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Ashley Chen, owner of SparklySweetArts, includes images of some products sold through her small business.

Setting up shop: Ashley Chen’s glass painting business

Chloe Docto, Staff Writer
February 19, 2021

With the world on hold, anime provided a way to escape reality. Ten months into quarantine Ashley Chen, a junior at Granite Bay High School, found a way...

The United States has developed a negative association with the word communism.

Commentary: Redefining communism

Alexandra Felt, Staff Writer
February 16, 2021

Over the past few turbulent years in politics, there have been increasing sentiments against socialism and communism from the right. People are calling...

Vaccine distribution is currently occurring at multiple locations including the Grounds in Roseville, shown above.

COVID-19 vaccine rollout ramps up across Placer County

Mareesa Islam, Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 16, 2021

Placer County is currently administering COVID-19 vaccines to health care personnel in Phase 1a, as well as residents over the age of 65 and workers in...

    Maryam Mahmood
 
Paul Kalanithi’s memoir When Breath Becomes Air showcases the importance of living life to its fullest by finding the meaning of life.

Book Review: When Breath Becomes Air

Maryam Mahmood, Staff Writer
February 16, 2021

Heart breaking, emotional and truly an inspiring memoir.  Paul Kalanithi’s biography When Breath Becomes Air narrates his short life that ended at...

Infographic: Levels of public school authority

Infographic: Levels of public school authority

Chloe Docto, staff writer
February 12, 2021

As COVID-19 continues to cause public school systems to make large decisions, get to know who has authority behind these decisions. The organization of...

The admissions process can create a lot of stress for students, but is it worth all the anxiety?

Commentary: College prestige is a moronic marker of success

Ali Juell, Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 11, 2021

At a time when there is very little to enjoy, I feel like my mind is swallowed up by one topic more than it would be in a normal senior year: College...

As circumstances change constantly, attending board meetings have become the new normal, in anticipation of how the boards decision will impact the students accordingly.

Change: The new constant

Sophia Harimoto, Co-editor-in-chief
February 9, 2021

If anything, the one thing that has remained consistent throughout this unprecedented school year is change. After adapting to three different schedules...

On page 21 of the CDPHs COVID-19 and Reopening In-person Instruction Framework and Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools in California (2020-2021), it states that Under no circumstances should distance between student chairs be less than 4 feet.

Why are RJUHSD schools open with no social distancing?

Sophia Harimoto, Co-editor-in-chief
February 9, 2021

On January 14th, the California Department of Public Health issued new COVID-19 guidelines for reopening K-12 schools in California. Included within these...

With the elimination of SAT subject tests, many students wonder how the admissions process will change.

Commentary: Is it best for the SAT subject tests to be eliminated?

Maryam Mahmood, Staff Writer
February 9, 2021

On Tuesday, January 19th the College Board announced that they are “no longer offering SAT subject tests in the U.S.”  Additionally, they will...

As of February 1st, the chart listed above entails of all the confirmed COVID cases since October 12, 2020.

Community reflects as schools reopen

Sophia Harimoto and Ria Dhamejani
February 3, 2021

   On December 14, 2020, the RJUHSD school board voted unanimously to return all respective RJUHSD school campuses back full-time – 5 days a week...

White-Passing Episode 2: The weight of a name

Ali Juell, Co-Editor-in-Chief
January 31, 2021

Welcome to White-Passing, where I, Ali Juell, and Jillyan McKinney, the Ethnic Studies teacher at Granite Bay High School, discuss being White and Latinx....

On January 5, schools across the RJUHSD district reopened with a five day schedule, marking the first time in nearly a year where students were able to return to campus fulltime. Yet, with this comes obstacles as well.

Reopening: RJUHSD employees reflect

Ali Juell and Mareesa Islam
January 31, 2021

On December 14, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously in favor of five days a week of in person instruction with 70 minute class periods despite the...

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