Granger high school Tri-Color Times Want more Granger High School news? Check articles at tricolortimes.com or add us on twitter.com/tricolortimes. Dr. Gatti brings hats back to Granger EVER WAKE up with some gnarly bed head? Just can’t get your hair to look right? Cowlick acting up? Want to sleep in? Not enough time to get ready? Prob- lem solved. Good news: Granger High now has a new hat policy thanks to Dr. Gatti. Dr. Gatti decided to let students wear hats based on the example of other schools and conversations with fellow Lancers throughout the years, but there’s a catch: stu- dents may only wear “Granger” hats produced this year or in past years. Students may not alter or write on their hats, and they must also be worn front or back. On a brighter note, there is a wide va- riety of hats this year, from snap back to fitted to baseball to truck- er and more. Also, more hat styles will be added or removed. “I wanted to brand our kids with Granger gear,” Dr. Gatti said. “When they go out to places like Lagoon and they’re smiling and having fun in all their Granger at- tire, I want people to look at them and say, ‘Wow, those Granger kids are awesome.’” The hats are designed to cre- ate a college-like atmosphere and make more students more school-oriented. “GRANGER ALL OVER,” As Mr. Clark put it simply. Students at Granger have plenty of school spirit at games, but if someone not from Granger were to walk through our hallways and guess what school they were at by the kids in attendance, no one would know they were at Granger. At other schools tons of kids walk around in school hats, school sweaters, school shirts, school lanyards and so on. Mr. Clark assures students that the hat policy has nothing to do with his baseball players and the exception that allowed them to wear their baseball hats. This new policy was created 100% for school spirit and atmosphere rea- sons. “The hats are great!” Mr. Clark said. “But no one is forced to wear a hat either -- you don’t want it, then don’t wear it.” Administrators expect some Lancers will test the boundaries of the new hat policy. They are concerned that some students might alter hats or even wear non- Granger hats. To address this concern, an- nouncements will be issued at the beginning of the school year in- forming students of the hat rules. After that, hats that breach the rules will be confiscated and not be returned until the end of the year. The privilege to wear hats does not extend to individual class- rooms. If a teacher is uncomfort- able with students wearing their hats in the classroom, then stu- dents must respect that teacher’s preferences and take off their hats without argument. Gang affiliation is another chal- lenge the administration is worried about with hats. Although gangs and violence have cleared up a lot at Granger, a simple thing such as hat color could bring gangs back into perspective. Therefore, ad- ministration has seen to it that ev- ery hat has all three school colors of red, blue and grey on as well as the same stamped, signature “G” logo. If the new hat policy creates too big of a problem at Granger, then Dr. Gatti assures Lancers they will lose all hat privileges with no bargaining or questions asked. Please, fellow Lancers, do not take advantage of the administra- tion’s lenience and trust in you. Granger hats were offered for $10 the first two weeks of the school year as long as a student had no outstanding fees or fines, so I hope each Lancer took ad- vantage of that offer. Now hats are priced at $20 dollars. If you do not have a hat, hurry to the of- fice and make sure to get one. Granger High School students are very excited about finally be- ing able to wear hats in school. Sir Lancer invites you to the game “I have school spirit,” Maria Morales (12) said. Participating in the school activities has helped her have a strong sense of school spirit. “To me, school spirit is staying to watch your team play the game, even when they are losing, and cheering them on the whole time,” Morales said. School spirit isn’t just about go- ing to the sporting events. “It’s about being involved: dressing up for spirit week, wearing your school colors, joining clubs, tak- ing pride in your education, and showing up with a happy atti- tude,” Ashley Magana (12) said. Being an SBO, Ashley attends a lot of the events and has a sense of what it means to be a Lancer. “It’s not about whether or not your team loses, it’s about a com- munity coming together to cel- ebrate one of the things they care most about; Whether it is adults sharing fond memories of the past, or students sharing current ones.” Chardonnay Barlow (11) said. Barlow is on the Granger tennis team, attends most of the games and has a love for Granger both in and out of school time. “Granger is a great school not because of our remarkable football team, but because of the students them- selves. The atmosphere of this school is so welcoming and non- judgmental; it makes me proud to be a Lancer,” Barlow said. School spirit makes coming to school a lot more enjoyable, and being involved with clubs, teams and other school things, will give you a great deal of school spirit. So if you’re not already, get in- volved. If you already are in- volved, invite your friends to the games and events. School spirit is everywhere, so don’t be afraid to show it, and help spread it. By Alyssa Hendry THIS IS IT, and Granger Lancers are more excited than ever. With this being Granger High School’s last year in the original building, the students are making sure they go out with a bang. Having more students than in the previous years, our school spirit is turned up, and everybody can feel it. “I bleed red and blue just like lots of other kids at else at this school,” Devora Mayurova (12) said. “School spirit is being pas- sionate about the place you spend most of your day, Granger is my second home,” Mayurova said. Lancer fans bring new spirit and new cheers to our new stadium Dr. Gatti worked hard to bring hats back to Granger. Several designs of Granger-branded hats may be purchased in the front office. tricolortimes.com October 2012 LV-1 An open forum for student opinion and expression TRICOLORTIMES.COM
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Dr. Gatti brings hats back to GrangerEVER WAKE up with some gnarly bed head? Just can’t get your hair to look right? Cowlick acting up? Want to sleep in? Not enough time to get ready? Prob-lem solved. Good news: Granger High now has a new hat policy thanks to Dr. Gatti. Dr. Gatti decided to let students wear hats based on the example of other schools and conversations with fellow Lancers throughout the years, but there’s a catch: stu-dents may only wear “Granger” hats produced this year or in past years. Students may not alter or write on their hats, and they must also be worn front or back. On a brighter note, there is a wide va-riety of hats this year, from snap back to fitted to baseball to truck-er and more. Also, more hat styles will be added or removed. “I wanted to brand our kids with Granger gear,” Dr. Gatti said. “When they go out to places like Lagoon and they’re smiling and
having fun in all their Granger at-tire, I want people to look at them and say, ‘Wow, those Granger kids are awesome.’” The hats are designed to cre-ate a college-like atmosphere and make more students more school-oriented. “GRANGER ALL OVER,” As Mr. Clark put it simply. Students at Granger have plenty of school spirit at games, but if someone not from Granger were to walk through our hallways and guess what school they were at by the kids in attendance, no one would know they were at Granger. At other schools tons of kids walk around in school hats, school sweaters, school shirts, school lanyards and so on. Mr. Clark assures students that the hat policy has nothing to do with his baseball players and the exception that allowed them to wear their baseball hats. This new policy was created 100% for school spirit and atmosphere rea-sons.
