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Opinion: Trade School versus College

Opinion: Trade School versus College

Clark Owens, Staff Writer
February 12, 2025

College is not the only golden ticket to a successful future. It is not the one-size-fits-all approach it’s asserted as. The trades have been viewed...

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Why we should cancel Valentine’s Day: Satire

Shelby Adamson
February 11, 2025

Stores are filled to the brim with chocolate hearts and roses as the dreaded Valentine’s Day rears its heart-shaped head, reminding the romantically-challenged...

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Opinion: Bringing Lessons to Life: Virtual Reality, the Future of Teaching

Liam MacDonald, Intro Staff Writer
January 29, 2025

   You step into your world history class, but instead of using the old torn textbooks, your teacher pulls out an oddly shaped white helmet, reminiscent...

graphic credits: Audrey Baime

Opinion- Gendered languages are not bigoted

Andrei Felt, Assistant Features Editor
January 12, 2025

English-speaking learners of Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, and many other languages are often confused by the grammatical feature of gender. Why is it el libro...

The Importance of Questioning Your Beliefs: How Social Media has led us to believe we are the ones in the right

The Importance of Questioning Your Beliefs: How Social Media has led us to believe we are the ones in the right

Adiva Mittal, Staff Writer
January 8, 2025

Too many times in the halls of Granite Bay High School, I have heard “So-and-So’s belief is stupid because of __”.  During election week, it...

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Opinion: The French Advantage: What Are The Benefits of Knowing How to Speak French Fluently?

Suri Haghi, Staff Writer
December 9, 2024

The French language is known for its elegance and timelessness, and here at Granite Bay High the school offers French Classes all the way up to Honors...

 I encouraged voters to use the “Sign, Scan and Go” process for immediate ballot processing, ensuring that their ballots are counted on Election Day, and handed out “I Voted” stickers.

My Experience as a Student Poll Worker

Samantha Yee, Bounds Broken Editor
November 7, 2024

“The polls are open,” I announced signaling the start of voting at 7 a.m.  On election day, I worked 14 hours as a student poll worker at a Placer...

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Opinion: The Decline of Respect in Elections

Alex Speak, Assistant Editor
October 25, 2024

As the 2024 election day draws closer, I am reminded how much civility has been lost in politics.  Each day, the Democratic and Republican parties...

Jill Stein protests Harris during a rally in Chicago this August
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Opinion: Young progressives, don’t vote third party

Andrei Felt, Assistant Features Editor
October 24, 2024

“A vote for Stein is really a vote for Trump.” That’s what an attack ad released by the Democratic National Committee on Oct. 11 claims. The Stein...

Democratic vice president nominee and Governor Tim Walz

Commentary: The Harris-Trump debate might have been chaos, but the Vance-Walz debate was… respectful

Esha Suhag
October 2, 2024

  During the debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, the candidates presented us with contrasting...

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Opinion: Gen Z is Leaving Grammar on Read

Esha Suhag, Staff Writer
September 26, 2024

Texting lowercase may seem cool or trendy, but it is symptomatic of our lazy culture which glorifies smart people bowing down to stupidity. Teenagers...

The Journalism program was previously located here in room 514.

Satire: Across Campus, A Story of Loss and Acceptance

Andrei Felt, Staff Writer
September 16, 2024

Our journalistic journey began in a room numbered 514. It was a room without windows, like a confining box. The fluorescent lights energized and invigorated...

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