Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Debate team dominates regional, league tournaments

Debate team dominates regional, league tournaments

epsteineric March 6, 2018

Written by Eric Epstein The debate team continued their successful year when a large number of representatives placed highly at their last two debate tournaments. In the James Logan Invitational in Union City from Jan. 13 to 15, five of the teams of students made it to the octofinals round, and...

Girls Varsity Basketball Update: January 2018

Girl’s Varsity Basketball Update: January 2018

epsteineric February 2, 2018

Written by Eric Epstein After the first fifteen games of the girls varsity basketball season, the team sits at 0-5 in league and 2-13 overall. Despite this slow start, head coach Hamadah Sharif is op- timistic that the points and wins will start to come soon. “We [have] a great group of kids,”...

Sports Serve as a Source of Fun, Fitness for Staff: Joshua Little

epsteineric December 8, 2017

Written by Eric Epstein Freshman biology teacher Joshua Little is currently training for a half-marathon he plans to run in mid-January. Little used to stay active by swimming but has not been swimming as much recently. “I was a swimmer in high school, and for a year in college, so I really love...

Are the advantages of super teams fair game in the NBA?-Yes

epsteineric November 9, 2017

Written by Eric Epstein For the 2017-18 NBA season, many superstar basketball players joined forces to create team rosters chock-full of ridiculous talent and stardom, dubbed “super teams.” This phenomenon has likely sprouted in response to the Golden State Warriors assembling a squadron of...

Administration, staff, students examine disciplinary system

epsteineric November 9, 2017

Despite many recent changes on campus, such as the construction project and the bell schedule, Gunn’s disciplinary policy has remained relatively the same throughout the years. The policy on suspension and expulsion has seen virtually no change from 2013 to 2017. In addition to suspension and...

PAUSD faces budget crisis, must limit future expenses

epsteineric October 13, 2017

Written by Eric Epstein The Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) continues to face a significant budget shortfall, partly due to the three percent raise that the district is contractually obligated to pay all of its employees throughout the 2017-18 school year. According to the school board,...

Palo Alto Should Punish Texting While Walking

epsteineric September 15, 2017

Written by Eric Epstein   On July 27, Honolulu, Hawaii approved a law that prohibits pedestrians from using their electronic devices while crossing the street. Offenders of this law will be fined $15 to $35 for their first violation, and the fines increase with each successive offense, according...

Tech rules the Valley: Facebook

epsteineric May 19, 2017

Written by Eric Epstein Facebook,the third most visited website in the world, was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in February 2004. Originally, it was called “The Facebook” and was only available to Harvard students, but it soon expanded to a few more Ivy League schools as well as Stanford. In June 2004,...

Staffers face off in NBA Conference Finals predictions: San Antonio Spurs

epsteineric May 19, 2017

Written by Eric Epstein The San Antonio Spurs will dominate the 2017 NBA finals to spoil the third edition of Warriors vs. Cavaliers. The key to the Spurs’ success starts and ends with the emotionless basketball machine that is Kawhi Leonard. The two-time Defensive Player of the Year has stepped up...

Club connects sports lovers together through interactions

Club connects sports lovers together through interactions

epsteineric March 31, 2017

Written by Eric Epstein The Sports Basement Club is a new club that meets on Fridays and on days with special sporting events in the Innovation Lab. The club is centered around the current happenings in the world of sports. “We usually talk about current events in sports which may be the NFL Super...

Wacky April Fool’s pranks offer knee-slapping laughs: Jellofied Object

Wacky April Fool’s pranks offer knee-slapping laughs: Jellofied Object

epsteineric March 31, 2017

Anyone who has ever watched “The Office” knows about Jim Halpert’s hilarious tendency to prank his unamused co-worker, Dwight Schrute. The most famous of the myriad of pranks throughout the show is when Jim puts Dwight’s possessions in a giant bowl of jello. This is a fantastic prank, as the...

Space Jam review

Space Jam review

epsteineric March 3, 2017

Written by Eric Epstein When Space Jam was originally released in 1996, it was an instant smash hit, drawing over $32 million in the first week. People flocked to the theaters to see their favorite NBA superstars team up with the ever-zany Looney Tunes on the big screen. Over twenty years after the...

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