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The Student News Site of Granite Bay High School

Granite Bay Today

The Student News Site of Granite Bay High School

Granite Bay Today

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This graph from the federal Centers for Disease Control is a visual representation of the goal of social distancing, a strategy the school district is  attempting to implement.

Live Coverage: Student lives at GBHS change in response to coronavirus pandemic

Bella Khor, senior editor
March 13, 2020

Update (April 3): Roseville Joint Union High School District schools will be closed for the rest of the school year. Update: Roseville Joint Union...

Music Review: Rare

Music Review: Rare

Bella Khor, senior editor
March 5, 2020

Selena Gomez hasn’t made a bad album, and she isn’t about to start now. With her last album, “Revival” being released in 2015, the nearly five ...

Meghan Haflich, new dance teacher expanded the dance program at GBHS.

New teacher dances into our hearts

Bella Khor, senior editor
February 21, 2020

A popular elective at Granite Bay High School, the dance program, has an annual overflow of students and only one teacher to manage the classes each year. That...

Music Review: Feet of Clay

Bella Khor, senior editor
February 6, 2020

I lost 62 minutes and 20 seconds of my life to this extended play.  The moment I finished my first round listening to Feet of Clay, I knew I was out...

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,...

Brand new boards are now replacing technology that was at least 10 years old.

New interactive whiteboards installed in classrooms

Bella Khor, senior editor
November 6, 2019

Technology comes and goes, and years after getting their first smart boards, the math department is finally getting a technological upgrade. “We actually...

Senior Summer Holt hypes of the Tribe at the first football game of the year!

Change in Tribe leaders’ tradition

Bella Khor, online editor
October 2, 2019

   Year after year, Granite Bay High’s Tribe leaders change like the seasons, but this year, something unforgettable happened.     Five Tribe...

Students in NGSS physics use their chromebooks for an in class activity.

[Photo] Personal Chromebooks now allocated to all grade levels

Lindsey Magno, staff writer
September 25, 2019

Students in NGSS physics use their chromebooks for an in class activity.

AP US History is a popular class, and each period has an abundance of students. This terms third period class has around 41 students enrolled.

[Photo] IB class sizes remain significantly smaller than AP classes

Mareesa Islam, staff writer
September 23, 2019

AP US History is a popular class, and each period has an abundance of students. This term's third period class has around 41 students enrolled.

AP classes are popular at GBHS, some of them having classes with body counts of upwards of 30 students.

GBHS remains the AP powerhouse in school district

Bella Khor and Thomas Gray
September 9, 2019

Advanced Placement appeals to students who want to be academically challenged or gain some college credit. This is apparent to many Granite Bay High...

Teachers connect with their classes using social media

Bella Khor
August 21, 2019

   Writing emails is so 2000s. This form of communication has fallen out of the mainstream for teenagers since cell phones and social media were  brought...

This years AP registration had to be completed by March, next year this might change.

[Photo] Registration dates change for AP and IB tests for ’19-20

Sydney Herrenschmidt, staff writer
May 13, 2019

This year's AP registration had to be completed by March, next year this might change.

Costco used to offer a chocolate-vanilla swirl frozen yogurt, but it has since been replaced with this acai-vanilla.

Food Review: Costco Acai Frozen Yogurt

Bella Khor, online editor
May 10, 2019

Costco.   Where else could I get a pack of 55 pieces of Godiva ganache chocolate for less than nine dollars? The answer: Nowhere.   This...

Holmes retweeted his piece on Twitter, sparking more conversation about the Tribe.

[Photo] Teacher suggests changing of Tribe

Andrew Yung, co-editor-in-chief
May 9, 2019

Holmes retweeted his piece on Twitter, sparking more conversation about the Tribe.

Junior Ivy Fralix launches a ball of flame during a lab in Stephen Miller’s fourth period CP Physics class, students must be prepared for activities like this in NGSS Physics.

NGSS Physics now a required class

Bella Khor, online editor
May 2, 2019

  The typical order for Granite Bay High students to take their science courses would be biology, then chemistry and then physics.   Next year,...

UCLA and USC are well known rival schools.

[Photo] Class of 2019 begins to make final choices

Elliott Hyman, co-editor-in-chief
April 29, 2019

UCLA and USC are well known rival schools.

Michelles Instagram has updated stories that let followers know about sales and new products.

[Photo] Scrunchies sold are way Tu cute

Angelina Kolosey, Feature editor
December 18, 2018

Michelle's Instagram has updated stories that let followers know about sales and new products.

These t-shirts with designs promoting equality were put into staff mailboxes in the Granite Bay High School office.

[Photo] GBHS basketball program designs T-shirts promoting equality

Emily Hansen, voices/opinions editor
April 3, 2019

These t-shirts with designs promoting equality were put into staff mailboxes in the Granite Bay High School office.

The College and Career Center the

[Photo] GBTV Video Bulletin 3.27.19

March 26, 2019

The College and Career Center the

Counselors give insight on future classes to students to help them pick out their courses for the 2019-2020 school year.

Students select next year’s courses later than usual

Bella Khor, online editor
March 4, 2019

  On Feb. 21, the class registration process for Granite Bay High students went live – two weeks later than last year.   “We shifted our sequence...

The Tribe’s Twitter account has over 1,000 followers and tweets at least once a week.

[Photo] Tribe keeps up with digital age

Sarah Withrow, former opinions editor
February 28, 2019

The Tribe’s Twitter account has over 1,000 followers and tweets at least once a week.

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Commentary: Say aloe to some leafy friends

Bella Khor, online editor
February 12, 2019

  Jerry is an echeveria succulent who graces the cubicle desk shared by me and my friend.   I haven’t known the little guy for long, but his...

Granite Bay High School has younger students vying to succeed in harder classes. (i.e. Advanced Placement or Honors)

[Photo] Younger students push themselves in academics

Heba Bounar, Staff writer
January 22, 2019

Granite Bay High School has younger students vying to succeed in harder classes. (i.e. Advanced Placement or Honors)

The California Dashboard was put into effect during 2017, and it has affected the RJUHSD among other Californian districts.

RJUHSD considers change in light of California’s new school rating system

Bella Khor, online editor
January 21, 2019

  Change is inevitable, and there have been revolutionary advancements in technology and social inclusivity and awareness.   In the face of these...

Bella Khor

Commentary: Music comes in ALL languages

Bella Khor, staff writer
November 28, 2018

  Wow, this is so sad. Alexa, play “Despacito.”   I've seen this meme and heard it a countless number of times across a variety of social...

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