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Palo Alto students hold teen photography fundraiser event

The Oracle October 31, 2015

Written by Evalyn Li The “Eyes” fundraiser was held at the Mitchell Park Library on Oct. 18. It displayed and sold Paly and Gunn students’ works as well as those of a local professional photographer. The event raised around $900, which will be donated to a Tibet based non-profit school for blind...

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A look into The Oracle

The Oracle October 21, 2015

Titan Broadcast Network (TBN) sent a reporter to take a peek at what we do. Watch the video to learn more about how we work. Directed and produced by TBN.

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Actor James Franco teaches film course at Paly

The Oracle October 18, 2015

Written by Janet Wang Renowned actor, filmmaker and former Palo Alto High School (Paly) student James Franco returned to his alma mater to teach a nine-part film workshop that began on Sept. 13. Out of 500 high school applicants, the Paly alumnus accepted only 40 students. Franco’s students have...

Junior Brendan Creemer raises awareness for Usher syndrome

Junior Brendan Creemer raises awareness for Usher syndrome

The Oracle October 8, 2015

Written by Michael Chen Published in the October 8, 2015 issue This year, a new organization is on the rise on Gunn campus: one dedicated to fundraising for scientific research. Science for Sight, an organization started by junior Bren- dan Creemer, is a nonprofit, student-run group working...

Alumni hold panels to normalize struggles

The Oracle October 8, 2015

Written by Deiana Hristov Published in the October 8, 2015 issue On a sunny Monday afternoon, 2011 graduates Cat Volpe and Mingming Caressi sit down to talk about their program, designed to offer current students support from Gunn alumni. The program, name still undecided, holds panels...

Alum creates program to destigmatize depression

The Oracle October 8, 2015

Written by Shannon Yang Published in the October 8, 2015 issue When Brian Yu was a student at Gunn, he went through a lot of difficulties, which prompted him to take action. “I was really depressed [and] I went through a lot of therapy,” Yu said. “It’s Gunn kids, they kind of just...

TitanUp: Program to support students

TitanUp: Program to support students

The Oracle October 8, 2015

Written by Deiana Hristov High school. Four years of your life filled with friends, tests, stress, pride, cheering at football games and hanging out with your friends instead of doing homework. As it comes to a close, many students can be left stranded, not knowing what to expect...

Teachers share their funny Halloween adventures: Mr. Hernandez

Teachers share their funny Halloween adventures: Mr. Hernandez

The Oracle October 8, 2015

Written by Mikaela Wayne It was October 31 of English teacher Mark Hernandez’s senior year of high school and he and his friends did not know what they wanted to do. They did not want to do the typical thing and go to a party, however. They wanted to go out with a bang....

Teachers share their funny Halloween adventures: Mr. Saunders

Teachers share their funny Halloween adventures: Mr. Saunders

The Oracle October 8, 2015

Written by Kaya van der Horst History teacher Chris Saunders humorously remembers his eighth grade Halloween as “more of a trick than treat.” Saunders and two other school friends decided to pull a prank on a neighborhood rival. “He didn’t actually go to my school,...

Teachers share their funny Halloween adventures: Mr. Dunbar

Teachers share their funny Halloween adventures: Mr. Dunbar

The Oracle October 8, 2015

Written by Barrett Zhang Physics teacher Bill Dunbar likes to set up new competitions for his students every Halloween to encourage creativity in students and adaptability in the future engineers. Dunbar sets up these challenges because he believes that high school students...

A group of Gunn girls attended the Math Prize for Girls competition this year. Courtesy of Jane Ahn

Gunn girls compete in the Math Prize for Girls at MIT

The Oracle September 27, 2015

Written by Evalyn Li A group of Gunn girls attended the Math Prize for Girls competition at MIT from Sept.19 to Sept. 21. This year, senior Patricia Tang, juniors Shannon Yang, Maya Sankar and Jane Ahn and sophomore Sherry Chen attended the competition. To qualify, attendees must have taken either...

M42 in the Dust. Courtesy of Jacob Bers

Senior Jacob Bers’s astrophotography featured at “Point of View” exhibit

The Oracle September 23, 2015

Written by Kristy Garcia Blackburn Senior Jacob Bers’s astronomy photographs are being featured at the district office’s “Point of View” exhibit from Sept. 21 through Oct. 23. Yesterday, Bers and Palo Alto High School senior William Dougall were honored at a reception to kick off...

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