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UC system discontinues Chemistry Honors’ status as weighted class
Written by: Ben Atlas For the 2013-14 school year, Chemistry Honors will be losing its status as a weighted class in the University of California (UC) weighted grade point average (GPA). It will contribute a 4.0 rather than a 5.0 to the UC school’s calculated GPA, but will retain its weighted standing in the high school [...]
TBN puts new technology to use, promotes app
This semester, Titan Broadcast Network (TBN), home of the morning video announcements, took steps towards improving the program’s visual content and accessibility by purchasing a new video switcher and releasing the TBN smartphone app. With the new video switcher called the Tricaster 300, a device currently used in many professional studios, TBN can broadcast in [...]
World language classes relocate to new building complex
Written by: Rebecca Alger and Klaire Tan The newly constructed world language building opened for students on Feb. 11. The 9,100 square foot building consists of two separate structures connected by a canopy and makes extensive use of glass in order to increase natural light. “The rooms overall are just fantastic,” Assistant Principal of Facilities [...]
Gunn welcomes positioning of finals to before winter break
Written by: Katherine Zu Starting with the 2012-13 school year, the Palo Alto Unified School District school calendar was changed so that finals would be held before, rather than after, winter break. The recommendation of having a calendar allowing for finals to be held before winter break was made in the fall of 2010 by [...]
District cancels Gunn-Paly football game
Written by: Mitch Donat The Palo Alto Unified School District decided in December to cancel the Gunn-Palo Alto High School (Paly) football game for the 2013 season. After the next season, the district will discuss whether to schedule the rivalry game for 2014. Although the district has mentioned a cancellation of the game as a [...]
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Students reach semi-finals of Intel Science Talent Search
Written by: Ellen Lee, Zoe Weisner and Catalina Zhao Helen Jiang: On Jan. 9 senior Helen Jiang was named a semi-finalist of The Intel Science Talent Search (STS). Jiang learned about Intel STS through word of mouth and decided to compete. “One of my close friends got ninth in nationals last year and she heavily recommended [...]
Sophomore becomes national finalist for Siemens STEM contest
Written by: Klaire Tan On Nov. 10, sophomore Joy Jin and her partner Thomas Luh, a junior at Leland High School, beat five other teams to be named team category National Finalists of Region One in the 2012 Siemens Competition for Math, Science and Technology. One of the most prestigious science competitions in the United [...]
Media Center relaunches sports broadcasting
Written by: Regina Tran Early September of this year, the Media Center (MC) on San Antonio Road relaunched their sports program, MC Sports, with the Gunn vs. Carlmont football game. A little over four years ago, MC Sports was discontinued due to budget cuts. The relaunch of the MC Sports program was intended to give [...]
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Written by: Lisa Hao and Rani Shiao Paly student defaces Gunn football field A Palo Alto High School (Paly) student vandalized the football field by defecating on the “G” on Dec. 26, 2012. The student then proceeded to pour water on the feces and used the waterball to smear the excrement on the white turf. [...]
Small Learning Community (SLC) embarks on annual Yosemite trip
Written by: Samantha Acker Small Learning Community (SLC), a Gunn program that provides a more intimate learning environment with similar curriculum for 25 freshmen, went on its annual learning trip to Yosemite from Jan. 13 through 17. The purpose of the trip was to give students the chance to learn in a different environment and [...]
