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Grants Pass High School Student Digital Newspaper - The February 2020 Issue

In This Issue: Which one is better- Circle K vs. A-1 Poll, Oregon Plastic Bag Ban, and The Effect of Finals On Teens

What is happening with the Scroll? What's with all these changes?

If you haven't noticed, there have been some major changes with The Scroll. The big one is is that The Scroll is completely digital as of this year -- no, we're not dead -- and we have a new club advisor, Mrs. Tyrrell. We were having difficulties with our previous layout on the school website, as editing and adding any articles was tiresome and complicated. This new Google Sites layout is a much more effective way for us to continue producing The Scroll in a less tedious, time-consuming way-- not to mention all the life that we're able to bring to The Scroll now! With this new application, we're more easily able to add photos, create themes, and experiment with all sorts of student response-based projects. If you haven't already noticed, each article is organized into their own different tab. The structure of the website will get some taking used to, but I know I can speak for the entire Scroll team when I say we're super grateful for our dedicated readers' patience with us while we experiment with what works best for the GPHS Scroll.

Thanks again, and enjoy reading the February 2020 Scroll edition!

Digital Editor - Milan Geurin

Meet the Scroll Team!

February 2020 Issue Scroll Staff:

Advisor: Jennifer Tyrrell

Digital Editor: Milan Geurin

Writers: Milan Geurin, Anthony Tenace Jr, Abbie Wright

Cartoonists: Abbie Wright, Margaret Marks

Reporters: Mariah Lumsden, Liv Akers, Ella Hayes

Photojournalists: Ella Hayes, Sean Glover

Podcaster: Sam Brooks

Ella Hayes - General Reporter, Photojournalist

Hello! My name is Ella Hayes, and I am a sophomore here at Grants Pass High School. I am a writer and photojournalist for The Scroll. I took Journalism class last year as a freshman, and became a member this year. I am very passionate about all kinds of writing, though I prefer to write factual, historical, creative, and photojournalism articles. I am involved in several activities through the school, such as band and winter guard. A couple of my favorite activities are reading, hiking, and photography. I am eager about any story at GPHS or any current events, so don’t be afraid to contact me about any story you would like to see in The Scroll! My email is ellakhayes@yahoo.com.

Thank you. Enjoy reading!

Milan Geurin - Digital Editor, GPHS Reporter

Hey Hey! My name's Milan Geurin, and I'm a sophomore here at Grants Pass High School. I'm The Scroll's Digital Editor. In addition, I also write the monthly Club Column, put together The Scroll's Polls (yikes, that rhyming is 100% unintentional), and I also write any important Scroll updates on the Homepage. As digital editor, my whole job is to help format and put together each month's Scroll edition. Besides the Scroll, I'm involved with Speech & Debate and I'm also the Vice President of Z Club. Outside of school, I'm usually just drawing and trying to contain wrath of my --very fat-- cat that I've recently tried to put on a diet. I was on-and-off involved with The Scroll last year, and I'm glad to be fully-committed this year. I love what I do here at The Scroll and I hope to consistently write, produce, and edit The Scroll for the remainder of my time here at GPHS. I would also just like to take a moment to appreciate Tyrrell, all my High School English teachers, our readers, and all The Scroll's writers and contributors for making The Scroll happen. You guys rock!

I'm always looking for more clubs to report on here at GPHS. If you're apart of a club here at GPHS, and you want me to report on it, then you can contact me at @m.geurin1@d7apps.gp.k12.or.us and we can set something up.

Thanks for reading and supporting The Scroll team members!

Liv Akers - Current Events Reporter, Writer

Hey, Scroll readers!

I’m Liv, and those of you who regularly read The Scroll will be seeing quite a bit of me. I’m a sophomore here at GPHS, and have been living in Grants Pass since sixth grade. I specialize in feature articles, and primarily cover topics such as marching band, current events, and random miscellaneous music-related things that I want to share with people. I love Journalism, and hope to maybe even pursue a career in it one day, so I love feedback from readers!

Thanks for reading The Scroll, and hopefully my writing will connect with some of you as I play my role here at The Scroll.

Mariah Lumsden - Current Events Reporter, Writer

Hi, I'm Mariah Lumsden and I am a writer for The Scroll. I plan to write about things going on locally that I think are important for everyone to be aware of. Additionally, I'll be writing about things that aren’t local, but that I think people should be more aware of. Writing, for me, is very therapeutic and artistic because I can always write something useless down, only to craft it into something meaningful and beautiful later. Current events that are heavy on my mind inspire me to write but, honestly, anything can inspire me to write. I'm a very observant person and I feel like I see the world like it’s a movie. Some facts about me are that I won first place in Off The Wall Cave Creations of 2019 (last year) as a freshman. I'm also involved with Grants Pass High School Z Club, which is an excellent and underrated club that deserves more recognition because of the people in it and the outlook that we all have on the community and the world in general. I am looking forward to writing many more pieces for this school and in general, because writing is something that brings me genuine joy.

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