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This years AP registration had to be completed by March, next year this might change.

Registration dates change for AP and IB tests for ’19-20

Sydney Herrenschmidt, staff writer
May 13, 2019

Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exam registration usually consists of waiting in long lines for hours sometime during the spring term...

The Science Olympiad club at GBHS poses for a group photo. Elizabeth Henderson is the advising teacher for this club.

GBHS Science Olympiad team finds recent success

Raha Elahi, staff writer
April 9, 2019

Granite Bay High School is a community made up of students, faculty and organizations.   One such organization is Science Olympiad, a local club...

AP classes are popular at GBHS, some of them having classes with body counts of upwards of 30 students.

Policy may ban post-test grade bumps

Kavana Gonur, lifestyle/features editor
April 8, 2019

  Students struggling to get a desired grade in AP or IB courses have long been able to find solace in the promise of a higher grade if they received...

The yearbook elective may have declining class numbers, but they have determination to complete this years yearbook!

Yearbook class faces staffing issues

Sophie Criscione, staff writer
April 1, 2019

  The Ursus yearbook staff currently consists of just three students, compared to the typical spring staff of more than 20 students.   After combining...

The College and Career Center at GBHS has informational papers regarding financial aid on a paper stand just outside.

Students weigh their college financial aid options

Spencer Cova, co-editor-in-chief
March 27, 2019

  Students often dread the fall semester of their senior year for one specific reason – having to complete college applications.   Little do students...

Signing a letter of intent is one part of the recruitment process for potential college athletes.

Commits reflect on the recruiting process

Akhil Shah, Sports editor
March 19, 2019

After four years of tiresome practices, gruesome games and hours of time spent around sports, Granite Bay High School’s finest athletes are awaiting...

Seniors start the year with an energetic rally, but when times goes on towards college letters emotions ranging from frustration to relief are rising.

GBHS seniors get their college letters

Abbie Gould, co-editor-in-chief
March 19, 2019

  As May 1 approaches, the decision that has been looming over most seniors’ heads for the past four years is closer than ever.   In two months,...

Overall involvement in extracurriculars has fallen at GBHS, possibly due to cultural shifts towards academics, as exemplified by this nearly empty journalism classroom.

Participation in electives is on the decline

Sidney Zabell, co-editor-in-chief
March 13, 2019

  The dodo bird has been driven to extinction. At Granite Bay High School, electives might be on their way to the same fate.   “When I first...

The Sports and Entertainment Marketing class receives a $1,500 check and a banner after getting first place in the Teen Safe Driving Campaign put on by Allstate.

Class awarded for safe-driving campaign

Elliott Hyman, co-editor-in-chief
March 11, 2019

  The blight of drunk driving on teenagers and the country as a whole is quite clear at Granite Bay High School.   With the Every 15 Minutes...

Senior Sydney Herrenschmidt  welcomes her freshman group during the 2018 Grizzly Retreat dressed as a hammer head shark. According to administrators, next falls freshman class could be the smallest ever at GBHS.

Frosh numbers declining

Andrew Yung, co-editor-in-chief
March 6, 2019

  In recent years, the Sacramento area has expanded due in no small part to the migration of many from the overcrowded Bay Area. However, as many people...

Counselors give insight on future classes to students to help them pick out their courses for the 2019-2020 school year.

Students select next year’s courses later than usual

Bella Khor, online editor
March 4, 2019

  On Feb. 21, the class registration process for Granite Bay High students went live – two weeks later than last year.   “We shifted our sequence...

GBHS students discuss the rising stresses of finals.

GBHS didn’t place in national school rankings

Ashley Lucia, Lifestyle editor
February 27, 2019

  Rankings, test scores, and academic achievement have consistently driven Granite Bay High School’s success and reputation – perhaps until now....

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