Gunn After Hours: sports, clubs explore passions, host events after classes let out

Charlie Bush, Lifestyle Editor|March 5, 2020

4 p.m.: Track & Field Practice

There are many sports teams that practice after school hours on campus. On the field, for example, students can expect to see many of their peers running and practicing a variety of physical activities for the track and field team. Senior track athlete Justin Chiao touched on the distance section of the track team, which ventures further than just the field on cam- pus. “We run every day,” Chiao said. “Sometimes we go off campus and run anywhere from four to 10 miles, and other days we have interval workouts on the track.” The sport can be intense at times, but Chiao believes it’s worth the effort. “[Practice is] a lot of work but it pays off when we race,” he said.

6 p.m.: Gunn Robotics Worktime

Now that “build season,” when the robot is built, has come to an end, the Gunn Robotics Team’s (GRT) after-school meetings end at 6 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. Students are now working toward their next goal: getting ready for competi- tion season.“We’ve started dying hair,” business lead senior Ruhi Mistry said. “We’re preparing for our first competition in Wisconsin.” GRT students can be found utilizing their passion for engineering in the L-building after school.

7 p.m.: Film Club Movie Night

Now that “build season,” when the robot is built, has come to an end, the Gunn Robotics Team’s (GRT) after-school meetings end at 6 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. Students are now working toward their next goal: getting ready for competi- tion season.“We’ve started dying hair,” business lead senior Ruhi Mistry said. “We’re preparing for our first competition in Wisconsin.” GRT students can be found utilizing their passion for engineering in the L-building after school.

9 p.m.: The Oracle Production

At the end of every cycle, The Oracle has a week-long pro- duction process in which students work on designing and producing the paper. After a long day of endless typing and struggling with InDesign, the staff parts ways at 9 p.m. Staffers collaborate and stay late to meet their deadlines in order to successfully distribute to the student body at the end of the week. Once a month, students can find their peers hard at work in the new P-building until late at night.