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Genetically modified foods make students anxious By Ada Stott A GMO IS an organism whose genome has been altered by the techniques of genetic engineering so that its DNA contains one or more genes not normally found within. The main company creating these genetically modified foods is Monsanto, and the main crops are corn, soy, and sugar beets. The seeds altered by Monsanto, are done so in a way that they are pesticide resistant. So the farmers can put the pesticide Roundup on their crops to kill any weeds without killing the crops. This lets farmers produce much more food. Agricultural scientists are currently doing testing to try to inject cancer-fighting chemicals and vitamins into plants’ DNA. Some farmers are very pleased about this; they can make a lot more money if they have more produce to sell. But some farmer’s think organic is better, and
the closer to nature humans can stay, the healthier we’ll be. Some consumers think that this can’t be good for humans, but none of the current genetically modified products have been implicated in allergic reactions or any other health care problems in people. While the research on effects is still progressing, many people question the safety of GMOs. “I don’t worry about GMOs, they don’t bother me,” Elijah Revada (9) said. “I don’t sit there and think about things when I’m eating them; it won’t bother me right now if I have future health risks,” he said. Mr. Price, a biology teacher at Granger high thinks that it has two effects. “If we can have food that can feed hundreds and thousands of people, we definitely should. At the same time, there is always concern that genetically modified food will have adverse
affects on us. So you can die of hunger, or you can die of GMOs,” he said. Eighty percent of all food in America is genetically modified. Monsanto claims that the only way to mass-produce food that can feed the 7.1 billion people, is to scientifically alter the seed. Robert Walsh (9) disagrees. “It makes me sick to know this. It feels like we’re eating pesticides, and they’re used to kill bugs,” he said. Ms. Neibaur a freshman academy teacher at Granger High isn’t very pleased about this, as well. “When I think about GMOs, it makes me feel like the whole earth is going to turn into a giant skull, and that makes me really angry,” she said. “Nature shouldn’t be patented. Almost no testing has been done and it’s already in the market.” Mass-producing is a controversial topic though. “At first, mass pro-
ducing food sounds really good. But if you think about it, it’s probably not good for us,” Walsh said. Revada sees another side of this. “I think that Monsanto and those other biotech companies have the right idea. We need a lot of food for all these people. With normal seeds, plants die, or get infected, but with these seeds, you can really produce a lot,” Revada said. Now there is a difference between crossbreeding and genetically modifying. Crossbreeding takes two like plants and breeds them together to make a plant with both qualities. Genetically modifying does this in a way, but takes the genes of things that are very different, in a way that would never happen in nature to give desired qualities in a plant. Sixty-four countries have now passed laws, stating that all genetically modified food needs to continued below
Students weigh in on the testing
By Skye Rouse NOT ONLY do some students think that they are tested too much, but so do some teachers. “We as students are tested way too much. Some teachers expect way too much out of me; I mean I have my after school activities, my homework, and I work. I don’t have that much time to study I keep my grades up, but if we only had one big test at the end of the semester it would let me not be so uptight about my grades,” Mesa Fullmer (9) said. Some people can’t handle the stress of it. It’s just too much. “I think we are tested way too much, I have A.D.D. and it’s really hard to sit down and just concentrate.” “The studying doesn’t bug me at all it’s just I have to study so many subjects all at once and the tests are all on the same day, so it’s just too much and too stressful,” Jaxon Morill (9) said. “I don’t mind all the testing to be honest. I don’t mind it because I know how much it helps me to achieve my goal of having good grades. It does give me bad anxiety sometimes, but I work through it and what needs to be done gets done,” Iker Oregel (9) said. “We have a lot of testing especially in A.P. classes. I have had to stay up all night long so I can study for my tests. It gives you really bad anxiety than you end up being really tired for the test because you haven’t slept all night long. Some testing advice would be make sure you eat right and sleep well because if you don’t it sucks and you can’t concentrate,” June Pham (11) said. Some kids don’t even care because for them, it’s easy breezy. “I think the testing is, fine I really don’t know why kids make such a big deal out of it. I don’t get stressed with the testing I think it’s easy breezy. I think people blow this way out of proportion,” Jessica Gonzalez (9) said.
Ms. Neibaur takes a strong stand against genetically modified organisms in favor of organically grown foods.
have a label to let people know. Revada thinks that they should pass this law in the U.S., “People like to know what they’re eating, and I know that if it’s bad for people, they want to know, especially if they’re on some diet or are trying to cleanse themselves,” Revada said. Walsh thinks that it wouldn’t change anything. “It’s not going to affect anyone’s diet. Just because they see a sticker doesn’t mean that they’re not going to buy it,” Walsh said. Mr. Price agrees with both. “It may affect some people. The tree huggers will say ‘no I don’t want to eat this, the socially conscious people will say ‘no this will harm me’. But the average joe doesn’t care,” he said.
“This sounds like a good law, it lets consumers whether or not they want it,” Mr.Price said. Monsanto’s crops are registered as a pesticide, but sold as a food. “I think this is due to our country not being vocal enough. No one cares about what’s on their plate, they just eat it,” Revada said. “Our country should have more background checks on food. It should go through a process and have legit evidence offered to the public,” Walsh said. The same company that created Agent Orange in the Vietnam War is now in charge of the nation’s food industry. “The science can go both ways, it might be bad, but it has it’s perks. We lose hardly any food,” Revada said. Monsanto’s studies are only
three months long. For this reason, some people think that eating these pesticides is causing future health risks although humans have no current knowledge on this. “I don’t think you can tell because the tests were on mice and their smaller, and have a weaker immune system,” Revada said. But Walsh has a different idea. “The fact that there haven’t been more studies makes me sick. I’m like, ‘Hey guys lets go kill ourselves and go eat GMOs,’ ” Walsh said. As high school students, what’s on the plate isn’t a big deal as far as knowing what it is or where it came from. “We probably don’t care about it, because it’s not what’s cool, we can’t keep enough attention on it,” Revada
said. Walsh thinks that it depends on gender. “We don’t care. Well, guys don’t. Some girls do because they care about their weight. I think they only thing they look at is calories. Not the ingredients or what it’s made of,” Walsh said. For him, it’s whether or not one cares what is used to fuel one’s own individual body. To Revada, this doesn’t affect him, to Ms. Neibaur, well, she is already GMO-free, to Walsh, he might look at some of the labels next time he goes shopping, and to Mr. Price, he thinks that nature will correct itself over time. All in all, GMOs need more research before anything can be said clearly.
