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Granite Bay Today

The Student News Site of Granite Bay High School

Granite Bay Today

Bettie Bartz has lived at the Eskaton Lodge Retirement Homes for two years, and is continuously searching for ways to make the community around her better.

Local retirement homes deeply impacted by COVID-19

Anna Jenkins, staff writer
October 19, 2020

Grandparents play an important role in many peoples’ lives as they are the people we go to when our own parents say “no”or when we get a bad grade...

Spend Halloween this year watching scary movies or baking spooky Halloween goodies.

Pandemic-friendly Activities: Hauntingly fun Halloween at home

Skyler Conley, Staff Writer
October 17, 2020

   With COVID-19 drastically affecting the way everyone goes about their lives as well as keeping many at home, this Halloween isn’t looking so great...

Local coffee shops lose business due to safety regulations mandated by the county.

Local businesses struggle to overcome setbacks provided by COVID-19

Skyler Conley, Staff Writer
October 6, 2020

Beginning in March of 2020, many local restaurants were forced to shut their doors due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States. Currently,...

The Positive Podcast – Break the Outbreak

Sabine Kanz, Staff Writer
October 6, 2020

This is the pilot episode of The Positive Podcast. We are discussing an organization called Break the Outbreak with a couple of awesome guests! If you...

People have been heading on over to the drive-ins to see the featured movies of 2020, released during the pandemic.

COVID-19: The Return of the Drive-In Theaters

Andrew Tanner, Staff Writer
September 30, 2020

   Since the beginning of the quarantine in March, the availability to see new movies through the cinema has been severely restricted. As case numbers...

Students feel inclined to socialize with their friends for the sake of preserving their mental health despite coronavirus prevention rules.

Drawing the line on social distancing guidelines

Sarah Yee, Staff Writer
September 30, 2020

The question of whether one should social distance has stirred controversy.  Some feel the issue treads into political waters. Whatever the reason,...

Students appreciate the convenience of being able  to join school within the comfort of their bedrooms.

Students conflicted between wanting to zoom back to school or continue Zoom at home

Julietta Golovey, Staff Writer
September 29, 2020

As great as it is that classes were shortened to an hour and pushed to start at 8 a.m., how is it truly affecting the students?  Is it nicer to wake...

Students have taken up new hobbies during the quarantine, such as senior Joey Briggs, who has taken up embroidery these past few months.

Students develop a variety of new skills during quarantine

Skyler Conley, Staff Writer
September 29, 2020

   With many people stuck in their homes since March due to COVID-19, some have taken it upon themselves to either further develop a hobby of theirs...

Although students are making the effort to find employment, they find that they are out of luck instead.

Students out of work due to coronavirus

Julietta Golovey, Staff Writer
September 29, 2020

Being in a pandemic, the struggle for jobs is skyrocketing.  According to the US jobs report for April, the country has lost over 20.6 million jobs with...

Masks have become a point of debate alongside beliefs that COVID-19 is a hoax, which has resulted in many families coping with the fear of sick family members.

Commentary: Coronavirus is real; my grandparents almost died from it

Julietta Golovey, Staff Writer
September 28, 2020

Looking back on when everything first started with COVID-19, it seemed like a terrible movie.  Everyone stuck inside, unable to see anyone or do anything....

The moment Mehar Rangi discovered that her father, and soon her entire family, had COVID-19 was very unexpected.

Combatting COVID-19 firsthand

Heba Bounar, Senior Editor
September 28, 2020

The words coronavirus and COVID-19 have consumed the globe’s vocabulary, no longer carrying the exotic, distant characteristics they once had.  Despite...

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