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Junior Jason Seminer, freshman Mattie Montoya and senior Ryan Atkins shave their heads in order to benefit the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.
Random Student: Lindsay Marty
May 16th, 2012
Freshman Lindsay Marty
If you could be any animal what would you be?
A horse
What is your favorite book?
The Hunger Games
What is the best thing to do over summer vacation?
Sleep
Do you believe in aliens?
No.
If you could pick any celebrity to be your best friend, who would you pick?
Taylor Swift
What is the best frozen yogurt flavor?
Strawberry
21 Jump Street: B+
April 13th, 2012I walked into the movie theatre to watch 21 Jump Street expecting to be mildly amused, yet still leave unimpressed.
However the movie exceeded my expectations, and if you can live with the constant swearing and the relatively unsophisticated type of humor, you might enjoy this movie about undercover cops.
The premise of the movie is based upon an old television show with the same name, and in both the show and the newly released movie, young looking officers pose as high school students, in order to case to find drug suppliers.
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill play partners were enemies in high school, however when they return as undercover cops, things have changed drastically. The two are now best friends, a relationship that sprung up when they worked together to pass police tests. (Also, Tatum, who was one of the cool kids in high school is no longer, while Hill, a complete academic, is now the cool one)
To add to the confusion of returning to high school, the two (who are posing as brothers) accidentally switch schedules and fake aliases, and the academic (Hill) is put into elective classes while the jock (Tatum) is out of his league in AP Chemistry.
Throughout the course of the movie, Hill and Tatum are forced to break every rule set by their boss, who is comically portrayed as a constantly angry African-American man.
Not only do they ingest the drugs they are looking for in order to win the dealer’s trust, but also host a party to get close to the right people. Of course, the party gets out of control, and the two are staying at Hill’s parents house. When his parents return home, panic ensues.
At the same time the two, who became best friends during officer training, begin to drift apart. However the final break comes when fired for their actions, and they at first go their separate ways.
Of course, everything works out fine in the end, and while this story seems a little random at times, it made me laugh consistently enough that I would recommend seeing it, even though it won’t be winning any awards.
The waiting list
April 10th, 2012Most people don’t know that the first time I attempted to join the Granite Bay Gazette, at the beginning of my junior year, I was rejected from the program
When this happened, I was placed on the waiting list for a position in the Advanced Journalism class and, therefore, the school paper.
I won’t lie – at the time, I was pretty pissed. But I waited over the summer, and luck ended up being in my favor: a member of the program dropped out because he had moved away, and suddenly a spot was available to me.
I jumped at this chance and immediately arranged a schedule change so I could take advantage of it.
Coming into the program late, and only being admitted because others had dropped out put me in a position that I didn’t have much experience with: I felt as if very little was expected from me.
I didn’t feel the pressure to excel at anything, to write brilliant stories, to lead or even to do anything out of the ordinary.
Essentially, I felt like people assumed I was good enough for the program, but only just.
As liberating as it was to feel as if there was no pressure to exceed expectations, for some reason it served as a profound motivation for me.
I wanted to prove that I hadn’t belonged on the waiting list, that I more than deserved to be on the newspaper staff, and even that I could crush the expectations for myself and my fellow staff writers.
While I am far from a prolific figure in high school journalism, I think I succeeded in my goals and made my point that I deserve to be here.
Throughout my first semester on the staff I relentlessly wrote my stories far before their deadlines, did my best to adhere to AP style rules, and made any edits to my stories the instant they were handed to me.
And people apparently noticed.
The beginning of the second semester oddly echoed the first: I gained a new position because someone left the class.
The student who left had been in training to run The Gazette’s website, leaving a vacant position. And of all the students in the class to take his place, I was selected.
Once again, I had advanced my position in the program because someone had left, but to do so, both times I had to be the prime candidate to fill the vacancy.
And despite the fact that I started on the waiting list for the program, because people took notice of how hard I worked, I am now one of the four co-editors-in-chief.
One year from the waiting list to co-editor-in-chief. That’s something I am very proud of, and the whole experience taught me a few important lessons.
