Sydney Herrenschmidt, staff writer
Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exam registration usually consists of waiting in long lines for hours sometime during the spring term to turn in checks written for significant amount of money, payable to Granite Bay High. Next year, the process changes when registration moves to the fall – and it remains to be seen what the effects will be. “We are moving up the registration date deadline (for IB exams) to Oct. 1. Nov. 1 is the late deadline with increased fees,” said Bernadette Cranmer, the IB coordinator. By moving AP and IB exam registration dates, the administration says it hopes the benefits will outweigh the costs. “We had an increase in scholarship and fee waiver applications, and we have to have time to process those,” Cranmer said. The earlier date will allow more scholarships to be given out and allow more time...
Recent News Stories
NGSS Physics now a required class
The typical order for Granite Bay High students to take their science courses would be biology, then chemistry and then physics. Next year, GBHS students will be taking physics before chemistry. NGSS Physics is replacing chemistry for the required sophomore science...
Nationwide assessment given to seniors at random
This spring, many students were rewarded with a Jamba Juice smoothie for taking a certain test. “NAEP is the National Assessment of Educational Progress,” assistant principal Jessup McGregor said. “It’s a Congressionally mandated project and is used to provide...
Maya Snow, Assistant Editor
If you have ever been under water, sitting on the ocean floor, you know what I mean when I say you’re in a whole new universe. When I’m just swimming along and about a thousand fish swim past me, it’s crazy. The day after I turned 12, my dad got me Scuba certified, and I’ve been diving ever since. After my first dive, I knew that I wanted to dive as much as I could for the rest of my life. All I can think is how I am in a fish’s world now. And how anything I do above water is affecting their world too. Since I’ve started diving, I try to use less plastic and...
Recent Lifestyle Stories
Teachers connect with their classes using social media
Writing emails is so 2000s. This form of communication has fallen out of the mainstream for teenagers since cell phones and social media were brought into existence. Some teachers at Granite Bay High School have taken to social media...
Plant-based eating, is a daily choice that more and more are choosing to be a part of everyday. Rates of those who have excluded animal products from their diets is skyrocketing. Some may notice that millenials are the start to this change,...
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Kai Niimi gets his hand raised after winning in his finals match at the Joe Rios.
Luke Randolph, staff writer
At the beginning of his freshman season in 2015, Kai Niimi stood at 5 feet 2 inches, and weighed 150 lbs. With three years of experience wrestling in middle school, he wrestled most of his matches on the junior varsity team. In February of 2019, he won three matches at the CIF State Championships,...
Recent Sports Stories
Ryan Beidler: More than just a teacher
Math teacher Ryan Beidler coaches a sport, football, as well. “I was an engineering major in college, so I had a lot of math and science background so, but then I went under elementary education which means I can teach multiple subjects,...
GBHS athletes compete at Stanford Invitational
Amidst a competitive track and field season, senior Lamont Mason and junior Jada Harper represented the Granite Bay High School track and field team at the Stanford invitational meet. Lamont Mason is a shot put and discus thrower and was...
Costco used to offer a chocolate-vanilla swirl frozen yogurt, but it has since been replaced with this acai-vanilla.
Bella Khor, online editor
Costco. Where else could I get a pack of 55 pieces of Godiva ganache chocolate for less than nine dollars? The answer: Nowhere. This gloriously massive retail chain store is the place to buy delicious food in bulk, and its food court is something to be admired. Their pizzas are HUGE and their churros are delightful, but the true star of Costco’s food court is… the frozen yogurt. I’ll admit, I always glossed over the fact that the gooey and creamy frozen yogurt...
Recent Entertainment Stories
At Granite Bay High School, there certainly is a community of more affluent students. Whether it’s outwardly clear from a brand new Hydroflask or real diamond jewelry, it’s clear that many students are comfortable economically. You can...
A ‘hypebeast’ is a person who could be described in many ways, someone who keeps up with trends, or as someone who enjoys making social statements with their clothes. People that fall into this category are often seen wearing or selling...
Dylan Rowe, Senior editor
Cori Caplinger
Ashlynn Hultman waits her turn to be part of one of the many rally activities.
Recent Slideshows Stories
If you have ever been under water, sitting on the ocean floor, you know what I mean when I say you’re in a whole new universe. When I’m just swimming...
Max Schwartz, co-editor-in-chief
Hey, my name is Max Schwartz. I’m a senior a Granite Bay High School, a place I have attended for the past four years, and place I will...
Duncan Nicols, staff writer
When you think of Granite Bay High School (GBHS) from an academic standpoint, you most likely think of the “high achieving” record the school...
Commentary: Why androids aren’t so bad
When I was eleven years old, I got my first phone. I forgot what it was...
Commentary: Homework is detrimental to our education
The debate of homework is a vast, ever changing argument. It is a debate...
Commentary: Reading is great, it doesn’t deserve hate
“To look at and comprehend the meaning of written or printed matter by...
