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Genetically modified foods make students anxious

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 eat-ing, and I know that if it’s bad for people, they want to know, espe-cially 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 be-cause 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 rea-son, some people think that eat-ing these pesticides is causing fu-ture health risks although humans have no current knowledge on this. “I don’t think you can tell be-cause 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 our-selves 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.

By Ada StottA 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 cre-ating 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 farm-ers 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 farm-er’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 im-plicated 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 thou-sands 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 acad-emy 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 prob-ably 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 re-ally produce a lot,” Revada said. Now there is a difference be-tween crossbreeding and geneti-cally 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 ge-netically modified food needs to

Ms. Neibaur takes a strong stand against genetically modified organisms in favor of organically grown foods.

Students weigh in on the testingBy 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 re-ally hard to sit down and just con-centrate.” “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 anxi-ety sometimes, but I work through it and what needs to be done gets done,” Iker Oregel (9) said. “We have a lot of testing espe-cially in A.P. classes. I have had to stay up all night long so I can study for my tests. It gives you re-ally bad anxiety than you end up being really tired for the test be-cause 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 be-cause for them, it’s easy breezy. “I think the testing is, fine I re-ally 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 peo-ple blow this way out of propor-tion,” Jessica Gonzalez (9) said.

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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 lis-ten 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 need-ed,” 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 be-cause 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 interest-ing topic at Granger High. Look around the halls and see what you can find. Explore and try out new music.

Diverse music choices entertain Granger Lancers

By Pedro VargasHOBBIES 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 uku-lele, I really enjoy playing those two instruments. I consider play-ing 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 swim-ming. 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 Cas-tro (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 soc-cer 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 inter-ests 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.

For Lancers, satisfying hobbies include sports and service

“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.

He also talks about how this not the first charity/volunteer project he has done. “I’ve mostly done tiny stuff like blood drives, any-thing 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 stu-dents who are interested in doing something like this and explains

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

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 peo-ple 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 ef-fort 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 Bry-an becoming a leader in service and community outreach; he has really excelled academi-cally 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 re-

sponsibility to his future. He very works hard. Nothing was handed to him, it was his motivation and soft skills that helped him. Any-one can do it, It is all about the work and effort you put in in,” Ms. Stagg said. Guzman’s random acts of kind-ness are truly inspiring for a lot people, and they even make his mentors proud.

By Andrea LomeliSOME 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 oth-ers, students like Bryan Guz-man (12). Even though it’s his senior year and he has busy work and school schedules, he still man-ages 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, Intermoun-tain, LDS, and Primary Chil-dren’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?

Bryan gives to hospitals with a fuzzy heart

Bryan Guzman collected Teddy bears from around the valley to donate to hospitals.

Kevin Velasquez likes to play soccer on the field and on the computer.

Taylor Swift inspires Besima Muskic.

By Samuel Su’aTHESE 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 cul-ture, 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 en-joyment 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. Pat-rick’s Day by taking his girlfriend to go bowling at to show off his Rodger’s Jersey. “I want to make this St. Pat-rick’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 appre-ciation for her. “I want to make this St. Pat-rick’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. Pat-rick’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 holi-day 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-

Lancers plan Saint Patrick’s Day celebrationsing 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” Til-den 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.

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Photoshop editing tells liesOpinion by Angel G. Figueroa PHOTOSHOP is for graphics ed-iting, 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 Photoshop-can be used to make pictures look appealing like: a movie poster, making a crazy picture, nice scen-ery, removing an unattractive ob-ject in the way and many things like that. It can be misuse to for advertis-ing to enhancing ones image. When people or companies mis-use Photoshop or any other tool, they’re putting an image that is not is not them or not the real pro-duced. 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 skin-ner version,” and this is creating a false image to the people that view it. “In this case, it is not only im-moral 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. Us-ing 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 ed-iting 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 re-ally need and not used for making someone look better.

