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Granite Bay Today

The Student News Site of Granite Bay High School

Granite Bay Today

The Student News Site of Granite Bay High School

Granite Bay Today

Campus monitor, Jason Ott, poses next to his infamous golf cart.

Granite Bay High’s golf cart guy

Ethan Case, staff writer
December 3, 2019

Jason Ott – “The dude on the golf cart” is what senior Derek Wong knows him as – has an essential role on the Granite Bay High campus in ensuring...

Many families have been forced to stay at home due to the closures of schools and numerous businesses, causing tension and stress in the average household.

Tenure not applicable to GBHS administrators

Ashley Yung, senior editor
December 2, 2019

Administrators at our school – the principal and the assistant principals – are at-will employees.  “At-will employment means that (I’m) not...

The Safeway gas station off of Douglas Blvdjs prices are listed at a much higher rate than usual,

Gas stations in community list higher prices

Drew McKown, staff writer
November 25, 2019

Gas prices have risen dramatically over the last four decades, and so the recent spike in prices isn’t necessarily surprising – but it’s still painful...

This is one of the posters that the Granite Bay Republicans club put up around campus. Principal Jennifer Leighton ordered the posters removed because she considered them to be inflammatory.

Live Coverage: GBHS club considers legal action over possible poster censorship

Piper Bacon, Thomas Gray, and Armaan Saini
November 23, 2019

Students across the country rarely have the opportunity to take full advantage of their First Amendment rights and make their voices heard, but it's been...

Phones and mobile devices accompany teenagers nearly everywhere they went, and it appears that many have built a dependence on their mobile devices.

Got Addiction?

Alexis Craig, staff writer
November 22, 2019

As children, many found something to cling onto when they were scared, hurt or lonely. Some had a teddy bear, others a doll. It was that tool that stayed...

MarioKart on the app store graces the phones of many students on campus.

MarioKart hits iOS

Armaan Saini, staff writer
November 21, 2019

Mario Kart has hit a new level with it’s new Mobile Tour version available in iOS and Android app stores around the world. Unlock new characters,...

Programs for graphing calculators can be found online.

Are games > mx+b?

Diana Jones, staff writer
November 21, 2019

Math just got a little more interesting. A popular trend going around schools is downloading games on a graphing calculator. Maddi Kim, a freshman at...

As a precaution against California literally catching  on fire, PG&E has recently turned off power in certain areas.

Recent power outage affects many teachers and students on campus

Justin Ha, staff writer
November 21, 2019

In October, PG&E turned off the lights for thousands of houses in Northern California. More 800,000 properties, including homes in Placer County,...

A later school start theoretically means more sleep for students.

New California law to affect state’s high schools

Drew McKown, staff writer
November 21, 2019

One of the worst parts of high school is waking up at the crack of dawn.  But finally, this problem is going to be solved.  A law signed by Gavin...

Yewon Jang, Hanna Montgomery, Hannah Harrison and Anika Varma (left to right) celebrate finishing fourth in the State Championships.

Live Coverage: GBHS varsity girls’ golf team goes to state championships

Sarah Rietz, staff writer
November 20, 2019

Granite Bay High School’s Varsity Girls’ Golf team finished fourth in the State Championships.  Although they would’ve liked to placed higher,...

This years government classes at GBHS seem to be filled with more students on the far ends of the political spectrum then usual, and political beliefs are expressed more openly on campus.

Political divisions spark in-class debate

JJ Hill, staff writer
November 20, 2019

Of all the divisive, schismatic topics that society is burdened with being asked to discuss, politics has always been at the top of the list. Even though...

Teens have an understanding on why their parents use the app, but it still stirs some discontent.

Families in community use app to track their teens

Kate Fernandez, assistant editor
November 19, 2019

In 2008, the tracking app Life360 was released, and it has recently grown immensely in popularity.  Founded by Chris Hulls and Alex Haro, the app allows...

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