Granger high school
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TRICOLORTIMES.COM
February 2012 LIV-5
School spirit may lead to personal success Opinion by Calvin Rankin GRANGER sucks. How does this make you feel? For many, it doesn’t feel very good. “It makes me feel like crap. It makes me angry,” Acea Spencer (12) said. For most, this is the initial reaction of Granger students when they hear these things. What about when people say Granger is “ghetto?” “Granger’s not ghetto, it’s a good school,” Michael Simonsen (12) said. So the question is, “Does Granger have school spirit?” Many students have pondered this question. “Yes, we do,” Nathan Saxton (12) said. This is how most students feel.
Many students feel that “We should have more school spirit,” Simonsen said. Why do we need school spirit? What does it matter? School spirit is the glue that holds a student body together. School spirit encourages students to work harder to get better grades. Students wouldn’t ever want to do anything to “shame their school” if they had school spirit. Many Granger students do have school spirit and lots of it. Though, many students have no school spirit or close to it. “Many people attend our sporting events.” Spencer said.
What can we do to increase more school spirit? Perhaps if there was more Granger attire available for purchase. “I wish we had more Granger gear.” Spencer said, any Lancers agree. Though some feel this way, others don’t. Our schools baseball team does not “slack off” when it comes to Granger attire. They make sure that Granger gear is readily available to those that attend their games. If we are going to have a school that has a good reputation, we need to increase our level of school spirit. If you see anyone
that is struggling in class or with their grades, help them. Don’t let them struggle. Let’s show love for our school by not vandalizing, or spitting your gum on the floor. As “daunting” as it sounds, let’s respect our teachers, administrators, and all other Granger High staff. They care about this school just as much as you do. We need to increase test scores and our school’s G.P.A. With good test scores comes pride in yourself. With pride in yourself comes pride in your school. School spirit is an essential part of school. People that have school spirit show that they care
for something. People that have school spirit tend to care more about grades and their education. Our nation needs school spirit because it needs people that care. These are the people that make our country strong. These are the scholars that pioneer research. We need these people to become the next generation of working class Americans and it all comes from showing that you care. School spirit is essential to student, school, and success. We need to do everything in our power to encourage school spirit. Let,s make Granger the best high school in the state!
Jordan Hernandez (12) waves his arms and shouts to get the crowd going. Basketball fans show lots of spirit. Regular seasson games are free with student I.D.
Gossip is another form of bullying Gossip isn’t always true. Don’t believe everything you hear
Opinion by Miranda Lopez GOSSIP is a ‘fun’ thing that everybody does. Whether someone’s talking about something fun that happened in class, or just flat out talking mack on a friend. Either way, everybody gossips. No matter who they are. It’s common nature; it is going to happen. However, even if anyone does gossip, do they ever stop to think about what they’re gossiping about? Or wonder who or what might be affected when they open their mouth? Probably not. I think that gossiping is a form of bullying. Whether anyone else likes to think so or not, it is. What a lot of people don’t realize is who they’re going to be hurting in the end. Some girls may do this on purpose to ‘strike out’ at some other chick they may not like. Whatever the reason, it’s still not right. Gossip tends to start rumors which usually lead to a reputation that may or may not be true. A lot
of the times other people will say, “I hate him because he’s a player” or “Oh, I hate her because she’s a slut” without getting to know the person. First of all, what gives anyone the right to say something about someone that they don’t know? They’ve got no right. This gossip trend seems to happen more often in high school than anywhere else. I say this because this is what it was like at my other school before I moved to West Valley, and started school here at Granger at the beginning of the semester. There were people who were absolutely terrified to go to school because they would get tormented over and over again. I always swore that I would never stoop down to their level. Not only did this happen at my old school, but I’ve seen the worst out of people here as well. There will be people walking around alone as if they were in search of a friend. There are also those famous girls who think, “oh
I’m better than you.” I personally think those girls need to get over themselves. Wouldn’t you think that this is a form of bullying? It happens everywhere we go. If you’re at work, school, or maybe even the mall when you’re passing by. I’m not saying gossip should be protested against anyone’s will. I’m trying to say that when people gossip they should watch what words that come out of their mouths. It’s hurting the people around you that don’t need to be treated like that at all. High school is supposed to be the best days of our lives, not the most miserable. Every student should be able to walk through the doors of Granger High confident, with smiles on their face. If there are students who can’t do that, there’s a problem that needs to be fixed. My point is, that if gossip was limited, every student would have a much happier high school life.
A winter without snow By Curtis Hughes WINTER isn’t the same without the snow. It is the symbol of the season. Utah is known for the greatest snow on earth, but only if there is snow to have. It is reported that we have only a quarter of the snow fall compared to last year, and only half of all the precipitation throughout the season. James Holland (10) said he isn’t worried. “I’m not sad there is no snow, I’m thrilled!” Holland said. “I am hoping for a quick transition to summer.” Winter is not Holland’s favorite season. He occasionally has to walk to school, and it is easier without the snow. Holland said he will miss going sledding with the snow, but he isn’t too distraught. “I hate snow!” Kylee Cutler (11) said. “I don’t mind the cold weather, but I don’t like the cold and wet rain or snow.” Cutler is not missing the snow, she is hoping that summer comes fast and we can get into the better
weather. “If water weren’t an issue, I wouldn’t be worried about a quick change, but I am a little worried,” she said Meteorologists have said we have nothing to worry about. Our state received enough precipitation last year that we have nothing to worry about, unless this happens again next winter. Utah is a state with unpredictable weather. It is very possible to have a late series of snow storms in the season, but we could go until October without seeing snow. Taylor Swedin (12) says he misses the snow. “If there was snow, I would be sledding, and ice skating, and all those things!” Both Blanca Zuniga (12) and Aubrey Jensen (12) agree that the snow is just a wet, cold bother. “I wish it snowed a lot in the mountains, but not down here. Then we only have it when we want it,” Jensen said. Sounds like winter needs to give up and let summer take its place. It’s what we all want.
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