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Granger Lancers “act” on the ACT Opinion by Felicia CervantezTHE JUNIORS at Granger High will be taking the ACT on March 3. The ACT can be intimidating at times for students wondering how to prepare, worrying about scores, and just thinking of the test in general. However, the ACT has a big impact on shaping someone’s fu-ture, consider-ing the score will determine what schools to attend, and ultimately af-fect the choic-es of careers for the future. It also has an effect on the fun activities students can do in their dis-tant futures, because the scores from the ACT also correlate to students’ fu-ture salaries. The ACT does have a big im-pact. The ACT is very important, not only be-cause it can determine how good a school someone can attend, but also it gives a perspective of what someone capabilities are and what careers might be

best based on how high a score is earned in each category. There are four tests and four cat-egories: reading, English, math, and science. This test will take a long time, that’s why it’s important to pre-pare before taking the test, and

preparing for it isn’t very hard. With the right tools, it can be easy to take the test. There are many resources like practice tests online, like the shmoop.com and ACTstudent.

org websites and there’s even cellphone apps, just search, ACT. Preparing for the ACT can be easy just like that. It can be scary thinking of tak-ing the test, but it’s not as bad as many people perceive it to be. If the test is taken seriously and

the prepara-tion for it is good work, then there’s no reason to fear it. Just doing the best work capable is enough, and the test can be retaken as many times as needed. So it’s OK to not do as well as pos-sible the first time, but still try hard. And when the second time comes around go for it, because this test is re-ally important in guiding students to a scholarships and top-qual-ity colleges.

If it’s not taken seriously, then an amazing and easy future is even harder to achieve. While life isn’t easy, it can be made easier through the opportunities created by high ACT test scores.

ACT’s are in full swing, and Juniors can feel the heat.

Police are turning suspects into victimsOpinion by Gage WintersAN 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 be-gins to cry out the phrase “I can’t breathe.” Garner continues to re-peat 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 it-self 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 de-cisions. We do this through edu-cation in the sense that we must all acknowledge and find pride in our backgrounds, but we must

also bond and thrive in acknowl-edgement of our differences. I have participated in local dem-onstrations concerning racial dis-parity, 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 bla-tant injustice and create some-thing 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, tol-erance, and most important of

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Lancers talk about their tough first heartbreaksBy Sendi TorresFIRST heartbreaks are unbear-able 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 ev-eryone is wise enough to be cau-tions 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 girl-friend. 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

know what they might be hid-ing,” Torres said. Most people have major trust is-sues 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. Re-lationships that involve lies will end up into arguments. Relationships that involve tons of arguments end up into heart-breaks. “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 prob-lem 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 complete-ly 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. Find-ing the right person takes time, so don’t rush it.

Teen Living advice after graduationBy Jennifer DuongTEEN 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 pro-vide 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 what-ever 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 pos-sibly 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-work-ers 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 bet-ter 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 mon-ey 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 transpor-tation 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 responsibili-ty. 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 what-ever 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 mov-ing 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.

By Arriya KhophaONE OF the many expectations for high school students is to get a job. Parents think that when get-ting a job, a person automatically becomes responsible for manag-ing income. But that’s not always the case. High school is a time for teenag-ers 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 sav-ing 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 sav-ing money.

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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 roll-ing into the future. Mrs. Stagg from the counsel-ing 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 ca-reer 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

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 ad-vice. 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 col-lege. I took a ton of concurrent enrollment and AP classes. Then I got a scholarship because of grades,” he said.

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, kid-shealth.org, or teenadvise.about.com websites. “I think it is good to search the Internet. I think stu-dents should look for financial aid. I also think they should just look for what fits them,” Ms. Di-mond said. “I think they should talk to peers to find out what they want in colleges.” For students with a more spe-cific option on what they want to do, there are websites for that.

For college, they can visit the big-future.collegeboard.org website. If they are more for going into service, they can visit the goarmy.com or todaysmilitary.com web-sites. It may not be one on one inter-action, but the Internet can pro-vide information on how to start. If college is not the most appeal-ing 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.