“The hats are great!” Mr. Clark said. “But no one is forced to wear a hat either -- you don’t want it, then don’t wear it.” Administrators expect some Lancers will test the boundaries of the new hat policy. They are concerned that some students might alter hats or even wear non-Granger hats. To address this concern, an-nouncements will be issued at the beginning of the school year in-forming students of the hat rules. After that, hats that breach the rules will be confiscated and not be returned until the end of the year. The privilege to wear hats does not extend to individual class-rooms. If a teacher is uncomfort-able with students wearing their hats in the classroom, then stu-dents must respect that teacher’s preferences and take off their hats without argument. Gang affiliation is another chal-lenge the administration is worried about with hats. Although gangs
and violence have cleared up a lot at Granger, a simple thing such as hat color could bring gangs back into perspective. Therefore, ad-ministration has seen to it that ev-ery hat has all three school colors of red, blue and grey on as well as the same stamped, signature “G” logo. If the new hat policy creates too big of a problem at Granger, then Dr. Gatti assures Lancers they will lose all hat privileges with no bargaining or questions asked. Please, fellow Lancers, do not take advantage of the administra-tion’s lenience and trust in you. Granger hats were offered for $10 the first two weeks of the school year as long as a student had no outstanding fees or fines, so I hope each Lancer took ad-vantage of that offer. Now hats are priced at $20 dollars. If you do not have a hat, hurry to the of-fice and make sure to get one. Granger High School students are very excited about finally be-ing able to wear hats in school.
Sir Lancer invites you to the game “I have school spirit,” Maria Morales (12) said. Participating in the school activities has helped her have a strong sense of school spirit. “To me, school spirit is staying to watch your team play the game, even when they are losing, and cheering them on the whole time,” Morales said. School spirit isn’t just about go-ing to the sporting events. “It’s about being involved: dressing up for spirit week, wearing your school colors, joining clubs, tak-ing pride in your education, and showing up with a happy atti-tude,” Ashley Magana (12) said.
Being an SBO, Ashley attends a lot of the events and has a sense of what it means to be a Lancer. “It’s not about whether or not your team loses, it’s about a com-munity coming together to cel-ebrate one of the things they care most about; Whether it is adults sharing fond memories of the past, or students sharing current ones.” Chardonnay Barlow (11) said. Barlow is on the Granger tennis team, attends most of the games and has a love for Granger both in and out of school time. “Granger is a great school not because of
our remarkable football team, but because of the students them-selves. The atmosphere of this school is so welcoming and non-judgmental; it makes me proud to be a Lancer,” Barlow said. School spirit makes coming to school a lot more enjoyable, and being involved with clubs, teams and other school things, will give you a great deal of school spirit. So if you’re not already, get in-volved. If you already are in-volved, invite your friends to the games and events. School spirit is everywhere, so don’t be afraid to show it, and help spread it.
By Alyssa HendryTHIS IS IT, and Granger Lancers are more excited than ever. With this being Granger High School’s last year in the original building, the students are making sure they go out with a bang. Having more students than in the previous years, our school spirit is turned up, and everybody can feel it. “I bleed red and blue just like lots of other kids at else at this school,” Devora Mayurova (12) said. “School spirit is being pas-sionate about the place you spend most of your day, Granger is my second home,” Mayurova said.
Lancer fans bring new spirit and new cheers to our new stadium
Dr. Gatti worked hard to bring hats back to Granger. Several designs of Granger-branded hats may be purchased in the front office.
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Trevor Thorup adopts baby goat
By Kelly SanmiguelTHE first week of school is al-ways a fashion show. Girls always want to show off their cute shirts and most guys are ready to rock fresh kicks. “I like to wear any-thing floral, silk, or with print,” Crystal Gutierrez (11) said. Vanessa Vann (11) gets her style ideas online and from celebrities. She adores belts and high-waist-ed shorts and does her shopping at stores like Forever 21, H&M, Wet Seal, and Urban Outfitters. She has a style you would see in a fashion magazine. There are many new fashion trends and a lot that have been re-appearing. A few trends be-ing rocked in Granger halls are colored pants, high buns, cut-off shirts, tucked-in shirts, combat boots, and floral/animal prints. Yet not everyone has the same appreciation for fashion trends.
“Everyone dresses the same and once they see something they copy it,” Yohnathan Rivas (11) said. Like many other people, he is not a big fan of the word ‘swag’. “Fashion comes and goes, but style is forever,” said Gutierrez, and ain’t that a truth! At Grang-er fashion varies like no other, thanks to the fact that we are our own little melting pot of cultures. Everyone has a different idea of what style is. Students who ex-press themselves with what they wear take risks every day. Jose Garcia (12) described his style as “All polo-ed up (so much horse power)” and that demolish-es the widespread idea that guys just roll out of bed, run a comb through their hair and head out the door. A typical morning for Garcia consists of waking up, getting his 501 jeans on, choos-
ing the right pressed shirt and slipping on Retros... Well, he’ll be slipping on Retros if it’s a good day. A sad truth we can’t forget when getting ready in the morn-ing is the dress code. “The dress code is too strict,” Vann said. This code, which is found in the Granger handbook, restricts showing shoulders, belly, or too much leg. And you best believe you will be told by the faculty or administration if you break the dress code. Trends are always changing, so never be afraid to be yourself and show your unique personality! Forget the status quo and do your thing! If you feel comfortable and good-looking in something (and it’s school appropriate) GO FOR IT! For all you know, you could be Granger’s next fashion icon.
