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Abnormal college admittances surprise the class of 2018

Abnormal college admittances surprise the class of 2018

McKenna Aram, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 24, 2018

  For the high school graduates of 2018 planning to attend college, the admissions process this year was more competitive than ever – and unkind to...

Law enforcement officers enter the GBHS front office during Tuesday's lockdown.

GBHS goes into lockdown after threat

McKenna Aram and Katie Cologna
February 27, 2018

  After two weeks of schools across the country tightening up their safety policies and students experiencing angst after the Parkland, Florida, shooting,...

To test or not to test...

To test or not to test…

McKenna Aram, Co- Editor in Chief
December 5, 2017

  Every year, millions of high school students take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, also known as the PSAT. Freshmen, sophomores and juniors...

The A1 cover page for the October 2017 issue of the Granite Bay Gazette

[Photo] Granite Bay Gazette, Vol. 21, Issue 2, October 2017

October 17, 2017

The A1 cover page for the October 2017 issue of the Granite Bay Gazette

Twelve more years, here I come

Twelve more years, here I come

McKenna Aram, Co-editor in Chief
October 12, 2017

Since I was 14, I’ve known that I want to be a doctor. But the thing that solidified my decision was not the idea of making money, nor my family’s...

GBHS Parking Palooza

GBHS Parking Palooza

McKenna Aram, Co-editor in Chief
September 8, 2017

Granite Bay High School’s senior students deliberately sacrificed their greatest freedom, sleeping in their own beds, for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity...

Muslim ban strikes a chord

Muslim ban strikes a chord

McKenna Aram, Features editor
March 22, 2017

My ethnic background of Middle Eastern is known by many for a reason: I’m proud of my heritage. With the new Muslim Ban now implemented in the United...

"The Unfortunates" comes to the GBHS theatre

“The Unfortunates” comes to the GBHS theatre

Mckenna Aram, Features editor
February 27, 2017

Granite Bay High School’s  musical theatre class of 2017 will be performing the show “The Unfortunates” and is the first amateur cast in history...

Long-term sleep deprivation among students remains a commonality

Long-term sleep deprivation among students remains a commonality

Mckenna Aram
February 6, 2017

Eight to ten hours is the minimum sleep requirement for teenagers, but according to a poll taken at Granite Bay High School, that benchmark is only met...

GBHS students go off-roading

GBHS students go off-roading

Mckenna Aram
December 16, 2016

 As of the past few months, a group of Granite Bay High School  boys have instigated a hobby of off-roading at Folsom Lake.  “People go off...

Teachers and their children share a campus

Teachers and their children share a campus

McKenna Aram
November 17, 2016

Since the commencement of Granite Bay High School, a multitude of teachers’ children have attended the school contemporaneously. “It’s been great...

Tattoos Transition away from Taboo

Tattoos Transition away from Taboo

McKenna Aram
October 13, 2016

Just as tattoos tend to fade over time so is the taboo that comes with it. “I have never had any criticism and when applying for jobs they tend...

Find My Friends phenomenon takes over the GBHS campus

Find My Friends phenomenon takes over the GBHS campus

McKenna Aram
September 19, 2016

“Find my Friends”: the app that has ignited a new frenzical trend among high school students. The app is pre-integrated into an Apple user’s iPhone...

Geofilters make a presence on the GBHS campus, as well as around the world

Geofilters make a presence on the GBHS campus, as well as around the world

McKenna Aram
November 16, 2015

 This year, Granite Bay High School has implemented one of the social media world’s various prevailing gadgets onto our campus: geofilters.  Snapchat,...

The Pressure of Partaking in Sports

The Pressure of Partaking in Sports

McKenna Aram
September 28, 2015

  Predominantly at Granite Bay High School, the partaking in sports seems to be a major stressor upon the lives of students.   It seems nearly...

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