With the surge in social media popularity among millennials in the past decade, many are wondering if interest in sports is declining. NBA commissioner Adam Silver writes that, according to his studies, “sports viewership was down more than 15%, with spectators watching one hour and 12 minutes...
Yoga and Physical Education (P.E) teacher Steve Ames has been at Gunn since 1994. His journey, however, did notbegin with P.E.: initially, Ames was a mathteacher, teaching courses such as geometry and algebra. Ames transitioned to the P.E. department when he saw an opportunity to become the...
The Gunn boys basketball team has had a season of triumphs and defeats, but they hope to finish the campaign strong. Junior Connor Missett viewed the first games as a highlight.“The opening of our league play was pretty good,” he said. “We won two games to start off the season and we...
Starting in freshman year, students are given a certain math-course pathway to follow for the rest of their high school careers. This pathway, however, mightnot be the right fit for every student. Different factorsmight contribute to a student’s desire for a challenge or further exploration...
History teacher and former football coach Mark Weisman found his love for football
early on during his life. Weisman played tackle football throughout high school and college and has filled a variety of roles throughout his athletic career “In high school I played multiple positions,” he...
Sports play a central role in the lives of many students. Spending several hours a week practicing these activities can create lasting friendships and memories with other team members. Senior Robin Lee first joined the badminton team as a freshman and now plays on the varsity team. “My brother...
As a former The Oracle Sports Editor, one may expect that I am knowledgeable about athletics. The truth is, however, I’m still not sure what sport is being played in the World Series or what month March Madness starts in.
Last year, after seeing the disappointment in former Sports Editor...
For students attending a school located in the heart of Silicon Valley, technology is an integral part of their lives—after all, it’s 2019. Classrooms are equipped with SmartBoards, Apple TVs and Macbooks. Students all have Chromebooks, and Schoology plays a large role in most classes....
The proposed Santa Clara County teacher housing project was given a funding boost after a $25 million donation from Facebook on Oct. 17. The project was proposed in Jan. 2018 by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President Joe Simitian and aims to provide workforce housing for teachers...
While everyone has been posting about the new features of the iPhone 11, the Samsung S10e has possessed these elements for months. The new iPhone promoted aspects such as a wide-angle camera and night mode, which have been signature to Samsung phones for a while, and Apple has only now begun adopting...
By now, we all know that Amazon has essentially taken over the world. Many rely on shipments of practically everything from this multi-billion dollar company. However, when we think of Amazon, we often neglect to pay attention to their Prime Video service; it provides an easy-to-use,affordable...
The New Clothes Facebook group is a forum where Gunn stu- dents are able to conveniently buy and sell used clothes. However, there are cons to the large cloth- ing platform.
Many sellers have a “no-try- on” policy, and buyers are often unaware of the quality and size of their purchase...
