Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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New TOSAs take on administrative, leadership tasks

New TOSAs take on administrative, leadership tasks

The Oracle September 14, 2015

Written by Michael Chen Published in the September 11, 2015 issue Gunn has hired several new teachers as Teachers on Special Assignment (TOSA) this year. As TOSAs, staff members are assigned specific administrative tasks in addition to teaching classes, and according to Principal Dr. Denise...

NIOS Week to be held in fall

The Oracle September 14, 2015

Written by Evalyn Li Published in the September 11, 2015 issue The annual Not in Our Schools (NIOS) Week will take place from Monday, Sept. 28 to Friday, Oct. 2, unlike previous years where it occurred in the spring semester. NIOS co-coordinator Todd Summers said that this new arrangement...

Flex Time makes Tuesday debut

The Oracle September 14, 2015

Written by Kush Dubey Published in the September 11, 2015 issue Included in the new bell schedule are additional, mandatory periods called Flex Time and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), which takes place every Tuesday. According to Assistant Principal Jack Ballard, students and teachers...

Advanced Authentic Research (AAR) offers new opportunities

The Oracle September 11, 2015

Written by Ryeri Lim Published in the September 11, 2015 Issue Beginning this month, the district-wide Advanced Authentic Research (AAR) pro- gram will offer high school students the chance to conduct independent research projects while being mentored by adult professionals in prevalent...

Committees recommend bell schedule, raised expectations

The Oracle September 11, 2015

Written by Sabrina Chen Published in the May 22, 2015 issue In the past few months, the Gunn Creative Scheduling Committee and the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) Minority Achievement and Talent Development Advisory Committee have worked to develop a new schedule and create recommendations...

Measure A parcel tax passes, raising more funding for schools

The Oracle September 11, 2015

Written by Grace Ding Published in the May 22, 2015 issue On May 5, voters in the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) renewed the parcel tax, raising it by $120, from $638 per parcel to $758 per parcel. Approved by the PAUSD Board of Education on Jan. 28, Measure A was passed in an...

WASC concludes accreditation, forms list of proposals

The Oracle September 9, 2015

Written by Matthew Hamilton Published in the April 17, 2015 issue The informal findings of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) visit were shared with the Gunn administration and staff on March 25. The results showed that while Gunn offers a variety of high-level courses,...

Admin discusses removal of weighted GPA

The Oracle September 9, 2015

Written by Deiana Hristov Published in the April 17, 2015 issue On March 11, parents and members of the administration met to discuss a proposal that would stop students from reporting their weighted Grade Point Average (GPA) to colleges. This proposal, with a projected implementa-...

District removes zero period option

The Oracle September 9, 2015

Written by Helen Nguyen Published in the April 17, 2015 issue Starting with the 2015-16 academic year, Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) plans to limit zero period classes to primarily physical education classes. This aligns with Palo Alto High School’s (Paly) rule of not per-...

Art Center hosts Youth Speaks Out

The Oracle September 9, 2015

Written by Elinor Aspegren Published in the April 17, 2015 issue The hallways, courtyard and rooms of the Palo Alto Art Center displayed depictions, expressions and explorations of youth identity from March 20 to April 15 for the program Youth Speaks Out (YSO). These works of art and many...

The Oracle examines ‘Palo Alto Bubble’

The Oracle September 9, 2015

Written by Shawna Chen Published in the April 17, 2015 issue In March, the Cable News Network (CNN) published an online interac- tive story by John D. Sutter titled, “The poor kids of Silicon Valley,” which took an in-depth look at how the poor and homeless struggle for survival in the cutthroat...

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Students address mental health issues in documentary

The Oracle September 8, 2015

Written by Shagun Khare “Unmasked,” a student-created film made in response to last year’s tragedies, is premiering Sept. 12 with the goal to destigmatize mental health in the Palo Alto community. The idea for the film began in late May when Palo Alto High School seniors and co-directors...

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