Iker Orgel is ready for the tests.
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March 2015, page 2, News
Diverse music choices entertain Granger Lancers
Taylor Swift inspires Besima Muskic.
By Hailey Piper EVERYONE has a certain taste in music. Some are more involved with music than others. For some people music is their outlet for how they feel. Music has benefits for some, it may help them focus, help them through tough times, or just make them feel better. No matter who it is, everyone listens to music. There are many who write music because that’s how they relieve stress or just lift the weight that the world puts on their shoulders. “My favorite bands that I listen to are The Offspring and After Romeo,” Aubrey Young (9) said. Sometimes it can very much have an affect on the mood of a person. “When I’m sad, I listen to pop. Pop makes me feel better and helps calm me down when needed,” said Young. “Music comes before family.” Music is always heard, nearly wherever. Go to the store, music is playing. Music is also used to advertise stuff on commercials. Sometimes a song just describes one’s life. For Besima Muskic (9), the song that describes her life is “Blank Space” by Taylor Swift. “It describes my life because all of the blank spaces on my death notes,” Muskic said. There are a lot of people who are picky about their music. They mainly listen to one kind of music and that music only when they have a choice. . Music is important. It’s also an interesting topic at Granger High. Look around the halls and see what you can find. Explore and try out new music.
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Bryan gives to hospitals with a fuzzy heart By Andrea Lomeli SOME STUDENTS sacrifice time to practice for sports while others study and pass final exams, but then there are students who sacrifice their time to help others, students like Bryan Guzman (12). Even though it’s his senior year and he has busy work and school schedules, he still manages to pull off and organize a charity event all by himself. His goal is to collect 100 Teddy bears and donate them to kids and maternity wards and any other sorts of patients at hospitals. He works with a variety charities and partnerships with: Shriner’s Hospital, Intermountain, LDS, and Primary Children’s Hospital. Not only has he set this up at Granger, but also at Granite Technical Institute and other places. “I’ve gone beyond schools to different cities and even Ogden to pick up donations, as well as to Sandy just to pick up two Teddy bears,” Guzman said. So how does a kid with a lot on his plate decide to do something so nice for his community?
“So half of it was for a project for a scholarship and the other half of it was just for good will of my heart just to do something nice,” Guzman said.
the dedication it takes. “It will require a lot of sacrifice. I got in a car accident because of the Teddy bear drive, which cost another $60. So I invested all my
Bryan Guzman collected Teddy bears from around the valley to donate to hospitals.
He also talks about how this not the first charity/volunteer project he has done. “I’ve mostly done tiny stuff like blood drives, anything within that range, but this is the first time I ever had my own type of drive and done everything by myself,” he said. He gives some advice to students who are interested in doing something like this and explains
money on this. But then again, it is for a scholarship and a good cause, so at the end of the day it’s worth it. I paid just one hundred dollars just for expenses for gas, even washing Teddy bears, which isn’t as cheap as what most people would expect,” Guzman said. “As long as anyone is willing to put in the sacrifice and time, honestly any sort of charity would
pretty much be good. Whatever they have in mind will be put to place if they put in they put the effort to it and even the money and everything else to it,” he said. Most teachers and staff would agree that he is truly a hard worker and gives it his all and are very happy for him. “I’m very excited to see Bryan becoming a leader in service and community outreach; he has really excelled academically in his career,” Ms. Staggs said. Ms. Staggs has had the chance to mentor and Bryan as intern and help him in his medical career. She also described what a hard working student he is. “He came about to where he was clearly willing to take responsibility to his future. He very works hard. Nothing was handed to him, it was his motivation and soft skills that helped him. Anyone can do it, It is all about the work and effort you put in in,” Ms. Stagg said. Guzman’s random acts of kindness are truly inspiring for a lot people, and they even make his mentors proud.
Lancers plan Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations By Samuel Su’a THESE are the stories of people at Granger who are interested in the holiday of St. Patrick’s Day. “I love the month of March for St. Patrick’s Day because I can eat lots of candy,” Jason Wagner (11) said. Jason thinks he’s going to pinch everyone who is not wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day. He said that he likes St. Patrick’s Day for the green peppermint. While some kids still think pinching is the St. Patrick’s culture, other kids think pinching is immature. “I really don’t like St. Patrick’s Day because it’s just the theme of green and I don’t really like the fact that it’s all just for your enjoyment of pinching other people for not wearing green,” Anthony Smith (10) said. “Well, I do have a green lantern shirt at home along with some green sport sneakers and a pocket with a lot of green in his wallet,” he said. “I love St. Patrick’s Day be-
cause I really wanted to sport my new Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers jersey,” Martin Staves (11) said. Martin said that he is just going to make the best of his St. Patrick’s Day by taking his girlfriend to go bowling at to show off his Rodger’s Jersey. “I want to make this St. Patrick’s Day really special for his girlfriend and wanted to take her out to eat,” Losi Losi (9) said. Losi chose to take his girlfriend to Golden Corral for St. Patrick’s Day because Golden Corral had a five dollar discount for a couple. “I really like the short elf that looks like he’s from Ireland and it’s really just a special day for the Irish blood that we have here at Granger High School,” Toni Kale (11) said. “I am going to head to the Salt Palace because they are holding a free foods day for St. Patrick’s Day,” Josue Valetta (11) said. I asked Jose what gift was he going to get his little sister this year and
he said, “I’m going to give her a new IPod touch 5 with a green customization to show my appreciation for her. “I want to make this St. Patrick’s Day really special for my girlfriend up at the University Of Utah really special by getting her a very dark green Utes T-shirt,” Michael George (12) said. “I love everything about St. Patrick’s Day because the Georges always decorate their house green and serve special dinner and it’s just an honor to spend time with my family and friends,” Scott Nichols (12) said. “I wanted to get Green Apparel for my girlfriend one day and I am definitely going to get them for her this year on St. Patrick’s Day,” Michael Stevenson (11) said. “I know I really like this holiday because I really like the color Green and I do not want to get pinched just for not wearing green, especially because we are in high school and we are go-
ing through rough times,” Kayla Trenton (10) said. “It really sucks and it kind of makes me angry but Valentines Day is always a work day it sucked working on this holiday but I think this year, I am going to quit his job and spend time with my friends and go prank a lot of people on St. Patrick’s Day” Tilden Shaun (12) said. “I am not going to do anything but work on my tennis forearm and back hand and work on my skills as a sports team leader. I think St. Patrick’s Day is a waste of my time and has no meaning whatsoever,” John Bargnani (12) said. “I have football practice and always sport my green cleats and my green St Mary’s Nike shorts but that’s all I really do for my St. Patrick’s Day,” Alize Jones (11) said. St. Patrick’s day is celebrated all throughout the United States. So get out their Lancers and make sure to have a lot of fun.
