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by Vanessa Chaconand Christina LamMAYOR for a Day? $17. Slug bug with Mike Wind-

er? Priceless. Granger Lancer Haylee Hansen won a charity auc-tion to be mayor for the day

for West Valley City. Her mother was rather excited. It all started at Hayley’s lit-tle sister’s school.

Farnsworth Elemantary was having a silent auction for a Halloween carnival. West Valley Mayor Mike

Mayor for a day: Hayley Hansen takes charge

“Mayor for a Day” Hayley Hansen met with West Valley City Mayor Mike Winder and her mother, Shiela Billeter before Hayley began her mayoral duties for the day of November 15th, 2010.

Mr. Babcock thinks PDAs are inappropriate rather than nasty. Turn to page one for more information.

Winder offered a chance to be mayor for a day – bid-ding started at one dollar, and Hayley ended up win-ning it for 17 bucks. She says “it wasn’t easy with the bidding. There was one person trying to outbid me, but when I was the win-ner I was shocked and ex-cited” Mayor Winder didn’t give much information -- all he said was to call him to set up a date. “It was amazing,” she said after attending three differ-ent meetings with the May-or -- one included lunch. “The experience was thrilling” she said, “I even got to voice my opinion on two bills dealing with al-cohol and immigration in a meeting with Utah State Senator Chris Buttars.” She continued, “I was the one in charge, but I don’t think I could ever do this as a ca-reer.” Hayley also helped write letters to boys who earned their Eagle Scout rank.

By Karen GarciaTHERE are many couples in the hallways that just kiss and make out. They think that it’s romantic and that it shows to everyone that you really care about the person. Daniel Rodriguez (11) said that he loves to kiss his girlfriend be-cause he loves her and he wants to show everyone that he cares for her. He also said “I have been with her for so long and I can’t help myself because when I see her I just want to kiss her.” He also says that he doesn’t only kiss her at school that he would kiss anywhere and every-where. He said that they also kiss at their parents’ house. Leo Lujan (11) also has a girl-friend in school, Jenny. He said “I love her and I want to show af-fection and show everyone that I care for her.” He said it’s romantic because other people see them and it shows that he doesn’t care what they think that he just likes his girl. Leo says that he wouldn’t do it in front of their parents but that he does kiss her her at their hous-es, but when their parents aren’t watching. Angel Samaniego (11) does not have a girlfriend at the time but he says that if he would have a girlfriend that he would be kiss-

ing her in the halls all the time. Samaniego says “It’s gangster to kiss and make out in the halls.” He said he would love to hold a girlfriend in the hallway right by the lancer and just kiss and make out right there.

While some people think its ro-mantic others think it’s gross and that there should be no PDA in the hallway and to leave that for when you are in private. Ms.Clark doesn’t think its nasty but she says it’s not appropri-ate for school and that should be done somewhere else. She said

she is always seeing this around the school especially outside.”I don’t mind a little hug, holding hands or a little kiss but if they are going to start making out they shouldn’t do it here, school is not the place for it”

She said she doesn’t try and embarrass them but she will just tell them in a way to stop that Ms. Clark also saw a little more than kissing one day after school while walking with another teacher. She saw two students laying on each other on the stairways trying to hide. She told them to stop that

because it is wrong for them to be doing that and she left them off with a warning. Mr. .Babcock also thinks it’s inappropriate for students to be making out in the hall ways. He says when he sees that he

will make comments so they get interrupted and stop he won’t say anything rude though. He says he has also seen stu-dents laying on each other on the stairways as well. He said “It is not nasty it is just inappropriate for school.” He said that it’s ok for students at this age to show a

