Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Changing the Narrative

Junior Chloe Sorensen with alum Hope Schroeder. Photo courtesy of Chloe Sorensen

Open the door: junior Chloe Sorensen and discovering trusted adults

The Oracle February 2, 2016

Written by Chloe Sorensen When I first arrived at Gunn, I was not the type of person to open up to others or talk about how I felt, let alone ask for help. When people offered to help me, I tended to dismiss it, because I didn’t want them to go out of their way to help me. However, here at Gunn,...

Photo courtesy of Alper Karakas

Finding connection: senior Alper Karakas’s new perspective of life

The Oracle January 19, 2016

Written by Evalyn Li Grief come in many forms and avenues. As we struggle to come to terms with the loss of a loved one, we all respond and behave differently. Here, senior Alper Karakas tells his story in the hope that it can provide light for those struggling. Karakas stands up and grabs his...

The value of confidence: senior Shawna Chen on overcoming insecurity

The value of confidence: senior Shawna Chen on overcoming insecurity

The Oracle January 5, 2016

Written by Shawna Chen If you’ve been my friend since elementary school, one of the questions that most often came up in our conversations was probably: “Are you mad at me?” I’ve been insecure ever since I can remember. To some degree, everybody has insecurities, but when your behavior...

Courtesy of Matthew Shi

Junior Matthew Shi’s search for perfection—and what he found

The Oracle December 8, 2015

Written by Matthew Shi I went into freshman year feeling confident, like most if not all freshmen. I had just graduated from middle school, had done fine in all my academics, and didn’t feel as if I could mess up. For me, the world was limitless, and anything I wanted to do I could accomplish. A...

Courtesy of Yuki Klotz-Burwell

A lesson from Hogwarts: senior Yuki Klotz-Burwell on learning to ask for help

The Oracle November 24, 2015

Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell Halfway through the first semester of my freshman year, I had mastered the facade that my grades were perfect and that my life was under control. I pretended that I was happy and healthy and doing well in school. The reality of the situation, however, was the complete...

Courtesy of Rachel Congress

“We are all graphs of y=x”: math teacher Rachel Congress on embracing self-awareness

The Oracle November 9, 2015

Written by Shawna Chen Math teacher Rachel Congress arrived home one night in 2010 to the smell of gas filling her house. She found her then-husband intoxicated at the stove, cooking dinner over an ignited burner that had not lighted its flame. Her husband had lacked a sense of smell from his youth,...

Hao at Lake Alpine

Choosing all in: senior Lisa Hao’s journey of recovery

The Oracle October 27, 2015

Written by Lisa Hao As a journalist, I know the importance of storytelling. Personal stories can join communities by offering new perspectives and helping others feel less alone. Although I’m much more accustomed to reporting other people’s stories, I believe it is also important to finally share...

Gunn alumni on overcoming loss and depression

Gunn alumni on overcoming loss and depression

The Oracle October 23, 2015

Annie Shuey—Gunn Class of 2011 Whoever said that high school is the best four years of your life sure didn’t spend their weekday evenings in grueling, three-hour-long SAT prep classes. They didn’t spend an anxiety-ridden senior year applying to 19 colleges, only to be rejected by a solid majority....

Student speaks out on experience with eating disorder, in-progress recovery

Student speaks out on experience with eating disorder, in-progress recovery

The Oracle February 6, 2015

Written by Klaire Tan and Danielle Yacobson Looking into the mirror, junior Sophia Jackson (name has been changed) could only see flaws. The way the skin on her arms folded. Ugly. The way her thighs stood. Undesirable. The way her bones stuck through skin. Worthless. “The mirror was just made of various...

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