For Lancers, satisfying hobbies include sports and service By Pedro Vargas HOBBIES are activities done regularly for fun. A hobby is something to put time and effort into. After a lot of practice at a hobby, people usually are really good at it. However, if they are not that dedicated, it could just be an activity they do for fun when done with regular chores. “I play the piano and the ukulele, I really enjoy playing those two instruments. I consider playing music one of my hobbies. I do it when I’m bored. I’ve been playing the piano and the ukulele for two years, and I really enjoy it,” Mylan Chau (11) said. Hobbies are also a fun way to pass time when there’s nothing to do. “My Favorite hobby is swimming. I’ve been swimming since I
was 8 years old, and I really enjoy doing it. I’m getting better every day, and I’m on the Granger High school swim team,” Alexis Castro (12) said. “My favorite hobby of all time is dance, I love dance. When I dance I feel free and my mind goes free -- it just feels amazing. I’ve been dancing for three years, and I’m on Granger’s drill team,” Shelby Rasmussen (11) said. “One of my favorite hobbies is playing soccer I love to play soccer it’s the best sport in the world. And I really like to play FIFA a lot. I always beat everyone I go against. Those are my two main hobbies,” Kevin Velasquez (11) said. Soccer is a really popular sport at Granger High School for a lot
of students. “I really don’t have hobbies or consider something I do a hobby, but I work at Famous Footwear, and I love to make money,” Pablo Cardenas (11) said. “I really like to volunteer and find the best way to help others. I do it because I feel good, and I really think that it brings the best out of me. I’ve joined a lot of clubs here at Granger High School,” German Andrade (12) said. Joining clubs at Granger High school is a great way for kids to learn about the hobbies and interests of their fellow students. With a little effort and time, students might soon find themselves with new friends and activities that will reward them for life.
Kevin Velasquez likes to play soccer on the field and on the computer.
Opinion, March 2015, page 3
VOL. LVII Issue 6
Photoshop editing tells lies
Opinion by Angel G. Figueroa PHOTOSHOP is for graphics editing, to simple things of fixing red eyes to removing a person completely. Using this editing tool can fun mess with pictures or it could even be job for others. Although Adobe’s Photoshopcan be used to make pictures look appealing like: a movie poster, making a crazy picture, nice scenery, removing an unattractive object in the way and many things like that. It can be misuse to for advertising to enhancing ones image. When people or companies misuse Photoshop or any other tool, they’re putting an image that is not is not them or not the real produced. They are changing what they
want us to see and that’s what bothers me the most and I’m not only one that things so either. According to, Melissa Lui from blogs.ubc.ca, “There are many models in the advertisements who are photoshopped into a skinner version,” and this is creating a false image to the people that view it. “In this case, it is not only immoral to the audience, as well as to the models,” she said. The public is being misled to believe everything from “this is what you should look like’ to ‘this what this product should look like, when it’s not true. Having the advertisers showing us these perfect body models or people removing something on their face. One big problem with this is
people getting a false image on what is real and what is not. Using the Photoshop to trick people is wrong. When people see this type of advertisement they are not seeing the real picture. Another problem that goes with the edited advertisement used in all sorts of media is that many people may get false images of what they should look like. This may led of people thinking less of themselves. It makes people go in these editing programs and make them look on what they saw but it is not all bad. I’m not saying to not use Photoshop and it should be stop being used. It should be used when it is really need and not used for making someone look better.
Police are turning suspects into victims Opinion by Gage Winters AN EMOTIONAL and genuinely frightened Eric Garner raises his voice and limbs telling the police to not touch him. A few moments pass by, Garner keeps his arms raised and the officers approach him as he distresses. One of these officers reaches for Garner’s arm; an additional officer wearing civilian clothing proceeds to wrap his arm around a struggling Garner’s neck. As the officer’s grip secures around Garner’s throat, he begins to cry out the phrase “I can’t breathe.” Garner continues to repeat this phrase until ultimately
the struggle ends, the words stop, and Garner never rises to his feet again. The grand jury later decided that there was not probable cause to indict the officer identified as Daniel Pantaleo. This case in itself is specifically a contemporary issue, but the problems comprised it are nothing new. The solution to the problem is proper education of popular thought, because a well-informed populace tends to make better decisions. We do this through education in the sense that we must all acknowledge and find pride in our backgrounds, but we must
also bond and thrive in acknowledgement of our differences. I have participated in local demonstrations concerning racial disparity, and public action is useful, but education is instrumental. There is no limit on how far we can move forward as a people if we may allow ourselves to learn from past mistakes. If we can take this case of blatant injustice and create something tolerant, legal, and right; we will be at liberty to accomplish something never before achieved. We can create a public conscious built upon proper education, tolerance, and most important of
Granger Lancers “act” on the ACT
Opinion by Felicia Cervantez best based on how high a score is org websites and there’s even THE JUNIORS at Granger High earned in each category. cellphone apps, just search, ACT. will be taking the ACT on March There are four tests and four cat- Preparing for the ACT can be 3. The ACT can be intimidating egories: reading, English, math, easy just like that. at times for students wondering and science. It can be scary thinking of takhow to prepare, worrying about This test will take a long time, ing the test, but it’s not as bad as scores, and just thinking of the that’s why it’s important to pre- many people perceive it to be. test in general. pare before taking the test, and If the test is taken seriously and However, the preparathe ACT has tion for it is a big impact good work, on shaping then there’s someone’s funo reason to ture, considerfear it. Just ing the score doing the best will determine work capable what schools is enough, and to attend, and the test can ultimately afbe retaken as fect the choicmany times as es of careers needed. So it’s for the future. OK to not do It also has an as well as poseffect on the sible the first fun activities time, but still students can try hard. do in their disAnd when tant futures, the second because the time comes scores from around go for the ACT also it, because correlate to this test is restudents’ fually important ture salaries. in guiding The ACT does students to a have a big imscholarships pact. and top-qualACT’s are in full swing, and Juniors can feel the heat. The ACT ity colleges. is very important, not only bepreparing for it isn’t very hard. If it’s not taken seriously, then cause it can determine how good With the right tools, it can be easy an amazing and easy future is a school someone can attend, to take the test. even harder to achieve. While life but also it gives a perspective There are many resources like isn’t easy, it can be made easier of what someone capabilities practice tests online, like the through the opportunities created are and what careers might be shmoop.com and ACTstudent. by high ACT test scores.