First of all, sometimes all the motivation a person needs is to have someone else doubt them, just a little, or to not make the cut. I didn’t make the cut originally, and that gave me enough motivation to get me where I am now.
Second, as cheesy and cliché as it sounds, don’t give if you don’t get picked the first time. It worked out for me, and the same might happen to you.
And finally, if you are on the other side, deciding who is on the waiting list, don’t write anybody off. Don’t assume that if you have to resort to waiting list, you are making a sacrifice. The people on the waiting list might surprise you.
Whether that person is like me, and has extra motivation to prove his or her worth, or merely because of some ability that slipped under your radar, you may find that the person on your waiting list just might be better than who you originally had.
Online donations for St. Baldrick’s total $4,200
March 21st, 2012
A total of 34 students and faculty members sacrificed their locks for the promotion of children’s cancer research during the third successful St. Baldrick’s Event at Granite Bay High School.
The greatest contribution was made by freshman Keenan Koukol who raised a total of $550 through pledge money.
This year was unique for GBHS in that several female participants took part in the event, held on Monday March 19.
“I made the decision (to shave my head) right after I heard about the St. Baldrick’s day event on the morning bulletin,” freshman Mattie Montoya said in an email.
Montoya knew immediately that shaving her head was something she had to do.
Montoya asked both her family members and the congregation at her church to donate, and ended up raising $185, exceeding her goal of $100.
“My inspiration was the thought of the girls who have (lost) their beautiful hair because of chemotherapy,” Montoya said. “I wanted to do it with them.”
Also moving Montoya to participate in the event was the fact that cancer stole her grandmother from her three years ago.
“My friend, Grandmother, teacher, and many others have had cancer,” Montoya said.
Montoya ended up chopping off 18 inches of her hair.
She knows that being bald will possibly make others perceive her differently. However, she wants people to think of the cause when they see her bald head.
“It is not about me being bald. I don’t want the attention,” Montoya said. “It’s about the people who never got a say in the matter.”
Although it is characteristic of girls to be inseparably attached to their hair, committing half of their morning routine into making it look just right, Montoya feels the absence of hair on her shoulders will be nothing but liberating.
“I don’t really know if I’ll miss my hair, as it is a nuisance in the morning,” Montoya said.
President of the St. Baldrick’s club, junior Lauren Davis, also decided to shave her head.
“I was a little scared about what my head would look like bald, but I didn’t really care about what people thought about me,” Davis said.
She shaved her head at Eureka Junior High when she was in the eighth grade. The hair stylist put her hair into little ponytails to be cut off and donated it to Locks of Love, while buzzing off the rest.
“I remember the feeling of having my head on my pillow (the next morning) because it was the weirdest thing,” Davis said.
Davis initially wore hats and beanies to school but eventually bolstered up the courage to go out without covering her head.
“I got some weird looks and people mistakenly called me a guy three times,” Davis said.
Although being bald made Davis uncomfortable at times, she has no regrets and wants to shave her head again at some point.
“I’ll probably do it again in college or after college,” Davis said.
Davis has admiration for girls who shave their heads, especially girls who are willing to shave their heads in high school, an environment where everyone is trying to fit in.
“People might look at you funny, but people aren’t going to think of you in a bad way because you’re involved in such a good cause,” Davis said. “I never thought I would actually go through with it but I did. I’m proud of myself for doing it and I’m glad I did it.”
Davis raised $1,300 for children’s cancer research.
In total, St. Baldrick’s has raised almost $79 million in the seven years of its existence.
GBHS biology and chemistry teacher Shane Dixon participated in St. Baldrick’s for the fifth time this year and has been advisor of the club for two years.
“I hadn’t heard about (the event) until (Chris) Roberts had Leukemia, and the next year he participated in the event,” Dixon said.
The following year, his daughter was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, causing him to gain a passion for the cause.
Although he wasn’t able to be advisor this year, he decided to get his students involved in Saint Baldrick’s.
Dickson made a deal with his students where if they donated to the cause and he reached his goal, he’d dye his hair whatever color they wanted before he was shaved.
