Is Homework Necessary?
Joseph Loya Ontiveros
October 12, 2018
While some of our homework is actually working for our learning, every once in a while, we will all get tired of having homework that is NOT necessary for us to practice with. Jeremy Lewis and Olivia Stubbs, both juniors, think that certain homework they receive for their classes is not necessary....
Kirsten Strong
Sami Stuart and Ashley Wiedeman
October 3, 2018
Cancer is one word that nobody likes to hear. Kirsten Tielbur, a Grandview senior, has had to hear it all summer, when she was diagnosed with Stage 3 Ovarian Cancer in June. Just as anyone else would be, she was distressed when first hearing about the news and the fact that she had to go through c...
My Strange Addiction: Powerschool
Paige Montgomery
October 3, 2018
Not knowing your own addiction is the first sign, that you are, in fact, an addict. So admitting that you have a PowerSchool problem now will bring you one step closer to conquering it (or not). Some people can literally recite every single grade average they have, at any moment. Besides being...
Galapagos: The Trip of a Lifetime
Sami Stuart
May 18, 2018
Every student in America at one point or another has had to sit in a classroom and listen to science teachers lecture about The Galapagos Islands; however, next year, Grandview students have the opportunity to actually travel to the islands and witness first-hand what they’ve learned. Grandview i...
Passing of the Torch
Ava Bonavia
May 18, 2018
May, the season of graduating. Students all across the country countdown the days until they leave school and here at Grandview seniors are celebrated before the big day. The senior assembly was a mix of clubs, dances and games all to help celebrate seniors. Audience member Victoria Salazar believ...
Grandview High School: A Diamond in the Rough
Max Reid
May 16, 2018
The day was April 27th: while you were probably playing video games or watching the new Avengers movie, many of our teachers went to the capital to fight for their rights and livelihood. As we all know, school was canceled last Friday due to a large teacher protest. Across the state of Colorado, teachers...
Studying: A Team Sport
Caleigh Daugherty and Max Reid
May 4, 2018
It’s about that time of year again. The sunshine, the impending joy of summer, but more importantly… finals. Our teachers have been working hard to prepare us for finals week. At least that’s what they think. In reality everyone knows that no one is ready and we are all mentally preparing for ...
Can’t Stand It?
Max Reid
May 4, 2018
Want to learn how to make any AP student tremble in fear? Just say the simple phrase: “stand up quiz”. The dreaded stand up quiz, a concept as old as time itself, implemented by the nefarious AP World History teachers at Grandview High School to torture their students every class period. Well, th...
Is Water Wet?
Sami Stuart
April 5, 2018
There’s always something that teenagers are obsessed with. In the 70s, it was roller skates and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. In the 80s, it was boomboxes-- picture John Cusack in Say Anything-- and rubik’s cubes. The 90s brought new fads: rollerblades, “The Macarena”, and boy bands lik...
Ghost Town
Paige Montgomery
April 5, 2018
Thirty seconds before I walked in to the Academic Success Center, Science Department Coordinator Brian Wood had just unlocked the door. Needless to say, it was deserted except for him and me. In order for one to understand why it is so deserted, everybody should know that the Academic Support Cen...
Parking Predicament
Ashley Wiedeman and Ava Bonavia
March 23, 2018
The lower Grandview parking lot is a chaotic space full of new drivers causing it to be an unpredictable place. Junior Amber Hall has had her license for over a year and usually drives herself to school on a daily basis. She realizes the disorder of the parking lot after the last bell rings. When leavin...
Adventure Time
Sami Stuart
March 5, 2018
Everyone knows the typical Physical Education classes at Grandview: PE, weight training, and team sports. It’s also probably common knowledge that Adventure Education is offered here. However, many don’t actually know what happens inside this unique class. Adventure Ed teacher, Will Dodd explains tha...
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