all: happiness. It is a curious matter that a vision of happiness and hope can be started by dismal events of woe. This vision of hope and happiness though e v e r- s o u g h t after, can only achieve verisimilitude through education.
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March 2015, page 4, Teen Living Special Feature
Lancers talk about their tough first heartbreaks
By Sendi Torres FIRST heartbreaks are unbearable to overcome, especially after being so close to the person and loving them for so long. Most people even lose friends because they choose their partner over their friendships, but not everyone is wise enough to be cautions in a relationship. “Me and my ex-boyfriend broke up because he did bad things that I didn’t like. After the break up I felt like I lost a part of me. I cried my eyes out every day after the break up. I stopped caring about people’s feelings after that,” Stephanie Cortez (12) said. She learned not to let people walk over her and to move on. Everyone has their own flaws that aren’t pleasing to the eyes. It’s best to talk to them about it
and see what they can do about it or simply help them out. There is no need to necessarily change a person, just try to get them out of trouble. “Last year I meet someone that I really liked. We started dating and then I found out that he had a girlfriend. I talked to him about that and he told me he wasn’t with her. I believed him, and later on I found out that he did have a girlfriend. He told me he was going to break up with her so I gave him another chance. He ended up not breaking up with her. I felt mad and stupid because I gave him another chance and he blew it,” Leydi Torres (12) said. She learned not to trust boys as well as anyone else. “It’s not bad to do some research before you start dating the person, you never
Tips on managing and saving money By Arriya Khopha ONE OF the many expectations for high school students is to get a job. Parents think that when getting a job, a person automatically becomes responsible for managing income. But that’s not always the case. High school is a time for teenagers to find themselves. When they’re making money, they have to figure out how to manage it. Money management can define who a person is. As graduation nears, many students are starting to plan for the future. Here are some tips to help save money: having loose change can be a hassle, use a piggy bank, open up
a savings account, take advantage of discounts and track spending habits. Most high school graduates are looking for a job in order to pay for college but learning how to efficiently manage money could help save lots. “I have a hard time with saving money. I usually track how much I spend so that I know what I can spend my money on in the future. The easiest way for me to save money is to put it in a piggy bank that I break once every two years,” Jimmy Mask (10) said. Statistics state that those with saving plans are twice as likely to become more successful in saving money.
Teen Living advice after graduation By Jennifer Duong TEEN LIVING is something every teen is known to do, like wishing to have a place of their own or finally being able to be away from their parents. But it’s not as easy as they might think. There are bills to pay and money to earn. It’s lots of work to provide supplies. And moving out comes with a responsibility, and that responsibility is dealing with all the troubles like college, jobs, roommates, transportation, and wanting to spend more while earning less. While some teens try to make a living of being a mature adult in their own homes and having their own privileges to do whatever they desire too, it comes with a price. The price that teens face is having enough to spend and having enough money to pay bills and electricity, etc. That even means that teens could possibly have to take in with two working jobs to have enough to spend and pay. But working with new people is good and it gives teens a chance to make a living, but they also must keep a good relationship with their co-workers and boss. Results in being in a good relationship with the people around them it makes it easier for the teens to work and get a better promotion. It doesn’t seem exactly hard because well, when having money for self-use it is more likely to see that as a great thing because then they can buy anything. Anything, but providing for
themselves. Using too much money without realizing how much there is left can cause to have debts, with that how will they manage to pay the bills and to pay college tuition. Be on a budget, p lan on how much to use to buy stuff like clothes, shoes and make sure to have enough for the rest of the things that are needed. Teens also need own transportation or public transportation to get to places. Not everything will be exactly handed to them if they think that even though living on their own and having their own place those others would provide for their needs. Once they have made their decision to move out, then it really is their responsibility. And to provide there is the cost of money, no job then no money to pay for the things they need and the things they want really. At first it might seem like heaven getting to leave the parents house and having to stay at a place of their own, relaxing, doing whatever they want to freely. Some can handle the pressure of having to do all this hard work but it comes to mind that doing college work, jobs, etc. that it will make everything easier later on once they are on the right path to continue on at where they left off of their future. Don’t give up on finding a place to live when moving out and giving up on a job, because with determination and hard work they’ll survive on their own money and living without having to run back to their parents house and get help.
know what they might be hiding,” Torres said. Most people have major trust issues after a breakup because their partner wasn’t being honest with them. Even after they promised them they were telling the truth. People usually lie about things that they know are true, but they don’t want anybody else to know. There is no reason to get back with someone that just lies. Relationships that involve lies will end up into arguments. Relationships that involve tons of arguments end up into heartbreaks. “I felt like I lost a part of me. I felt like I got shot through my heart,” Irma Lopez (12) said. She cried her eyes out every night. She fell into depression be-
cause that was just another problem added into her life. During that time she had a lot going on in her life, and she just couldn’t take another problem. “I learned to be careful with who I trust. The person you think you know can turn out to be completely different,” Lopez said. After a breakup people usually cry and fall into depression. There is no need to feel overwhelmed after the first breakup. The first person someone dates probably isn’t going to be who that person is with the rest of his or her life. It’s OK to cry. It’s a natural thing that everyone goes through. Just remember that things will eventually fall into place. Finding the right person takes time, so don’t rush it.
