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By Tina HuynhEVERY athlete has one. Every athlete wants to be him. Or her. Every athlete has inspiration rooted to his or her core for these powerful icons. Sports idols help athletes push themselves to their limit every single day. That’s where they find their motivation to finish faster and go harder every single day, knowing that it’s all going to be worth it in the end. Wanting to be in the same Hall of Fame room as their idols is enough to push things over the edge. Breaking records from left to right and being considered tal-ented and skilled at the very same thing they’ve been working so hard for, is the dream for many

Lancers. It drives them to be able to compete more vigorously. “My idol is Martin Casaus. He works his [butt] off for what he wants. I look up to him because he’s a very respectful wrestler and dreams big. He’s willing to learn more and he’s accomplished a lot of his goals,” Eric Jara (11) said. Looking up to someone so great is all the more reason to make sure that failing isn’t, and will never be, an option anymore. To be as superior and in a higher place than the athlete looked upon is definitely a goal in this case. “He makes me want to become a better wrestler. I want to work my [butt] off and be as big as him in the future. Maybe one day, I’ll be in the position he is in now,” Jara said.

When looking up to these great athletes, it’s harder to quit in the middle of a workout. It’s harder to stop for breaks and catch breaths. Training until possibly impos-sible is the goal to even getting a tenth of the way there. Getting to the place where greater athletes and sports idols are made isn’t easy. They weren’t made great after one night’s prac-tice. Being unbeatable and at the top of the game will never come easy. “Cristiano Ronaldo is my idol. He plays with a lot of heart. He makes me motivated to go further in life and do my best in the sport that I’m playing,” Omar Suarez (11) said. Whether it’s to be great or great-er, having such a class act to look

up to is very awe-inspiring. Athletes know it best when told to work for the results wanted. That’s why being as great as pos-sible is different than being as great as a sport’s idol. There’s al-ways room for improvement and ways to get it. No great athlete gets what he or she wants out of life without question. Struggling is just the halfway point. “I love Floyd Mayweather. I’ve looked up to him every since I was little. He’s always taught me to never give up,” Vanessa Surna (11) said. Great sports idols are looked up to for a reason, whether it’s their stats, how well they play, or their experiences -- they can always make it seem easy.

Famous athletic idols inspire Lancers to perform

By Skye RouseGRANGER High did the musical Footloose, which was an enter-taining drama that many went to see. It was full of laughter, drama, and chaos. “I am very excited for the play, we all worked so hard for all of this to come together. I play Ren McCormick, he is the new kid in town that likes Ariel the Rev’s daughter,” lead male actor Dallin Aston (11) said. “I play Ariel Moore the rev’s daughter. I am nervous about the show but it’s a good kind of ner-vous. I think that the show will turn out great, we have all put so much into rehearsal that I believe it’ll turn out great,” lead female Cassidy Hunter (12) said. Ms. Anderson is the director of the whole thing, and she taught over 100 students choreography and the music. “The hardest thing was teach-ing over 100 students the chore-ography and the music. I’m really

excited to see everything come together, it will definitely be an entertaining show,” Ms. Ander-son said. Robert played Claude one of the members in the gang. “I was really happy with the turnout, it was almost a full house every night, and I’m pretty sure that made everyone happy. The hardest part for me was playing a jerk, because I’m a nice person,” Robert Nunez (11) said. Some people can be who they want to be on stage without even trying, and Dylan is a clown on and off the stage. “I love who I play because I can really relate to Willard because we are both clowns. The hardest part for me was that I had to make up my own solo, but it ended up awesome and I wouldn’t change a thing,” Dylan Coleman (11) said. Some people made friendships and have grown as a person. “My favorite thing was all the friendships I have made. I would

have liked to play the part of Ariel, because I love the part she plays just with all the songs, and well…she is one of the main roles in the play,” Bree Johnson (10) said. A lot of people have stage fright, and this student took theatre and has grown out of it. “I would say that the class has helped me get over my stage fright. I tried out for the part I au-ditioned for, but if I could be any-one one else I would want to play Vi Moore who is Ariel’s mom, because it would be challenging for me, and I like a challenge,” Karlee Crowther (12) said. Stress can be a big thing in the-atre, and singing in the right key can be challenging. “One of the most stressful things is making sure when you’re sing-ing that you’re on the right key. I would say that theater has helped me grow with the real world and perform for real life auditions,” Madison Tagge (10) said.

Performing helps people with their confidence. “Performing on stage gives you a lot more confidence and more willingness. I would redo the play in a heartbeat. Something hard for me is that after and during your performance is that you know you are being judged. All in all we came together and had a lot of fun and it was worth it,” Taylor Francis (11) said. Many people went to the play, and this girl had a blast and others made many friends in the play. “One of my favorite things was getting to meet new people and build friendships. This class has helped me be more of an outgoing person and has helped me get a job,” Mikayla McGee (10) said. “My favorite scene was the end-ing scene. I had about six friends in the play maybe more. When I went there, it was a full house. Watching the play has made me want to be in the play, too,” Me-gan Peterson (10) said.

Dancing has returned to Bomont High School and the cast celebrates on stage in Granger High School’s production of Footloose.

Winterbreak fun

By Briana PugaIT’S THAT time of year again! It is the time to be joyful and cheerful! During the holidays is when everyone is gathered with their families and celebrat-ing Christmas! Below is a list of events that you and your family can attend for the holidays!ENJOY!*Sound of Music Sing-AlongSing loud and proud with a the-ater full of Sound of Music fans. Bonus points and prizes for dress-ing up a favorite Von Trapp fam-ily member. The hills are alive....*Candlelight Christmas at the “This Is The Place Heritage Park.”*Temple Square LightsKnown as one of the city’s best displays of Christmas lights, the trees are decorated at the LDS Temple Square in Downtown Salt Lake City.

