As a child growing up in a multicultural environment, Lisa Goldsmith, a biology teacher at Granite Bay High School, never felt apart from those around her because of her race. 

Throughout elementary…

As of the 2019-2020 school year, 2.1% of the 2,073 students at Granite Bay High School identify as Black or African American. Concurrently, the staff at GBHS mirrors this minority percentage accordingly…

Everyday dread is assimilated by the creaking of my garage door opening, denoting another day of saying goodbye with the looming knowledge that my parents are venturing into hot pots of Covid-19. 
My…

We’re coming back from a brief hiatus, so I’m excited to be bringing you a new episode. So, what’s the difference between ethnicity and race? I had always assumed that they were the same thing:…

Y.R. is an Iranian chemical engineer. In 2016, she stayed awake for 24 consecutive hours supervising catalysts in her laboratory, a task that most modern labs with basic funding could manage without human…

She took the podium with might. Her presence itself was a powerful symbol, the prestige she would receive for just standing there was evident. 

The radiance of her smile, the glow of the yellow beaming…

Placer County is currently administering COVID-19 vaccines to health care personnel in Phase 1a, as well as residents over the age of 65 and workers in specific employment-based sectors such as education,…

Welcome to White-Passing, where I, Ali Juell, and Jillyan McKinney, the Ethnic Studies teacher at Granite Bay High School, discuss being White and Latinx. This podcast series will focus on ethnicity,…

On December 14, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously in favor of five days a week of in person instruction with 70 minute class periods despite the calls from the teachers’ union to continue on a…

Welcome to White-Passing, where I, Ali Juell, and Jillyan McKinney, the Ethnic Studies teacher at Granite Bay High School, discuss being white and latinx. This podcast series will focus on ethnicity,…

Over the last decade, the demographics of GBHS have become more diverse with a growing minority population. 

According to the GBHS 2009-10 School Accountability Report Card, 24.8% of enrolled students…

Corsages, tuxes, and dresses fill Instagram feeds, paired with captions of “Shhh!” and “Best winterball ever.”  As high schools have not been allowed to plan functions throughout this semester,…

Election season brings an unending flurry of emotions.

There are inevitable highs and lows with every batch of polls and slip-ups that cover the front pages, especially in a time where political tensions…

While there have always been screams of social injustice relating to race in America, this summer those voices have been amplified tenfold. I’m sure you know why.

But when there is a large group of…

Diversify Our Narrative (DON) is a student-led organization that advocates for a more diverse curriculum and inclusive district. The RJUHSD Diversify Our Narrative chapter is now connecting with their…

Throughout the nation, thousands of 911 calls are made every day. Trained police officers are always at the ready to be at a scene of emergency, but with state and county restrictions that limit the amount…

This year marks the 47th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a case that made abortion legal on the federal level in 1973.

And yet, many people across the country wonder if reproductive rights may soon be limited…

In recent years, there has been discussion of changing the student section name from Tribe to one that is more favorable due to the concerns that the name Tribe can be viewed as insensitive towards Native…

Death to suicide has become so common that it has also almost become numbing.  Mourning those who passed is often the automatic response to hearing of such tragedies.  However, the strenuous battle survivors…

A place of inclusion – the student cheering section at Granite Bay High School was designed to be a place where students could gather for a common purpose in support of their peers. While the students…

In the ongoing battle against COVID-19, the janitorial staff is the frontline defense for Granite Bay High School.

As students and faculty transition into the new frontier of hybrid learning, safety…

Grandparents play an important role in many peoples’ lives as they are the people we go to when our own parents say “no”or when we get a bad grade on a test and need some cheering up, like ice cream…

“If anything like SARS happened again, everyone in the world knows who they would call: they would call us. And we would step up,” Tanja Popovic, the former CDC Chief Science Officer, said in 2007. 
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Leading up to the district’s reopening 178 teachers who believed they would be teaching from home had the rug pulled out from underneath them and discovered they would be coming back to school in just…

Firefighters risk their lives so that the community feels safe.