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Post High School advice for Granger Lancers By Krista LeFevre THERE ARE kids all around who have no idea what comes after high school, but there are some things that can be done to find out where to start. Anything from going to college to getting a job starts at Granger High’s career center. They can get the ball rolling into the future. Mrs. Stagg from the counseling center is here to help. “I do so much,” MRS. STAGG states, “In fact that is my primary focus of my job. I am responsible for career exploration with the goal of improving students future after high school.” She helps students get set for jobs after high school. “First, job shadows, internships, one on one exploration of ideas.” There are kids at Granger who already have a plan. They just
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need to know where to start. “I want to be an author. I know what college I am hoping to get into: Dixie State,” Johanna Shamo (12) said. She has got a plan and has started towards it. “It took me a long time,” Shamo said, “I started thinking about it in my junior year. I asked my dad. He suggested I get my associate’s degree.” She got the help needed. She has the experience, and now she can be asked for help also. Ask teachers at Granger for advice. They can share what they did after high school or just help you to find a career path you want to take. Mr. Moon shared what he did after high school. “I went to college. I took a ton of concurrent enrollment and AP classes. Then I got a scholarship because of grades,” he said.
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The advice he would give to students is, “Get good grades so they pay you to go to school. I did what I was supposed to when I was supposed to.” This helped him towards his future. Another option for getting a head start on the future is online research. There are websites everywhere to help you get started like the mappingyourfuture.org, kidshealth.org, or teenadvise.about. com websites. “I think it is good to search the Internet. I think students should look for financial aid. I also think they should just look for what fits them,” Ms. Dimond said. “I think they should talk to peers to find out what they want in colleges.” For students with a more specific option on what they want to do, there are websites for that.
For college, they can visit the bigfuture.collegeboard.org website. If they are more for going into service, they can visit the goarmy. com or todaysmilitary.com websites. It may not be one on one interaction, but the Internet can provide information on how to start. If college is not the most appealing choice, there are some good options. Students could go straight into the work force. There are quite a few good jobs that require little to no experience. Or they could start with an apprenticeship and Salt Lake Community College could help with that: go to the www. slcc.edu/apprenticeship/ website. Students could also volunteer. Start at the www.projects-abroad. org website. Get involved. Get set for the future.
Priority and time managment By Judit Zaragoza STUDENTS at Granger are in the process of working hard to manage their time and at the same point, their priorities. Many students here at Granger strive to manage their time for homework, chores, job, and or sports. A few excellent tips on time management might help. Try to make time for all priorities, meaning determine how long those particular priorities will take, and be prepared to complete it without procrastinating and leaving it until the closing minute. Furthermore, some students encounter problems such as, not knowing how to do their homework, giving up on it because it’s too difficult, or simply procrastinating just because it’s not due until a few class periods in the future. These are just excuses not to do it. Here at Granger, there is plenty of help offered to students, Granger provides after-school
tutoring in math that can benefit students that need guidance on their homework including help to catch up. “ ‘Time management’ is really a misnomer - the challenge is not to manage time, but manage ourselves. The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities,” time management consultant Stephen Covey said. As the quote said, the challenge of some is to manage themselves, which many don’t do, and that’s why many can’t manage their priorities, so therefore make an effort to schedule those priorities. There is not one single person that is too busy; the reason being is because they will always find time for what they feel is important. “A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same things; just at different times,” historian John DalbergActon said.
Long distance relationships at Granger High By Hillary Daoheuang NOT EVERYONE has a relationship close to home, and others have one in different parts of town or even out of state. These students don’t care how far away their loved ones live, but they manage to overcome the difficult obstacles they face to keep their relationships going. Ashton Howell (12) has many opinions about long-distance relationships. He believes for a long-distance relationship to work, “they both must be mature.” It could work out perfectly. He thinks they both have to respect each other, and it also depends how far they are willing to go. In Howell’s opinion, before they even proceed to a long-distance relationship, they must meet faceto-face first. For the time being, Howell isn’t focused on any relationship, right now he’s focused more on his education. Jesus Carrasco (12) thinks that a long-distance would be hard to keep.
He also thinks someone can be one way in texts, but be something different in person, which is pretty much agreeable. “Most likely they are cheating. I wouldn’t want to be in one. It just doesn’t feel right to me,” he said. He also wouldn’t want to be in any relationship any time soon. Maria Garcia (12) said that LDRs are half good and half bad. “If you have not met the person face-to-face, you don’t know how they really are,” she said. She said if she were in a long-distance relationship, “it wouldn’t feel right. The relationship would probably be based on lies.” She thinks there would be a lot of trust issues in the relationship. Cindy Lung (11) is currently kind of in a long-distance relationship. “It’s hard and sad,” she said. She has to wait until weekends to go see her boyfriend. One thing she does to make her relationship work is talk over Skype with her boyfriend. “I put my heart and faith into making this relationship work,” Lung said. Jasmin Reyes (11) understands
the frustrations of dating someone who lives far away. “It sucks to be in a long-distance relationship,” she said. Reyes also thinks it is good to be in one, because she doesn’t have to get ready to see her boyfriend. In her relationship she trusts her boyfriend and the most important thing in her relationship is communication, which is really important for it to work. Other people say that her relationship is bad, but Jasmin does not care what others say about her relationship. “It’s worth it to me,” she said. Pablo Careinas (10) said it’s pretty cool to be in long-distance relationship. He also said that it’s a lot work to maintain a long-distance relationship. “It isn’t easy; you have to give your partner a lot of attention, you must have communication skills, and most importantly, you must have trust,” he said. But to him it feels more fake to be in a long-distance relationship, because she too far, and “it feels like we are both wasting our time,” he said.
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March Madness takes over Granger
Kailee Justesen and Brooklynn Myler were ready to compete at region.
