event is a big deal and that a lot of parents go all for it,” Ms. Green said. This event is something that students should be dressed nice for—it is a big event. Graduation is always big and celebrated, so students and parents should make it a day to remember. Although it is big deal, students and their families shouldn’t cause disruptions. “Don’t bring air horns because they will kick you out for it. And be sure to know when to stop yelling, you don’t want to be rude and prevent other parents from hearing their students’ names called,” Green said. “A good word of ad-
vice for females would to be to wear big, poofy dresses because that way, when you are wearing your gown, it’s not just ankles,” Green said. Graduation is definitely a big deal and high school coming to an end can be sad, but just because high school is coming to an end that doesn’t mean life stops. After graduation, students must have plans and must know what they are going to do. Life doesn’t stop so keep looking forward. “Advice I would give a senior who is about to graduate is to get to your passion as soon as possible whether it be college or your career or training as soon as possible, do not take a year off to hang out, because you will never go and you will never have time to go back and catch up,” Mr. Okeson said. The day a student graduates
is the day they show thanks to everyone, especially those who have helped them get through the hard patches the students had in high school. Giving thanks is important and means a lot to those who are thanked. “Be sure to thank everybody that has helped you get to where you are like: parents, grandparents, friends, and teachers. Be appreciative of them and thank them for helping you and enjoy the day, because you will never have another day like that again in your life,” Okeson said. After high school ends, some will miss it and some will not, but no one can doubt that high school is a very unique experience. Some have a hard time letting go of high school, and others walk away without looking back. For the class of 2017, May 26 is the day they’ll find out which it is.
2017-18 SBO President Joseph Alvarez
SBO Vice President Wilson Tran
SBO Secretary Alma Aguero
SBO Event Coordinator Tiffany Nguyen
The Class of 2017 will be the first to have spent all four years—their freshmen, sophomore, junior, and senior years—in the new Granger High School building.
Granger MESA students send mouse trap car farthest By Ramon Martinez III AROUND the start of the MESA club, they were informed of having at least two groups having to participate in a competition in the following district events: getting their project models of their mouse trap car and a working
prosthetic arm. “Having the time to work on the assigned project for my group was a bit hard, since our school and life schedules,” Oscar Hernandez (12) said. During all this, students still have to get prepared for the events such as the straw
Moises Tejeda and Oscar Hernandez have great excitement for MESA Club.
tower, krypto, and a surprise random event. The competition was at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, and it was packed full of students, teacher advisors, and judges. Announcements were made to the students about how the rules work, how judging would play out, as well as the event order. The first Granger group was made of Virginia Jiron (10), Taylor Chau (10), Ashley Ruiz (10), and Anhtu Tran (10). The second group had Jonathan Cerritos (11), Hernandez, and Moises Tejeda (11). Both groups made and entered their own mousetraps in the contest; they got first and second in distance out of the whole district. Having not so much luck in any other events, they ended with the top two spots for farthest distance in the mousetrap competition. Winning was not on the
mind for some MESA club members, and it was just the hard work that they put in that made the experience ‘a win’ for them. Showing support, the MESA advisor, Ms. Hayward was there and cheered for her club members—win or lose. That positive attitude affected many. “My team and I were not ready for the krypto or straw tower events, but we did have fun during them; I’m going to remember those moments,” Tejeda said. Moments in their own groups made their day and the lunch at the end of the competition brought them all together to talk about their day. This district event brought the competitiveness out of some people to add some excitement into the mix, which lit the gas under them and helped them run away by winning two out of the top three spots out of the segment contest.
SBO Public Relations Dir. Jeffrey Hoang
SBO Diversity Vice Pres. Luis Tobar
SBO Service Learning Coor. Melissa Navarrrete
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