Firefighters have been particularly active recently as they battle the major wildfires that have been raging throughout California.

Due…

As social inequalities have gained media attention over the last couple of months, advocating for racial reform has increased respectively as a result. Included within that agenda is diversifying school…

Amidst the “resurfacing” of  racial tensions, many students have begun to express their voice on fragile issues through social media and other activism platforms.

Diversify Our Narrative, a student-led…

In an empty room, the lights come up on an older man. He smiles into the camera, connecting with viewers all over America. 

Former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden opens…

In the middle of the summer where time stopped, junior Chloe Docto sat at her desk preparing to launch what would be the beginning of something great.

All she had to do was click “publish” and she…

For many seniors, that last spring semester is when they make their last memories of highschool. By that time many seniors are finally relaxing. College applications are over, SAT and ACT tests are done,…

With people unable to leave their homes due to the shelter-in-place mandate, many have found themselves feeling adventurous and experimental when it comes to switching up their physical appearance.

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Hosts Ransom Allen and Ashley Yung interview Matthew Wilson, a senior at GBHS, about how student life is changing with social distancing, college and online classes, and the class of 2020 missing out…

   Staying locked indoors indefinitely is bound to result in serious cabin fever. As California residents search for ways to ride out the state-wide self-quarantine order from Gov. Gavin Newsom, many…

Coronavirus has affected all age groups, although some undoubtedly more than others.

At GBHS, among the other concerns juniors face is the fear of their college admissions chances, whether they’re…

While the world seems to be falling apart, schools everywhere are working hard to maintain some semblance of normalcy for their students.

Like many other schools in California, Granite Bay High School…

In wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the senior class of 2020 has had to sacrifice countless ‘lasts’ of high school, but this global crisis could also be affecting their future.

For many seniors planning…

Barely a month ago girls were frantically making arrangements for junior prom, spending weeks and typically a hefty amount of cash to find the perfect dress.  As events like prom only happen once throughout…

New York City.

A place brimming with opportunity and excitement at every corner you turn.

The glitz of Broadway and the glowing billboards of Time Square.

So much to see! So much to do!

When…

Never before has Granite Bay High seen its profound educational system shift to a delivery of content online.

That is, until now.

After the discovery of the novel coronavirus outbreak, nearly all…

Former GBHS students from all over the country are currently facing difficulties as multiple colleges across the nation are beginning to shut down.

After the outbreak of COVID-19, numerous universities…

We are living in unprecedented times in America – Covid-19 has shut the country down and  triggered an astonishing economic collapse. But it’s also personal, and it’s being lived out in the homes…

As the semester drags on, the days getting longer and longer, seniors begin to wonder if everything interesting has just been drop-kicked out of existence by the California Department of Education.

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Stories about victims of the life-threatening disease of cancer has become all too common throughout the world.  In fact, it’s almost become too common to the extent that feeling the direct emotions…

Update: Roseville Joint Union High School District schools will be closed from March 16 to April 14 following a directive from the Placer County Department of Education to close down all schools in the…

In this era of awareness, more women have taken a stance against sexual assault and raising awareness.

They’ve been fighting for change, and the change they’ve been pushing for has begun to push…

Racing has always been a unique choice in the sporting world. In comparison to other sports and hobbies, motorsports has differentiated itself with the thrill of pushing far past the limits of the human…

Recently, two GBHS senior boys presented a bill to a California state senator. 

In December, GBHS senior Zack Haug had the idea to promote 17-year-olds voting in the California primary election if…

Another Friday night, another typical high school party.  One particular Friday afternoon in early December, however, marked a different type of get-together — a college letter-opening party.

Fifty…

With February comes Black History Month, a chance to honor Black Americans who changed the course of history and made the world a better, more equal place. 

According to Advanced Placement U.S. history…

Political tensions between the U.S. and Iran have generated controversy for many years. 

Yet, even brighter sparks have begun to fly after the recent U.S. driven assaination of Iranian general Qasem…