From handing out flowers to wearing wigs and glasses during the days of Jan 27-Feb 28, 700 students eagerly participated in the annual Elimination game, hosted by SEC with senior Nithila Subramanian winning. Elimination challenges players to tag their assigned targets using stuffed plushies, all while...
The second phase of Gunn’s ongoing three-year modernization project has begun with a reprogram of the K-building, which will include the addition of two new science labs set to open by December of the 2025-26 school year, according to Senior Construction Project Manager Mohammed Sedqi. In addition,...
Bay Area support — ranging from donations, awareness efforts, and Palo Alto firefighters battling the flames — is helping families displaced by the wildfires that engulfed Los Angeles in January and February. According to KQED, there were 90 Bay Area fire departments helping to fight the crisis.
At...
Throughout February, the Student Executive Council, social studies classes, and History Club hosted events and engaged in discussions to celebrate Black History Month.
This annual observance month honors the achievements and contributions of Black Americans in United States history. Before BHM was officially...
Vanisha Vig, Features & Online Editor
• March 11, 2025
On Monday, Feb. 10, the Department of Government Efficiency—established by President Donald Trump with one of its goals focused on reducing federal spending and the national debt—announced that it had cut 89 Department of Education contracts, worth a total of $881 million. On the same day, the department...
“It was very nerve-wracking having (family members) who are undocumented and having to come to school,” an anonymous student said. “I didn’t know if I was going to be safe or if I was going to be able to keep my own family safe.”
This is one of the many voices of those who feel threatened...
On Jan. 6, the Palo Alto City Council elected former Vice Mayor Ed Lauing and Council member Vicki Veenker as Mayor and Vice Mayor of Palo Alto, respectively. Both candidates will serve their term from 2025-26.
Mayor Ed Lauing
Lauing’s leadership started when he became chair of two commissions,...
Ya-An Xue, Features & Online Editor
• February 9, 2025
During the Jan. 21 meeting, the PAUSD Board of Education approved merging the Biology and Honors Biology courses for next school year and unanimously supported a Gunn and Paly staff-led initiative to offer multivariable calculus on campus beginning in the 2026-27 school year, which will be formally proposed...
In September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a flurry of proposed legislation into law, ushering in changes to California’s public education curriculum that will take effect during the 2025-26 school year. These changes include Assembly Bills 2865 and 1821, bills that are aimed at enhancing California’s...
On Sunday, Dec. 1, parents and children flocked to the Mitchell Park Community Center for the Oakland Fairyland and San Francisco Chamber Orchestra’s Nutcracker “Sweet.” Returning for its 12th year, the event is a puppet show take on the classic “The Nutcracker,” accompanied by a section of...
Christmas trees of all shapes and sizes filled the parking lot of the Middlefield Ballpark on Dec. 1. Sea Scouts’ Christmas Trees, an annual event running from Nov. 29 to Dec. 21, is hosted by the local Sea Scouts and volunteers. This event is a fundraiser for the Scouts and an opportunity for families...
The annual Harvest Feast, hosted by the Parent Teacher Student Association, occurred during lunch on Nov. 20. Due to forecasted rain, organizers moved the event from the Spangenberg courtyard to the Bow Gym. Students were served free Thanksgiving meals with a slice of either apple or pumpkin pie for...