Drill team does great at region By Edith Pizana ON MONDAY, January 26, the drill team hosted a region competition at Granger. The Excaliburs, out of all the teams competing, won region. The Excaliburs practiced every day from 5:00 in the morning to the end of first period, just for this competition and for the one on February 6. “We were so very happy and proud because of how much we practiced for that,” Brooklynn Myler (9) said. “We competed with our military dance and our kick routines,” Myler said. “I don’t know if we are gonna win on Friday, cause we’re going up against teams that won their region too, and there’s a lot of other really good teams, so I don’t know,” she said. Other Excaliburs feel the same about winning the competition. “It felt like the most amazing feeling ever,” Kaylee Warr (9)
said. “We all worked very hard and we felt proud to be Granger’s Excaliburs.” With practices, competitions, school life, and stuff at home, some of the Excaliburs must have mixed feelings about the competition. But then there’s some that just put on a brave face and went with the flow. “We all wanted to place high and to make our coaches proud and to represent Granger, so I guess I was a little pressured, but mostly it was just a natural feeling of excitement and being nervous,” Warr said. With Lancers cheering for them on Thursday afternoon, the drill team brought something home to Granger on Friday. The Excaliburs ended up with a trophy after competing against other region-winning teams, and they took third place at Friday’s competition.
By Tina Huynh this tournament,” Morales said. with a lot of heart. NBA players LOST BETS, lost money, cursing The thing that makes March just play for the money,” McColike its a second language, and Madness so phenomenal is that a nkey said. having all the built-up frustration star college player today could be March is definitely the month over the past month come through the NBA’s All-Star player tomor- to show stronger, better, faster at the final minutes are just some row. moves. Every night is the night of the side effects of March MadMarch Madness is where the to make as many shots as can be ness. real college basketball competi- taken, get as many rebounds as The intensity of each and every tion and fight really begins. possible, and throw up assists like game is the only thing helping all “I think Kentucky’s going to it’s demanded to be. of those mini heart attacks sub- win it all. They’ve won a lot in One bad pass, one bad play, one side for just another day. the past and have really good tal- turnover could be it for these colMarch lege athletes. Madness One game is one of can determine the greatwhether or est tournanot they can ments for spend forever amazingly doing what talented they’re best at. college “Kentucky athletes to has the most show off skilled players just how in the nation, gifted they so they’re are on probably gotheir small ing to win it courts as this year. I they prove would love to their fitness see Duke beat to make them, even it to NBA though it’d be arenas. pretty hard. Leaving I’m also lookit all out on ing forward the court to watching has nevDelon Wright er meant play. He is more than one of the best in these few Creating a bracket is the most challenging part of March Madness. It’s fun, but tricky. point guards, moments. ent. I’m looking forward to them and he has a good size and a good “I think Gonzaga is going to playing against Louisville, if team. He’ll make some noise. I take it this year. They’re always they ever do. They’re both really think, especially in college basa really good team that’s always good teams and it’d be a matchup ketball, they’re more eager to doubted. It’d be so easy to say worth watching. I’m also looking score. NBA players are so fake,” Kentucky, but the team that ev- forward to seeing D’Angelo Rus- Ben Hansen (11) said. eryone wants to win never seems sell. He is so good and has good Whether its buzzer beaters, to,” Sergio Morales (11) said. handling of the ball. He right- memorable dunks, domineerEvery year there’s a team doing fully deserves the title for leading ing underdogs, ankle breakers, better than what everyone thinks, freshman in scoring,” Preston or more notoriously known, leg and a team doing a lot worse than McConkey (10) said. breaking, nothing goes as planned what everyone expected. March Madness is key to the and nothing ever comes easy. The “Kelly Oubre is someone who NBA draft in June. They’re all only thing to expect is that nothI’m looking out for. He never playing for something, whether ing will be the same as last year, got that much talk, but ever since it’s to be noticed by their team or and next year won’t be the same their coach let him loose, he’s state or just for themselves. as this year. hard to contain. It’d be interesting “My favorite thing about colThe action-packed 2015 NCAA to see how he’s going to handle lege basketball is that they play Tournament tips off March 17.
New Softball coach on the rise at Granger High School
By Nebras Alhamdani Lake Community College and -- girls like Kim Felion (12). She Danielle Dodge (10) is a new harder and learn more and pick up COACH CATTEN, a Granger Westminster College. “The most plays first base for varsity and as member to the team, starting on new techniques from coach CatHigh School counselor, is the important thing I am focused on well as pitcher for varsity for her the team her freshman year and ten,” Dodge said. new Lady Lancers softball coach is having fun. For any sport you freshman, sophomore year. Sabrina Littel (12) is excited now playing as a sophomore. for Granger High School. Many play, you should always have fun. “Coach Parker was a great coach to watch the team improve all to“I’m excited for coach Catten of the girls on the team are gether. excited for this season with “I was sad about coach Parkcoach Catten as their new er leaving, but I’m excited for softball coach. coach Catten, because I know “I’m really excited for this she’ll be a great coach. Coach year! We have some returnCatten is very dedicated to get ing players who are coming everyone in shape, which will on strong, and also some new be super great when season girls that are pretty great as starts. I know she will bring well. I really plan on buildnew spirit to the team,” Littel ing success from last year said. and maybe even go further,” Caitlin Cook is also in her seshe said. nior year and has been playing This isn’t Catten’s first third base for Granger softball time coaching, either. She sense her freshman year. has been assistant coach for “Of course I’m excited for basketball and softball for coach Catten! I love how she Granger High School, and pushes us to get better evas well as at Murray High ery day. With a new coach, I School. “I’ve played softexpect better respect for Coach Catten is ready to give the softball girls a fun season, and she is also ready to help them improve their fitness and skills. ball growing up for differeach other as a team, and ent travel ball teams and as well Also just to improve every day as but I’m still excited for coach to be our new coach. I really love also harder work all together as a as Murray High School, and we a team,” Coach Catten said. Catten. I really loves how coach how she motivates us so much. team,” Caitlin Cook (12) said. won state championship my juThere are many girls on the Catten focuses on conditioning I only played one year for coach We’re excited to be able to see nior year,” Catten said. She has team who have been playing for and getting us into shape for the Parker, and I wish I had played how the new season goes with a also played basketball for Salt Granger since their freshman year softball season,” Felion said. more for him. I expect to work fresh coach and new girls.