Long distance relationships at Granger HighBy Hillary DaoheuangNOT EVERYONE has a rela-tionship close to home, and oth-ers 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 dif-ficult obstacles they face to keep their relationships going. Ashton Howell (12) has many opinions about long-distance re-lationships. 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 re-spect each other, and it also de-pends how far they are willing to go. In Howell’s opinion, before they even proceed to a long-distance relationship, they must meet face-to-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 re-lationship, “it wouldn’t feel right. The relationship would prob-ably 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 rela-tionship. “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

By Judit ZaragozaSTUDENTS at Granger are in the process of working hard to man-age their time and at the same point, their priorities. Many stu-dents here at Granger strive to manage their time for homework, chores, job, and or sports. A few excellent tips on time manage-ment might help. Try to make time for all priorities, meaning determine how long those par-ticular priorities will take, and be prepared to complete it without procrastinating and leaving it un-til the closing minute. Furthermore, some students encounter problems such as, not knowing how to do their home-work, giving up on it because it’s too difficult, or simply procras-tinating 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

Priority and time managmenttutoring 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 pri-oritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities,” time management consultant Ste-phen 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 sched-ule 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 impor-tant. “A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same things; just at different times,” historian John Dalberg-Acton said.

the frustrations of dating some-one who lives far away. “It sucks to be in a long-distance relation-ship,” 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 com-munication, which is really im-portant for it to work. Other people say that her rela-tionship 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 rela-tionship. “It isn’t easy; you have to give your partner a lot of atten-tion, you must have communica-tion skills, and most importantly, you must have trust,” he said. But to him it feels more fake to be in a long-distance relation-ship, because she too far, and “it feels like we are both wasting our time,” he said.

By Nebras AlhamdaniCOACH CATTEN, a Granger High School counselor, is the new Lady Lancers softball coach for Granger High School. Many of the girls on the team are excited for this season with coach Catten as their new softball coach. “I’m really excited for this year! We have some return-ing players who are coming on strong, and also some new girls that are pretty great as well. I really plan on build-ing success from last year and maybe even go further,” she said. This isn’t Catten’s first time coaching, either. She has been assistant coach for basketball and softball for Granger High School, and as well as at Murray High School. “I’ve played soft-ball growing up for differ-ent travel ball teams and as well as Murray High School, and we won state championship my ju-nior year,” Catten said. She has also played basketball for Salt

Lake Community College and Westminster College. “The most important thing I am focused on is having fun. For any sport you play, you should always have fun.

Also just to improve every day as a team,” Coach Catten said. There are many girls on the team who have been playing for Granger since their freshman year

-- girls like Kim Felion (12). She plays first base for varsity and as well as pitcher for varsity for her freshman, sophomore year. “Coach Parker was a great coach

but I’m still excited for coach Catten. I really loves how coach Catten focuses on conditioning and getting us into shape for the softball season,” Felion said.

New Softball coach on the rise at Granger High School

Drill team does great at regionBy Edith Pizana ON MONDAY, January 26, the drill team hosted a region compe-tition 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 compe-tition. 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 feel-ing of excitement and being ner-vous,” 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.

Kailee Justesen and Brooklynn Myler were ready to compete at region.

By Tina HuynhLOST BETS, lost money, cursing like its a second language, and having all the built-up frustration over the past month come through at the final minutes are just some of the side effects of March Mad-ness. The intensity of each and every game is the only thing helping all of those mini heart attacks sub-side for just another day. March M a d n e s s is one of the great-est tourna-ments for amazingly t a l e n t e d c o l l e g e athletes to show off just how gifted they are on their small courts as they prove their fitness to make it to NBA arenas. Leaving it all out on the court has nev-er meant more than in these few moments. “I think Gonzaga is going to take it this year. They’re always a really good team that’s always doubted. It’d be so easy to say Kentucky, but the team that ev-eryone wants to win never seems to,” Sergio Morales (11) said. Every year there’s a team doing better than what everyone thinks, and a team doing a lot worse than what everyone expected. “Kelly Oubre is someone who I’m looking out for. He never got that much talk, but ever since their coach let him loose, he’s hard to contain. It’d be interesting to see how he’s going to handle

this tournament,” Morales said. The thing that makes March Madness so phenomenal is that a star college player today could be the NBA’s All-Star player tomor-row. March Madness is where the real college basketball competi-tion and fight really begins. “I think Kentucky’s going to win it all. They’ve won a lot in the past and have really good tal-

