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The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Lifestyle

The Circle

The Circle

Genna Bishop, Lifestyle editor February 12, 2020

With a new year comes the new best reality show:“The Circle.” With the first episode airing on Jan 1, 2020 on Netflix, “The Circle”brought the whole internet together bycombining friendships, love and catfishing all together, wrapped up in flashy drama. The show started off with...

The Bachelor is currently airing on ABC every Monday night.

Reality shows battle for spotlight: The Bachelor

Sophia Stern, Business Manager, Social Media Editor February 12, 2020

The Bachelor is one of the most popular reality shows in America. The combination of drama, constant fighting and the hope of true love makes for one of the most entertaining shows on air. After almost 20 years and 35 seasons, “The Bachelor” has been cemented as one of the most iconic reality shows...

Quiz: what reality show should you be on?

Jocelyn Wang, Graphics Artist February 6, 2020

How to enjoy your Palo Alto winter

How to enjoy your Palo Alto winter

Liza Kolbasov, Editor-in-Chief December 10, 2019

For many, the word “winter” conjures up romantic images of swirling snowflakes, frosty windows, laughter over lopsided snowmen, attacking siblings with snowballs and the exhilaration of skiing down a hill. Yet, Palo Alto’s conspicuous lack of snow renders many of these traditional activities...

Does the Holiday Season Bring Cheer?: NO

Does the Holiday Season Bring Cheer?: NO

Nikki Suzani, Managing Editor December 6, 2019

You can sense the change in the air as December begins to arrive. It starts to get dark around 4 p.m. and the biting cold air seeps into your room. It’s the beginning of winter. Some try to reconcile themselves with it and pretend to be happy about the coming of the holiday season, but on...

graphic by Jamie Wang

Take our trip down memory lane: Food

Nikki Suzani, Managing Editor December 6, 2019

It’s 12 p.m. on a Wednesday. You pull out your lunch surrounded by your fourth grade class. Today is special: your mom didn’t have time to cook in the morning so you stopped at Safeway to get some food. That’s right—it’s Lunchable time. Audible gasps can be heard around the table....

Graphic by Shannon Lin and Audrey Tseng

Parents should not lie about Santa

Jessica Wang, Editor-in-Chief December 6, 2019
At last, we can look forward to the holidays, bringing with them twinkling strung-up lights, cookies warm from the oven, festive garlands twined around every pole and, for some reason, old fat men with fake white beards.
Nostalgia: Videogames

Nostalgia: Videogames

Devon Lee, Sports Editor December 6, 2019

In today’s technological era, it is impossible to es- cape the attraction of video games and video game culture. Most people have played them at one point, and many have played video games throughout their entire lives. Let’s take a trip to the past and remember the video games that made us who...

What 2010s TV Show Character Are You?

Sophia Stern, Business Manager, Social Media Editor December 6, 2019

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Halloween Aftermath: What do do with extra items: Leftover candy

Jessica Wang, Editor-in-Chief November 1, 2019

It’s the day after Halloween, and you’re in possession of the unthinkable: too much candy. Perhaps you’re starting to realize that you were overzealous in ringing doorbells the night before, and you’re staring at your mountainous trick-or-treating haul in astonishment. Perhaps there...

graphic by Jocelyn Wang

Leftover Halloween candy

Genna Bishop, Copy Editor November 1, 2019

If you've ever dressed up for Halloween, you know the struggle of the aftermath. Costumes from past years pile up and soon turn into a graveyard of forgotten ensembles. Have you ever wondered what you can do with them? Well, here are a few solutions.  Donating to Goodwill, the Salvation Army or any...

graphic by Jocelyn Wang

Explore best local sports for unique forms of recreation: Rock climbing

Genna Bishop, Assistant business manager October 4, 2019

Planet Granite: Located in Sunnyvale, Planet Granite is the most popular indoor rock climbing gym in the area. The gym features a large number of climbing walls for people of all ages and levels. They also include a gym and even host yoga classes with friendly staff. Junior Jordan Cheng, an...

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