*Red Butte GardensThe beautiful garden is located on Wakara Way. The Garden will host an open night on Dec. 6.*The Festival of TreesCome with your family to see the beautiful decorative trees while helping raise money for the Pri-mary Children’s Medical Center.*Christmas Around The WorldCome watch dance performances at Brigham Young University on December 5th and 6th.*Christmas Carol Sing-AlongThe Christmas Carol Sing-Along is a free event open to the public. The event will be host at the En-ergy Solutions Arena. *Ice Skating Under the LightsLocated at the Gallavian Center in Downtown Salt Lake City.

Ice skating at Gallivan Center thrills.

Christmas lights at Temple Square shine.

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By Isabel JacksonATTENTION all nerds, geeks, and gamers. Dungeons and Drag-ons is a game Lancers need to try. It might seem like a nerdy game but it is actually fun. This version is the starter kit. This isn’t on the TV, it doesn’t use remotes, and it actually re-quires some work and imagina-tion. This game is about imagina-tion. There is a Dungeon Master or DM, who makes up the scenarios for the players. The players have to use strategies and think about what they need to do. When played, the role of an adventurer may be taken, or a fighter, or a cleric, or a rogue, or a wizard. Some things matter when making a character and some don’t. For example, gender won’t matter but race does. Usually rolling up a character can take a day just to get the per-fect one. With the starter kit, they are pre-rolled, so it is easier to start playing right away. “I like how the player cards are pre-rolled, it makes it easier to learn how to play, and it’s faster to just start playing,” Dante Eca-milla (10) said. There are also pre-written adventures for the characters. It goes through various mind-challenging dungeons and strong dragons. Or, use the imagination to come up with fresh ones. Being an experienced dungeons and dragons player, Justin Wood (11) knows all about the game. There are different dice to be rolled; it may be hard to get a hang of it, but it gets easier to handle once it has been learned.

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By Maid DervisevicSOME LANCERS think that Granger High School should make the lunch duration longer.

Making the lunches longer could decrease the amount of tardies Granger has. Lots of students come late after

lunch because sometimes there is not enough time to go out, eat, and make it back in time before the bell rings. McDonald’s and other fast food restaurants become really crowd-ed and busy once lunch starts. “I think that Granger should make their lunches last for one hour instead of 40 minutes, we can have more time to relax and eat our food and not have to rush,” Kevin Velazquez (11) said. Teachers don’t realize how busy it can get, and it can take up a sig-nificant amount of time. “I think that increasing our lunch time will greatly reduce the amount of tardies we have, espe-cially since we have been having lots of tardies. So it could really help with that,

Lancers would enjoy longer lunches at Granger Highand the students will be happier,” Andy Izzarazas (11) said. However, other Granger stu-dents feel like the lunch we have is already long enough, and that there is no need to make it longer. “Even if we make the lunches last longer, kids are still going to show up late to class, all it’s go-ing to do is make the kids want to hang out with their friends longer and do nothing,” Miguel Lopez (11) said. Still, more students would rather have a longer lunch period. “The lunch lines at school can sometimes get really long, and can take an awfully long time to get your lunch, and then you still have to go sit down and eat it. I feel like I have to rush in order to make it to my class on time,”

Techniques for being noticed by a guy/girlBy Ada StottWALKING down the halls, Lanc-ers see that same person they’ve been trying to talk to all year. But don’t know what to say, or how to come off as “cool”. Here are some tips from some confident Lancers to help. “I make sure I smell good and dress nice,” Johnny Manykham (12) said. “The best way to start a conversa-tion, is just to go up, introduce yourself, and say hi,” he said. “Never be rude. And don’t call her fat,” he said. Manykham always goes for it. “You never know unless you try,” he said. He doesn’t use any pick up lines “Unless they’re really good, and I’m feeling confident,” he said. But most the time he just compli-ments them. Unlike Manykham, Luis To-bar (9) thinks it’s fun to use pickup lines. His favorite line is “Are you a booger? Cause I’d pick you first,” he said. He also thinks it’s important to look nice. “I try to look ‘polished’, I wear my most nice and expensive

clothes if I know I’m going to see them,” Tobar said. When he’s making conversation he tries to be funny. “Act dumb, but do it in a cute way,” he said.

Sierra Carter (11) disagrees and thinks any one shouldn’t act any way. “You should be your-self. I see other girls trying to be

someone they’re not, but I don’t care,” Carter said. Ezra Masters (10) agrees. “I like to be myself. I don’t need someone to like me if it’s not who

I am,” he said. “I don’t think that looks matter. If they’re not the best looking, get to know them and see if their personality is bet-

ter,” Masters said. Before he starts a conversation with a girl he talks to his friends to make sure that what he’s plan-ning on saying is okay. Hayden Hunsaker (11) also gets advice from friends. “If I don’t know what to do when a girl is mad, I get advice. It’s usually just to say sorry, and do what you can to fix it,” he said. He likes to look nice and do his hair “Sexy and to the side,” Hunsaker said. “When I like a girl, I talk to them a lot, and be a gentleman, like opening doors and holding their things,” he said. Elizabeth Morgan (9) also thinks that to come off nice, they should hold people’s things, and treat them with respect. “I don’t like pick up lines. I think you should be original and be respectful.” she said. She also loves the idea of ev-eryone accepting themselves. “If I like you, looks don’t matter, I’ll like you for you,” Morgan said. Well there it is Granger. Hope-fully this helps. And remember confidence is key. Be yourself, and good luck.