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Granger High Seniors spill about their plans after Graduation By Zayra Gonzalez ing immediately and get on with Soto (12) said. LANCER seniors were asked their lives. Many plan to go to college right what they are planning to do after “I am planning to go to college after they graduate because they high school. Also they were asked I would like to go to Utah State are ready to start school once if they were scared again. Getting on of what can happen with their careers and were they realand getting their life izing life might get on track is someharder. thing that many Many seniors start people are fortucollege or university nate to have as an right after they gradopportunity. Many uate high school. people don’t know Many wait some what they want to time so they can do with their lives, work and save some but there are othmoney so they can ers who know what afford their college Colbie Morrill and Leydi Torres are ready to start life after graduation. they want to do. or university. As well, “I plan on working there are those who do not plan to University Eastern, and I am a bit on my music and furthering my go to either and rather start work- scared to be honest,” Kevin A. career and moving to L.A,” Jona-
than Bown (12) said. Other people plan on moving to other states or cities to follow their dream careers or go to their dream schools or just start a new fresh life and meet new people. Many seniors feel scared having to leave their parents and be responsible about things that high school students don’t normally think about like making sure they have enough to pay bills and other expenses. “I am terrified. I think I am going to miss the people the most,” Bown said. As humans it is natural to be scared to do things that have never been done before and to be responsible for their actions and decisions. Some seniors are not going to
start school immediately when college starts once again, some choose to work and save money. “I am going to take a year after graduation and work and then start college, but I am nervous,” Alberto Anaya (12) said. Not all seniors have the money necessary to start school once again after they graduate. “I want to start working full time and save for college and do my generals at Salt Lake Community College and get into the Art Institute and take culinary classes. I am terrified. I feel young, and I feel like I can’t be responsible enough,” Leydi Torres (12) said. Lancers, anything you dream is possible, you just have to believe.
When it comes to clubs, Granger may have too few or too many By Skye Rouse SOME STUDENTS think that schools have too many sports and clubs and other people think schools don’t, and some students think sports and clubs just aren’t advertised well enough. “I love how the school has so many academic and non-academic clubs. If I could think of one club that we should add to our school it would be a depression club to help teens deal with hard situations like if their parents died or one of their friends/family members got cancer. My favorite sport is basketball, because its fun and I like to watch my friends kick butt,” Lily Yu (9) said. Do we need to lose more clubs?
This kid thinks so. “I think we have way too many clubs. Most of the students at Granger don’t even know most of them unless they are really involved. I think some of the clubs are fine just as long as they advertised about the club more and what they do. I think we shouldn’t add any sports because we already have so many. My favorite sport here at Granger is softball because softball is life,” Taylor Hensley (9) said. Some people think that we need to be more active. “If add any club to this school it should be a BMX club. In this club all the bikers would come together and ride together, teach
one another new tricks and give ime. I love swimming, its really temis Miller (9) said. This student thinks we should each other advice. If someone fun and I enjoy it a lot. Swimming kick it old school. where to ask me “I wish they would what club to join kick it old school and I would say auto add a hacky sack club. club, I really like I think they should this club it’s aweadd it, because I know some because you a lot of people includlearn about cars ing myself who like and you make a it. My guess is that lot of friends,” it would have a lot Erik McGavin of members,” Alexis (11) said. Peirce (9) said. Some kids think Some kids just want we should all be to run wild and free. able to geek out on Taylor Hensley is hyped up for the softball season. Sports and clubs are what we love. “I think we should have an an- helps me be healthy by getting in booming all over Granger High. ime club. In this club, we could my exercise, and it’s awesome It’s just a matter of kids being inall geek out about our favorite an- meeting friends on the team,” Ar- terested and getting involved.
Lancer teachers express opinions about Sage testing By Isabel Jackson “The idea is to prove to parents, said. LANCERS know how they feel teachers, the state, and future emWhat he said is very true, most about Sage testing teachers but, what do the agree with teachers think? that stateWhen these ment. Lancer teachers Another have been asked element of these questions, Sage disthey do not seem liked by too excited about teachers is the topic. that it isn’t Academic teachdone yet; ers have been givthere is a ing the Sage test to lot of room their students. for imThey know that it provement. Sage testing is not only stressful for students. but for teachers, too. is a necessary evil. “I Most Lancwish we didn’t have to do it,” Mr. ployers that you know the content ers feel this is a boring and unLocey said. and what your set of skills are. necessary test, Mr. Fuller agrees He isn’t the only one who wish- If society says we need to prove that the challenge for Sage testing es this. this, then we need to,” Mr. Fuller is to make it fun.
One of the challenges for Sage can be getting everyone logged in. Not everyone remembers their numbers and passwords and not every log in works, it can be extremely stressful for every teacher. “There will always be something better, but this is good to start with; it is also good because it is a common assessment across the district,” math teacher Mr. Poelzing said. Lancers are just have to take the tests, but it can be a lot more stressful for the teachers to sort and grade the questions they have to grade. Also these scores help the school know if the teachers are doing their jobs well and teaching
the right curriculum. Teachers can have a hard time with these tests. It isn’t the best test to be using, but in many ways, it’s better than what they used before. Also it can be worse than what they had before, it is true that it needs a lot of work. It isn’t hard to tell teachers have a big struggle when giving out these tests; also the tests can get in the way of much-needed classroom time. It is very easy to tell that students do not like Sage testing at all, but it is slighting harder to tell with teachers, because it is a part of their job. They need to do administer these tests in order to get paid and keep their jobs.
