It may come as quite a shock to find that a group devoted to upholding the United States Constitution is being accused of developing a plan to exploit the growing trend of prostitution. Ironic, yes? It seems that everyone involved in politics these days is trying to dip their toes in the prostitution pool. In the process of trying to fund their upcoming Washington D.C. trip for the national competition, things have gotten a little shady on the Grant Constitution Team.

"BANG! You don't know me."

Young women used their hands to fan themselves in the heat emitted by Daniel Beaty's large performance turnout, Daniel Beaty's performance, and Daniel Beaty himself.

"BANG! You don't know me."

Young men looked up to this man with admiration, wishing they would draw the young women's attention like Daniel Beaty did.

"BANG! You don't know me."

While only a few miles separates Helensview and Grant High Schools, some differences between the schools are immediately apparent. Helensview has no football or soccer fields, no playground equipment, and no tennis courts, but rather an expansive field that appears to simply take up space and a lone, cracked basketball court. Students entering Helensview are met by a security guard holding a metal-detecting wand. The only entrance to the school is kept locked at all times; principal Kris Persson wants to keep all violence away from her school.

Playful banter fills the air as pairs of students battle over each other's kings in the classic strategy game of chess. Another group of students plea their case for why their noun works best with the adjective in a laughter-filled game of Apples to Apples. This is not a study hall class, but a class full of students who tested in the 99th percentile in order to be accepted to the ACCESS program, which is part of the Talented and Gifted (TAG) program. Fridays in the ACCESS class are know as "Game day Fridays," when the students get a chance to relax and have some fun after a week full of accelerated, honors, and AP courses.