Public displays of affection obstruct Granger’s stairwellslittle affection, but not too much He advised: wait for marriage. Paul Garcia (12) said “ew-www!” When he sees students making out he said that he Is al-ways seeing this and that it is dis-gusting. He says he “will always be yell-ing out rude comments like ‘Get a room’ or ‘somebody is going to get some,’” so that they stop kiss-ing in public. He also stares at them for a long time with his friends so that they feel embarrassed and stop. He thinks it is the nastiest thing when they are touching each other and making out in the lunchroom be-fore lunch or in the lines. He gets mad because he doesn’t want to see that before he is about to eat. Eduardo Ortiz said, “I am scarred -- I saw two kids in the field having sex!!!!It was disgust-ing” he says it was shocking and he just ran away. He didn’t want to see more. He also hopes to never see that again, and when he sees students making out he will stare at them weird and for a long time so they feel stupid. In the end, the hallways and stariwells of Granger High maybe aren’t the most romantic places for these affectionate students to express their feelings.

So Lancers think they can danceBy: Alan ArchuletaWHETHER you like to shuffle, Hyphy, Jerk, or even Dougie, learning and perfecting different dance styles takes time and devo-tion. Jamauri Rivers (11) said he has been Jerking since the 9th grade, and he still learns something new every once in awhile. He dances for fun, and can shuffle. He said, “It’s hard at first, but gets easier as you do it”. Andres Mendoza (11) said, “Shuffling is easy, but I don’t like dancing to techno that much”. Some dancers claim only one dance, but people like Mendoza, have fun doing more than one such as The Dougie, Shuffle, and Hyphy. Students that dance seem to love it, but once you get good enough to give it a shot, you could try and get sponsored by the likes of

“One G”, “Ballato”, “Geek Gear” or even the new rising popular one “Jabberwakeez” (which is an all male modern dance/hip hop crew from San Diego who won the first season of the dance real-ity competition ‘America’s Best Dance Crew’) who have gained exceptional fame and sponsorship since then. Jabberwakeez are known for wearing plain white gloves and masks to encourage audiences to focus on their movements as a group, instead of as individu-als. Kids dance to get sponsored, Kevin G. agrees. “I would like to get sponsored, but I mostly dance for fun,” said. When people dance they usually do it to music, and the music real-ly depends on what dance they’re doing. It affects the beat, and how the dancers dance to what music with what dance. Jerking

and Dougie have specified songs for their dance, while shuffling is mostly done to techno music. Be-cause of the dance, it needs the re-peated beat the music has to flow to. “When you feel the music, it’s usually when you start to dance the best”, said Rivers. When asked for tips on how to dance and to get better he said, “All it takes is practice, and your devo-tion to the dance”. For those who don’t know or don’t dance, the “Shuffle” looks some-thing like the Chicken dance and a foot stomp-ing robot, with fast heel-toe actions to keep the smooth dance in flow. The “Dougie” is a ba-sic dance that involves waving your arms and

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bucking your knees; dancers then add their own style. The “Hyphy” dance style originates from the Bay Area and is characterized by exaggerated, often silly, dance

movements. There are tons of students at Granger that can dance with good talent. You just got to move your feet, and you could be one too.

By: Melissa LortonEVERYONE has seen them. Whether in movies, or running around on Halloween, ghosts have been a part of our lives for as long as human kind has believed in them. Some people have stories about them, like the chain rattling ghost of Jacob Marley. who vis-its Ebenezer Scrooge on Christ-mas eve in Charles Dickens’s, A Christmas Carol; and others have written stories that disprove them. But the fact remains. No one knows the real answer, or if there even is one. So, ghosts -- Real? Or not? The decision is a personal one. But before the decision is made, some people here in Granger High have their ghostly stories to tell. 4Fouryears ago Marci Chase (12) and her friend Renae were sleeping over at a friends house. Renae explained that she could see ghosts and said that there was one with them then. Marci said the girls then started asking questions to Renae, what the ghost looked like, where it was. But Marci already knew. “Before she answered, I could

see where she was. The room was already pretty dark, but it would get even darker where the ghost was, like a shadow.” and three different times, she could see where the ghost was before her friend could say a thing. She said she had then curled up on her bed, with the shadow di-rectly above her, when she was stabbed. She recalled the intense feeling of pain, slowly moving into one leg and through to the bottom leg like a knife had gone through. When she looked, she found no mark. To this day, she solidly be-lieves in ghosts. Katelyn Paff (11) explained that her house is haunted, and has been since she was little. She was four or five, and slept with her door open. “One night, I just kinda woke up, and my chair was in the middle of the door, spinning.” Like any child, she called out to her mother for help, and it stopped. Katelyn also explained how she heard footsteps going up and down her stairs all the time, and how her mother’s radio even turned on by itself in the middle of the night, only to turn off again before anyone could touch it.