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This book made me realize things that I had no idea could happen one day and it answers questions that have never crossed my mind, there are those that

have asked crazy questions and Munroe answer then with many possibilities. “Are fire tornados possible?” Seth Wishman asked. Well, they’re possible, and they happen in real life. In this book, there are questions about school like “What if every-

one who took the SAT guessed on every multiple-choice question? How many perfect scores would there be?” Rob Balder said. The answer to this question is none,

not all of the SAT is multiple-choice. The 2014 SAT has 44 multi-ple-choice in the math section, 67 in critical reading, and 47 in the writing section. So a random guess has a 20% chance of being right, but the complete answer awaits those who read “What If?”

Science has never been interest-ing to me, but this book has been very fun. I learned that “Humans can’t digest the cellulose in the paper, but if we could, eating this book would give you about 2,300 calories (including the cover),” Munroe said. Another fun fact is, “If you have a good aim, you can prob-ably throw this book about 45 feet. With practice, it’s possible to throw a book every 500 mil-liseconds, which means that if there is a human attacker sprint-ing toward you, you’ll have three or four chances to hit them before they reach you,” Munroe said. He took some time on this book as he explained, and he did a stupen-

dous job on it. This book gave me the oppor-

tunity to gain knowledge about absurd hypothetical questions. I really recommend this book. It’s wonderful, and it also includes some funny cartoons. I know for a fact that I will be asking myself crazy questions that, before read-ing this book, I would have never thought to ask.

Review by Zayra GonzalezThe book “What If?” is full of absurd hypothetical questions that people ask Randall Munroe, and he answers them. I person-ally loved this book that is full of crazy fun facts and questions that people ask about crazy things that could happen one day. Some weird and worrying questions asked by Ellen Eu-banks from the “What If?” in-clude: “What if everyone in Great Britain went to one of the coasts and started paddling? Could they move the island at all?” That would be so cool, but the answer would be no they could not move the Island. The “What If?” book has many drawings that are funny and describe the situation of the question and its answer as best as possible. “What if everyone actually had a only one soul mate: a random person somewhere in the world?” That’s what Benjamin Staffing asked. Well you would have to read this book to see the answer, and it’s a pretty awesome answer.

What if? by Randall Monroe is charming

What if? is a delightful book by the author of the xkcd.com webcomic

One hour lunches would be awesome according to Kevin Velazquez

Ali Noori (11) said. Other schools around America have longer lunches and have found that students do better in class since they can have a longer break and have time to hang out with friends and get a good meal. Most people interviewed for this article think that Granger should make the duration of lunch longer in order for students to have time to get food, hang out with friends for a bit, and still have time to en-joy their food and make it back on time to class. It would greatly benefit the stu-dents on how well they can focus and how well they do their work. It could also benefit the school by reducing the amount of tardies; it may even increase student atten-dance.

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Luis Tobar is looking polished and trying to be noticed.

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Winter break is the perfect time to watch moviesReview by Danny HernandezGRANGER students might not know what movies to watch or they don’t even know about what movies are releasing near the hol-iday break. This month, theaters are filled with all sorts of movies to entertain students during the winter break. On Friday, December 12, a new movie from the director of “The Social Network” and “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” opens in theaters. It’s a comedy starring some of the funniest people to-day: “Top Five.” This movie has a lot of big names such as Kevin Hart, Tracy Morgan, and Chris Rock. In this movie Andre Allen, played by Chris Rock, is a co-median who has an unexpected run-in with a reporter who tries to

make him talk about and confront his life during the peak of his career. Perhaps as he gets older, he just wants to be done with his comedy career and move on to something more serious. On Friday, December 19, “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb” releases. This will be the third one in the series and pos-sibly one of the best ones. It looks to be like it’s gonna be a great movie and one that just might be an instant classic. Larry Daley, played by Ben Stiller, is the night watchman for the American Museum of Nation-al History. He now faces a new problem with that magical Egyp-tian tablet that has been causing the displays to come to life. Over time, that tablet has been los-ing its magic, so Larry goes on a

worldwide hunt to fix the tablet and restore its power before it’s too late. On Christmas Day, actress turned director Angelina Jolie de-livers “Unbroken,” the true story of Louis Zamperini, an Olym-pic runner, WWII veteran, and P.O.W. survivor. In all aspects, this movie seems like it’s gonna be a really good movie that everyone could enjoy. So if there is one movie to see over winter break, then this is it -- don’t be quick to rule this one out as an option. This movie “Unbroken” is a true story of a WWII veteran who as a kid struggles to stay out of trou-ble and is seen as a bad kid that’s gonna end up on the streets as a bum. But with the help and sup-port of his family, a hidden talent

No more GAAP at Granger High SchoolBy Edith PizanaLAST year, GAAP was a pro-gram to help students with their grades. “I could do a lot of things during GAAP time. I think GAAP was a big opportu-nity to help students at Granger High School,” Jana Sorenson (11) said. “It helped students get caught up on grades,” Sorenson said At Granger High School early on Mon-day mornings teachers of-fered Granger All Achieve P r o g r a m , where Lanc-ers could go and get their grades up. “I feel like it is a bad use of time, it is not productive,” Mason Wat-kins (11) said. “Late start is for sleeping in,” Watkins said. Some students obvi-ously didn’t like the program. This year at Granger High School, Lancers do not have GAAP anymore, because teach-ers are trying to help students in class rather than say, ‘Just come on Monday.’ Teachers are meeting together to see where the students are at all together on Monday morn-

ings. “I think its better for the students who cannot stay after school to get caught up in their classes,” Yareli Ramirez (11) said. For Lancers who had jobs or af-ter school activities, GAAP was a good use of time. “I do not like that we do not have GAAP this year,” Breelyn

Johnson (10) said. “It was a good use of time to talk to the teachers, but I had felt hounded because they checked my grades, and I did not feel like I needed the help in that class,” Johnson said. It was helpful for the Lancers here at Granger High School. Some of the students did not feel as though it was a good use

of time, and other students used GAAP time very well. Some students ask if GAAP will be brought back. Their grades would be higher because they would have more time to work on make-up work. Other students think that late start Monday is now a time for them to get some extra sleep.