The first week is always a fashion show
Lunch options for allBy Karla CordovaTHIS YEAR in the lunchroom has been full with a lot of sopho-mores, because most juniors and seniors go out to eat. Sopho-mores don’t go out to eat because they can’t drive. And would like to be on time to their classes. Marilyn Zambio (10) is one of the sophomores who goes out to eat when she can. Zambio said she likes to go out and eat at Sub-way because it’s the closest res-taurant to Granger. She likes to be back to school before class starts. Because she likes to be very punctual to all her classes Zambio said that lunch is the best part of school because af-ter a really long day she gets hun-gry and wants to Hang out with her friends.
“When I stay and eat here at school, I like to eat nachos be-cause they’re the best,” Zambio said. Even though the lines get re-ally big, she always sticks around so she can get her nachos and eat while she chats with friends. One member of the cafeteria staff said that the fruit is running out like crazy. Everyone is trying to eat all their fruits and veggies this year. Enchiladas, spaghetti, chicken patties are also running out rapidly. The lines at the lunchroom are massive and it takes forever to be able to get your food. The lines get really hectic, so some people go out to eat even though Carl’s Jr. Gets really packed too! Maria Valdez (12) said she likes to go out and eat at Anten-
tica because the food is really bomb there; it’s easy for her to leave school and still come back on time. Because she has a car, she also said that she likes lunch because she’s able to leave the school grounds and not be in school or in class. Lunch is one of the students’ favorite part of school where they can sit around and eat and be as loud as they can with their friends, and they won’t get in trouble for it. They don’t have to do their work -- just enjoy eating and chatting with friends Lunch time is also good for catch-ing up on assignments and for do-ing homework. So no matter how you use the time, everyone enjoy your lunch while you can.
Busy PeopleBy Josseline RendonIT SEEMS as if there’s never enough time for everything. Key Club, Mesa, Dance Com-pany, Tennis, West Valley City Youth Council, as well as concur-rent enrollment and AP classes are just some of the things that keep Kimberly Tabligan (12) ex-tremely occupied. As we all know homework is a very important task especially as a senior. “I stay up late at night or just do it during lunch,” Tabligan said. While Kim is aiming for schol-arships, Cameron Guevara has a dream to play college base-ball. Cameron is currently part of two baseball teams; one outside of school, and of course he’s a Granger Lancer. He is attending school while also holding a job. “I like the people I work with. You
got to make work fun.” While Cameron keeps being a baseball super star who enjoys working with his pal Salty the pirate. Devora Mayurova (12) loves setting an example for her young-er siblings. Devora is not only part of Dance Company; she also has fun running the school along with the rest of our amazing SBO’s. “I wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t fun.” Said Devora. They might not always have time to hang with friends. They may be involved in many different things, but there’s one thing they all have in com-mon. Proud Parents. We might all have different things going on in our lives, one thing for sure is that hard work and dedication pays off at the end of the day. Follow their examples and work hard to ac-complish your dreams.
By Alexander PageTHE NEIGHBORS of Trevor Thorup (12) were definitely as-tonished one day as the smell of rural farmland and bleats of a farm animal emanated from the backyard of his house. It was quite a shock to all who heard that Thorup had bought a goat, espe-cially the people he works with during his 2A TA job in the career center. Of course, it wasn’t just he who made the purchase. Former Granger Lancer alumni Garrett Thompson and Landon Mussel-man pitched in money to buy the half Nigerian dwarf/half fainting goat for $30. “We were just walking through the mall one day and we were just thinking about it,” says Thorup nonchalantly. “So we just went onto KSL and bought it.” After what seemed like a seri-ous and final decision, they each brought in $10 to purchase the goat. They “take shifts” claim-ing ownership of the goat, calling themselves “third-part owners.” “It’s not too high-maintenance to take care of,” Thorup said of caring for the little goat. “We just feed it some hay we took from neighbors who got rid of their horse.”
Thorup’s parents didn’t mind. “Actually, I never had time to tell them about it. My mom found out about it through Instagram,” he said with a laugh. It obviously wasn’t too big of a problem, or they simply didn’t mind too much. For now the parents of these boys seem OK with it. The goat might have to move to another home soon. “We’re not too serious about it. We’ll prob-ably sell it later.” Thorup said. However, he assured that it was the best investment the group had ever made. “He even has his own outfits,” Thorup said with a large smile. He said that the goat has become a source of comedy, as it “has been getting quite a wardrobe.” The investment on the mixed-breed’s outfits are actually costing more than the goat itself combined with the expenses of its food and enclosure, consisting of a little house and a pool. He said that he is training the goat to be able to cope in society so that he can bring it to one of the Granger football games as a good luck mascot. Thorup said that if they sell the goat, their next goal is to prepare to buy a own llama. Whether or not that will become a serious
endeavor has yet to be seen. This first act of complete and random determination to obtain this little
farm animal, one couldn’t doubt that they have “goaten” far and will dare to “goat” farther.
“Oh yeah, and the goat’s name is ‘Miss Robelli Zolciak’,” Tho-rup said.
As SBO President, Devora Mayurova attends the homecoming game.
Trevor Thorup will always love Miss Robelli Zolciak, his first goat.