And even here at Granger, there seems to be some ghost stories. The science hall on the first floor by the lancer, seems to have a ghost or somehing haunting the door. Christina Nielsen (12) explains that twice this year she has been walking down the hallway to the outside door when it opened, no one around to even touch the but-ton. Melanie Nielsen (12), who was

Granger students sense a presencewalking with her, validated this claim, insisting that it also hap-pened three or four times last year. “We were walking outside, and the door just randomly opened. No one was near it at all.” Electronic glitch, maybe? Or polite ghost? Either way, there seem to be a lot of kids around here that have their own ghost stories. Creepy, huh?

By Brandon ShatzelWE USE iTunes for a lot of things like syncing iPods, listen-ing to music, downloading apps, and watching videos. But do you really know what iTunes can do. iTunes has gone through a lot of changes since its debut in 2001. Now with the newest release of iTunes you get: ping, home shar-ing, genius and much more. Genius is Apple’s way of mak-ing a playlist of your music that you listen to the most. It finds mu-sic that goes well with it and puts those songs in the playlist, too. Gift in iTunes allows you to send music as a gift to your friends. If you find a song that you think your best friend would like, and you know they don’t have the money for it, why not send it as a gift? Ping lets you follow your fa-vorite artist. With ping, you can see what they are listening to, what they’re doing, and when their next concert is. With ping, you will never have to search the internet for your favorite artist’s information again. Radio on iTunes lets you lis-ten to any radio station that has a live-streaming feed. You can lis-ten to college, local and interna-tional radio shows. To get to this feature, open iTunes and click ra-dio and choose your genre from the list. Then just find the station you would like to listen to. Home Sharing allows any com-puter on the same network to play music from another networked computer. Not only can you share music, you can also share mov-ies and television shows with up to five computers on your home network.

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By Ezra TapusoaLIFESTYLE in Samoa is very different than the United States. Kids in Samoa are more respect-ful than kids in America. Kids in Samoa wake up at five in the morning, walk to school, and walk back home and then work on the plantation. Mrs. Oliana Tuia, a staff mem-ber at Granger High, said, “The Samoan kids are respectful, eager to learn, and they value educa-tion.” The difference she sees in kids at Granger is that they have less respect and they don’t value their education as much as kids in Samoa. She also said, “Finish school, don’t slack off. School is

where you prepare for the future, but it’s up to you on what you do in school.” Junior Peresetene (11) said, “I came to America for a better life. In the island, I woke up at 6:00 am walk to school. Sometimes if I’m lucky I get a ride from my neighbors. Then I go home, change from my school uniform to work clothes, and go work on the plantation. I came to get a bet-ter education in America and get a good job after I graduate from high school.” “When I came here, I thought kids here were the same as in Samoa. The first day at Granger, some of the kids lacked respect.

In Samoa, if we didn’t respect each other, we had to put our fin-gers together and get hit on our finger tips with the ruler. It taught us respect and also discipline,” Peresente said. He explained that in the is-lands, the elders eat first, and the younger kids wait until they are finished before they can eat. It shows respect in their cultural. He also said, “I value education. I see kids here at Granger skip their class and go hang out with their friends. Education is very impor-tant. If we don’t value it, what are we going to be in life? The better the education, the better our fu-ture will be.”