“I think it’s a great event,” Dickson said. “All the money is going to support cancer research and all this research is making a difference.”
A total of 34 students and faculty members sacrificed their locks for the promotion of children’s cancer research during the third successful St. Baldrick’s Event at Granite Bay High School.
The greatest contribution was made by freshman Keenan Koukol who raised a total of $550 through pledge money.
This year was unique for GBHS in that several female participants took part in the event, held on Monday March 19.
“I made the decision (to shave my head) right after I heard about the St. Baldrick’s day event on the morning bulletin,” freshman Mattie Montoya said in an email.
Montoya knew immediately that shaving her head was something she had to do.
Montoya asked both her family members and the congregation at her church to donate, and ended up raising $185, exceeding her goal of $100.
“My inspiration was the thought of the girls who have (lost) their beautiful hair because of chemotherapy,” Montoya said. “I wanted to do it with them.”
Also moving Montoya to participate in the event was the fact that cancer stole her grandmother from her three years ago.
“My friend, Grandmother, teacher, and many others have had cancer,” Montoya said.
Montoya ended up chopping off 18 inches of her hair.
She knows that being bald will possibly make others perceive her differently. However, she wants people to think of the cause when they see her bald head.
“It is not about me being bald. I don’t want the attention,” Montoya said. “It’s about the people who never got a say in the matter.”
Although it is characteristic of girls to be inseparably attached to their hair, committing half of their morning routine into making it look just right, Montoya feels the absence of hair on her shoulders will be nothing but liberating.
“I don’t really know if I’ll miss my hair, as it is a nuisance in the morning,” Montoya said.
President of the St. Baldrick’s club, junior Lauren Davis, also decided to shave her head.
“I was a little scared about what my head would look like bald, but I didn’t really care about what people thought about me,” Davis said.
She shaved her head at Eureka Junior High when she was in the eighth grade. The hair stylist put her hair into little ponytails to be cut off and donated it to Locks of Love, while buzzing off the rest.
“I remember the feeling of having my head on my pillow (the next morning) because it was the weirdest thing,” Davis said.
Davis initially wore hats and beanies to school but eventually bolstered up the courage to go out without covering her head.
“I got some weird looks and people mistakenly called me a guy three times,” Davis said.
Although being bald made Davis uncomfortable at times, she has no regrets and wants to shave her head again at some point.
“I’ll probably do it again in college or after college,” Davis said.
Davis has admiration for girls who shave their heads, especially girls who are willing to shave their heads in high school, an environment where everyone is trying to fit in.
“People might look at you funny, but people aren’t going to think of you in a bad way because you’re involved in such a good cause,” Davis said. “I never thought I would actually go through with it but I did. I’m proud of myself for doing it and I’m glad I did it.”
Davis raised $1,300 for children’s cancer research.
In total, St. Baldrick’s has raised almost $79 million in the seven years of its existence.
GBHS biology and chemistry teacher Shane Dixon participated in St. Baldrick’s for the fifth time this year and has been advisor of the club for two years.
“I hadn’t heard about (the event) until (Chris) Roberts had Leukemia, and the next year he participated in the event,” Dixon said.
The following year, his daughter was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, causing him to gain a passion for the cause.
Although he wasn’t able to be advisor this year, he decided to get his students involved in Saint Baldrick’s.
Dickson made a deal with his students where if they donated to the cause and he reached his goal, he’d dye his hair whatever color they wanted before he was shaved.
“I think it’s a great event,” Dickson said. “All the money is going to support cancer research and all this research is making a difference.”
Varsity boys’ volleyball team defeats Oakridge 3-1
March 14th, 2012
Senior Jake Neptune sets the ball during the game against Oak Ridge.
On Wednesday, Mar. 14, the Granite Bay High School varsity boys’ volleyball team faced off against Oakridge, and won 3-1 in overall games.
In the first game, the Grizzlies served to start off, and with multiple spikes and blocks took a 5-1 lead. After a timeout, Oakridge recovered the serve, but lost it again quickly, with the Grizzlies storming ahead 14-6.