“GAAP helped some students,” Dr. Gatti said. “One third of the students slept in. The only reason why we do not have GAAP anymore is because it was not allowed by the district,” he said. This means that teach-ers are avail-able to help students from 7:10 to 2:40 (except on Monday morn-ings). Any

time spent at school after that is a teacher’s own decision. “GAAP was not allowed by the school board,” he said. “Monday mornings are now for teacher col-laborations. Teachers have to sign a teacher contract which means students can come 20 minutes before school or 30 minutes after school for help,” Gatti said.

Jana Sorenson misses the opportunities given by the GAAP program.

he has is discovered. It is that he can run and he can run fast. At the age of 19, he makes it to the qual-ifying level of the Olympics and makes it to run with some of the fastest runners on the planet. He didn’t win, but said that he would really unleash his speed later. As fate has it, the Olympics in Japan were replaced with a war and he was drafted to fight the Japanese. After an unfortunate accident on a rescue mission, his plane crashes into the ocean where he and two other soldiers were stranded at sea until a Japanese ship rescued them and put them in a P.O.W. camp and after a long while, he returned home from the war. Another Christmas Day release is “Into the Woods.” From the trailers, this movie seems to be like it’s gonna be a pretty good

movie, and for those who like fantasy movies, this might be one worth seeing. This movie also has a lot of big names in it that might just be perfect for the roles that they are playing. “Into the Woods” is a movie about four different fairy tales that almost everyone, if not ev-eryone, has heard or seen, but it has a more modern twist to it. Into the Woods includes the stories “Cinderella,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” Jack and the Beanstalk,” and “Rapunzel.” “Into the Woods” takes all these stories and connects them. What all these movies have in common is a witch who puts a curse on them. It is based off the great Broadway musical. This movies is destined to be good, but that can be up to the viewer.

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Seniors have come a long way, but still have far to goBy Katie AveryAMBITION is a strong desire to do or succeed something, which technically requires hard work and determination. People set goals for themselves, and if they don’t then they should. It’s important for people to set goals to accomplish so they can achieve those things and make something of their lives. They plan ahead and they go for what they wish. Every person has the ability to follow his or her dreams, set a target, and live with desire. “My plan is to apply for Salt Lake Community College, do my generals, and go to the University

of Utah to get a masters degree in 3D animation. High school has taught me to stay on top of things, stay organized, and to not slack off. I’m going to miss high school a lot because I basically get free education and I’ve grown to like it,” Aaron Olson (12) said. Some people let obstacles get in the way of their dreams, but they should never stop trying to get over those obstacles and be who they really want to be. There will always be obstacles and no one is going to help those who don’t help themselves. “I want to go to SLCC and transfer to Jacksonville Univer-

sity. I want to go into dance, but if it doesn’t work out I’ll be an English teacher. High school has taught me that life is easier before you graduate and that you have to work for the things you want in life. I’m going to miss high school’s low-key attitude, but I’ll mainly miss the people,” Chris-tina Alofipo (12) said. The seniors at Granger High have a lot on their minds right now. They are thinking about what they’re going to do after high school, what they want to do with their lives, what college they will be going to, how to get mon-ey from scholarships and money

for post secondary school. They have to make something of their lives so they are not struggling and depending on others. “I want to go to college. I’m planning on going to Berkley School of Art and Music or the University of Utah. I want to be a musician or be in the enter-tainment business. If I go to the University of Utah, I am going to study graphic design and video game development. I’m probably not going to miss high school, but it’s time to graduate and get out of here. I just feel like it’s the time -- time to grow up and move out,” James Mordue (12) said.

Seniors have to do their own re-search on filling out applications for colleges, scholarships, and setting up their future to be suc-cessful. No one does it for them, and if they don’t do it for themselves, they will be struggling and lack knowledge on all that they have to become. They shouldn’t settle for that, the ones that have made it this far should be willing to do what it takes to succeed and accomplish their goals. Stomp on those obsta-cles Lancers, because everyone has a chance to be something.

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the classics. “One of my favor-ites is ‘Tom and Jerry,’ ” Deya-nira Calderon (10) said. She also likes watching “Dexter” and

“Pretty Little Liars” or for mov-ies, she likes “Nightmare Before Christmas.”

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Binge watch whole seasons of favorite TV showsBy Amy Alcantara“WINTER is coming,” as the great “Game of Thrones” Ned Stark said. So it’s the perfect time to catch up on some seasons of TV shows. Some of the best ones as rated by the imdb.com website are “Game of Thrones,” “Walk-ing Dead,” and “American Hor-ror Story.” “American Horror Story” is an American horror television series created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. It has four seasons so far, with different-themed scenarios. So far they’ve had a haunted house, an insane asylum, a witch coven, and a freak show. “Walking Dead” is based on a

post-apocalyptic situation where police officer Rick leads a group of few survivors through a land that has been overrun by zombies. Developed by Frank Darabont, it is based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. Both the comic book and TV series have the same name. “Game of Thrones” is a drama/fantasy TV series. It was original-ly a book by George R. R. Martin, and David Benioff and D. B cre-ated the show for HBO. The show is based on nine prideful families that all fight for the iron throne that governs the fantasy land of Westeros. A casual survey of six differ-

ent classrooms had similar results to the imdb.com website. Ask-ing out of the top hit TV shows which one students would pre-fer, the survey showed that out of 159 students, 14 chose “Game of Thrones,” 34 chose “American Horror Story,” and “Walking Dead” dominated with 111. Although those are the top shows, there are other shows that are great to watch during winter break. For example, Rookie Blue and Chicago Fire are two of Nena Mustafic’s (12) favorite shows to watch. “I also like to watch football and basketball,” she said. Other students like to watch

The most watched TV show is the Walking Dead

There aren’t many activities to do during the winter break. That’s why it’s perfect to catch up on shows with several seasons

on DVD or Netflix. Each of the top TV series has some-thing for every taste and lik-ing, although most teenagers are attracted to horror-type shows. Each of the shows men-tioned have a thrill to them, and they’re filled with some horror and of course drama. “Game of Thrones,” “Walk-ing Dead,” and “American Horror Story” are shows that

will students wanting more and at the edge of their seats, want to know the rest.

