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The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

School namesake Henry M. Gunn left lasting impact on Bay Area education
School namesake Henry M. Gunn left lasting impact on Bay Area education
Bryan Xiao, Lifestyle Editor, Assistant Business Manager • August 24, 2024

Many of Palo Alto’s well-known landmarks and locations bear recognizable names. Hoover Tower,Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School, and Hewlett-Packard Garage ring a bell for most. Gunn High School’s...

Construction workers discuss their progress with the interior of the food services building and culinary arts classrooms.
New administration, food services building slated to open in January
Sylvie Nguyen, News Editor & Business Manager • August 23, 2024

With interior wall finishes, ducts, ceilings, lighting, exterior stucco, glazing, and landscaping installations progressing during the summer,...

Students begin to leave the football field after the Thursday, August 22 evacuation.
Series of fire alarms disrupt campus activity, prompt additional investigation
Kaylee Cheng, Anne Dong, Sylvie Nguyen and Ya-An Xue August 23, 2024

On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week, fire alarms caused campus-wide evacuations and interrupted class schedules. The first two alarms...

Tentative agreement between PAUSD and PAEA marks end of impasse
Tentative agreement between PAUSD and PAEA marks end of impasse
Violet Tivol, Lifestyle Editor • May 19, 2024

PAUSD and the Palo Alto Educators Association reached a tentative agreement on May 6, weeks after an impasse was declared on March 29. This...

Student Pen Pals form unexpected bonds, bridge cultures
Student Pen Pals form unexpected bonds, bridge cultures
Yael Gottesman, Lifestyle Editor • May 26, 2024

Sophomore Rayla Chen opens her mail box to discover letters instead of report cards, advertisements and other packages. Inside the letters, she finds herself teleported to France through the writing of...

Student Pen Pals form unexpected bonds, bridge cultures
Student Pen Pals form unexpected bonds, bridge cultures
Gwendolyn Domine, Forum Editor • May 26, 2024

Junior Samhita Krishnan had discovered one issue that many people hadn’t — the gap between the elderly and the youth. To build a better community...

USACO programs opportunities, success for students
USACO programs opportunities, success for students
Ya-An Xue, Features & Online Editor • May 19, 2024

How many ways can you divide a field filled with cows into two groups by moving a horizontal or vertical line? This is an example of the many...

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Leaping Forward: The Oracle dives into Gunn's spring sports (Part 2)
Victor Dang and Michelle Koo May 11, 2024

In this video feature — the second in a two-part series — Gunn athletes break down their plans for the spring sports season. (See the first part here.)

Leaping Forward: The Oracle dives into Gunn's spring sports (Part 1)
Charlotte Qian and Vanisha Vig May 11, 2024

In this video feature — the first in a two-part series — Gunn athletes break down their plans for the spring sports season.  

Senior Isabella Lee tackles her opponent during a match for the Gunn wrestling team’s 2023-24 season.
Meteoric growth of women’s wrestling affords new opportunities
Sylvie Nguyen, News Editor & Business Manager • April 13, 2024

This year, Louisiana joined the 45 states that certify girls wrestling at the high school level. Of these states, Kentucky, Rhode Island...

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Violet Tivol, Lifestyle Editor • August 24, 2024

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Rock climbers scale up effort, engagement
Rock climbers scale up effort, engagement
Roy Lao, News Editor • May 23, 2024

Although not as popular as sports like basketball or football, rock climbing has found its niche within the Gunn community. For many students,...

Sailing team navigates in passion, finds success
Sailing team navigates in passion, finds success
Roy Lao, News Editor • May 23, 2024

Sailing as an international sport was first introduced to the world at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. Since then, it has steadily gained...

Staffers offer advice for the new school year
Staffers offer advice for the new school year
'Guilt-Tipping': inflation promotes excessive gratuity
'Guilt-Tipping': inflation promotes excessive gratuity
Yael Gottesman, Lifestyle Editor • May 24, 2024

Tipping, whether for quality service or gratuities at a restaurant, has been a norm in many places around the world, including the United States. The practice has been around for decades, but has recently...

Uninformed financial decisions lead to teen overspending
Uninformed financial decisions lead to teen overspending
Gwendolyn Domine, Forum Editor • May 24, 2024

Spending $8 on a boba may seem like nothing, and spending $60 on a pair of jeans might seem like a steal. In the end, though, these prices add up. As a teen, money consumption can be careless and easy...

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Zodiac signs provide snapshots of character
Zodiac signs provide snapshots of character
Charlotte Qian, Managing Editor • April 16, 2024

  Aries March 21-April 19 Aries, “ram” in Latin, is the first of the zodiac signs. People with Aries signs are typically courageous, competitive and energetic. Aries share a sign with actor...

The Oracle staffer illuminates significance of solar eclipse
The Oracle staffer illuminates significance of solar eclipse
Violet Tivol, Lifestyle Editor • April 12, 2024

Human records of watching eclipses date back thousands of years — many cultures had myths and legends to explain the astronomical phenomenon. It was a sight to behold: the sun being replaced by a dark...

The cost of construction: Why it takes $1.4 million to build a classroom
The cost of construction: Why it takes $1.4 million to build a classroom
Vanisha Vig, Features & Online Editor • May 19, 2024

Starting with a simple sketch on paper, the demolition and reconstruction sites of the administrative, food services and K- buildings, which first began in the fall of 2022, is now a prominent part of...

Throwing Shade: Colorism tints beauty standards, confidence
Throwing Shade: Colorism tints beauty standards, confidence
Diya Bose-Malakar and Safina Syed April 12, 2024

When senior Mahadev Tapaskar attended a summer camp with other Indian kids, he didn’t expect to be faced with insults about his skin color. “The other kids saw how dark I was and would belittle...

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