However Oakridge won five consecutive points before the Grizzlies regained the ball and won the first game 25-15.
In the second game the Grizzlies again took the lead, this time 5-0 before Oakridge called a timeout. However GBHS poured on the pressure undeterred, leading 12-2 before finally conceding serve.
They continued to hold their ten-point lead and eventually extended it with several aces from senior Alec Naki and contributions from other players, winning the game 25-8.
In the third game the tide was turned as the Grizzlies changed the starting lineup, giving other players the chance to start.
After initially taking the lead, the Grizzlies allowed Oakridge back into the game from 8-2 to 10-8.
Oakridge continued to pressure the Grizzlies, taking the lead 15-12. GBHS continued to struggled with their serves, but still leveled the score at 20-20 before conceding a game 23-25.
In the fourth and final game, the Grizzlies resumed the dominance they had shown earlier in the night, leading early at 8-4 and never looking back. Despite another timeout by Oakridge, the Grizzlies maintained their level of play, went up 18-8 and won the final game 25-13.
“We wanted payback,” senior Jacob Ball said. “Last year they knocked us out of playoffs, so we had to get pumped.”
The team has recently returned from a trip to San Diego, where they played some of the strongest teams in the nation, and according to Ball, Oakridge was relatively easy to beat after the teams they had recently faced.
Fan of the Month: Senior Will Harkin says the Tribe’s fate lies with current juniors
March 9th, 2012Active Tribe member and senior Will Harkin has been involved with Tribe since its conception.
“I was one of the three originators of the tribe with Grant Dechert and Bobby Stuckey last year,” Harkin said. “It was summer before my junior year that we came up with the idea.”
Their inclination to start the spirited student cheering section was inspired, unsurprisingly, from watching other motivated spectators.
“We had been watching a lot of college sports and saw how crazy their student sections got,” Harkin said, “And we just wanted to make a student section that cheers as hard as them.”
While Dechert and Stuckey have graduated, Harkin continues to lead the cheering section.
“A few of my friends and I are the ones who try to start chants,” Harkin said. “We are always looking for ideas for new chants, so if anyone has ideas, they should come to us.”
While Harkin tries to use a variety of chants, his personal attachment to one has made it a frequent choice.
“My favorite chant is the “I believe” chant: ‘I believe that we will win.’ I like to do that one before the games to get everyone fired up,” Harkin said.
Harkin believes that his passion for the Tribe stems from his early involvement in sports.
“Growing up I played basketball, soccer, lacrosse, flag football… I played a bunch of sports,” Harkin said. “So I really like being at all the games, which is why I love getting a lot of people there.”
While he enjoys cheering for all sports, Harkin favors two particular sports for the support they draw from the students.
“Football and basketball (are my favorite) just because there is the most energy in the building or stadium during those two sports,” Harkin said.
Given this fact, it is not surprising that Harkin’s greatest hope for the Tribe is that the average member will be more enthusiastic.
“The enthusiasm level was not up to par this year,” Harkin said. “Sometimes people were there, but they weren’t cheering, so we just need to get more energy.”
While there are a few months left before Harkin will graduate, he is mainly looking to younger students to take up his mantle.
“There is not a lot of stuff we can do for the spring sports,” Harkin said. “So it’s really up to the juniors to carry on the tradition.”
Classroom burglary case brought to close
November 16th, 2011Granite Bay High School has a reputation for being a relatively safe school where students and teachers do not have to worry about the level of crime that many schools encounter.
Although there is still the occasional incident at GBHS involving stolen property, it does not usually happen on a large scale or is carried out in a teacher’s classroom.
GBHS government and economics teacher Jason Rath and world history teacher Dale Mortensen , however, suffered just that.
“In August (2010), I came into (my classroom) to straighten up my files and when I opened my video drawer, I noticed all my videos were missing,” Mortensen said in an email interview. “I thought that maybe (Rath) had borrowed them, so I went next door and looked in his video file. To my surprise, I found all his missing too.” Mortensen then called Rath and together they notified the Placer County Sheriff.
