Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Staff pleased with new building

The Oracle September 20, 2013

Written by: Lawrence Chen Building N, the math and English building near the little theater, was completed over the summer just in time for the respective teachers to settle in. The classrooms on the first floor are numbered in the 100s while the classrooms on the second floor are numbered in the...

Defibrillators installed at 52 new locations in Palo Alto

The Oracle September 20, 2013

Written By: Aayush Dubey Palo Alto officials have installed 52 automated electronic defibrillators (AEDs) throughout August to save victims of cardiac arrest. Palo Alto Fire Chief Eric Nickel felt the plan was necessary for the community to increase a victim’s chance of survival. According to American...

Overnight community centers closed, homeless face impact

The Oracle September 20, 2013

Written By: Matt Niksa Palo Alto councilmen­—in a vote of 7-1—initiated an ordinance to close down the Cubberley Community Center from 10:30 p.m. to sunrise starting Oct. 9. The ordinance’s effects are broader than just Cubberley; it will close all overnight community centers throughout Palo...

Construction on walkway begins

The Oracle September 20, 2013
On Tuesday, Sept. 17, construction began on the corridor between Spangenberg Theatre and the new building. During the first weeks of school, students could use the walkway in front of the art building to get to the new building. Because the hallway is being fenced off for construction, the only access to the new building for the next six weeks will be through the freshman quad and around the little theater.

Parent activists protest district’s special education system

The Oracle September 20, 2013

Written By: Shawna Chen A group of activists comprised of Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) parents protested on the sidewalk outside of Gunn at the start of the school year regarding a perceived lack of rights for Special Education students. With signs that read “Teachers: Stop Bullying...

Gunn welcomes legislation for gender-neutral facilities

The Oracle September 20, 2013
The School Success and Opportunity Act has been well received by transgender students.

Teachers receive 3 percent pay raise

The Oracle May 22, 2013
Teachers in the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) will get a 3 percent pay raise and a 1.5 percent bonus retroactive for the 2012-2013 school year in an agreement that the Palo Alto Educator’s Association (PAEA) recently ratified.

Gunn Confessions page removed

The Oracle May 22, 2013
On Apr. 21, in response to the Gunn Confessions Facebook page, Principal Katya Villalobos sent an email to parents and students alerting them about the page as well as sharing a new LibGuide developed by Librarian Meg Omainsky about cyber-bullying. Gunn Confessions received hundreds of “likes” from students and alumni before it was taken down. The page offered a link to a form through which one could submit an anonymous confession about anything or anyone. Although the page’s administrators initially claimed they would not post any negative confessions about specific individuals, a number of posts attacking a Gunn staff member drew sharp criticism. Gunn’s administration was made aware of the situation, but since the Gunn Confessions administrators had not technically violated any school rules, the school’s response was limited to requesting that the students take it down.

The Oracle looks beneath the surface of body image issues

The Oracle May 22, 2013
As a part of beauty product company Dove’s new “Real Beauty” campaign, the Dove Self-Esteem Fund released various statistics pertaining to girls and their body image. One, for example, stated that seven in ten girls believe that “they are not good enough, or do not measure up in some way.” Recently, comments made by clothing company Abercrombie and Fitch’s CEO Mike Jeffries in 2006 have resurfaced, in which he summed up the retail store’s sales strategies as “exclusionary.” In response to these facts, The Oracle decided to investigate the prevalence of body image issues at Gunn.

Classes take part in disability-based anti-bullying lesson

The Oracle May 22, 2013
On May 3, Gunn teachers led a school-wide lesson on disability-based bullying during an extended E period in their respective classes. The prepared lesson highlighted three principal points: the definition of disability-based harassment, how to prevent bullying and how to report it as a witness.

PTSA hosts Staff Appreciation Lunch

The Oracle May 22, 2013
On May 9, the Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) hosted the annual Staff Appreciation Lunch in the staff lounge. It treated Gunn administrators and teachers to a restaurant-style lunch, which distinguished this year’s lunch from that of previous years. The luncheon event was sponsored by La Boulange Bakery, Paris Baguette, Four Seasons Hotel, The Menu Restaurant and, for the first time, Pinkberry, as well as many other local businesses.

Administration dismisses cheer team coaches after field trip violation

The Oracle April 8, 2013

Written by: Boot Bullwinkle and Rachel Lew Cheer team coaches Dan Callanta and Andy Logan are no longer district employees following an incident at the cheer team’s national competition sponsored by the United Spirit Association (USA) in Southern California held from Mar. 15 to Mar. 17. During the...

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