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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Students add sticky notes about their hopes and dreams for multivariable calculus to posters.

Gunn multivariable calculus meeting brings new student voices forward

Amann Mahajan, Editor-in-Chief September 16, 2023

Administrators, teachers and students gathered in N-208 at lunch on Friday to discuss math options beyond Advanced Placement Calculus BC at Gunn. The discussion came on the heels of the Sept. 12 school board meeting, where Superintendent Don Austin announced that Assistant Superintendent of Secondary...

‘The math wars have casualties’: Conflicts over math permeate district, fuel debates over equity, accessibility

‘The math wars have casualties’: Conflicts over math permeate district, fuel debates over equity, accessibility

Amann Mahajan, Editor-in-Chief April 17, 2023

In response to a lawsuit brought by parents in 2021, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Carrie Zepeda filed a court order on Feb. 6 determining that Palo Alto Unified School District’s method of placing students in math courses violates the Math Placement Act of 2015. Those filing the lawsuit...

Proposed Algebra I lane alters math courses for students

Proposed Algebra I lane alters math courses for students

Anriya Wang, Cub Reporter May 23, 2022

The latest proposed California mathematics framework recommends students take Algebra I in ninth grade or later. The framework, which was presented in May of 2021, hopes to ensure that students are at a comfortable level, rather than feeling pressured to take a higher-level math course that does not...

Graphic by Audrey Tseng

Letter to the Editor: Math Department Instructional Lead Dave Deggeller responds to Forum articles regarding math lane skipping

Dave Deggeller, Instructional Lead of Mathematics December 20, 2019

Hey y’all, what’s the math rush? I enjoyed reading the full page math spread in the Forum Section of The Oracle on Friday, Dec. 6. I was happy to hear that our existing math infrastructure in Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) served the two student authors, Ms. Suzani (who accelerated...

District cancels YCS-Interact’s Tijuana service trip 20 days before departure

kayav2 March 30, 2018

 Written by Kaya van der Horst  On the morning of March 14, a group of students woke up to find an email in their inbox stating that the highly anticipated spring break service trip to Tijuana, Mexico had been cancelled. The Youth Community Service-Interact (YCS-I) trip was scheduled to bring...

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