Before we begin, there is a layer of irony that I would like to address.
I started writing this column at 11 p.m. the night that it was due. The cause of my untimeliness is also the subject of this article. In case you didn’t read the headline, that subject is “senioritis”—something...
On Nov. 30, the Gunn girls cross country team competed at the Cali- fornia Interscholastic League State Championships meet in Woodward Park, Fresno. Gunn, a Division 1 team, finished in 20th place out of 21 teams. This year marks the ninth time in ten years that members of the cross country team...
Coming back from a 6-3 season record last year, the girls golf season started with a loss against Valley Christian High School, followed by a win against Monta Vista High School. Head coach Christopher Redfield says he is looking forward to seeing how the team performs through the rest of the...
If you’re a junior, senior or lucky underclassman, it’s that magical time of the school year again—the time when the days start getting longer and you’re barely dragging yourself through Advanced Placement testing. But none of that matters now. After all, you’re counting down the days to the...
On March 12, federal prosecutors indicted over 50 individuals, including two Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) parents and a Gunn alumnus, for involvement in cheating on standardized testing and admissions processes into top tier colleges. According to the affidavit submitted by prosecutors...
Members of the community gathered three times in the last two weeks to show their support for Palo Alto resident Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who came forward and accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault. Palo Altans held a candlelight vigil at the Town and Country Village on Sept....
Knowing that your behavioral habits probably won’t change because of something you read in the seventh page of the school newspaper, I’ll stay away from advice easy to digest but hard to abide by.
By now you already know how to navigate the labyrinth that is high school, but you still only have...
For many people, this past summer vacation wasn’t a vacation at all. Though school theoretically let out for two months, the grind never stops in May and starts back up in August like it’s supposed to. Gunn students have done everything from running summer camps to winning prestigious competitions...
In 2007, the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) accepted an anonymous $2.6 million donation to install new synthetic turf fields at both Gunn and Palo Alto High Schools.
The contractor hired to install the fields, O.C. Jones and Sons, used a synthetic grass called Duraspine, which was...
Discussion-based learning emphasizes the importance of comprehension and analysis rather than blind memorization. According to the Carnegie Mellon Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence, retention of information and a deeper level of understanding are the natural results of a well-executed class...
When I got my first physical education (P.E.) prep during first semester freshman year, I thought I would use it responsibly. Every E period for half a semester I would walk straight from my previous class to the library, plop down a textbook and do math “funsheets" or work on a biology lab...
In recent years, the use of e-cigarettes, more commonly referred to as vaping or juuling, has become a common occurrence at Gunn and around the Palo Alto Unified School District. Under the California Business and Professions Code, the sale, purchase and distribution of any electronic devices...