Once the report had been filed, Rath and Mortensen tried to discover what they could in order to retrieve their DVDs, but they had limited information.
“There was no forced entry. (The burglar) knew where to go, they knew where to find (the DVDs)…(which makes me think) it was a previous student or a student that is still here,” Rath said. “I feel and (Mortensen) feels, that it had to have been a student, because nothing else was touched.”
“Mr. Rath and I began to think of how we might catch the thief,” Mortensen said. Mortensen and Rath started by looking online for used DVDs, but then Rath had the thought of checking Dimple Records in Roseville.
“I went in there just on a hunch and I looked at their documentaries and I was like ‘wait that’s mine, that’s mine,’ and everything I pulled off was sold to (Dimple) on two days, June 7 and June 11, so they knew I wasn’t in there making things up because I had no way to tell that (the DVDs) were all sold on those days,” Rath said.
Once he had satisfactorily proved to Dimple Records that the DVDs were in fact his and Mortensen’s, Dimple Records released the name of the man who sold them to the store: Andrew Wireman, who had given his license, and therefore his name, to Dimple Records in order to make the sale.
But the case did not end immediately when Wireman’s name turned up. Jeff Moore, who, as the Placer County Deputy District Attorney, prosecuted Wireman once, was able to explain why.
“(Wireman) was charged with receiving stolen property because we were able to determine that he sold the DVDs to Dimple Records in Roseville,” Moore said. “(But) from (the county’s) perspective we didn’t have enough evidence to be able to tell who took the DVDs from the school… so we didn’t really have any idea who took the DVDs.”
Because of this fact, Wireman was prosecuted for selling Rath and Mortensen’s property, but not for burglary or entering into a school building.
According to Rath, Wireman had no direct connection to GBHS, and therefore would not have known specifically where to find the stolen property, making Rath believe that Wireman did not work alone.
“He wasn’t the one who took them… (someone) just gave (the DVDs) to him to sell and he probably just kept some of the profit,” Rath said.
But Wireman took the criminal high road and refused to reveal the names of the burglars no matter what. “He knows, but he won’t talk, he won’t tell you who it was that did it,” Rath said. “I guess there is honor amongst thieves.”
A year later the case was finally scheduled to go to court.
“I got a subpoena, I was supposed to go to a trial… then it was pushed back, then I got a call that said he pleaded out,” Rath said. “He took four years of jail for stealing my and (Mortensen’s) DVDs. They even asked him and he wouldn’t talk.”
Rath was disappointed with the result of the trial.
“I told the district that I didn’t want to press charges against him… I just wanted (to catch) the guy that gave (the DVDs) to him, because somebody around here, either in college or still on this campus, got away with something,” Rath said.
Despite his disappointment, Rath is trying to look on the bright side.
“At least somebody close to it is doing time. I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t be doing four years for somebody else, especially a high school student… (if I was) 24 or 25 years old.”
However, Wireman is doing time for more than just this crime, and his decision not to give up the name or names of others involved was not as much a sacrifice as Rath thought.
Wireman was not, in fact, offered a reduction in his sentence in return for names.
“I wasn’t willing to deal with him on his sentence because he was also being prosecuted for a separate theft from a church in Roseville,” Moore said. “We consolidated those cases and, due to his criminal history, I wasn’t going to give him any deals.”
Although Wireman was not given an offer, he did not step forward to offer his potential information either. Wireman’s case ended with a global sentence of four years for his involvement in the thefts on campus and in Roseville and for a previous probation.
According to assistant principal Dave Vujovich, the situation Rath and Mortensen have been involved in is very unusual for GBHS teachers, and the school is always looking for ways to prevent such occurrences.
“In my seven years in the district… I have never seen a large scale theft out of a classroom,” Vujovich said. “We’ve had a bike stolen, or a skateboard, and we typically get those things back.”
Vujovich was also surprised that the theft was even feasible without anyone observing it. “Those classrooms are right there in plain view… (If you live) across the street, their bathroom windows face the school. Those classrooms are visible and we do have alarms.”