There’s a variety of Thanksgiving traditions at GrangerBy Skye Rouse“I GO TO my uncles house and eat turkey, stuffing and well the usual things,” Tristan Corona (10) said. “One of my family traditions is that we make cake and cookies and my family comes over and we have this big feast.” “We have some baklava and Arab sweets,” Hanaa Alhamad (11) Many people live far away from their families, and one Lancer travels to California to go see his family. “My parents actually fly me out to California to go visit my fami-ly. We eat some strange foods like horse, kapa pulu, and lousipi,” Solo Lomu (11) said. Some kids are traditional and

eat turkey and all its fixings. “My family just comes to my house and we eat turkey and all of its fixings,” Omar Santana (11) said. Some people go to their uncle’s house and meet their family there. “My family goes to my uncle’s house. We eat turkey and ham,” Justin Price (11) said. What sounds disgusting to some might actually be delicious. “We eat with the family. We eat pig, horse, and cow and we cook it on an open flame. The horse is probably one of my fa-vorite things to eat,” Uni Mauga (9) said. Not all people eat turkey on Thanksgiving some people with different culture eat different

food. “We usually eat tamales, and my family doesn’t come over -- it’s just me, my mom, my sister, and my baby niece. I usually help my mother make the mea. Some

have chicken and some have pork,” Stormy Cruz (10) said. Some kids don’t do anything at all they just hang out and we’ll work on racecars. “I work on race cars for Thanksgiving.” “None of my

family comes over.” “I actually hate thanksgiving, I don’t like to celebrate it. It’s a dumb holiday I mean who cares for it anyway,” Abdul Alrekabi (11) said. Some people eat Hawaiian fish and not turkey. “My family comes over and we eat this Hawaiian fish that’s on high school musical that Sharpay sings about its called humuhumunukunukua’apua’a,” Alex Hawley (12) said. Some people go to a family member’s house. “We go to aunt’s house and have a family reunion.” “We have a huge feast, and in that feast we have rice, orange chicken, and other stuff that Asians eat,” Theo Liando (10) said.

“I sleep in on Thanksgiving. I don’t see the point in waking up early for my family. When I wake up, some of my family is here and we eat a lot of turkey, my mom has to cook two tur-keys,” Manuel Santos (11) said. Obviously turkey isn’t on every Thanksgiving table, and ham is a delicious alternative. “My family doesn’t eat turkey, but we do eat a big ham. We en-joy the day together by watching football and playing games,” Mj Mu’a (10) said. People come from different places, and they have different backgrounds and different cul-tures. Thanksgiving is a chance for people from all those cultures to take a break and share a meal.

Cross country is a hard sport with great benefitsBy Sadiq Hamadi “I HAVE played three sports while attending Granger High School: soccer, cross country, and track-and-field,” Miguel Marti-nez (12) said. “The cross country coach has a really great sense of humor and won’t make you feel bad when he calls you out on your mistakes. He is the type of coach who always has a smile on his face. Being dedicated, willing to take the pain, motivated, working hard to achieve your goals and be the best is the definition of cross country in my eyes,” he said. “I like to do what hasn’t been done because it’s not swimming. Sports keep me in shape and I also want to get a scholarship. A good-looking body isn’t easy to

get. Cross country is hard because it takes a lot of skill, endurance, stamina, and you have to be men-tally motivated. I felt like quitting the team a couple of times be-cause it’s not easy running three miles on challenging courses,” Martinez said. “Sleeping off the hard work and having a good nutrition and also going to soccer games is my conditioning at home. My parents go to my races/meets and cook me good food. My dad looks at the little things and helps me im-prove, which helps me a lot and I really appreciate it. I recommend that students at Granger High or around the world should take advantage of school sports, espe-cially cross country because it is

really fun and challenging,” Mar-tinez said “Mr. Pace is a great coach and he is also motivating us to raise the bar and also I like to represent my friends and my family. I like being competitive against myself and other players. I don’t mind showing other people what I am made of and what I am capable of doing. It’s fun and a different environment. You can feel what people are willing to do during the race. I would recommend other people to join cross country because it’s good conditioning and you get to push yourself. You don’t need skill; you just need the right mindset. Come run and strive to be better than yourself,” Cinaily Talavera (11) said.

“We basically lost every meet in 2013 for Granger’s cross coun-try. We had more people this year than last year and we have people that have more talent and that have worked harder. As a re-sult, we have scored more points since the past few years. We had 2 amazing athletes that have made it to state this year. Last year no one qualified for anything at all,” Mr. Pace said. “Cinaily has gotten more poten-tial to become a great collegiate player, she has so much natural talent and can do great things. Miguel has natural talent as well; the only thing that held him back from achieving more was his need to maintain a job. Cross country is enjoyable running in parks,

golf courses, and mountain areas. I have been coaching cross coun-try for eight years,” Pace said. “This has been the best year so far because it’s been the only year our players qualified for state. We have a lot of talented runners at Granger High School they just have to look into other sports. They don’t realize how they can get their college paid for just by playing a sport and having good grades. Next year the more people we get, the better Granger will be, so come join,” Pace said. The cross country team has done very well this year snd con-tinue to strive to be successful. Their hardwork and dedication pays off as the seniors try run in college.