How Samoans see cultural life at Granger Teenagers start high school in 9th grade. During that time they think they can just hang out until they get to 12th grade, and then start to work in class. A parent, Saleanetona Tapusoa, said, “In Samoa, all I had was fish and its juice mixed with bread-fruit, and when the bowl of fish and breadfruit came to me, I only got the juice of the fish.” So kids, be grateful for what we have here in America such as education and don’t take advan-tage of it. You don’t know what other kids are going through. Some don’t even have food or much clothing so don’t whine -- be grateful for everything.

By Anjelica ChavezCOLORFUL bead bracelets can be seen all over the halls of Granger High School. To some people these bracelets are known as candies, but to others there just fun things to wear. So what is the meaning of this accessory? Linda Hindman (11) wears a full arm of these bracelets on a daily basis. “I wear anywhere from three to twenty bracelets on daily, they mean I go to raves”, she said. “I trade them with oth-er people while I’m there”. The idea of trading seem intriguing, so here’s a description. “There’s a specific way to trade them”, David Castaneda (12) said. “It’s called P.L.U.R”, he stated. For each letter you do a different hand motion with the person your trading with. P.L.U.R stands for Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect. For Peace: each person makes a peace sign with their finger tips meeting. For Love: each person makes half a heart and connects their half to

the others. For Unity: you match up hands. For Respect: you in-terlock fingers like your holding each others hand. To seal the deal you pass your candies over your interlocked fingers and you have

officially completed P.L.U.R. Carlee Wiley (11) also wears candies and goes to raves. “I’m a Kandy Kid”, she said. “A Kandy Kid is someone who while at raves wears full arms of these

bracelets” she explained. Ironi-cally enough Carlee’s favorite bracelet says Kandy Kid, “A crush of mine traded it to me at L2K”, she said. L2K was a Valen-tine’s theme rave she went to with her Jr. Prom date. Lots of the students here at Granger High School wear these types of bracelets, but not all of them wear them because they go to raves. Colby Leavitt (11) wears a couple bracelets everyday. “I wear them because my friends made them for me”, he said. “My personal favorite is the one that says love on it because it reminds me that I have at least one person that loves me”, he stated. Jesse Copfer (12) also wears some everyday. “I’ve asked people to make me some and they did” he said with a smirk, “I usually wear up to eight different ones”. So whether you’re wearing them because you’re a raver or because a friend of yours gave them to you, everyone agrees there just a fun accessory to wear.

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Ashly AndrewsAlan ArchulettaMaria CamarilloBrittnee ChaconVanessa ChaconAnjelica Chavez

Kalub CoatsKaren Garcia

Aubrey HenselyJulie Hor

Melinda HuaviChristina Lam

Tri-Color Times Staff

Granger High 3690 South 3600 West West Valley, UT 84119 385 646-5320

The Tri-Color Times serves as a student forum for student opinion and stu-dent expression. The views expressed here in reflect neither the opinions of Advisor John Carlisle and Granger High School, nor those of Granite School District. The Tri-Color Times invites and publishes letters to its editorial board; all letters will be edited for taste, length and legality.

EditorsBrittany Edwards Yaritza Madrigal

AdvisorJohn Carlisle

Erika LopezMario Lopez-Gutierrez

Melissa LortonPaola Mascorro

Jeannette MikkelsonJoanna Mireles-Ramos

Joseph NaiTule Nau

Tatiana RomeroBrandon Shatzel

Ezra TapusoaDavid Thongphanh

Journalists Journalists

By Ashley AndrewsJUNIORS and seniors may re-member the Gay/Straight Alliance club that we had here at Granger last year. Many students might be wondering why Granger doesn’t have one this year as well. Mr. Johansson, the advisor of the club last year said not many people wanted to continue the club this year. Kona Fa’amoe (12), a gay student here at Granger said that there is no club this year due to the fact that it didn’t get a lot of attention last year. Kona wasn’t a member last year, because he wasn’t out about his sexuality, but he said that he would have been a part of the club this year, had there been one. Kona has some advice for gay students. “It’s going to be hard but