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High school relationships are complicatedBy Semaje TillmanWHEN YOU are in school, it is so easy to date and find signifi-cant others. Imagine being out of school and trying to find people to go on dates with. High School and college are the dating scenes, and there are so many different kinds of relationships. “It really doesn’t matter,” Emi-na Bajric (10) said. “The feelings shouldn’t be different. It should be the same even if they do go to the same school.” Bajric’s boyfriend doesn’t go to Granger High. Most people might get paranoid when dating someone who goes to a different school. They might wor-ry about infidelity, but not Bajric. She knows her boyfriend well, so now she can proudly state, “I
trust him and he trusts me, it takes two to tango.” Some people maintain on-and-off relationships, but could that lead up to breaking up for good? “It depends, if it’s every other day, they should end it, but if every now and then they need a break it’s fine. Everyone needs a break once in their life,” Bajric said. Some teens say they’re in love after dating someone for a couple of months, but do they really know what love is? “I think that teens don’t know what love is, we are still too young,” Mehmed Huseinbegovic (11) said. “When you love someone you marry them. It takes years to love some-one, not just months.” Huseinbegovic and his girlfriend
Anela are dating while going to school, but do they trust each other? “Yes, I trust her, because we’ve been together long enough to have a trustful relationship,” he said. “If you didn’t trust your girl-friend or boyfriend, they might go behind your back and cheat. You would be paranoid every time they go out with friends.” I asked Huseinbegovic the same question I asked Bajric about on-and-off relationships. He feels that on-and-off relationships are pointless and should just end. “When you take time off your re-lationship you get to meet other people and you might see that they’re not the one for you and you get even more feeling for the person you liked before,” he said.
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Havili hits hardBy Seida SeverianoYOU GUYS ready to see Grang-er kick butt? Yes, I know we are. Is Coach Mills ready? She says, “Bring it on.” According to Mills, “They come to practice every day and work hard, and I see a lot of progress being made. As long as they stick together as a team, they should be fine.” She also said, “They have their moments, usually the 5th game and last 5 points.” Coach Mills has faith that they will pull it out. People may wonder who the star person in the team is. In this case, it’s Lile Havili (12) she’s been playing ever since she was little. “It’s my first year playing for the Granger High volleyball team.” “Mr. Oaks encouraged me to play this year,” she said. Having a new coach may help the team. Bridget Sio Trevino (10) said, “Lile is very skillful and is one of the best hitters in our team.” She also thinks she deserves to be in the main games (varsity) because
“In every game she pushes herself and us. As a teammate she im-proves us, she keeps a very moti-vating, positive attitude whenever she’s in the court. She also thinks the team will make to the championships be-cause Havaili pushes them hard whenever they’re behind. Hinalei Fihaki (10) also said “She’s naturally talented when it comes to volleyball. “As her teammate, I actually look up to her. She’s a good leader and she deserves the best.”
Lile Havili plays volleyball.
Jessie Cisneros: AKA Little Psycho
By Daven HintgenHEY ALL rap fans, are you get-ting bored with the same songs and music? Well, we have our very own beginner right here at Granger High. Jessie Cisneros (11) is starting up his career at Lake Area Records. Cisneros has been having some issues getting out music because his studio was robbed. Cisneros is a very nice guy--if you’re friends with him, then you already know this. Cisneros likes to listen to rap. For example, he listens to Tech N9ne and Eminem. Cisneros said that Eminem is the one who inspired him. He also said that there is no practicing involved. Instead, he studies metaphors & vocab. Cis-neros also said that the most chal-lenging thing is originality. It’s hard to come up with material
that hasn’t been done before. Cis-neros earned the nickname “Little Psycho” after free styling in a rap battle. In case you want new music, support Cisneros on his Facebook page, Just search Little Psycho. Also if you would like to hear the rough draft of his first song, go to YouTube and search for Music Box by Little Psycho. Cisneros has also made his own beats on that track.
Find Little Psycho on YouTube.
Locker options for allBy Tatyana Carrillo Do we really need lockers? Do students even use their lockers? Ten out of ten randomly selected students said they do not use their lockers. “No, I do not use mine. I just carry all my stuff in my back-pack because my locker does not open, and it is too far away from my class,” Lacey Ferguson (11) said. “I lost my combination the first week of school because I changed my schedule,” Brittany Johnson (12) said. “When you get your locker combinations, they are on a little receipt stapled to your
schedule, but students are still switching classes around they should give out a separate paper for lockers.” “I used my locker when I was in tennis, so I could put all my stuff in there,” Zack Nicholes (12) said. Most of the people who actually do use their lockers are involved in sports and/or after school activities. “Lockers are not always useful if they are too far away, what’s the point of even having a locker in the first place?” said Johnson. Most people wonder, what’s the point of having one, but imag-
ine not having one. You would not have anywhere to rely on to put your stuff when you couldn’t carry it. Rumors were going around that the administrators were thinking about not putting lockers in the new school. “A lot of kids have a lot of heavy textbooks that they do not want to take home or carry around all day,” said Ferguson. This is true. Just because some students do not use their lockers does not mean that absolutely no one uses them. And for the re-cord: lockers in the new school have been confirmed.
Denise Cuenca (10)- “I Can Only Imagine” By David Guetta“The lyrics are very touching! I just fell in love with the lyrics.”
Sterling Hunsaker (11)- “Undead”By Hollywood Undead“I like the combination of rap and metal.”
Brooke Rigby( 11)- “A Little Piece of Heaven” By Avenged Sevenfold“It’s a good, funny song. It makes me laugh!”
Shawn Johnson (11)- “Call me Maybe”(Parody) By Key of Awesome“I like it because it’s hilarious and catchy!”
Colby Brookes (11)- “In the End”By Linkin Park“I like it because it’s a relaxing and meaningful song.”
Jessica Griego (12)- “Electric Feel” By MGMT“I like it because the beat is really nice.”
What’s getting the most play on your headphones?
