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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Staffers explore unique spots to get sweets in the Bay Area: Icicles

Staffers explore unique spots to get sweets in the Bay Area: Icicles

timsun2 March 3, 2017

Written by Tim Sun The hype surrounding rolled ice cream has burgeoned, and Snapchat stories of it have caused much salivation. But is rolled ice cream truly superior, or is this just another fleeting fad? Icicles is located in a small downtown area in San Jose. The store is located right off of the...

Science classes participate in plastics project

Science classes participate in plastics project

timsun2 March 3, 2017

Written by Tim Sun Science teachers Navneet Schworetzky and Eric Ledgerwood are partnering with the Monterey Bay Aquarium to give students the opportunity to fight plastic pollution on campus in the aquarium’s Ocean Plastics Pollution Summit. Students will design projects to combat the use of plastics...

Choir-Staff Musical to take place at Paly Performing Arts Center

Choir-Staff Musical to take place at Paly Performing Arts Center

timsun2 February 3, 2017

Written by Tim Sun Next week, students and staff will convene to perform the annual choir-staff musical to raise funds for the choir’s June concert tour in Ireland. The show will run three nights this year: Tuesday through Thursday from Feb. 7 to Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. Due to construction on Spangenberg...

PAYC encourages teen input in community

PAYC encourages teen input in community

timsun2 December 2, 2016

Written by Tim Sun The Palo Alto Youth Council (PAYC) is a teen organization that works with Palo Alto City Council to find solutions to teen issues. The group is sponsored by the City and is comprised of 20 teens from Palo Alto schools. Students in the group are divided into various sub-committees...

Fall Sports Updates: Boys’ Water Polo

timsun2 September 9, 2016

Written by Tim Sun Coming off of an 11-1 league record and league championship, boys’ water polo started their season strong with a win over Wilcox on Tuesday. The Titans return with much of last year’s squad; seniors Patrick Zhao and Quinn Hamilton lead the way and senior goalie Jackson Waschura...

Winter Sports Look to CCS: Boys’ Soccer

timsun2 February 19, 2016

Written by Tim Sun After losing their six top goal scorers, boys’ soccer struggled through a tough season. Many athletes went down with injuries as the season progressed and at one point the boys played without their entire starting defensive back line. Despite early struggles, the...

Concussions impact athletes’ play, wellness: coaches, players share perspectives on effects, stigma

timsun2 January 29, 2016

Written by Paulo Frank and Tim Sun In the athletic world, injuries are often viewed as a major problem. Due to its inherent physicality and hard head-on-head hits, football is always associated with concussions as an area of concern. Recently, due to movies like “Concussion,” the retirement of high-profile...

The Terman volleyball team poses with its coaches, sophomores Ritu Advani and Nikeilie Yang. Courtesy of Ritu Advani

Students gain experience mentoring middle school athletes

timsun2 December 4, 2015

Written by Tim Sun After their playing careers end, many people bring their passion for sports to the sidelines to mentor younger athletes. This year, some students have taken the opportunity to coach at Terman Middle School, and these student-coaches lead teams in various sports such as football,...

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