Written by Amanda Lee
The badminton team is enjoying early success, with a record of 4-2. Coach Marc Tsukakoshi believes that the team will do well the rest of the season based on their performance so far. “We played some of the stronger teams,” he said. “We haven’t played enough...
Written by Sohini Ashoke and Amanda Lee
After 17 months of community debate, the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) Board of Education decided to rename David Starr Jordan Middle School and Terman Middle School in a unanimous vote on March 17. The schools’ names will officially be changed before...
Written by Amanda Lee
In 1912, Carter G. Woodson became the second African-American in history to complete a doctorate degree at Harvard University. Three years later, at the 50th emancipation anniversary celebration in Chicago, Woodson created an African-American history display. Through this event,...
In January, the area surrounding Spangenberg Theater, the Student Activities Center (SAC) and the music building will be fenced off as construction on the Central Building Project begins. The Central Building Project involves the renovation of Spangenberg’s lobby, new music classrooms connected...
Every year at the Veteran Affairs (VA) Holiday Craft Workshop, veterans can make various arts and crafts items for their homes or for gifts. This year, the Gunn Youth Community Service (YCS)-Interact club will have a booth where veterans can make clothespin snowflake ornaments. According to YCS...
Photography teacher Marie Durquet’s blog, called “Think, Look, Make,” features snapshots of different moments she witnesses during her travels around the local community and the world. Durquet started the blog with the aim to explore other branches of art and important social issues, such...
Written by Amanda Lee
Homecoming is one of many American traditions that are celebrated in high schools and colleges across the country. It is an event that brings together friends, classes, schools, families and communities, just to celebrate and honor their school. The name “Homecoming”...
Written by Akansha Gupta, Clara Kieschnick-Llamas, Amanda Lee
NorCal Media Day is an annual event hosted at Palo Alto High School, where journalism students are able to visit a variety of sessions discussing journalistic topics. Speakers range from professional journalists to editors of high...
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Whitney High School’s journalism teacher, Sarah Nichols emphasized the importance of creativity and relevance in student reporting. She encouraged journalists to think about the impact of their coverage and bring meaningful and controversial material to their audience, instead...
Written by Amanda Lee
There are usually two mindsets that freshmen have when they go into sophomore year. One is, “Hey, I got through freshmen year, right? Sophomore year will be a breeze.” The other is, “Oh my gosh, this is my second year of high school! I’m going to have so much more...
Written by Amanda Lee
Spring Fling 2.0 will be held April 18 to 22 this year as a full week. Spring Fling is traditionally a weeklong event with dress-up days and games for students and staff. Last year, Gunn Student Executive Council (SEC) cut Spring Fling down to Powderpuff, a football game...
Written by Amanda Lee
Junior Nicolas Borbolla’s family owns the popular downtown gelato shop, Gelataio. His parents started the dessert business together in 2014 and Borbolla occasionally works in the store. He says that having a family business showed him how hard it is to start a company....
