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Granite Bay Today

The Student News Site of Granite Bay High School

Granite Bay Today

Spanish teacher Grant Adams self-published a historical fiction novel, just recently republishing a further edited version of it.

GBHS faculty member self-publishes book

Bella Khor, senior editor
December 17, 2019

Despite how strange it is to imagine the teacher in the front of the room doing anything other than their daily routine during school hours, it is, indeed,...

Speech and debate students gather after competing at Ponderosa High School.

Speech and debate teams kicks off successful year

Mareesa Islam, staff writer
December 10, 2019

Granite Bay High School’s speech and debate program has made many notable successes as its competition season sparks into action. The team consists...

Assistant principal Jessup McGregor finishes the year off strong before leaving GBHS to the dismay of staff and students.

Jessup McGregor set to leave for a position at West Park

Mareesa Islam, staff writer
December 5, 2019

Jessup McGregor, an assistant principal at Granite Bay High School, recently announced his upcoming in-district transfer to West Park High at the end of...

Dedicated player Anika Varma swings back on the golf course.

Only 15, Anika Varma is a golf sensation

Sarah Rietz, staff writer
December 4, 2019

Fifteen year-old Anika Varma no longer strives for greatness - she has reached it.  Varma’s love for golf started when she was four. Her whole family...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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