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Grant Stables

Grant Stables, Staff Writer

Grant Stables is a senior in his second year with The Purple Tide. He spends his time outside of school writing, talking about and watching movies. Outside of movies, he also plays video games in his free time.

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The Helldivers return to their ship after a successful mission. The players can unlock different emotes through playing missions and spending the credits they have earned in an in-game store.

Join Super Earth’s fight for democracy in Helldivers 2

Grant Stables, Staff Writer
April 29, 2024
Maya stands within the shadow of Wilson Fisk, delivering captivating visual storytelling in Marvel’s chilling poster. The tagline conveys a sense of tension with Maya’s past catching up with the present, yet the show fails to live up to the tagline as Maya receives zero consequences for her many immoral actions throughout the show. Image courtesy of Disney Plus.

Deciphering ‘Echo’: the good, the bad and the ugly

Grant Stables, Staff Writer
March 4, 2024

“Lethal Company” sets a higher standard for early access games

Grant Stables, Staff Writer
February 8, 2024
'Bopl Battle' blasts into party game scene

‘Bopl Battle’ blasts into party game scene

Grant Stables, Staff Writer
December 11, 2023
While field testing new weapons is always an option, an arena mode—where players can fight AI enemies for unique rewards—gives players the chance to test their skill against increasingly difficult foes. Enemies have a variety of builds and are replayable, in case players ever want to face previously defeated foes.

Armored Core comes back with a bang after 10 year hiatus

Grant Stables, Staff Writer
October 13, 2023
On May 6, 2022, Andrew Reynolds went to Fairfax Towne Center movie theater where he saw a poster for “Top Gun: Maverick” which he plans to go see when it releases.

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ aims to give accurate depiction of Air Force

Grant Stables, Staff Writer
June 9, 2022
The player visits Ranni, one of the many non-playable characters in the game, in a secret area to end her questline and unlock one of the multiple endings players can find throughout the game. The extent FromSoftware has gone to make areas that might never be found by players is a major pro to the game as it makes players’ experiences with the game unique.

Depth of world, lore in Elden Ring lives up to fans’ expectations

Grant Stables, Staff Writer
April 26, 2022
English teachers Nikki Lehman and Michael Murphy discuss what they will do for the fourth quarter. Photo taken by Grant Stables.

Teachers prepare plans on course curriculum

Grant Stables, Staff Writer
March 26, 2022
Harley, the dog, and Gumball, the cat, face off to see who is the better pet on Sept. 1, 2018.

Cats make better pets

Grant Stables, Staff Writer
February 17, 2022
While shoveling snow at James Hill Elementary School, Chris Wejr takes a photo of the sunrise.

School board revises snow day plan

Grant Stables, Staff Writer
January 3, 2022
The updated ECTO-1, the car the Ghostbusters use, was spotted outside someone’s work on April 16, 2008. The original 1959 car was brought back for the 2009 Ghostbusters video game and will be used in the upcoming “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” movie according to a trailer released Dec. 9, 2019.

‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ has big shoes to fill

Grant Stables, Staff Writer
November 12, 2021
Special education math teacher William Ruffle collaborates with special education teacher SuJin Han.

William Ruffle

Grant Stables, Staff Writer
October 22, 2021
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