Written by Michael Chen
Student Executive Council (SEC) recently organized the annual Blood Drive at Gunn. The drive, which takes place during school hours, aims to collect blood donations for community hospitals and raise awareness on the importance of donating blood.
According to Stanford Blood Center’s...
Written by Grace Ding
This school year, Principal Dr. Denise Herrmann has been working with students who wish to bring positive change on campus. Specifically, she is helping the Student Wellness Committee implement three proposals, including anonymous referral boxes, the Youth Empowerment Seminar...
Written by Shannon Yang
Due to dissatisfaction expressed by Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) students and parents in meetings and Strategic Plan surveys, PAUSD hired a firm to research two issues: course consistency in core classes and the direction of the district’s foreign language programs.
According...
Written by Anyi Cheng
Following the measles outbreak of early 2015, California Senators Richard Pan and Ben Allen proposed a bill on Feb. 4 aiming to tighten the state’s vaccination requirements. According to a bill passed in 2012, California’s law allows exemption from vaccination for medical,...
Written by Aayush Dubey
On Fri. Jan. 16, Gunn organized the fourth annual TEDx conference. The event was hosted in the Gunn Spangenberg Theatre and featured 12 presentations with 14 speakers, five of whom were Gunn students.
According to their website, Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) is...
“It was great seeing new faces stop by our table to sign up, because we’re focusing on expanding the club’s presence on campus and giving more students the opportunity to participate in meaningful community service.”
—Sandie Luo, 12
“[It] was super fun and amazing. Everyone is super supportive and really attentive to the people who are performing. It’s also a really fun way to find out everyone’s secret hidden talents.”
—Natalie Perrault, 12
Written by Isaac Chen
Senior Quinn Wu recently competed against 1,700 of the United States’ top student researchers in the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search, widely regarded to be the most prestigious science competition in the nation. Wu’s work in aeronautics and astronautics, funded by NASA and...
Compiled by Janet Wang
The Oracle: You laid out six initiatives for the coming year. Which of these is most important to you?
Karen Holman: They are all based on the same principle: respect. Whether that's respect for the built environment, respect for the services that are delivered to the community,...
Written by Michael Chen
This past weekend, Gunn students participated in the annual Millard Fillmore Trivia Hunt. This competition took place between Gunn, Castilleja, Carlmont and Woodside. It involved students researching trivia questions and finding written sources to back answers.
Science teacher...
Written by Ryeri Lim
AltSchool, a private primary education school founded by entrepreneur Max Ventilla, is establishing its fifth campus in Palo Alto at 930 Emerson Street.
The Palo Alto site will have space for nearly 90 students, although a cap of approximately 75 is expected. “With our new locations...
Written by Shawna Chen
In early January, the University of California (UC) found itself omitted from Gov. Jerry Brown’s new budget proposal. The UC system was not given the funds necessary to increase in-state enrollment. As a result, the UC’s expansion plans will be delayed, and it is uncertain...