However, Vujovich did see one possible way that the thief or thieves might have gotten around the alarms. “When the alarms get shut down (they do it by sector), if somebody turns off a sector, someone could come in to take something and we could be working (nearby and not notice),” Vujovich said.
As Vujovich pointed out, Rath’s and Mortensen’s classrooms, which are adjacent to the parking lot, are a very visible area.
“It’s a high traffic area… it’s not like if I took (something) and stuck it in my pocket. They had to carry stuff out, so (they were) pretty gutsy,” Vujovich said.
While the school alarms are still in place, the administration is also looking into the possibility of security video cameras, in part to prevent such a theft from happening again.
“I have a bid for security cameras, all the schools have been looking into it… we are always looking for it but there is a privacy issue,” Vujovich said.
Even beyond the issue of privacy, the school has purely financial reasons not to purchase video cameras. “It’s something that we would like to have, but it’s probably something that we wouldn’t want to spend money on especially in these poor economic times.”
Clashing Coaches
October 19th, 2011
Gazette Photo: RACHAEL VASQUEZ
At the start of every year, Granite Bay High School teams understand that they have gaps as a result of graduation, but teams sometimes lose athletes because they choose to train and compete elsewhere.
This year, at least the soccer and cross-country teams had athletes choose not to play for GBHS. Last year, the tennis team was without two stars.
At the start of every year, Granite Bay High School teams understand that they have gaps as a result of graduation, but teams sometimes lose athletes because they choose to train and compete elsewhere. This year, at least the soccer and cross-country teams had athletes choose not to play for GBHS. Last year, the tennis team was without two stars.
Cody Giddings and Ty Thompson chose not to play for the soccer team because they also play in an elite league known as the California Development Academy, and that league issued an ultimatum: Choose your high school team or choose your academy team, but you can no longer play for both.
Clare Carroll, who last year finished second in the state in cross country as a freshman, transferred from GBHS to Vista del Lago. She cited a lack of trust in the GBHS coaching staff that partly related to whether they would consult with her private coach.
Last year, Karolina and Kammy Kecki chose not to compete for GBHS. This year, however, they have decided to return to the team.
GBHS athletic director Tim Healy said athletes sometimes feel that private or club training can, in many sports, pay off more in the long term than playing for a high-school team.
“The reality is that parents want to do what they feel is best for their kids, and sometimes you have an outside coach telling a parent or kid, ‘Here’s what’s going to help you get a scholarship,’ which is typically the almighty word,” Healy said. “In some sports, scholarships are, for the most part, generated outside the high-school setting….Those scholarships are given based on how athletes do at club and individual tournaments. As a result, you could argue that the outside coaches have some validity.”
However, Healy said that playing for a high-school team also has upsides not offered by club programs.
“There is something neat about playing for a high school and playing in front of your buddies…being part of something bigger than just you,” Healy said. “You’re part of a culture…and that’s something that club programs can’t really replicate.”
Girls’ and boys’ tennis coach Rory Wood sees advantages to both private and high-school training.
“Our boys’ team, for example, has 20 boys (who) have all had private lessons,” Wood said. “The depth of (that) private coaching gives the individual as well as the team the depth.”
Wood said that private training can be effective simply because of the increased availability of skilled players that outside training offers.
“My top four girls are benefiting from (high-school tennis),” Wood said. “But they aren’t getting the ultimate workout.”
He said they would benefit if they could find four other girls at their level and all practice together. He also said that the GBHS girls are so strong that they don’t always get much competition during school matches.
“When we go out and play matches…we have so much depth, No. 2, 3, 4 don’t get much of a match,” Wood said.
Wood said, “The commitment I ask (the athletes) to make is to be here four days a week for practice and matches…If you want to go out and do your private stuff, too…it’s better for me, better for the team, better for you.”
Karolina Kecki, a senior, said she chose not to play for GBHS last year because of her club commitment to tournament play and the desire to get the best training she could.
“It’s a big-time commitment to do high school tennis,” Kecki said, “and it’s really hard to try to get the quality matches I need.”