ent. I’m looking forward to them playing against Louisville, if they ever do. They’re both really good teams and it’d be a matchup worth watching. I’m also looking forward to seeing D’Angelo Rus-sell. He is so good and has good handling of the ball. He right-fully deserves the title for leading freshman in scoring,” Preston McConkey (10) said. March Madness is key to the NBA draft in June. They’re all playing for something, whether it’s to be noticed by their team or state or just for themselves. “My favorite thing about col-lege basketball is that they play

with a lot of heart. NBA players just play for the money,” McCo-nkey said. March is definitely the month to show stronger, better, faster moves. Every night is the night to make as many shots as can be taken, get as many rebounds as possible, and throw up assists like it’s demanded to be. One bad pass, one bad play, one turnover could be it for these col-

lege athletes. One game can determine whether or not they can spend forever doing what they’re best at. “Kentucky has the most skilled players in the nation, so they’re probably go-ing to win it this year. I would love to see Duke beat them, even though it’d be pretty hard. I’m also look-ing forward to watching Delon Wright play. He is one of the best

point guards, and he has a good size and a good team. He’ll make some noise. I think, especially in college bas-ketball, they’re more eager to score. NBA players are so fake,” Ben Hansen (11) said. Whether its buzzer beaters, memorable dunks, domineer-ing underdogs, ankle breakers, or more notoriously known, leg breaking, nothing goes as planned and nothing ever comes easy. The only thing to expect is that noth-ing will be the same as last year, and next year won’t be the same as this year. The action-packed 2015 NCAA Tournament tips off March 17.

March Madness takes over Granger

Creating a bracket is the most challenging part of March Madness. It’s fun, but tricky.

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.

Danielle Dodge (10) is a new member to the team, starting on the team her freshman year and now playing as a sophomore. “I’m excited for coach Catten

to be our new coach. I really love how she motivates us so much. I only played one year for coach Parker, and I wish I had played more for him. I expect to work

harder and learn more and pick up new techniques from coach Cat-ten,” Dodge said. Sabrina Littel (12) is excited to watch the team improve all to-

gether. “I was sad about coach Park-er leaving, but I’m excited for coach Catten, because I know she’ll be a great coach. Coach Catten is very dedicated to get everyone in shape, which will be super great when season starts. I know she will bring new spirit to the team,” Littel said. Caitlin Cook is also in her se-nior year and has been playing third base for Granger softball sense her freshman year. “Of course I’m excited for coach Catten! I love how she pushes us to get better ev-ery day. With a new coach, I

expect better respect for each other as a team, and

also harder work all together as a team,” Caitlin Cook (12) said. We’re excited to be able to see how the new season goes with a fresh coach and new girls.

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When it comes to clubs, Granger may have too few or too manyBy Skye RouseSOME 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-academ-ic 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 in-volved. I think some of the clubs are fine just as long as they ad-vertised about the club more and what they do. I think we shouldn’t add any sports because we al-ready 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 each other advice. If someone where to ask me what club to join I would say auto club, I really like this club it’s awe-some because you learn about cars and you make a lot of friends,” Erik McGavin (11) said. Some kids think we should all be able to geek out on what we love. “I think we should have an an-ime club. In this club, we could all geek out about our favorite an-

Taylor Hensley is hyped up for the softball season.

ime. I love swimming, its really fun and I enjoy it a lot. Swimming

helps me be healthy by getting in my exercise, and it’s awesome meeting friends on the team,” Ar-

temis Miller (9) said. This student thinks we should

kick it old school. “I wish they would kick it old school and add a hacky sack club. I think they should add it, because I know a lot of people includ-ing myself who like it. My guess is that it would have a lot of members,” Alexis Peirce (9) said. Some kids just want to run wild and free.

Sports and clubs are booming all over Granger High. It’s just a matter of kids being in-terested and getting involved.

Granger High Seniors spill about their plans after GraduationBy Zayra GonzalezLANCER seniors were asked what they are planning to do after high school. Also they were asked if they were scared of what can happen and were they real-izing life might get harder. Many seniors start college or university right after they grad-uate high school. Many wait some time so they can work and save some money so they can afford their college or university. As well, there are those who do not plan to go to either and rather start work-

ing immediately and get on with their lives. “I am planning to go to college I would like to go to Utah State

University Eastern, and I am a bit scared to be honest,” Kevin A.

