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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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Artist of the Month: sophomore Ryan Araghi

The Oracle March 10, 2014

The Oracle: What is your inspiration when you play trumpet? Ryan Araghi: When I play, my goal is to really just make the best sound I possibly can. I want to make both my listeners and myself happy. My inspiration is to come to a new state of mind—if I’m sad, or if I’m happy—it’s just a kind...

Key Club member participates in Mr. Key Club Pageant

The Oracle March 10, 2014

Junior Dylan Huang represented Gunn in the seventh annual Mr. Key Club pageant held at Palo Alto High School on Jan. 25. The pageant was an opportunity for male and female Key Club members alike to come together, meet members from different chapters,  have fun, and fundraise for an important cause. Key...

Sister, sister: the bigger the better?

The Oracle February 3, 2014

When my two sisters and I were younger, our rivalry was all about who ran to the car first, who finished her dinner first, who climbed into bed first. But as we grew up, “first” was replaced by “best,” and now, it is the awards for which we compete. Though Ashley at 11 has not yet entered our...

Exploring the Modern Family

The Oracle February 3, 2014

Sophomore Tiffany Yang: divorced parents According to the National Center for Health Statistics, around 40 percent of all marriages end in divorce, affecting roughly every other citizen, including sophomore Tiffany Yang. Yang’s parents officially got divorced in December 2013, but the process took...

RSI Club project reuses food waste to create biodiesel fuel

The Oracle February 3, 2014

Members of the Research Science and Invention Club (RSI)—junior Victoria Wang and sophomores Jocelyn Liu and Audrey Cheng—are constructing a project called “From Food to Fuel” for the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge that will be proposed on March 5. Wang, Liu and Cheng concluded that...

Artist of the Month: junior Sondrine Bontemps

The Oracle January 31, 2014

The Oracle: Who or what is your inspiration? Sondrine Bontemps: I mostly do musical theatre, so all the musicals I see inspire me and help make me a better performer. I have some personal favorites, like Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel and Lea Salonga. I won’t say that there’s one particular person...

Student-directed play highlights female sexuality

The Oracle January 31, 2014

At 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 14, 15 and 16, theatre students will perform a student-directed version of the Broadway production: “The Vagina Monologues.” “The Vagina Monologues” is an episodic play written by Eve Ensler, made up of a series of monologues inspired by interviews with over 200 women about...

VGo robot makes an appearance on campus

The Oracle November 18, 2013

Over the past few months, a white, four-foot tall robot has roamed the Gunn halls, taking in the sights of students, teachers and administrators. Miles away, a special-needs student at Gunn sits at home, controlling the robot from his bedroom. Although this student is not physically able to attend school...

Remind101 links students to teachers by text

The Oracle November 18, 2013

When the average teenager receives a text, he typically is not expecting it to come from his math teacher. However, teachers across the country are now finding new ways to communicate with their students by directly sending messages to their students’ phones or emails using a free system called Remind101. Math...

Confessions of a coffee-holic

The Oracle November 18, 2013

Hello, my name is Danielle, and I am a coffee addict. I have been the subject of interventions, watched my debit card balance drop to double digits, and spent sleepless nights waiting for the caffeine to pass out of my system, but nothing has been reason enough to stand between me and coffee. As long...

Tamar Barlev: A day in the life of a barista

The Oracle November 18, 2013

At first a tiny coffee shop on 24th and Folsom in San Francisco, Philz Coffee has spread like wildfire into Palo Alto, creating out-the-door lines of loyal customers waiting for their daily “cup of love.” In late August, senior Tamar Barlev joined the Philz team and started working as a barista at...

Students that work for Food Lovers United Company

The Oracle November 18, 2013

Most people have experienced a time when the restaurant they desperately crave food from is too far away or just doesn’t deliver at all. Fortunately, this is no longer an issue thanks to Food Lovers United Company (FLUC). FLUC is a brand new service that delivers food straight to your home from restaurants....

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