don’t let people bring you down. Be comfortable with who you are and surround yourself with good people,” he said. Jessyka Lebaron (12), was a member of a Gay/straight alliance club at Taylorsville last year, she said she loved it. “I would most definitely join that club if there were one. It would be fun to meet new people here at Granger who are like me, as in sexuality and what not. My advice is to come out and tell peole that you can trust. Life will be much easier and less stressful once people know”. Eduardo Ortiz (12), and Paul Garcia (12), are straight students here at Granger. They are fine with Granger not having the gay/straight alliance club this year, be-cause it isn’t what they believe in. “Love is for a man and a woman,”

said Paul. Brian Jackson (11) is also a straight student here at Granger and says that he doesn’t care whether Granger has the club or not. “They have the same rights as everyone else”, says Brian. Mason Barney (12) thinks it would be better if Granger had the club, because then people who aren’t open could go to be more comfortable about themselves. Granger probably will not have a gay/straight alliance club this year at Granger, but if any Sopho-mores or Juniors are interested in starting one next year, be sure to talk to Mr. Johansson. Mr. Johansson also says that if students want further support they can go to the Pride Center of Utah, or call the Trevor Project at 866-4-u-trevor.

GSA fails to continue at GHS

By Aubrey HensleyFOR AS long as students have been in high school, they have been striving to get that 4.0 GPA. However, this is starting to change because in recent years, a change is happening. The administration is going to be using weighted GPA to determine Valedictorian and Salutorian. Now don’t get mistaken, students will still re-ceive a grade point average based on the marks they earned in their classes. In addition though, they will have the opportunity to know their weighted GPA. When asked about this policy, Assistant Principal Wessman said, “ Weighted GPA differs from reg-ular GPA because along with the marks received in class, for each AP class a student is enrolled in, he or she will earn +.1”. Wessman also said, “Weighted GPA is a more fair way to choose Valedictorian and Salutorian be-cause some kids get a 4.0 in easy classes, doing minimal work while other kids are taking rig-

orous classes, full of hard work. Using this, we can fairly select those two students based on good grades and more challenging class work”. This average can be used to benefit more than just the AP stu-dents. Many colleges, when ap-plying, ask for both your cumula-tive GPA and your weighted GPA. This helps them see a student’s work ethics, amount of effort and outlook on school in general. A group of AP students were asked their opinion on this policy. Christopher Cahoon (11) said, “I think this will help us AP students receive more recognition for our work. It’s definitely useful”. The rest of the group all agreed that this will make them want to take more AP classes, so the colleges will look at their weighted GPA. Overall, this new policy will help make up for some of the stress caused by AP classes by adding more of a benefit to choos-ing Valedictorian and help with applying for college.

More than a 4.0

By: Brittnee ChaconTHERE are good kids and there are bad kids at Granger High School. A few students here have had things broken, stolen, and vandalized by other students. Sabrina Arellano (11) said, “My wallet was stolen last year during class! I went to the bathroom, and kids went through my backpack and stole my wallet”. She was devastated that her own classmates would do something like that. “When I went to tell my teacher the kids decided to give it back,” Arellano said. “The T.V. in the math and English build-ing, is going to either get sto-len or broken.” She admitted to breaking things, but it was never on purpose, and everything that she stole, she gave back after she real-ized she walked off with it. “Nev-er leave your things lying around, keep an eye on your things and take your backpack with you, said

Arellano. Jose Reynaga (12) says, “I don’t think the T.V. in the math and English building is going to get stolen, or broken. Some stu-dents are more mature than oth-ers, and they don’t ruin others property.”

Scott Ho (12) said his iPod was stolen from some students he didn’t know. Ho realized and learned that he does not trust oth-er students here at Granger. He said, “If someone can steal

an iPod, then someone will have the guts to steal a T.V.” Pamela Armenta (12) has been having problems with her locker since she has been at this school. Armenta said, “People are always getting in my locker. Last year, someone stole money and make-

up out of it”. Armenta does trust stu-dents here at this school. She says, “I always leave my backpack lying in the lunchroom and in class and walk away from it, students aren’t that bad here”. A majority of our stu-dents here at Granger are trusted. Students want to leave there things around, and they know that they will not be touched.