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Dancing Under the MoonlightBy Vanessa QuilesFOOTBALL game, school spirit, dating or friends, homecoming is all about having fun. With home-coming just days away, that’s ex-actly what Lancers, sophomores to seniors, looked forward to. “I would rather like to go with my friends,” Andrea Lomeli (10) said. “I will have more fun with friends.” A common question always arises during one of these ma-jor school events: If a girl hasn’t been asked by anyone, and re-ally wants to go with a certain guy, is it all right for the girl to ask? Ivvon Portilio (10) thinks not. “The guy should be the one to ask. It just doesn’t seem right if a girl asks,” Portilio said.
The comment seems biased, but Portilio wasn’t the only one with this answer. Steve Magailanes (11) agreed. “The guy should ask,” Magai-lanes said. It become fairly obvi-ous what Lancers’ opinions were on this subject. However, it seems not to be the case for Taylor Bailey (12). She said, “It doesn’t necessarily have to be the guy. If the girl really wants to go, then why not ask?” More common questions asked are: if you go as a date, how should you be dressed? Where would you like to eat? And who should pay? “I’m planning on going sassy,” Maribel Avila (10) said. “Any-where but a fast food place
would be okay. I want him to sur-prise me. And of course the guy should pay!” Cristian Avellendea (11) also thinks the guy should pay. “It will be more appropriate. When do you see a girl pay for a guy?” As a guy, Avellendea thinks it is not okay if the girl pays, emphasiz-ing that it is not just the guys of Granger who think this. However, along with the diver-sity of students at Granger comes the vast diversity of opinion as well. “I have no problem paying,” Kimberly Lolani (12) said. She said that it’s never about the money. “If a guy can take a girl to McDonald’s and still make it romantic, it’s all good.” To her,
she doesn’t mind a cheap date, as long as there is romance. Friday night lights up the football game, but does football make homecoming more excit-ing? Kaefea Lavulava (12), a football player, sure thinks so. “Yes, it makes it more excit-ing,” he said. Jacob Fulman (12), another player for the football team, said, “Homecoming wouldn’t be as exciting without the foot-ball game. The game sets ev-erything for homecoming.” So whether you went with friends, a date or by yourself, the most important part of homecoming was to have fun. This is it Lancers, keep having fun!
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Plans for after graduationBy Rosie DinhGRANGER students have many options after high school. “After graduation, I’m planning to go on a trip to California and then go to college,” Kevin San-chez (12) said. He has accomplished many things while at Granger High, one of which was making it through hard classes and be-ing able to graduate early from high school. “I have many col-leges that I want to go to, but I haven’t decided yet,” Sanchez said. He said that he’s going to miss being at Granger. “I love Granger. It’s the best school ever. The teachers are really nice,” Sanchez said. His favor-ite memories include hanging out with his friends and going to the football games. Some students are torn between two favorite options. As they get closer to graduation, they’ll feel more pressure to make a final de-cision. “I haven’t decided what I want to do after I graduate, but I’d love to go to college,” Octavio Perez
(12) said. He’s planning to go to UVU or the military, but he said that is not too likely. Granger has felt like a home to him since 10th grade. He feels comfortable being at Granger. “Every day had an amazing memory, it’s too hard to choose a favorite,” Perez said.
Traditional colleges aren’t the only options available to Lanc-ers. “I’m planning to go to photog-raphy school, and I’m hoping to open a photography business,” Isaac Buenrostro (12) said. He hasn’t decided what college he wants to go to yet. “It’s hard to choose,” he said. In addition to his work at Grang-
er, he performed community ser-vice at Kearns Senior Center and West Valley Seminary. “I’m going to miss Granger. Granger is the best school ever. It has everything,” Buenrostro said. He had many great memories while at Granger. His most re-cent one was when he went to the
football game and black light stomp with his friends. “It was really fun. I had a good time,” he said. Some students take a break between high school and col-lege. Missions, family duties, military service and travel all tempt Lancers as they finish their senior years. “I want to go to college and travel. My years in debate were
definitely some of the best things I did in high school,” said Brenda Garcia (12). She is planning to go to the U of U after she graduates. She had a great time while being here at Granger. “I think for the most part, ev-eryone is really friendly. I have to say, having class time with some really good friends was my favor-ite,” Garcia said.
By Jasmine Saucedo DARKNESS has taken over the house over the House of Night. In “Destined”, after losing her con-sort Heath and having her soul shattered, Zoey Redbird returns to the house of night safely with her friends and her warrior, who has just became her guardian Stark. The sudden death of her friend Jack, make Zoey and her friends take action and leave the House of Night but coming back for school only. Having to deal with being a vampyre fledging and try to save the world from darkness and Nerferet, an evil high priest-ess, has become a huge stress for Zoey. The fallen angel Kalona, who has been on Nerferet’s side since he burst out of earth’s ground has finally taken a stand and left her to deal things on her own. After letting his grip hold on his raven mocker son Rephaim, Kalona can’t find a way to talk to his son into coming back with him. For choosing the path of good and the path of the goddess Nyx, Rephaim is given the gift of hu-man form during the night but for the a consequence of his bad past
he will have the form of a raven during the day. This gift will only remain if Rephaim really is in the path of good. After the death of his mate the sword master Drag-on has not been able to accept Rephaim in to the house, keeping a close watch on him for and dan-ger of evil in him. Nerferet has decided to bring the red fledglings to the house of night in the hope to bring chaos to the house. Since their dead/not dead status, they have decided to take the path of darkness. Zoey and the rest of the group know the danger these fledglings are and yet they are not able to do much about it. Things are not going how Nerferet wanted and she turns to darkness for help, creating a ves-sel, her secret weapon. Find out more in the House of Night series by reading, Marked, Betrayed, Chosen, Untamed, Hunted, Tempted, Burned, Awak-ened, and Destined also don’t forget to read, Dragon’s Oath and Lenobia’s Vow, which tell the story of the sword master and the horse mistress before and during they had been marked. Whee-- more chaos comes, soon.
Book Review: Destined
“Some students take a break between high school and college.
Missions, family duties, military service and travel all tempt Lancers as they finish their senior years.”