Soto (12) said. Many plan to go to college right after they graduate because they are ready to start school once

again. Getting on with their careers and getting their life on track is some-thing that many people are fortu-nate to have as an opportunity. Many people don’t know what they want to do with their lives, but there are oth-ers who know what they want to do.

“I plan on working on my music and furthering my career and moving to L.A,” Jona-

Colbie Morrill and Leydi Torres are ready to start life after graduation.

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 hav-ing 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 oth-er expenses. “I am terrified. I think I am go-ing to miss the people the most,” Bown said. As humans it is natu-ral 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 Com-munity 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 Tor-res (12) said. Lancers, anything you dream is possible, you just have to believe.

Lancer teachers express opinions about Sage testingBy Isabel JacksonLANCERS know how they feel about Sage testing but, what do the teachers think? When these Lancer teachers have been asked these questions, they do not seem too excited about the topic. Academic teach-ers have been giv-ing the Sage test to their students. They know that it is a necessary evil. “I wish we didn’t have to do it,” Mr. Locey said. He isn’t the only one who wish-es this.

“The idea is to prove to parents, teachers, the state, and future em-

ployers that you know the content and what your set of skills are. If society says we need to prove this, then we need to,” Mr. Fuller

said. What he said is very true, most

t e a c h e r s agree with that state-ment. Another element of Sage dis-liked by teachers is that it isn’t done yet; there is a lot of room for im-provement.

Most Lanc-ers feel this is a boring and un-necessary test, Mr. Fuller agrees that the challenge for Sage testing is to make it fun.

Sage testing is not only stressful for students. but for teachers, too.

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 ex-tremely stressful for every teach-er. “There will always be some-thing 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 class-room time. It is very easy to tell that stu-dents 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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work I listen to music; I also lis-ten when I drive, and it is avail-able at home,” counselor Ms. Oli-ver said. As she stated, music is everywhere in her life. It is some-thing one cannot easily escape. Even in an elevator, it’s even pos-sible to hear music. “I never really watch televi-sion. With music you can listen

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. Where-as 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 tele-vision, 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 televi-sion are like yin and yang. “Anyone can enjoy music every day. It’s a way to escape,” Joe Ri-ley (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 some-one 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 tele-vision. But as long as there both there, might as well use them for plea-sure and entertainment. But over-all the vote shows that if Lancers had to choose, music is preferred over television. “Music is life,” Maria Aguilar (12) said.

By Amy AlcantaraON 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 mu-sic a day according to the Spin.com website. An informal sur-vey of Lancers showed that 83% chose music, and 17% chose tele-vision. 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, al-though television has a factor where viewers connect with the story line. “I like music better because music is awesome.There is some-thing that can only be expressed in music. And in my culture, mu-sic 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

Living without music or television Popular Styles of 2015By Angelina Julissa SalazarJOGGERS 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

Rue21 because they have cute 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 ev-eryone 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 sweat-ers, 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 ma-roon. 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.

Grant Johnson is enjoying his day.

Review By Danny HernandezHAVE YOU wondered what it would be like to go to The Sun-dance Film Festival? Well here is a little taste of the fun that hap-pens there. The Sundance Festi-val 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, al-though 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 mov-ies. 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 Pan-thers: Vanguard Of The Revolu-tion” was a very interesting and

informing movie about the Pan-thers, and it wasn’t really as bor-ing 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 Ameri-cans. And it showed them as a group that doesn’t just want to

My Sundance experience with The Black Panthersfight 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 fin-ish this documentary, but all in it turned out to be a great movie. A girl who worked on the movie named Laurens Grant as copro-ducer 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

Stanley Nelson And Laurens Grant answer questions about their movie.

the Black Panthers were shown in the movie Forest Gump. She re-ferred to it as a comedy and said, “The way that the Black Panthers were shown then was very shal-low and almost racist,” she said.

Good/bad movie sequelsBy 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 beat-ing 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 predict-able. Although there are movies that should be continued into a sec-ond, 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 de-pend 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.