Written by Shannon Yang
“I believe that love will win, I believe that love will win, I believe that love will win!”
Hundreds of Palo Alto students and community members chanted messages like these, of love and acceptance, during the Palo Alto Peace March on Tuesday afternoon in downtown Palo...
Written by Sabrina Chen
Junior Christopher Yang was shopping with his mother on Black Friday when a young couple came up to him and asked if he was an employee at Sephora. “It was crowded,” Yang said. “But then this woman and man came up to me and asked if I knew where some makeup products that...
Written by Tim Sun
Jennifer DiBrienza, a district parent and former teacher, believes her experience gives her a different perspective. “The board grapples with really heavy issues, and a lot of times they make policies that directly impact classrooms,” she said. “They know they want to improve...
Written by Sabrina Chen
GPA has enormous magnitude for many students. But what does that number mean, exactly? For some schools, it is a report of how many As, Bs, Cs, or Ds a student has on their transcript. But for most schools, it represents both the difficulty of the course load as well a student’s...
Written by Grace Ding
2 p.m. Drive to Los Trancos Open Space Preserve
2 to 5 p.m. Hike trails
6 p.m. Eat dinner at Bumble
Located in Los Altos, Los Trancos Open Space Reserve is a perfect hiking spot with beautiful views to spend the first day of your long weekend. There are many trails...
Written by Grace Ding
Palo Alto School Board member Melissa Baten Caswell was prompted to run for the board upon noticing that its decision-making process needed improvement. Upon being elected in 2007, she helped created a strategic plan that helped the board make decisions more effectively.
Caswell...
Written by: Mikaela Wayne
Freshman cross country runner Justin Chiao has had great success in his first high school season. Despite the difficult transition from middle school, Chiao has had no trouble competing against more intense competition. “I won the first freshman race and now I am on...
Written by: Sohini Ashoke
Given that Palo Alto is known to be very liberal, most Gunn students probably support Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump; however, there are some Trump supporters on campus.
For junior Alex Turner, Trump’s straightforward approach toward global issues is refreshing....
Written by: Akansha Gupta
In the past few years, menstrual activism has become more prominent. NPR dubbed 2015 “The Year of the Period,” and New York City mandated free access to menstrual products in public schools, shelters and corrective facilities. 2016 hasn’t been too shabby either: Brown...
Compiled by Grace Ding
The Oracle: Why did you originally begin participating in beauty pageants?
Lily Liu: Because I’m pretty tall, a lot of people were like you should do pageants or you should do modeling and things like that. I wasn’t really sure if that was for me at first, but...
Compiled by Grace Ding
Use a planner to keep track of homework, upcoming events and deadlines
Don't carry things you don't need in your backpack
Drink water in class when you're getting tired or distracted
Try to stay off social media while studying
Find the time of day you are most...
Written by Grace Ding
The Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) plans to resolve its current budget shortfall of $3.3 million over two years, keeping cuts as far away from the classroom as possible.
The deficit was caused by the difference between the projected and received property tax revenue...