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Dance Company AND drill teamBy Sandra BounthisaneANDREA Cahoon (12) has been on Dance Co. for all three years she has been in high school. She has also been on drill team for all three years. Cahoon said, “I think being on Dance Co. and drill together is pretty easy because Adeena Lago balances them out pretty well.” Cahoon is one busy girl. “When I’m dancing, it makes me happy and I can get all of my emotions out,” she said. Her favorite part about dancing is performing -- she likes feeling the rush she gets before she goes on stage. “I like to be on a team because of all the people I meet and how much fun we have. X’s you know,” she said. Saige Caldwell (12) has been on Dance Co. for all three years then joined both drill and Dance Co. for senior year. “I love Dance
Co. it makes me feel free, and I like how you can express your own emotion” said Caldwell. She thinks sometimes it’s hard to be on both Dance Co. and drill team but once again Adeena Lago helps them balance it all out. “Words can’t describe how I feel I just feel so overjoyed when I’m dancing” Caldwell said. Her favorite part is perform-ing because it makes the practice worthwhile. Caldwell said, “It’s like a rush I love when I hear all the people cheering in the audi-ence”. She also likes being on a team. Her last words to the news-paper were “X’s you know”. Ashley Heath (12) has been on Dance Co. for two years, but she has never been on drill. “My favorite thing about Dance Co. is how we all start out not knowing each other then we grow and start acting like a team,” Heath said.
Rosie Phetphouthay (12) has been on Dance Co. for two years and started drill her senior year. Phetphouthay said, “It’s really hard because I have to wake up really early and go to school to practice drill.” She said drill is really hard sometimes. She has a planner that tells her all the things she needs to do and when she needs to do them. Phetphouthay said, “If I didn’t have my planner I would die.” She is also a very busy girl. She is on Dance Co. and drill. She even has an AP. Class and a concurrent enrollment class she said “When I dance for drill, I feel unsure if I will make it on to dance, whereas when I dance on Dance Co. I feel really cool”. Her last words to me were (“you’ll never be good enough if you stop trying.”)
The responsibility of driving can change a personONCE Guadalupe Garcia (11) got her driver license it was Ms. Independent from there. “I didn’t have to ask anyone for rides any-more, when I want to go some-where I just go and that’s an awe-some feeling,” said Garcia. This is Garcia’s first year of high school where she’s able to drive to school, drive somewhere to get lunch and deal with gas prices. “Gas is really expensive,” she said. With gas prices reach-ing above $3.50 Garcia has had to give up extra expenses, including her sneaker addiction, just to pay for gas. Although she loves to drive, she expects to end up getting tired of it, considering it’s already getting old being asked all the time to run errands to the store and such by her parents. “Hello, I’m not the only one who drives in this house!” she said with a laugh. Yet when you really think of it she owes it to her parents who bought her a black Ford Mus-
tang with racing stripes for her 15th birthday last March. She describes her car as all she could ask for, considering it not only is a sweet ride but it gets her from point A to point B. Words of caution were given by her cousin Jose Garcia (12). “She sucks at driving so be care-ful when you see that Mustang with stripes!” he said jokingly. However we need to consider that if she was such a terrible driver the DMV wouldn’t have given Garcia her license. Considering studies that have shown that 48% of girls (com-pared to boys at 38%) say that they have a newfound need for speed and 16% described their driving as “aggressive”, well it wouldn’t be such a bad idea to keep his advice in mind. Driving is somewhat a rite of passage here in the U.S.. Whether you gain independence, responsi-bility or the skills of a good driver, you can expect to become a more knowledgeable person. Guadalupe Garcia thanks her parents for this sweet ride, even if it means running a few errands.
Saige Caldwell, Rosie Phetphouthay, Andrea Cahoon, and Ashley Heath per-form for both Dance Company and the Excaliburs drill team.
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Review by Katie & Chauntel Lee“TWILIGHT” Fans will be pleased to hear that once again Bella and Edward fight an epic battle. This time, it’s not just their lives on the line, but their daugh-ter’s as well. This trailer was so good, it sent chills up my spine the first time I watched it. For those who haven’t seen this trailer, I totally recommend it. In my opinion this looks like it’s go-ing to be one of the best out of the Twilight Saga movies. For those of you who don’t know “Break-ing Dawn Part two” comes out on November 16, 2012. I, for one, am excited to see Re-nesmee and Jacob’s relationship blossom. I also want to see what happens when Bella finds out that Jacob has imprinted on Renes-mee. This movie trailer doesn’t show too much, just enough to get you excited to go see this movie.If you haven’t already seen all the “Twilight” movies, then I don’t suggest you go see this or you will be very confused about what’s going on. So far, the movie trailers I have watched are very selective about what they want you to see. They
don’t want to give too much away, tell the whole story and I think they did a very good job at do-ing this. I’m still wondering how they’re going to make Renesmee grow up so fast. You should watch this movie trailer and, if you like it, go see the movie.Bonus Movie Trailer Review: Taken 2Students of Granger High, If you haven’t already seen the movie “Taken” the I suggest you should, because on October 5, 2012 there’s a second movie coming out. Yes, that’s right, a second movie. I’ve watched the trailer and might I say it’s quite inter-esting. In the trailer Bryan Mills (Played as Liam Neeson) is on vacation with his family when he and his wife Lenore get Kid-napped and become hostages. I keep wondering after watch-ing the trailer if it’s going to be like the first movie. I’m guessing this because the trailer was re-ally good at hiding all the details, which I loved. I suggest you go watch these movie trailers, and if you like them as much as I did, then watch the movie!
