Okay, so you’ve joined the Facebook group, “I’m a kid of the ‘90s,” and you’ve taken all the quizzes to see if you’re truly cut out to be called one, but do you remember what you did for the holidays when you were a kid?
Personally, it was all about grabbing a blanket and snuggling up by the fire listening to mom read The Night Before Christmas every Christmas Eve. I realize not everyone celebrates Christmas, but perhaps this will take you all back to when you felt happiness overflowing inside …

Achieving dreams was the main idea of the Freedom Writers’ assembly. Manuel V. Scott, an original freedom writer, shared his experiences and hardships with GBHS students and faculty. Students were asked how his story and past related to Grand Blanc’s.
“In a sense it does, in a sense it doesn’t,” said junior Cody Rodriguez, “Grand Blanc isn’t as rough but we still deal with the problems he had in school.”
Scott had a life full of tragedy. He lost friends and family because of gang violence. Los Angeles was rough when he …

Different and fun is right. How many honeymoons are chock full of zebra, elephants, and wildebeest? Not many. The Corazzas set out each morning on a safari in a Jeep packed with the day’s meals, and they were off.

Each day was filled with new adventures and new experiences. Corazza told of a time when they had to stop and turn the Jeep off for 45 minutes. “We had to sit there while a group of lions decided to just take a nap.”

The couple spent hours exploring the endless plains of …

The West Campus is slowly becoming home to upperclassmen.
The name the “freshmen campus” no longer fits. Students in every grade have to make the trek across campus, including seniors.
“It’s my senior year,” said Tiffanie Brown, “I would rather spend my time at East Campus with my friends.” Even though Brown is a senior, she has two classes at the so-called, “freshmen building.”
The walk from campus to campus is approximately 175 yards, which may not seem very far, unless you’re a student that has to make the walk multiple times a …

Juniors, only a few more months before you have to start stressing about your college applications. But before you go nuts, just keep a few of these tips and tricks in mind.

With flowers blossoming and warm weather arriving comes students’ favorite spring sports. Of the numerous students polled, they had a choice to make as to which of the assorted spring sports is their favorite.
With the difficult choice of soccer, baseball, softball, tennis, lacrosse, track, and golf, the 200 students had a tough decision at their hands and the most favorite spring sport with a 40 percent win over all is soccer. Whether students enjoy playing soccer or just watching others play soccer, it is indeed mostly favored.
Tennis is favored after …

Not everyone is a born chef and enjoys toiling over a hot stove for a meal – for those individuals the modern world has developed fast, frozen, and dehydrated food. Unfortunately, those foods l eave much to be desired health and taste wise. So, in effort to save the nation’s palate, here are a few quick and healthy recipes – guess what, they’re also vegan friendly thanks to www.peta2.com .
Vegan French Toast
- Four to five tbsp. flour
- …

The teenage population has developed a new sense of trend in wanting to be a “nonconformist.” This brings along an outbreak of “different” clothing, music, movies, books, and just about anything else that teenagers of this day use.
What is not being realized is the fact that those people who are tying so hard to be different, an individual, and nonconforming are the people who are turning into the conformists and creating a new “mainstream.”
What is highly irritating is when people won’t listen to a band because they think it is …

Go outside
It’s finally warm enough to be able to go outside without drowning in scarves, hats, and ridiculous amounts of clothing. Whatever you do, do it outside!
Travel
Everything is better warmer. Even if its just going to Port Huron to the beach for the day, it’s definitely better in the spring.
Go swimming
One of the best things to do when it’s nice outside, is go swimming. Who needs to wait for Memorial Day Weekend? Open up your pool and get in already.
Go shopping for summer clothes
I think I can speak for most …

In a world of superficial things, it can be hard to say what the most important thing is to you. Teens especially, get caught up in life’s little things and forget what really matters. The question, “what is something you cannot live without?” didn’t seem to be that tough of a question for most teens to answer; and their answers weren’t surprising.