By Pedro Vargas THERE are a lot of different hob-bies people like to do, but we will find out what a couple of Granger High School stu-dent’s favorite hob-bies are. Soccer is also a big part of Granger High School. “Playing soc-cer is my one and only thing I love to do its what I enjoy the most and never get tired of. But other than that I re-ally don’t have other hobbies.” Uriel he-redia (12) said. “Well one of my favorite hob-

bies is playing soccer I can’t stand not playing soccer for a day. I love it, another thing is well I don’t consider this really a hobby.

But I like to play video games ev-ery now and then. One of my fa-

vorite games would be Battlefield 4. Other than that, nothing else.” Francisco Lopez (11) said. We have a lot of athleticism

at Granger High School. “One of my favorite hobbies and maybe my only one is basketball. I really enjoy play-ing ball. Running is another thing I like to do. But, my main thing is basketball because ball is life.” Zeus Briceno (11) said. There are quite a lot of basketball

players at Granger High School. “My favorite hobbies are basket-

Leonardo Aguilera enjoys basketball and working out at the gym.

ball, going to the gym, and might not be a hobby, but eating too. I go to the gym often to lift a cou-ple of weights and run a couple laps.” Leonardo Aguilera (11) said. Having a hobby can really help someone if they are feeling bored or have nothing to do. Playing a sport like soccer, or basketball is a good hobby to have and can help pass time and you get your daily exercise too. “One of my favorite hobbies is my car. I like working on it and making it fast by upgrading it and putting aftermarket parts on it that I buy from the internet” Fer-nando Garcia (11) said. Some other interests here at Granger High is cars.

“When I get enough money to buy a car I want to buy a nice one, maybe like a Jaguar or something and I want to put big 22 inch chrome rims on it and I’m going to tint all the windows dark and put HID lights on the front. Then I will also upgrade the engine on it and maybe put a supercharger in it, then my car will be really fast and nice look-ing to get all the [girls] at Grang-er,” Alex Lopez (11) said. “Sometimes I like to sit on the floor but its okay,” Chris Lopez (12) said. The hobbies of Granger High students range from video games to cars and athletics. These hobbies are what make Granger even more diverse.

Popular hobbies of Granger High School Students

“We eat some strange foods like horse, kapa pulu, and lousipi.”

December 2014, page 7VOL. LVII Issue 3

Prom advice based on students’ homecoming experiences By Sendi Torres PROM IS a dance that everyone looks forward to. Everyone wants to go all out and make prom a night to remember. Getting ready for prom can be stressful and things can go wrong. Anything can go wrong either before or af-ter prom, but there is no need to worry -- Granger Lancers have some great advice to make prom a night to remember, based on their homecoming experiences. “You should go to prom with someone you know. Don’t go with someone you just met a cou-ple weeks ago. Treat your date like a princess at all times. You don’t want your date to end up regretting saying yes. Don’t leave your date for any reason. If you want to go say ‘Hi’ to someone,

take your date with you,” Victo-ria Wynn (11) said. There is no reason why any-one should leave a date alone at a dance, otherwise they’ll regret going to the dance. “Don’t be scared to ask someone to prom, just do it. Most of the times they will say ‘Yes.’ If you don’t know who to ask, ask one of your friends or you can go with friends. It doesn’t matter who you go with, just have fun,” Joseph Gutierrez (11) said. Don’t be afraid to ask someone to a dance. Just take the risk and ask them. “If you don’t have anyone to ask, ask someone that you’re close to. It doesn’t have to be

anything romantic you can just go as friends,” Parker Hughes (11) said. Being a gentleman with your date is always a good thing.

Treat your date the way he or she should be treated. “You should always plan things ahead of time. Take the day activ-ity, for example. Plan a day activ-

Wood is mostly excited for the winter break that all of the lanc-ers get for the holidays, but is less

excited for the snow and cold. “I feel the worst part of the holidays is the snow,” she said. There is a love and hate rela-tionship for the cold and snowy days of the holidays. People also

enjoy the snow though and think it’s a very amazing thing and is what brings joy to the holidays. “I love the theme of the holidays like the snow but I don’t like the cold at all,” Madai Plecastre (12) said. “I’m not going anywhere for the holidays but if I could I would love to go to New York to see the lights,” Plecastre said. Plecastre hangs out with both her family and friends during the holidays and eats many things like some great Mexican food like tamales. “I’m just gonna eat, sleep, and spend time with my family the whole time,” she said. Her least favorite thing about the holidays is the spending without having the money to spend. “I like shop-ping when I have money but not when I’m broke,” Plecastre said. People think that there isn’t much to do during the holiday but there is. “I suggest that people should go downtown and explore it’s beautiful and there’s tons of thing to do there.” Gabby Pare-des (11) said. Wood also suggested exploring during the holidays or maybe go somewhere warm and fun. There are a lot of things to do during the holidays and Granger Lancers celebrate in different ways.

Students celebrate the holiday with feasts and tripsBy Antonio LoredoGRANGER’S students are all buzzing with excitement for the holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas. Christmas joy, presents, tur-key, and pumpkin pie, the great-est things known to every person will be everywhere. People cel-ebrate certain traditions or some just keep it simple and spend time with their families. Some people might even hang out with their friends for a little and share their own gifts they got for each other. Most people prefer to have more time with their family though. “I am most likely just gonna stay home and chill with my fam-ily it’s a time for family,” Emilee Nievs (9) said. “I’m just gonna eat on Thanksgiving and open presents on Christmas with my family,” she said. Nievs usually stays home and doesn’t go on any vacations dur-ing the holidays, but she would love to got to California because she doesn’t like the cold. The cold just doesn’t do it for everyone, like Nievs, but she loves the snow and the holidays. “I am definitely excited for de-licious food and presents,” Nievs said. “I say that people should

spend time with their family and go do fun things like tubing,” she said.