Movie Trailer Reviews: Breaking Dawn, part 2
Sophomore Officers ElectedBy Matias Caceres Trevor Cobb – Is a short 5”1 student with a lot to offer here at Granger. He has played granger soccer in the past, and wants to get more involved here at Granger. He is currently taking all honors and advanced placement classes. He attended Valley with four of the other members, and was on student government there, too. He ran because he wanted to get involved more here at Granger, and he also wanted the cool jack-et. Of the four members, he went to school with, he is friends with two of them and knows the other. He hopes that he and the rest of the members will work hard and make Granger a better place. Skyler Higginson – Likes to draw and read, he also likes to play basketball and any other sport. He ran because he want-ed to get more involved here at Granger. Of all the members, he knows Trevor Cobb and Jimmy
Vo. He thinks that they’ll all get along with each other and work hard. He is currently taking all honors classes except for world history. And he prefers root beer over grape soda. Olivia Liando – She is the only female member of the sophomore class officers, and the only one who attended West Lake Jr. High last year. She was also a member of student government at West Lake. She ran because she felt enthusiastic about running, and she also ran because she wanted to help set up assemblies. She has met the other members and is not sure how well they will work together. She likes Granger a lot and her classes too; she especially likes the jacket she gets to wear. Jimmy Vo – Jimmy is a Can-cer and he likes to dance, he can breakdance to any kind of music; including classical. His friends from last year influenced him to run. He knows all of the officers
and thinks getting along with them will be easy. He likes his classes and is currently taking math and Honors English. He likes Granger a lot, and he said, “Before I came here, I had certain ideas of what Granger would be like. But when I came here, it exceeded my ex-pectations.” Beltsazzar Valenzuela – Belt is fresh out of jr. high and wants to fit in here at Granger. He de-cided to run because he felt like doing something that would help him get used to Granger. He likes his classes and is currently tak-ing math and Honors English. He knows Skyler Higginson, Trevor Cobb and Jimmy Vo, and he hopes that they will help each other out and achieve goals. So far he loves Granger and has met older SBO’s. He wants everyone at Granger to know that he looks forward to giving a helping hand, and he is an honest and trust wor-thy person.
2012 – 2013 MESA wants more membersBy Jasmine Saucedo MESA invites all students, sophomores, juniors, and seniors, to come join. In Utah, 6,000 stu-dents joined MESA throughout all of Utah. Here at Granger we have the most diverse MESA club in the whole state. MESA encourages students to get involved in other clubs and activi-ties. Students with a 2.0 GPA should join MESA to get help in math and science. Also students who like to build and create things should join to reach that career. Seniors looking for scholarships will find that MESA tries to help all of its members get scholar-ships. Sabrina Abdalla (12) said, “Last year we had five full-ride scholarships Westmin-ster, and no one took them.” MESA students and advisors
have many expectations this year. One of them is finally being able to beat Skyline at the state com-petition. Mr. Cykalewicz said, “My expectation is for our MESA
members to have fun.” Many students have expecta-tions of their own for MESA. “We expect students to excel in
math and science,” Abdalla said. “I plan to be more active in the club activities,” Shantell Al-len (12) said. If she gets her way, MESA will “have more fundrais-
ers and be a fun place to go to every week.” “We have people come and talk to us about engineering and to see the higher things in school,” Allen said. German Andrade (10) has expectations, too. “My expectation is to get first place in the state competi-tion like we did last year at Valley Jr. High,” he said. MESA students do many things like a fashion show and an engineering compe-tition. They study and build things. They help students get scholarships. “We want all students to
go to collage. If they try hard and come to meetings, they will get there!” Mr. Sanada said. Learn more about MESA in room 224.
Sabrina improves her knowledge of math and science through MESA activities and projects.
Key Club provides community serviceBy Seida SeverianoKEY CLUB is a club where students can en-joy fun activities and help out our commu-nity. “I decided to do key club because Mrs. Pe-terson didn’t want to do both debate and Key Club so she came and asked if I wanted to do it and I said yes,” Ms. Bangerter said. “Learn-ing from my members of Key Club is awe-some we do a lot of fun activities.” “I really like all of them; I also have three officers that are in one of my classes, and I learn a lot from my officers also. They do most of the work, and they do a lot for our community. Key club is literally for anyone. So come and join it’ll be a lot of fun,” she said. As a second year adviser, Ms. Bangerter knows what to expect. She has several activi-ties planned, and really knows her officers. “I was a member last year. Ms. Bangerter suggested me to be the president, so I agreed because I wanted to help motivate students to join activities. I wanted to make Key Club a fun experience so many students would join,” Jasmine Andrade (12) said. Ms. Bangerter expects 15 hours least of
community service per term. “I know some people don’t like dogs [at shelters], but I come up with other service projects where I do a lot of fun stuff,” Andrade said. “Some of the other things we do are fundraisers for kids with iodine deficiency.” Andrade said she’s doing other fundrais-ers for iodine deficiency and maternal/neo-natal tetanus, and there will be a “light out” stomp organized by Key Club Lt. Governor Kate Bryant next month for the same cause as well. People interested in Key Club can still join, and it’s open all year. Another reason to join would be to meet new people at school and in the community. “I like Key Club because I like to volunteer and help out our community. I also feel good after wards,” German Andrade (10) said. He also said, “I like dedicating my time to others and our community.” He is also very involved with Granger High’s programs and clubs like FBLA, MESA, art club, and he is going for chess club, too. Anyone with questions about Key Club should visit room 5 to speak with Ms. Bangerter. Ms. Bangerter, Jasmine Andrade and German Andrade invite Lancers to join Key Club.
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By Sandra BounthisaneTHE BEST haunted house that I went to was FEAR FACTORY. This place is actually haunted and is heard to be extremely scary. It totally scared the pants off of me. The makeup just looked so real and just the fact that it was actually haunted made my scare even worse. I also did research on it before I went and I found out that they had actual ghost hunters go in on August 31 and try to find out if
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By Daven Hintgen GRANGER High’s Gaming Club plans to play many differ-ent types of games. Those games can be board games, video games, and role-playing game. The Gam-ing Club hopes to introduce new types of gaming, but sadly there is a district rule that prohibits computer gaming of any kind. The Gaming Club is lobbying to repeal or find a way around this rule. Tate Hadley (10) said that An-thony Iliff (10) was the original
creator of the Gaming Club. Had-ley originally had an idea that was never realized, but later he and Iliff were able to get the club going. Lancers interested in any type of gaming can talk to these students or can also see Mr. Quist in room 203. After the gaming club takes off and gains enough members, game play will be on Tuesdays and Fridays. Please support the gaming club so tournaments and other fun ac-tivities involving games can start soon.
