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Granite Bay Today

The Student News Site of Granite Bay High School

Granite Bay Today

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Opinion: California Has an Opportunity to Push Its Climate Agenda Without Pushing It Down People’s Throats

Esha Suhag, Staff Writer
April 22, 2024

Where I live, people are tired of the government shoving its agenda down their throats. But with climate change, there’s no need for the government to...

As a means to give more power back to the states, ESSA allowed for states to create localized plans by setting their own metrics of success. For some schools, student engagement or attendance were the focus; for others, college and career readiness took center stage.

Opinion: The Every Student Succeeds Act fails every student

Sabine Kanz and Elyse Houlihan
April 16, 2024

In 2002, a prominent politician stood at a podium amid cheers and applause, waving to the audience while cameras focused on him. “Most bills are signed...

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Opinion: The Rise of the “Sephora Kids”

Sienna Rodriguez, Assistant Entertainment Editor
March 5, 2024

How many kids have you seen in your local Sephora? With social media constantly changing and reaching many different audiences, it is inevitable that it...

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Editorial: Student journalists are underrecognized journalists

Gazette Editorial Board
February 15, 2024

On Sept. 6, 2023, Rocklin Unified School District’s Board decision to pass Parental Right 21 – an addition to existing Regulation 5020: Parent Rights...

Opinion: Barbie in the (Oscars)? Thats Impossible!

Opinion: “Barbie in the (Oscars)? That’s Impossible!”

Batul Zanzi, Features Editor
February 9, 2024

1.446 billion dollars. Highest grossing movie of 2023. Barbie.  Yet, director Greta Gerwig did not receive a nomination for Best Director. The whole...

Opinion: The Pitiful Personal Finance Course

Sabine Kanz, Staff Writer
February 7, 2024

The dreaded Personal Finance Course. This online course, which can take hours to complete, is a required course to graduate. Furthermore, you must pass...

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Opinion: How the new FAFSA robs Americans

Elyse Houlihan, Staff Writer
February 5, 2024

My New Year’s resolution for the year? Get the FAFSA out of the way. After years of tradition, the FAFSA’s transformation began when Congress passed...

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Opinion: New Year, New Chapter

Abra Mazhar, Intro Staff Writer
December 13, 2023

As the clock strikes midnight, the world erupts with loud cheers, marking not just the end of one year but the magical beginning of another. The tradition...

My day being dead: The benefits of Every 15 Minutes

My day being dead: The benefits of Every 15 Minutes

Anna Hufford, Staff Writer
November 17, 2023

On Wednesday I died. I was selected to be one of the “walking dead” in my high school’s Every 15 Minutes, E15, program. Every 15 Minutes represents...

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Opinion: Here’s why homecoming needs an overhaul

Lola Engel, Staff Writer
October 30, 2023

Every year at GBHS we do the same old thing, “Homecoming.” In past years, they’ve crowned the highest-voted girl and guy. This year they decided...

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Opinion: Students Aren’t Hype and It’s Showing

Sabine Kanz, Staff Writer
October 17, 2023

Granite Bay students struggle with school spirit, a vital aspect of high school. I went to a football game recently with my mother. We were next to...

One year ago, I was a youth calling the crisis line. Now I’m a crisis counselor.

One year ago, I was a youth calling the crisis line. Now I’m a crisis counselor.

Sarah Yee, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 11, 2023

*TW: Suicide is discussed in this piece. Please do not read if this is triggering to you. An alias (Anna) has been used to protect the identity of the...

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