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Amazing Art Carnival dazzles Lancers By Antonio Loredo THE AMAZING art drawn, painted, and performed was all displayed at the Carnival of the Arts, a free art festival that was opened to the public from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, January 15. The festival featured art that was made by Granger students and dances and singing performed by Granger’s Dance Company and a show put on by the drama team. There was also a singing performance done by Andrea Jimenez (10) singing Mama I’m a big girl now. In front of all who attended the festival and she showed absolutely no fear when singing. “It was fun and thrilling it felt natural singing to the big crowd on the stage,” Jimenez said. “I think that the whole festival went well there was a lot of heart and work put into the performances,” Jimenez said. The performances were all great everyone definitely worked hard
to put a good show on for all the people who attended. “I wish more people would have showed up to the festival, it was great,” she said. There were four different galleries categories during the festival the drawn art, music, theater, and dance. Each one had an amazing part to it, and music had the school rock band and the school’s marching band. The art was Granger’s student-made paintings, sculptures/masks and pencil-drawn art. “I came to the art show because I love art, and I thought there would be an auction,” Mariah Jimenez (11) said. “I think art is very important because the world would be dull without it there would be no creativity, imagination or inspiration,” she said. The dancing part of the carnival was held towards the end of the art show along with the theater part of the show. The dance
performed by the Dance Company was called Tangled History. Many people loved it, and it was pretty amazing. “My favorite part of the show was the art gallery, I really liked the masks on display,” Jimenez said. Tons of people showed up to the art festival but there still could have been a bigger turnout. Especially the students of Granger high should have been there not just to support the school, but because it is very interesting and amazing. “Tonight I performed with Dance Company in a dance called Tangled History,” Amanda Mckinnon (10) said. “Art is important because people use it as an escape, and it’s great to express.” All of the drawn and painted art was displayed in the alumni room next to the auditorium and it was filled with excellent pieces of work. There was an amazing
drawing of Audrey Hepburn and full-bodied sketches of models. The festival was organized by lots of students like Ciearra Everill (12) who ran the music in the musical theater part of the show. “I’m here because I am the historian of the drama club, and art is an important thing in this world,” Everill said. “I probably won’t be able to see the art because I don’t have the time, since I’m running the show, but I would go see if I wasn’t so busy,” Everill said. Theater is a big part of Everill’s life. She’s been a part of it for three years, but hated the idea of being judged or going on stage. Mr. Fuller and Mrs. Anderson opened it up to her. “Art can capture emotion we can’t express verbally,” Everill said. The Carnival of the Arts was great. The shows had tons of great art that everyone enjoyed.
Andrea Jimenez, Gillian Rosier and Stephanie Wright showing off their amazing pipes to the audience of the art show.
Teachers talk about Valentine’s Day experiences By Andrea Lomeli IT’S THAT time of year again when Lancers get ready to prepare what they’re going to give their sweethearts for Valentine’s Day. And for those who don’t, well they should probably start looking for one or just prepare and anticipate the loneliness that they’re going to encounter on that day. While students try to come up with ways to spend Valentine’s Day, they might be interested in some of their teachers’ experiences, too. Here’s one teacher who talks about one of his best valentines when he was back in high school. “When I was in high school I became really good friends with who I thought was the cutest sophomore in the whole school,” Mr. Pace said. “We became really good friends and went on some dates and on Valentine’s Day, she made me a cookie. I’m not sure
how big it was; it was probably about three feet wide and three feet tall. It was the best cookie I ever had,” Mr. Pace said. Although valentines can be really cute and bitter sweet for some teachers, it could also be a bit awkward and create some misunderstandings. “My first year in college my father sent me flowers for Valentine’s Day and signed it, ‘Love Pat,’ ” Ms. Atkin said. “My roommate was dating a guy named Pat, and she thought her boyfriend was sending me flowers, and she wouldn’t talk to me for about a week. I had to get my dad on the phone to explain to her that it was from him, and she didn’t want to believe it. It was just all-around embarrassing for everybody, including my dad,” she said. After it was said and done, they laughed about it. Now Ms. Atkin is a Facebook friend of her college roommate
and they still laugh about it now. Although some may end in a disaster, others can end in ways that no one ever expected. Ms. Heidinger talks about how she had one of the best Valentine’s Day she ever had when she was in graduate school. “So I had been broken up with a boyfriend, and I thought this Valentine’s Day would end tragically for me. But when I got home to my apartment, I saw that there were a dozen roses waiting for me, and they said they from Mike. And I was like, ‘Oh, my gosh! It can’t be this guy again,’ ” Ms. Heidinger said. She explained how the guy that blew her off was named Mike, and that she also knew this other Mike that she had been talking to recently. “So I was a little bit confused, because it said, ‘To the most beautiful woman in the world.’ It was surprise because I had met
the guy at my sister’s wedding, and we had been emailing back and forth. So that was the first time he let me know he felt,” said Ms. Heidinger. She also went on about what wonderful guy this new Mike turned out be, and that is the story of how she met her husband. Valentine or no Valentine, there’s no need to stress because maybe it takes a while or the right place or the right time to find a valentine. And if Valentine’s Day isn’t perfect, then there will be something to laugh about later on. Sometimes the best Valentine’s Day plan for students is just to defy the loneliness of this holiday by hanging out with friends. That’s one of the great things about this generation. Valentines day will obviously be more meaningful when you get older, but right now Lancers are just going with the flow.
Seminary is worth the price
By Katie Avery THE KIDS who miss out on earning credit by taking seminary say it’s worth it. Kailee Justesen (11) takes the class because she likes it. “I like seminary because it’s fun and I feel like they actually interact with us. It’s not like a regular class,” she said. Justesen thinks it’s worth not getting credit for it because it’s like a free period. “The only thing that’s hard is the reading. My parents make me take seminary, but if it came down to it, I don’t think I’d take a different class,” Justesen said. For Mckaida Davies (11), her parents also started out making her take seminary, but now she takes it because it’s good for her. “I enjoy it some days because I get to get out of school and talk with friends. It’s a way to get me away from the high school scene. It’s worth not getting credit for the class because it’s rewarding spiritually, and it teaches me real-life goals,” Davies said. She thinks seminary is pretty easy. “All we have to do is basically show up, participate, and read,” she said. Della Gurr (12) also likes seminary because it is a way to escape school. “It’s worth not getting credit because you still get credit toward your church education, and if you take seminary, it is a higher chance to go on a mission. I take it because it is part of my religion, and it’s easy. We learn life lessons and church history,” Gurr said. Derek Stephens (12) takes seminary so he can develop “Christlike attributes.” “In seminary we talk about becoming more like Jesus Christ. All we do is show up and ask questions about life. It’s worth not getting credit for taking seminary, because it’s worth bettering myself and becoming the person I want to be after more experiences,” he said. Miranda Musselman (12) thinks seminary is a good experience to get away from school as well. “It’s worth not getting any credit for this class because you still gain a good amount of knowledge. It’s not hard, because there is never a wrong answer. I take it because it’s a good opportunity to get knowledge about something you won’t get in school,” Musselman said. Effort from these kids is required to take the class, but it is an effort they will never regret. It’s a season of growth and a time of opportunity. They are on the quest for truth. It takes loyalty and integrity to be part of the church. It’s their duty to keep their testimonies alive, and seminary can change the lives of those with a willingness and desire to learn.
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