Gaming club hopes to level upGaming club’s Tate Hadley stands with Mr. Quist, adviser.
it was haunted. After everything that the ghost hunters tested, they found out that the old cement fac-tory really is haunted. Most of the workers who died there fell to their deaths. Others drowned in the cement because they couldn’t get out. There’s many more ways of how they died. So now you can tell why I ranked this one #1 of the four haunted houses I have been to. NIGHTMARE ON 13th was pretty good this year -- way better then the last year. The face paint looked a lot better. They also put in a new part called Zombie Apocalypse and it was way awesome. So many people were screaming because the zom-bie makeup was so real I couldn’t tell if it was a real zombie or not it was scary. I ranked this one #2 out of the 4 that I have been through. The only sad thing is it’s not actually haunted. FRIGHTMARES I ranked it #3. The scariest thing would have to be the chainsaw chasing people around the park. Tyler Nelson
(11) kept pushing me towards all of the scary people and telling them to come get me. I’ll admit it’s a very expensive place but it’s a lot of fun. Salt Lake has a lot of really cool haunted houses, there are at least six or more haunted houses and even have two little trick or treat haunted houses for the kid-dos which are cuter than they are scary, but the makeup on all of the people isn’t very good -- on some it just looks fake. CASTLE OF CHAOSw was pretty good but not that good. I ranked it #4 out of 4 because I thought it wasn’t well practiced and the makeup looked very slop-py. The haunted house wasn’t well structured, I actually kept tripping over the ground because in some spots they didn’t make sure it was level and I don’t know if they fixed any of it. I wouldn’t recommend this haunted house to anyone who isn’t scared of anything because you will feel like it was a waste.
Haunted House Reviews
Folsom Cate styles fresh beatsBy Tariah Hathale GOING to a lot of different con-certs is what influenced Erik Del-gado (12) to begin making beats. Along with the explosive atten-tion he gets, it’s what keeps him going, making his music. Listen-ing to all the different genres and styles of music also helped him in developing tone recognition, just by ear alone. Delgado started out in music at the age of fourteen, and started getting more involved two years ago. The fans he has so far are what get him inspired in creat-ing song after song. Delgado gets the drive to make more mu-sic from the rush of impressing his fans. Alexander Page (11) is amazed by Delgado’s music. Page has known Delgado since seventh grade, but only really grew close to him last year. “It has become a spectacular accomplishment,” Page said. “When people dance to my mu-sic, it’s just a great feeling,” Del-gado said. He makes several kinds of electronic music, such as dub-step, deep tech, and trance. Dub-step and trance are both a genre of electronically-made dance music, and deep tech is an acquired form of electronic tech music. His fa-vorite genres of electronic music
are electro house and glitch hop. Most of the time during produc-tion of his own music or during a concert, his mood dictates what he performs. Brenda Nguy (12) loves listen-ing to Delgado’s songs. “The first
time I heard it, I sounded profes-sional. He’s going to be famous one day,” Nguy said. Delgado is inspired by his fans’ positive reactions. “Given the past year, he’s learned so much to the point where he’s comparable to big producers,” said Page. Delgado loves his talent and will continue to pursue it. Eric is thrilled on getting atten-
tion from two record labels, one from Canada, and the second from The United Kingdom. Delgado certainly plans on using his skills later in the future. Making music comes with a price tag, however. Delgado makes music for fun, but he also does commission work as well. Getting good income from this and enjoying it could lead to a bright future for Delgado. Music has a huge impact on Delgado’s everyday life. After school and mostly on week-ends, he works on his music for hours. He sometimes feels he gets the amount of support he wants; it all depends on whom he shows his music to. Getting a negative reaction from the crowd can lead to a situation where he feels that loss of support. When Delgado is at a party, playing his music the best he can is when he can feel the thrill of attention the au-
dience gives him. Delgado earned his stage name, Folsom Cate, about a year ago at a yard sale. A friend came along and they purchased two hats. One said “Folsom” on it, and the other said “Cate.” When they both went home later that day, they com-bined the two names together. Combining the labels earned Del-gado this distinctive moniker.
Erik Delgado performs under the name Folsom Cate -- a moniker with a story.
By Keaolani Gaui SABRINA Abdalla (12) is one of Granger’s very active students. She is involved in eight clubs, taking ten classes and is getting her associate degree, while in high school! Abdalla is involved in FCCLA, FBLA, LAT, Math Club, National Honors Society, Scholars Pathways, and MESA. Abdalla was asked how she manages all the clubs and told us that the schedules don’t col-lide; National Honors Society and Scholars Pathways are once
a month. But all the other clubs are equally divided in the weeks. “It’s easy to manage when they are all on different dates and once a month!” Abdalla said. She also manages ten classes! Abdalla has her eight classes at Granger and two night classes at SLCC. Abdalla keeps up with the eight classes at Granger five days a week, and then every Tuesday and Thursday from 7 P.M. to 9 P.M. she takes one class at SLCC then on Fridays she has another class there from 5 pm to 8 pm.
She is taking Chemistry 1010 and Personal Finance 1050. Although she has all these class-es, she still manages to keep her grades in great condition! Six of her classes are concurrent enrol-ment classes and she has one AP class. She is very committed to what she does, and she keeps a smile on her face. “To be honest my grades are good! I’m a 3.9 student!” she said. And she laughed when she said that she’d graduate with “like 60 credits -- ha-ha!”