Some people have crazy tra-ditions like going to a different country for the holidays, eating at the same place for Christmas or Thanksgiving, or just something very simple like going to a family

ity that will be fun and that you and your date will enjoy,” Quetzi Hernandez (12) said. “Make sure to go with the right person. Don’t

go with someone who is rude and disrespectful. You want to have a great night, not one of the worst nights of your life. You have to enjoy the day, especially if you’re a se-nior. It’s your last homecom-ing, and you should make the best out of it,” Hernandez said. Most seniors are excited for prom while others don’t care. All seniors should go to

prom. It’s the last prom, so there is no reason not to go. “Ask your date a week or two before the dance. Even if they know you’re going to ask them,”

Gerardo Rosas (12) said. You and your date need enough time to buy all the necessary things, es-pecially if your date is a girl. Girls like to have enough time to buy a dress and set hair and makeup appointments. “Plan things ahead of time don’t procrastinate. If you have no one to go with you can go with a group of friends. Just go and have fun. Enjoy the day with friends or date,” Rosas said. Other advice for prom would be to buy tickets on time. Don’t pro-crastinate, because there is a good chance that tickets at the door will cost more money. Actually dance, don’t just stand around. Prom will be boring without any dancing in-volved. And don’t wait until the last minute to buy a dress or tux-edo -- buy it right away.

Quetzi Hernandez is stoked for senior prom.

members house every time. “I usually go to my grand-ma’s house and stay over there

and watch the football game on Thanksgiving,” Bonnie Wood (10) said. “I am always with my family on the holiday I never hang out with my friends,” she said.

Emilee Nievs is very excited for her favorite holidays coming up.

By Andrea LomeliOUT OF most of the clubs in Granger, Lancers would probably think that scholars’ pathway club is just a typical high-honor, aca-demic society club for smart, in-telligent students and that not just anyone one could join. However, that’s not the case here. Sure, the name scholars’ path-way might sound a bit intimidat-ing to students, but the club is not all about the brains a student has. It’s all about effort they put in for school when they chal-lenge themselves by taking hard classes. “Scholars’ pathway is a club that recognizes academic achieve-ment, and it also helps promote students to take more challenging classes,” Zecharias Belete (11) said. Belete, who is also an SBO, has opinions about on why he decid-ed to join scholars’ pathway. “It is because I wanted to get

more involved with the school more, and also because one thing I saw in Granger was the lack of recognition for academic achieve-ments, so I wanted to be a part of that and help p r o m o t e it so more people can r e c o g n i z e it,” Belete said. “GPA wise I think it’s about a 3.5, and for juniors, you’re re-quired to take two AP classes and two honors classes,” Karren Shamo (11), another member of the Honors Society, shared her thoughts on the stan-

dards students need to meet in or-der to join scholars’ pathway. “I kind of like how you have to have qualifications, so not just

anyone could join, but the people there are good because they work hard, and when you’re with bet-

ter people like that, you also work better too,” said Shamo. Sure there are some academic requirements, but that shouldn’t

stop or scare stu-dents who want to try to challenge themselves into taking hard classes and earn-ing good grades. But to add less stress, Dai-sy Singh (12) add on that the club itself isn’t so hard.

“They have ac-

tivities that you can attend, but it’s very relaxed. It’s a club to cel-ebrate hard work,” Singh said.

Lacers excel through experiences in Scholars’ Pathway Huy, another member, shared his thought on why kids should try joining and not be scared. “I would encourage people to join because it’s not that hard, and the teacher can help you with your classes and on other things,” Huy Tran (11) said. “I joined because I wanted meet other people who are excited about their classes and grades like me,” Tran said. “Join it its easy!” So just because some clubs might be hard for some students to join, it shouldn’t be too dis-couraging for students to at least try. Some honors and AP classes can help prepare students for col-lege, and although they can be a bit challenging, it can help out students in the long run. Lancers who qualify should try to take a look at scholars’ path-way, check it out and see how it can help them out,and also for the ones that don’t they should keep trying to do well in school.

Huy Tran encourages students to join Scholars’ Pathway.

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By Amy AlcantaraTHE ACT is coming up, and ev-ery junior should be preparing for it. The ACT is a test that helps students with college acceptance. It may seem like a big scary test, but juniors have to take it one step at a time. The test is made up to help stu-dents with college acceptance. There is a chart that colleges and universities use to determine stu-dents’ acceptance. It plots GPA on one axis and ACT score on the other. The way the chart works is they get the GPA and ACT score of the student and put a dot right where it falls. Then they draw a line that goes from the GPA accepted and ACT accepted then they pick anyone above the line.

So if a student’s score falls above the line then, congrats that student has been accepted to the college. The day of the free ACT for the juniors is March 11, 2014. One of the most important tips for the day before is, don’t cram in study time the night before. Students will need a good night’s sleep to do the test the next day, so they shouldn’t stay up until 3:00 a.m. trying to review all key concepts for math. All that will do is fry a student’s brain for the next day and ruin some good night sleep. There are many different op-portunities for juniors to get help before the ACT. One of them is an online test at the www.shmoop.com/ut website. It is a great way to take a pre-

test. Ms. Green and Ms. Peterson specialize in ACT prep work, and they are willing to help, too. Students should remember to keep calm. While everyone stresses about this test, the more stress students put onto it, the harder it will be to take the test. Keep a clear mind and calm down; it’s better to take the test with a clear mind. The day before the test go for a jog or have a mocha from Star-bucks. Just don’t think about the test, think of it as something to do the next day that will help get into college. Don’t look at it as if it’s the end of the world. As known from the ACT test, there are four sections: English, math, science, and reading (not necessarily in that order).

