Unpredictable. Every morning, Joanne Garlejo comes into work not knowing what to expect. Her job? The school nurse.
Garlejo became a school nurse because she wanted to pursue a career that allowed her to use her medical experience while still working for the Palo Alto Unified School District.“[Gunn]...
Recliners line the entrance to the library, where the sound of students quietly chatting floods the room. Sitting behind the large front desk is librarian Daljeet Gill, who sports a red cardigan, khakis and brightly colored Air Jordans.
Despite the dependence his job has on literary materials, Gill...
Shannon Lin, Graphics Artist, Reporter
• March 5, 2020
The Student Activities Office, a campus staple, holds a constant stream of visitors on the daily. But behind every transaction, purchase and student inquiry sits Leslie Kousnetz: a woman with endless patience, empathy and accounting knowledge.
On a typical day, Kousnetz handles apparel purchases,...
A sea of adults fresh out of college, eyes wide in anticipation of the next stage of their professional lives, swam up and down the stands of potential teaching positions at the Santa Clara job fair. One face in particular—a California Polytechnic State University San Louis Obispo graduate...
4 p.m.: Track & Field Practice
There are many sports teams that practice after school hours on campus. On the field, for example, students can expect to see many of their peers running and practicing a variety of physical activities for the track and field team. Senior track athlete Justin...
From the outside, sophomore Lucia Acosta seems like a normal Bay Area teenager. But when you begin to talk to her, there’s one thing that sticks out: her thick Spanish accent.
Acosta moved from Madrid to Palo Alto in 2017. After moving, she struggled to adjust. “At first, it was really...
Shannon Lin, Graphics Artist, Reporter
• February 12, 2020
Read, cast, practice, perform and repeat; for 37 years, performing arts teacher James Shelby has been sharing his passion for theatre with his students.
After a year of the Stanford Teaching Education Program, Shelby arrived at Gunn in the fall of 1983 when he was 28 years old. At the time,...
“Why are the cars moving so fast?” was what eleven-year-old Maanasa Viswanath thought when she came to America. Viswanath moved from India in 2016, just in time to start sixth grade at Jane Lanthrop Stanford Middle School. The American schooling system contrasts sharply with Viswanath’s...
Yoga and Physical Education (P.E) teacher Steve Ames has been at Gunn since 1994. His journey, however, did notbegin with P.E.: initially, Ames was a mathteacher, teaching courses such as geometry and algebra. Ames transitioned to the P.E. department when he saw an opportunity to become the...
Sophia Stern, Business Manager, Social Media Editor
• February 12, 2020
Sophomore Siham Arsalane is the founder and CEO of the company Destination Belle, a brand that sells headbands and supports female empowerment.
Arsalane designs and sews hair accessories and sells them on her own website. 20 percent of the proceeds go to charities that benefit women.
Arsalane decided...