While others are hesitant to even leave their stuff just for a couple of seconds. What do you think? Do you trust to leave your stuff lying around, or do you carry it everywhere you go?

Don’t leave it if you love it

Detention arrives “tardy” at Grangertention teacher” that’s when I re-alized he was the perfect one! He is strict, and intimidating, that’s a perfect detention host!, Nearing the end of the interview I asked, “If you get a detention, how much time do you have to serve it and can you get a detention served for more than one day of the week?” Wessman replied, “Detention is held only Tuesday through Friday and you have 1 week to get your detention done, if you only have one that is, otherwise it could lead to an interview with your parents or a suspension from school.” So Granger Students, if you just so happen to get a detention, use it wisely, f you just so happen to get a detention, use it wisely. If you have a book you want to read , bring it to Granger and read for an hour in detention, if you have homework due the next day, come to the Math and English building Room 15, do it there. Granger is not using detention to break the students down, it’s being used as a behavior management, So man-age your behavior Granger High.

to Granger High students. Well that’s why I’m here, to inform you and sort of give you an idea of what’s to come. So I went on a search for some information about this “detention.” My first guess was to see what I can get from the administration. Stopping by assistant principal Rod Horton’s office, I asked a few simple questions and he said this, “Detention will take place in the math and English building inside of Room 15,” then I asked who is allowed to issue a detention and for what? Mr. Horton quotes “De-tention can only be assigned by a teacher, and that’s only if you’re disrupting class, tardy every time, or doing something you’ve already been told to stop, your parents must be notified after the following.” Then in search of more facts on detention, Mr. Wessman.. My first question was, “Isn’t there go-ing to be a teacher for detention? What teacher would want to teach more after school?” Mr. Wessman responded, “ G, G will be the de-

Editorial by Kalub CoatsDETENTION has never been an issue that needed to be dealt with at Granger High School. Deten-tion has always been used as a sort of a threat to the kids who are in school. So this term at Granger, the childhood fear of high school has been a very real and unwanted reality. There is officially detention within Granger high school now, so prepare, pull up your pants, and stay in your assigned seats students, for your next couple of years at a high school that will not hesitate to issue you a detention. For many Lancers, Detention ar-rived out of the blue -- it started a quarter-way through the year. Honestly, if it would have been in our registration packet or an-nounced at the beginning of the year we’d all be able to manage with detention a little bit better. It isn’t too much to worry about -- it is being used as a way to manage behavior here at Granger. This new detention thing is probably pretty nerve racking

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by Jeannette Mikkelson “I WAS 15 when I conceived,” says Celeste Heid, a junior at Granger High School. Celeste is just one of many teen-agers who became a parent before becoming an adult. Teenagers are having sex as early as 12 years old and many of them don’t use protection. Teens never expect to get pregnant but the fact remains: sex makes babies. At Granger High School, teen-age pregnancy is no stranger. Al-though the mothers adore their babies, having children so young is detrimental to both of their lives. More than two-thirds of all teenagers who have a baby will not graduate. Over half the babies born to unmarried high school dropouts will end up in poverty. So what do these Granger mom-mies do with their new children?

Teen moms rely on family support and adoption services “I don’t want to say gave up. It’s really hard to go through,” says Celeste. “I wouldn’t wish this upon anybody.” Celeste speaks from experience. She had her baby at 16 years old and put her up for an open adoption. Go-ing through the aches and pains of pregnancy can only get worse when you have to deal with the judgment of people who don’t know what you’re going through. “People give me dirty looks. A lot of people were really rude but there are some people who are only nice to me because they feel bad for me,” says Ashley Heath, a sophomore at Granger High School. Ashley is about five months pregnant and has also de-cided to give her baby to a family that is more prepared. “I know it’s the right thing to do,” Ashley continues. “It’s nice