She returned to the high-school team this year because of a shift in her priorities.
“This year, I’m just not as serious about tennis, and I wanted to have a little more fun and just take a break from serious tournament tennis,” Kecki said.
Carla Kehoe, the co-head-coach of the cross country team, has a different view than the tennis coach does.
“(In the off-season,) it can always benefit the athlete to be doing things that will help them, in particular, with someone who is qualified,” Kehoe said. “During the school year when athletes are in (season), I think that is up to the (school’s) coach.
“The one aspect that every team has in common is that we are a team…and if an element of the team, whether it is one person or (a group), is not training with the team, then the cohesiveness of the team is not the same.”
She added that if school coaches don’t know all the training their athletes are doing, then they may ask those athletes to overstretch themselves.
Carroll – one of only two freshmen in the country to qualify for the prestigious Foot Locker National Championships in cross country – said she was prepared to train with the team and to keep the coaches informed about all her training. But she said Kehoe declined to consult with Carroll’s private coach or to allow Carroll to do so. Carroll, who said she had felt bullied by the coaching staff, decided to transfer.
“The reason why I left Granite Bay really boils down to trust,” Carroll said. “Last year I came with an open mind. But by the end if the year I had been in tears many times because of the stressful situation.”
The cross country and track teams have had conflicts related to personal coaches in the past.
“History has a habit of repeating itself,” Kehoe said.
2011 graduate Katie Zingheim was told she would be kicked off the track team if she used a personal coach. Zingheim and her parents eventually convinced the track coaches that her specialty, the pole vault, required more coaching than GBHS could provide. She went on to earn a track scholarship to Stanford University, which she says would have been impossible without her private coach.
“The coaches wanted to emphasize keeping the team together and having team unity by everyone having the same coach and training together,” Zingheim said. “My side of the argument was that I wanted to get the best possible coaching for myself, and so if there is someone who can help me in addition to the school coach then why not do that…I wouldn’t have (been so successful) if I hadn’t.”
Chords of Discord
September 27th, 2011 As usual, the Granite Bay High School choir went on tour last year. Unlike previous years, however, the efforts of the Madrigal choir – who sing without accompaniment attracted attention that brought them a prestigious opportunity.
Miscommunications between students, parents and faculty
led some to believe that the Madrigal choir was not taking advantage of the opportunity. In response, one student made a choice that has had major consequences. Read the rest of this entry “
Rocklin Defeats Lady Grizzlies 64-49
February 15th, 2011 
On Tuesday night, the Lady Grizzlies played the Rocklin girl’s basketball team for their Senior Night game, and lost 64-49.
The Lady Grizzlies took an early lead, but Rocklin tied it up 12-12 going into the first quarter. Aside from a few fouls, the first quarter was very clean.
As the second quarter began, the Lady Grizzlies took the lead once again with three pointers contributed from multiple players including Laura Preston and Cayley McDowell.
However Rocklin tied it up once again at 27-27, and proceeded to take the lead with a three pointer.
After being knocked down by a Rocklin player, senior Maria Dela Cruz added one point from the free throw line to finish out the quarter 28-30 to Rocklin.
As the third quarter began, Rocklin scored first, and Laura Preston responded with a three.
At first Rocklin extended its lead on the Lady Grizzlies, but this was followed by several minutes without any points by either team.
Rocklin ended their scoring drought with a three, and extended their lead once again, 38-45. After trading threes, the two teams finished the third quarter with Rocklin leading 51-42.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, senior Shelby Tooley went down hard and had to walk off the court, but returned near the end of the game, apparently no worse for wear.
After Rocklin extended their run of unanswered points to thirteen before the Lady Grizzlies finally responded to leave the score 64-49 in Rocklin’s Favor when the buzzer sounded.
Given that it was senior night, it only seemed right that seniors got the most play time, and each senior scored more points than any junior or sophomore player.
The top scorers for the Lady Grizzlies were Laura Preston, wiht 13 points, and Cayley McDowell, with 11 points.
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