Members of the community gathered three times in the last two weeks to show their support for Palo Alto resident Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who came forward and accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault. Palo Altans held a candlelight vigil at the Town and Country Village on Sept....
For the past two years, there has been a shortage of parking spaces. Currently, 40 spots are reserved for the construction workers, and with increasing class sizes, there are more student drivers vying for a parking spot than there are spots available.
Finding parking in the morning is difficult, even...
On Feb. 23, Gunn hosted its fifth annual hackathon, GunnHacks, organized by the United Computations club. Over 160 students from Gunn and surrounding schools got together in the N-building from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., to work on programming projects and attend various workshops and trainings.
Attendees...
In 2007, the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) accepted an anonymous $2.6 million donation to install new synthetic turf fields at both Gunn and Palo Alto High Schools.
The contractor hired to install the fields, O.C. Jones and Sons, used a synthetic grass called Duraspine, which was...
As ongoing sexual harassment allegations in the Gunn Robotics Team (GRT) were brought to court last month, the spotlight is being refocused onto the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) Title IX procedural requirements. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ proposals to grant more rights...
It’s that time of the year again: course selection! The Electives Fair, originally scheduled for Monday, Feb. 4, was moved to Wednesday, Feb. 6, due to poor weather. During the Electives Fair, teachers were able to talk to students and promote their courses. Online Course Registration will be open...
On Dec. 19, 2018, computer science (CS) teachers at Gunn and Palo Alto High School (Paly) sent a letter to the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) Office stressing the need for both a CS graduation requirement and a CS department in PAUSD. This letter was written in response to a plan...
After two years of construction, the new music buildings—which house new rooms for the band, choir and orchestra students—are now open for use. On the first day of second semester, music students were told to meet at the new buildings rather than the portables where they had been holding...
The record-breaking government shutdown, which began on Dec. 22, 2018, ended on Jan. 25, 2019. The shutdown had unexpected impacts on students and teachers during and after winter break and left around 800,000 government workers around the country without pay. Around 400,000 of these federal employees...
As the on-campus construction nears its con- clusion, the plans for moving students, staff and equipment into the new facilities are becoming more concrete. The project, which broke ground in early 2017, includes a remodeled Spangenberg Theater attached to a brand-new Performing Arts Center as...
In the coming weeks, a new alarm system will be installed throughout campus. Gunn’s current system uses products from Simco Security, but will be upgrading to the Honeywell Silent Knight system. This process will include the installation of new heat, smoke, and beam detectors.
After PAUSD gained...
The misuse of Adderall, a stimulant primarily intended to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is known to be an illicit way through which students try to succeed academically. Adderall is normally reserved to increase focus and attention in those with ADHD, and it is not an over-the-counter...
