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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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College Board to implement adaptive digital SAT starting March
College Board to implement adaptive digital SAT starting March
Roy Lao, Reporter • March 12, 2024

On March 9, students will begin taking the SAT in a new adaptive digital format, a shift that will reshape the standardized-testing landscape for millions of high school students. The new exam will...

Gunn SEC organizes first-ever Spring Homecoming Week
Gunn SEC organizes first-ever Spring Homecoming Week
Gwendolyn Domine, Reporter • March 12, 2024

Gunn’s Student Executive Council will hold its first Spring Homecoming Week, known as SPROCO, from March 12-15. In contrast to past spring...

Students gather in their SELF classroom for a Friday lesson.
In the Pursuit of Wellness: The Oracle investigates efficacy of SELF
Fiona Xiong, Online Editor • March 5, 2024

In 2017, Gunn implemented the Social-Emotional Literacy and Functionality program in response to growing concerns about student mental health...

Students provide perspectives on mental health, wellness at Listening Session
Students provide perspectives on mental health, wellness at Listening Session
Sylvie Nguyen and Eanam Maor March 3, 2024

On Feb. 27, during an extended lunch in the library, Gunn administrators hosted a Listening Session to allow students to voice their perspectives...

Halal, kosher values govern food, social interactions
Halal, kosher values govern food, social interactions
March 15, 2024

Senior Yahya Mirza stared down the track. He had not had any food or water in over 12 hours because he was fasting for Ramadan, and he was about to run a 400-meter race. Fatigue and weakness weighed him...

Filmmakers illuminate lives through cinematic visions: Sophomore Jaylen Wong
Filmmakers illuminate lives through cinematic visions: Sophomore Jaylen Wong
Anne Dong, Forum Editor • March 14, 2024

Sophomore Jaylen Wong joined the filmmaking world in middle school, when he signed up for the video production elective. However, it wasn’t...

Filmmakers illuminate lives through cinematic visions: Senior Pablo Schettino González
Filmmakers illuminate lives through cinematic visions: Senior Pablo Schettino González
Vivien Chen, Lifestyle Editor • March 13, 2024

At 6 years old, senior Pablo Schettino González watched his first movie, “Happy Feet.” Transported to a world of talking penguins, he was...

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Fight club: Student martial artists feel empowered by sport
Fight club: Student martial artists feel empowered by sport
March 15, 2024

Sophomore Megumi Estrada Nakamatsu (right) attends the Marinera Siempre Juntos competition with her friend in January
Sophomore Megumi Estrada Nakamatsu connects to culture through dance
Sophia Hwangbo, Online Editor, Photographer • March 10, 2024

Sophomore Megumi Estrada Nakamatsu has been participating in Marinera Nortena, a traditional Peruvian dance, since the age of 6. Marinera Nortena...

Gunn-Paly sports rivalry sparks friendly competition
Gunn-Paly sports rivalry sparks friendly competition
Vivian Studdert, Sports Editor • March 10, 2024

It’s a classic image: fans on one side of the stadium screaming for their school while the other side chants for theirs. The players are deep...

Negative sporting event outcomes correlate with emotional reactions, increased domestic violence
Negative sporting event outcomes correlate with emotional reactions, increased domestic violence
Kaylee Cheng, Features Editor • March 10, 2024

Sports are deeply ingrained in society as forms of entertainment, socialization, unity and pride. The Super Bowl, the World Cup and the NBA finals...

Local women-owned businesses reflect childhood passions
Local women-owned businesses reflect childhood passions
March 12, 2024

Childhood media reboots seek to stay faithful to originals
Childhood media reboots seek to stay faithful to originals
Vanisha Vig, Reporter • March 10, 2024

The long-awaited TV show “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” first released on Disney+ in December 2023, received over 10 million views in...

New Marvel films lack direction, alienate fanbase
New Marvel films lack direction, alienate fanbase
Ellie Yuan, Social Media Editor • March 10, 2024

Over the past two decades, Stan Lee’s iconic comic-book characters have been transformed into beloved and inspiring superheroes on movie screens....

Periphery to protagonist: Women adopt new roles in literature
Periphery to protagonist: Women adopt new roles in literature
Lise Desveaux, Centerfold Editor • March 10, 2024

From Hermione in J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series to Starr Carter in Angie Thomas’ “The Hate U Give,” empowered women have become...

Oversensitivity precludes necessary conversations, counteracts inclusivity, promotes polarization
Oversensitivity precludes necessary conversations, counteracts inclusivity, promotes polarization
Eanam Maor, Reporter • March 12, 2024

A white professor avoids discussing the Black Lives Matter movement in fear of being deemed racist. A male student balks at participating in a social studies class discussion about the mistreatment of...

Preteens’ use of social media promotes unhealthy behaviors, damages interpersonal development
Preteens’ use of social media promotes unhealthy behaviors, damages interpersonal development
Bryan Xiao, Lifestyle Editor, Assistant Business Manager • March 12, 2024

When TikTok videos of preteens showcasing their product hauls from beauty store Sephora went viral in January, the tweens were met with widespread criticism. Sephora employees flocked to social media to...

Pervasive stigma around makeup limits self-expression, worsens gender inequality
Pervasive stigma around makeup limits self-expression, worsens gender inequality
March 12, 2024

From the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920 to the passage of Title IX in 1972, continuous progress has been made toward female empowerment. Still, strong stigmas remain around makeup use: Whether...

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Senior Timon Cappella-Pimors Guide to PC Building
Senior Timon Cappella-Pimor's Guide to PC Building
Yu-Ming Liu, Reporter • March 12, 2024

PC graphics by Jesse Li

Gunn gamers share experiences with prejudices in the gaming community
Gunn gamers share experiences with prejudices in the gaming community
Victor Dang, News Editor • March 12, 2024

When English teacher Terence Kitada was younger, he witnessed his sister, an avid video game enthusiast, struggle to find acceptance in gaming communities dominated by her male peers. “(When my sister...

‘A California for all’
‘A California for all’
Chris Lee, Managing Editor • March 10, 2024

On Jan. 30, PAUSD Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education Dr. Guillermo Lopez moderated the second ethnic studies community meeting alongside Gunn and Paly teachers on the district’s Ethnic Studies...

Exploring Gunns food program: School community raises concerns over current program
Exploring Gunn's food program: School community raises concerns over current program
Kaylee Cheng and Charlotte Qian February 11, 2024

In August 2023, students contracted food poisoning in four PAUSD elementary schools after consuming the school lunch provided through the California Universal Meals Program. Parents reported foodborne...

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