Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Features

Car enthusiasts fuel their passion through projects

Car enthusiasts fuel their passion through projects

Vivien Chen, Lifestyle Editor April 17, 2023

Car lovers on campus further their passion in a variety of ways: taking the Automotive Technology classes, working on personal projects, attending car meetups and more. Gunn Auto Tech Class For many car enthusiasts, such as junior Jordan Minion, their interests stemmed from the environment around...

Gifted by grants: Community members contribute to installations on Gunn campus

Gifted by grants: Community members contribute to installations on Gunn campus

Vivien Chen, Kenneth Soh, Lita Sone and Irene Tsen March 22, 2023

Class gifts come from the graduating year’s student body and are funded using extra money from class fundraisers. While gifts can fund material improvements to Gunn’s campus, Student Activities Director Lisa Hall has also seen classes use funds to discount apparel or fund future events. “(Funds...

Junior Jose Morales honors indigenous culture through traditional dances, symbolic adornments

Junior Jose Morales honors indigenous culture through traditional dances, symbolic adornments

Madison Yue, Features Editor March 20, 2023

Six-year-old junior Jose Morales was looking for toys to play with when he instead found “coatlicue,” a collection of his grandfather’s indigenous artifacts. Since then, he has learned more about his ancestral history, the traditions and the culture of the Totonaca, an indigenous group from Veracruz,...

What’s in a name: Mispronunciation of names compromises underlying meaning, traditions

What’s in a name: Mispronunciation of names compromises underlying meaning, traditions

Madison Yue, Features Editor February 13, 2023

As a young kid, Wellness Outreach Worker Rosie (roh-z) Castillo scanned the Disneyland keychains to find her name. But even the happiest place on earth didn’t have a keychain for her. This small yet simple incident is a shared experience among many. A name is much more than a word. It not only is...

Its difficult to go with the flow: Periods pose problems to menstruators, cramp their styles

It’s difficult to go with the flow: Periods pose problems to menstruators, cramp their styles

Amann Mahajan and Irene Tsen December 2, 2022

When freshman Khloe Hisatomi got up from her chair to sharpen a pencil in sixth grade, she realized she was sitting in a pool of blood. “I was so confused, because I forgot periods existed for a quick minute,” she said. “It was literally everywhere.” Worried about revealing the blood on...

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