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Styles of 2015 Living without music or television ByPopular Angelina Julissa Salazar Rue21 because they have cute By Amy Alcantara ON AVERAGE, a person watches 34 hours of television a week as reported by the NYDailyNews. com website. Each person also listens to about four hours of music a day according to the Spin. com website. An informal survey of Lancers showed that 83% chose music, and 17% chose television. Why do so many people choose music, it might that music has been forever, and television just came out in the 1950’s. Music also has an impact on people to help them feel a certain way, although television has a factor where viewers connect with the story line. “I like music better because music is awesome.There is something that can only be expressed in music. And in my culture, music is a way to express feelings and who you are. Music helps us identify people,” Cavan Bia (10) said. He was expressing the way he feels towards music, and how it impacts his life. Most teenagers these days have around 230-300 songs on their electronic devices. And almost everyone has cable or another sort of thing for watching television. “Here’s the problem, when I
work I listen to music; I also listen when I drive, and it is available at home,” counselor Ms. Oliver said. As she stated, music is everywhere in her life. It is something one cannot easily escape. Even in an elevator, it’s even possible to hear music. “I never really watch television. With music you can listen
Review By Danny Hernandez HAVE YOU wondered what it would be like to go to The Sundance Film Festival? Well here is a little taste of the fun that happens there. The Sundance Festival is an experience that nobody should pass up if the opportunity ever presents itself. Sundance was really one of the most fun things I’ve done so far this year. I’ve never really gone to the Sundance Film Festival, although I have heard about it, and it is something that is a ‘must do’ and can really be a great way to spend some time watching movies. That’s pretty good, but you’re also getting to see a film before it releases to the rest of the world The movie “The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution” was a very interesting and
anywhere and anytime. There are many different genres so you never get bored,” Grant Johnson (11) said. Which he has a point there is many different genres of music, so people never listen to the exact same thing. Whereas there are also many genres of television shows, but many of them are based on the same story line. There is also a point that many
people are hard workers. They may not have time to watch television, as their busy lives take up their time. Music and television bind well together. Without television some music producers would never be famous, for their songs got famous with the help of shows or movies. And without music shows and movies would never give the viewer the emotions they get when hearing the music. Both music and television are like yin and yang. “Anyone can enjoy music every day. It’s a way to escape,” Joe Riley (11) said. “TV can also be a way to escape your life, and invoke yourself to a different adventure,” Katherine Rivas (11) said. Both agree that whenever someone under the weather listens to music or watches television, they escape their current situation. It might be nearly impossible to live without either music or television. But as long as there both there, might as well use them for pleasure and entertainment. But overall the vote shows that if Lancers had to choose, music is preferred over television. “Music is life,” Maria Aguilar (12) said.
JOGGERS are a trend of sweats and leggings combined. As a lot of girls should know they have always needed pockets in leggings, but that’d look weird because they’re so tight. Now there are joggers available with pockets that are trendy and cute as well. Joggers are a type of clothing that are tighter at the bottom and looser on top. Joggers are really comfortable, and they feel like pajamas. “I often buy my fabulous clothes at Macy’s, and yes, I do dress a certain way depending on my mood. When I’m sad, I wear sweats also sweaters, and when I’m happy I dress for success,” Sierra Swenson (9) said. “I think I look best in pink, black, and white. I personally think my style is really cute, pretty hot if you ask me.” Jansports are name-brand bags. I’ve noticed a lot of the students at Granger High School seem to be wearing Jansport backpacks. Jansport has padded shoulder straps for more comfort, and Jansport has 600D polyester that gives the durability people crave. These backpacks will also fit all necessities at ease. “I enjoy buying my clothing at
clothes, and they have a variety of clothing to choose from. I do dress a certain way depending on mood because when I wake up in a good mood, I actually get ready and other days are just basic days,” Aide Hurtado (12) said. “I think I look fabulous in the colors black, grey, white, and red. I think my personal style looks good, and I don’t know what everyone else thinks, but I like it, so I am not tripping.” Cardigans are also rapidly trending in 2015. Cardigans are zippered or buttoned, light weight sweaters. Cardigans are very fashionable and stylish, but they wouldn’t be recommended in rain or snow because they are only light sweaters. Other than that cardigans are fabulous. “I buy most of my clothes at Forever 21. I dress a certain way depending on moods. When I’m upset, I wear sweats and sweaters, and when I’m happy, I flaunt my stuff.” Lizeth Corrales (9) said. “I think I look cute in the colors white, black, pink, and maroon. It really doesn’t bother me how I look like, so I just go with the flow.” Fashion trands are everywhere. Keep on the lookout, Lancers.
informing movie about the Panthers, and it wasn’t really as boring as most documentaries tend to be. Throughout the movie, there was music in the background. It was like a James Brown funk type of music that made you want to get up and dance to the beat, which really set off a feeling that almost felt like as if you were transported or taken back to the ‘60s. In the title of the movie, it uses the word Vanguard that is a group of people that are leading the way in a new development or idea. That’s who the black panthers were. They were on the frontline of starting a revolution against the American government that was oppressing African Americans. And it showed them as a group that doesn’t just want to
fight back, but they also want to solve problems and help out their communities. This movie was a seven-year long project. Now just let that sink in. It took seven years to finish this documentary, but all in it turned out to be a great movie. A girl who worked on the movie named Laurens Grant as coproducer did the research for this film. She really looked to show the panthers as revolutionist and portray them for what they were, which was a group that was tired of being mistreated, so they stood up and did something about it. After the movie was over, the producers, Stanley Nelson and Laurens Grant, went up to the front of the theater and talked and answered questions. While Nelson was scanning the crowd,
he happened to pick out Kathleen Cleaver, a professor of law and the wife of Eldridge cleaver, one of the earlier leaders in the Black Panther Party. Ms. Cleaver was asked what she thought of the way
the Black Panthers were shown in the movie Forest Gump. She referred to it as a comedy and said, “The way that the Black Panthers were shown then was very shallow and almost racist,” she said.
Grant Johnson is enjoying his day.
My Sundance experience with The Black Panthers
Good/bad movie sequels
By Antonio Loredo THE DREADED movie sequels: some are pretty bad, but some just might be as good as the original. Movies have great plots, dramatic conclusions, great climax points, etc. Sometimes that just doesn’t happen with a movie sequel, and sometimes it’s the same story over and over with the same twists. If the story is unoriginal or drawn out, it’s kind of like beating a dead horse. When a studio is five sequels in with bad movie reviews for the last three, that maybe is a sign to head back to the drawing boards. Movies should be original and jaw-dropping not the same thing where everything is so predictable. Although there are movies that should be continued into a second, so it should try to be the greatest sequel in the world. If a sequel is made, it should exceed the expectations of people who
think it’s going to worse from the original. “Sequels can be good or bad; it all really depends on how it’s made,” O’Brian Robinson (11) said. “Sequels are fifty-fifty for me. I don’t hate sequels, but I don’t hate them.” Robinson doesn’t really have a strong opinion on sequels, but he does look forward to some sequels like the new Terminator coming out this year. “I think that maybe they should make some TV shows instead of movies though,” he said. Sequels are becoming more common with movies like the Fast and the Furious now moving into its seventh installment. “I think that sequels really depend on how good they are, like all of the Rocky movies those were great,” Jonathan De Lucas (12) said. Sequels aren’t all that bad, some of them are just one big story that doesn’t fit into one movie.
Stanley Nelson And Laurens Grant answer questions about their movie.