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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

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

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State to phase out ultra-processed food from schools

State to phase out ultra-processed food from schools

Roy Lao and Vanisha Vig September 21, 2025

On June 3, the California State Assembly passed Assembly Bill 1264, mandating the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to define and gradually eliminate “particularly harmful ultra-processed foods” from public school meals within the next ten years. With co-authors from both the Democratic...

School namesake Henry M. Gunn left lasting impact on Bay Area education

School namesake Henry M. Gunn left lasting impact on Bay Area education

Bryan Xiao, Lifestyle Editor, Assistant Business Manager August 24, 2024

Many of Palo Alto’s well-known landmarks and locations bear recognizable names. Hoover Tower,Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School, and Hewlett-Packard Garage ring a bell for most. Gunn High School’s namesake, however, is perhaps less well-known. Henry Martin Gunn was born in Lexington, Kentucky,...

Construction workers discuss their progress with the interior of the food services building and culinary arts classrooms.

New administration, food services building slated to open in January

Sylvie Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief August 23, 2024

With interior wall finishes, ducts, ceilings, lighting, exterior stucco, glazing, and landscaping installations progressing during the summer, phase one of Gunn’s construction project is projected to be completed in January, with the A- and B-buildings fully in use. The construction crew will move...

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