Obsession with college selectivity and prestige is a ubiquitous phenomenon. A quick surf on YouTube reveals a whole host of “college decisions reactions,” including tantalizing thumbnails with phrases like “How I Got Into MIT and Yale” or “I Made it Into the Most Selective College in the Nation.”...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 70% of high school students get fewer than the recommended eight to 10 hours of sleep a night. The main contributing factor is academics: many teenagers report receiving over 15 hours of homework a week. School, extracurriculars...
While it is often stigmatized, studying late into the night is a regular and necessary part of life for most students.
Many students have schedules that are jammed full with school, jobs and extracurricular activities. Because of that, late nights and early mornings are the most viable times for students...
Many childhood memories are filled with Disney images: hugging a Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal, listening to a parent reading a Mickey Mouse story, watching a Toy Story movie and riding the “It’s a Small World” ride in Disneyland. Disney’s magic and pixie dust, while charming, has transformed...
As kids, everyone dreams of becoming royalty. The luxurious castle, the never-ending closet filled with beautiful clothing, the constant service, the incredible food—what’s not to like? Historically, Disney has represented this lifestyle through its many princess movies such as “Cinderella,”...
Given the highly competitive nature of schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) as well as others in the Bay Area, conversations surrounding GPAs, test scores and extracurricular endeavors are always present. In turn, many students feel the urge to go above and beyond in order to...
Sophia Stern, Business Manager, Social Media Editor
• March 8, 2022
The Middle College program is often seen as a viable option for students who have struggled in Gunn’s environment or want to pursue college credits in order to get a head start before attending university. However, Middle College is not a one-size-fits-all fix for students who want to pursue an alternative...
The Middle College pathway is an invaluable opportunity that all Gunn students should consider. It presents a unique approach to learning with advantages such as flexibility, acceleration and independence over traditional schooling.
Middle College students are grouped in cohorts of about twenty students...
In a typical English class at Gunn, the poetry studied is often written centuries ago. Students find themselves deconstructing Shakespeare’s sonnets, parsing out Whitman and learning the styles and devices of old poetry. Modern poetry, which is broadly defined as poems written in the 21st century,...
Though student schedules may vary considerably throughout high school, history and English are two courses that typical Gunn students take all four years. These classes rely heavily on novels, articles or textbooks. In fact, a primary learning target in these classes is interpreting and analyzing writing....
