At 1:58 p.m. today, a message on the intercom instructed students to begin sheltering in place. This mandate lasted for one hour and 48 minutes, eventually lifted by an intercom announcement at 3:46 p.m.
According to the City of Palo Alto Police Calls for Service map, 1:51 p.m. calls reported...
At 11:24 a.m. today, Assistant Principal of Facilities Dr. Mycal Hixon sent a message to all Gunn staff that the school’s water had been shut off after the A- and B-building construction team hit a water line during excavation. School remained open during the outage, and the water was turned back...
PAUSD is currently reformatting the district’s grading system, beginning a pilot program to transition toward an evidence-based approach for all classes. The program is set to roll out gradually over the coming years, in an attempt to make grades more accurately match students’ understanding.
According...
At the March 26 school-board meeting, the Board received updates from the Ethnic Studies Committee and the district’s three Technology/AI committees. After both presentations, community members voiced their opinions on the committees’ reports.
The Ethnic Studies Committee includes Assistant Superintendent...
On March 23, Gunn Robotics Team won the For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology Robotics Competition Idaho Regional in Nampa, Idaho. GRT’s robot climbed the leaderboards and joined the winning alliance of three teams in the finals, despite challenging mechanical and software failures.
The...
On March 21, freshmen, sophomores and juniors elected next year’s Student Executive Council members in Spangenberg Theater, following candidate introductions and question-and-answer sessions. Election results were posted on Schoology and the SEC website and Instagram page on March 22.
This year’s...
Since December, administrators have discovered forged parking permits in cars parked in the Gunn parking lot, raising questions about student integrity and the efficacy of the school’s parking system.
At the beginning of each school year, the Student Activities Center sells parking permits, which...
From March 16 to March 24, Gunn students hosted 10 students from Japan as part of World Terakoya Program, a Japanese cultural exchange program. The exchange students have been shadowing their Gunn hosts during their school days, as well as visiting local attractions such as San Francisco and Stanford...
On March 9, students will begin taking the SAT in a new adaptive digital format, a shift that will reshape the standardized-testing landscape for millions of high school students.
The new exam will be taken on a student’s or a school-issued device, and will be partitioned into two — rather than...
Gunn’s Student Executive Council will hold its first Spring Homecoming Week, known as SPROCO, from March 12-15.
In contrast to past spring spirit weeks, which have usually included schoolwide dress-up themes and lunch activities, SPROCO will be similar to Homecoming Week, with daily grade-specific...
In 2017, Gunn implemented the Social-Emotional Literacy and Functionality program in response to growing concerns about student mental health on campus and new California social-emotional learning standards.
This program is the first of the wellness initiatives The Oracle will be investigating in...
On Feb. 27, during an extended lunch in the library, Gunn administrators hosted a Listening Session to allow students to voice their perspectives on Gunn’s wellness initiatives and student mental health in the aftermath of Feb. 20’s student death.
Tables seating six to seven students were...
