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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Principal Wendy Stratton

Principal Wendy Stratton

Mia Knezevic, Forum Editor, Photo Editor and Oracle-SEC Liaison March 8, 2022

Pantsuits, boots and—on special occasions—dresses are Principal Wendy Stratton’s staples. Starting with a blazer, Stratton aims to strike a balance between professional and casual in each outfit she builds, embellishing with a few versatile, minimalist accessories—often gold hoops and a gold...

Late grade release undermines intention for stress-relief

Late grade release undermines intention for stress-relief

sawngbird February 2, 2018

Written by Collin Jaeger A frustrating predicament for many this past winter break: the final grades for first semester were hidden throughout the two weeks off from school and came back into display on Jan. 12, the first Friday of second semester. Principal Kathleen Laurence left a short message on...

Gunn gathers evidence for mid-cycle WASC check-in

kristenyee00 December 8, 2017

Written by Kristen Yee On March 19 and 20, a team of two researchers from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) will come to Gunn for a mid-cycle checkup of the six-year accreditation process. According to WASC, the purpose of the accreditation process is to assure the community that...

Principal Dr. Herrmann reflects on her junior prom

amandalee828 May 12, 2017

Written by Amanda Lee Prom’s sacred traditions are respected in almost every American high school, but in Principal Dr. Denise Herrmann’s town, they were especially important. Herrmann went to high school in Shabbona, Illinois, a town so small that she only had 33 classmates in her grade. Despite...

Computer science requested as graduation requirement

clarakieschnickllamas September 9, 2016

By Clara Kieschnick-Llamas Due to the increase of lines of work involving computer science, there has been a recent movement to make computer science a graduation requirement at Gunn. Last year, eight administrators and teachers met regularly and had a meeting with the district office about the...

Challenge Success team creates mission statement

Alex Dersh January 29, 2016

Written by Alex Dersh In a meeting on Jan. 14, the Challenge Success committee evaluated its chart of work goals and developed a list of potential action plans to achieve them. Members discussed the best strategies to take, such as designing accessible communication between stakeholders, assessing...

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