knowing I can give the baby to people who can care for it bet-ter than I can. Whether I give the baby up for adoption or decide to keep him, I will always regret my decision. I just want what’s best for him. If I could do it over again, I’d make sure I was on birth con-trol or just not do it.” Rosa Perez is a senior at Granger High School who, not only deals with going to school, but must also care for her baby. “I had my baby almost a year ago,” she said. “It’s not going to school that’s difficult. It’s hard dealing with it because the dad and I aren’t to-gether, so it’s awkward. His mom switched her work schedule so she could watch him.” “I’ve heard that a lot of girls are trying to get pregnant so they can save the relationship with their boyfriend.” Rosa contin-

ues, “That’s the stupidest thing you can do! Be smart about what you’re doing. Don’t get pregnant! It will change your relationship, just not for the better.” Rosa says that before she was pregnant with her little boy, she was “reckless, careless, and rude.” Rosa added after a pause, “I’m a lot nicer now.” Ashley wonders who the adop-tive parents will be, but she will also have an open adoption. Celeste advises teens when she speaks to Jr. High Schools about being safe and not having sex too young. “If you become preg-nant, most definitely don’t abort,” she advises, “but if you do find yourself in that situation, there is support and help out there. Hold on.” Celeste’s open adoption will al-low her to see her baby often.

Magical books keep Lancers entertainedClockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare A prequel to Mortal Instru-ments, the Clockwork Angel is everything and more. Filled with magic, suspense, and unexpected twists and turns, this book is hard to put down. Tessa travels over the ocean to seek refuge with her brother in London after their only other relative dies unexpectedly. Instead of her brother meeting

her at the pier she is met by the two Dark Sisters. Awaiting her is London’s Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gas-lit streets. Tessa learns that she might have more in common with the Downworld than she ever imagined. Magic can be very dangerous. This is one of the best books I’ve read this year. by Ms. Asay

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl Witchcraft has never been so el-egantly put. In small town Gatlin County, Ethan Wate hasn’t known anything that surprised him -- un-til she came along – a caster girl whose 16th birthday might be her last. Together they break boundaries and rules, finding each other in the process. Dark and haunting, beautifully written and hard to put down, Beautiful Creatures is a book whose worth is proven in just seconds of the first page.By Melissa Lorton

Love to read? Submit a 150-word book review to room 216 -- the Tri-color Times wants to keep Lancers informed of the best books out there.

Counselors love Buddy Boxto know, or just because they don’t want their relatives or who-ever is causing the problem to get into trouble.” “Some cases are very serious so we have to get on it immediate-ly,” said Mr. Cracroft. Counselors check the box about twice a week

to help the stu-dents. While talking to Mr. Olson, he said, “Specific stories should not be shared.” Peers concern about their peers that are getting picked on and they are just looking out for each other. Counselors feel like they are a help and support for the students. “They are advo-

cates for kids,” said Mr. Olson. There are some cases that may be too serious, and then the par-ents may get involved with the situation. The counselors’ goal is to have the students feel like they have someone they can talk to and be trusted with the problems and issues that they are facing. In addition, Granger has a school social worker named Mr. Kaluhikaua; he has been a great help for many students.

Editorial By Maria Camarillo DO YOU have any questions, problems, or concerns and need help? Well Granger High now has a solution. Students who are having problems or issues or just need someone to talk to can write their concern down on the slips in the counseling center and place them in “The Buddy Box”. It’s a helpful proj-ect that has been started about a month ago. This is how it works, a box is put in the coun-seling center with a piece of paper with questions on it and the student answer those questions then put them inside the black box, af-ter that in like two to three days, Ms. Long or Mr. Olson will call you down to their office to talk about it and help you solve it. In just three weeks, Granger counselors have responded to twelve concerns. Mr. Cracroft, down in the counseling center said, “It’s very convenient if you want help!” A lot of Granger stu-dents have problems but they just don’t want to talk about it either because they don’t want anybody

“If you just so happen to get a detention, use it wisely. If you have a book you want to read , bring it to Granger and read for an hour in detention.”