Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Athlete failures: senior Laura Morejón

Athlete failures: senior Laura Morejón

yukiKB April 15, 2016

Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell For senior Laura Morejón, joining the girls’ golf team was not a hole in one. After playing golf as a hobby for several years, Morejón decided to play on the team when she first moved to Gunn as a senior. “It was way harder than I thought it would be,” she said....

Tutoring Benefits

yukiKB March 14, 2016

Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell I have always struggled with math. In second grade, I remember feeling defeated after working on subtraction timetables when the rest of my class had moved far ahead to divi- sion. I have felt behind all throughout high school, so in my sophomore year I decided that...

Ways to find the child in you

yukiKB February 19, 2016

Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell 1. Watch movies and listen to songs that remind you of your childhood. Playing games such as Cranium Cadoo (the kids’ version), Heads Up and simple jigsaw puzzles makes you feel carefree. Watch Disney classics—“Aladdin,” “Lilo and Stitch” and “The Parent Trap”...

Staffers evaluate failed New Year’s resolutions: working out

yukiKB January 29, 2016

Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell Like many people, I started 2015 aiming to eat healthier and exercise more. I downloaded an app to catalog my eating and exercise habits and, hopefully, my success. I was excited to work out more and become more fit, imagining how my progress would look. However, my first...

ACS hires new supervisor

yukiKB December 4, 2015

Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS), the free on-site counseling program, is broadening its services this year and implementing changes, starting with the introduction of new supervisor Kin Leung. After last year’s tragedies, ACS is hoping to...

Gym Class Heroes: Kickboxing

Gym Class Heroes: Kickboxing

yukiKB December 4, 2015

Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell As I laced up my Nikes, put my hair in a ponytail and got into my “athletic” clothes, I tried to think of the last time I had done anything remotely sporty. Besides going to the YMCA once in a blue moon (only when my mother threatened to cancel our membership),...

December sports update: Girls’ Tennis

yukiKB December 4, 2015

Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell For the first time since 2012, girls’ varsity tennis made CCS semifinals, earning fourth place. They lost to Menlo High School on Nov. 11. “We felt really good going in to CCS because we had won our league and won a few non-league matches with the league...

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