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Dr. Jackson Katz speaks about sexual harassment, gender roles at assembly

April 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

On April 11, 2018, educator and filmmaker Dr. Jackson Katz spoke during an assembly on how gender roles impact sexual harassment. In the first of his two sessions, he also [...]

Students ask for more Advanced Placement social studies classes

March 30, 2018 // 0 Comments

Written by Elisa Moraes-Liu and Kristen Yee A group of students, led by school board representative senior Advait Arun, have been campaigning since February for an increased [...]

Incentives offered to students taking the CAASPP

March 30, 2018 // 0 Comments

Written by Jennifer Gao and Joshua Yang The lack of student participation in the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) standardized test in [...]

District cancels YCS-Interact’s Tijuana service trip 20 days before departure

March 30, 2018 // 0 Comments

Written by Kaya van der Horst On the morning of March 14, a group of students woke up to find an email in their inbox stating that the highly anticipated spring break [...]

League of Women Voters helps local students register to vote

March 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Written by Caroline Ro On March 6 and 8, members from the League of Women Voters’ Palo Alto chapter helped students register and [...]

#NeverAgain: Students gather to protest gun laws

March 8, 2018 // 0 Comments

Written by Janet Wang On Feb. 26, over 100 Gunn students and community members rallied before the start of school, chanting the slogan, “Gunn students for gun control” [...]

Teachers support proposed local housing plan

March 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

Written by Stephy Jackson On Jan. 23, the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors discussed supervisor Joe Simitian’s proposal to build a 1.5 acre lot at 231 Grant Ave to [...]

Students win first place at Rotary Speech Contest

March 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

Written by Quinn Arbolante On Jan. 24, juniors Anna Allport and Sophia Chiang won first place at the Rotary Speech contest. The contest was held by the Palo Alto Rotary Club [...]

Chamber orchestra, choir to perform at national level

March 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

Written by Chiara Jurczak March holds much in store for the music department, with both chamber orchestra and choir performing for national audiences. Chamber orchestra has [...]

Administration Investigates School Locker Room Thefts

March 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

Written by Jennifer Gao and Nikki Suzani Throughout the course of January and February, several students have reported their valuables being stolen out of their lockers. The [...]