Juniors are getting prepared for ACT testing

By Katie GutierrezSTRANGE things can be heard in the halls of Granger High, and here is a list of anonymous com-ments made by Lancers as they wandered through the halls. --Heard in the D-hall:“There have been a lot of fights happening.”“Where should we go for lunch today?”“I hate using the school bath-rooms.”“I like that girl’s boots!” “Will this shrink if I put it in the dryer?” “Good or bad things?”“Now I just need to.”“Oh my gosh.”“I failed at that.”“How do I do this?”“How many?”“Look over there.” --Heard in the J-Hall:“What are you doing this week-end? Let’s hang out.”

“That guy is such a cutie!”“I’m finally getting paid this weekend, I’m going to go shop-ping first thing on Saturday.”“I’m going to class now.”“Let me do your hair.” --Heard in the H-Hall: “Hey, I like your car is it a Jag-uar?”“Wait, I think I dropped some-thing.”“I don’t have time to get ready in the morning, ever.”“It really stinks here. Gross!”“How do I get those.”“I don’t like that girl in the pink shirt.”“Watch where you’re going”“I like your shoes, where did you get them?”“Let me get some.”“I miss the old Granger.”--Heard by the front office:“I want to go dancing.”“Hey Jose!”“You’re annoying.”“It’s too packed here!”“I wish we didn’t have the fresh-man here.”“I need to order my yearbook.”“My school picture came out re-ally ugly, look.”“Are you going to all lunches?”“Why are you guys fighting to-day?”

--Heard in the L-hall:“I want to donate blood, but I’m scared.”“It’s my day off.”“I hate my next class. It’s so bor-ing, and I hate that teacher.”“Only sometimes I do it.”“It’s as if he didn’t do anything.”“I want coffee.”“I really do hate being a girl sometimes.”“I don’t want to.”“Where are you going?”“OK.”“Next time we should.”“Look, it’s her.”“She’s so short.”“I need to cut my hair.”“I want to go to Dixie for col-lege.”“What are those kids doing?”“Pizza.”“I miss my girlfriend.”“I hate English class.” --Heard in the G-hall:“Didn’t she have a baby?”“I don’t want to be late.”“I didn’t go to the last football game, I’m sad about that.”“Listen to this song.”“That’s down, dude.”“Or nahh.”“Ugh, I have math next.”“I need to work out.”“Hey.”“Today is not my day.”“My hair won’t stay in place.”“I already told you.”“It’s nice.”“We didn’t know.”“Just in case.”“The what?” --Heard in the F-Hall“What’s wrong? You look mad.”“This is hard.”“ABC”“It’s a love/hate thing, I guess.”“How does it look?“No.”“How much do you need?”“Just kidding.”“I don’t want a shirt.” “What size?’“I’m always hungry.”“Don’t step on my shoes.”“All right!”“I wish I could of tried out.”“I look so ugly.”“Do you have a problem?”“Was this recent?”“She’s bae.”

With all this attention to test performance, Ms. Ward anticipates the future of high ACT scores for Granger Lancers.

Heard in the halls

By Daniela OlveraTHE UTAH Museum of Natural History is amazing. I went with my twin sister and my younger brother. As soon we walked in, we were mesmerized by the art surrounding the lobby, and it wasn’t simple 2D art work, either. The lobby contains statues full of texture and color. The employ-ees treated us so nicely. They got us excited to go see the exhibits. The very first thing we saw when we walked up to the second floor was a great big glass wall full of different displays -- from butterflies to Indian clothing to tiki statues. Right in front of the display, they have a big round overlook of areas where some of the artifacts were found. As we continued forward we saw a small display of American Indian artifacts; their clothing, food and hunting gear taking over most of the walls with a huge round screen surrounding the northern wall showing documents and small clips of past Indians. After that, we entered a small area called “Our Backyard” which is a small play area for children to explore and learn more about Indian grounds and animals. Cir-cling the walls are small caves that children get the opportunity to climb in and see different types of animals such as snakes, lizards

and various types of bugs. Inside the little cave they have glass displays protecting the ani-mals. Also inside they have small chairs for the children to sit and enjoy the view of animals. The entryway to get in the caves are very small. Making it a little hard to get inside and capture a few images. On the eastern side of the walls they have a rather small water display that was empty, but it was still very nice to be able to look at it. When you first enter “Our Backyard” on your left side there is another entryway leading to a small room filled with bugs in jars and facts next to them, and on the opposing wall, there is a coat rack full of costumes children can try on and model. After leaving “Our Backyard,” I headed off towards the ancient times area. It was amazing. Filled with different shapes and sizes. The room was lit just enough to be able to see. The first exhibit to be seen is a big gray wall made to look like it’s underwater with different animals such as turtles, fishes and ancient otters. I was very impressed with how realistic the sculptures looked. Surrounding all walls and even the floors were dinosaur displays. It was so amazing to get so close to something that was once roam-

ing the earth. The dinosaurs were by far my favorite part, and get-ting to see different levels of that one exhibit was so much fun. Walking over glassed displays was exciting and nerve racking. Thinking that the glass might break at any moment trying to get to the next level. Once you walk past all the great big bones; you get to see animals that are a little more fleshed out. They had seagulls and pelicans hanging from the ceiling and a soundtrack that made you feel as if they were real. You need to have time to go through the entire museum it takes about two or three hours. It is open from 10:00 am - 5:50 pm. To enter for: Adults its $13.00, Young Adults 3-24 $11.00, Chil-dren 3-12 $9.00, Seniors 65 and over $11.00, and Children under two years old are free. Normally they recommend that people go in groups because it is a lot cheaper and it is so much more fun. The museum is located at 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108. It’s a good idea to take a sweater because it is cold inside. Take money to buy snack or take snacks with you because you will get hungry. They have a store there, and they sell snacks, cloth-ing, and little replicas of the dino-saurs from inside of the museum.

The Utah Museum of Natural History is worth a visit

The Museum of Natural History is a facinating place to visit.