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Gunn Theater navigates comedic mishaps in latest production

Gunn Theater navigates comedic mishaps in latest production

Safina Syed, Features Editor November 14, 2023

Gunn Theater took center stage in the Little Theater with Henry Lewis, Jonathon Sayer and Henry Shields’ “Play that Goes Wrong” on Oct. 27 and 28 and Nov. 1-4. The play follows the Cornley Drama Society’s opening night of “The Murder at Haversham Manor,” an English whodunit set in 1922....

School board votes to suspend public comment via Zoom for next three meetings

School board votes to suspend public comment via Zoom for next three meetings

Amann Mahajan, Editor-in-Chief October 20, 2023

During a special meeting on Friday, the PAUSD school board voted 3 to 1 — with member Todd Collins absent — to suspend public commenting on Zoom for the next three meetings. Any extensions of the suspension will require further discussion and another vote. The decision comes as a preventative...

Homecoming Court 2023

Homecoming Court 2023

Eanam Maor, Reporter October 5, 2023

Proposed land swap at Cubberley would affect existing students, businesses

Fenton Zarlengo and Eliot O'Connell September 30, 2023

On March 10, the PAUSD school board sent a letter to the Palo Alto City Council proposing the redistribution of land at Cubberley Community Center. In the letter, Board Member Shaunak Dharap outlined a plan in which PAUSD would keep 20 of the 35 total acres at Cubberley for a future high school site,...

The Muslim Student Association was one of many new culture and affinity clubs chartered this fall.

New cultural clubs highlight student efforts to foster community

Claire Jittipun, Reporter September 18, 2023

Students chartered a number of new culture clubs this fall, putting a spotlight on the importance of affinity groups to the Gunn community. The new affinity clubs are the Muslim Student Association, South Asian Culture Club, Southeast Asian Student Association, Turkish Club and Vietnamese Culture Club....

Students add sticky notes about their hopes and dreams for multivariable calculus to posters.

Gunn multivariable calculus meeting brings new student voices forward

Amann Mahajan, Editor-in-Chief September 16, 2023

Administrators, teachers and students gathered in N-208 at lunch on Friday to discuss math options beyond Advanced Placement Calculus BC at Gunn. The discussion came on the heels of the Sept. 12 school board meeting, where Superintendent Don Austin announced that Assistant Superintendent of Secondary...

Secondary schools adopt new Monday schedule to enhance teacher collaboration

Secondary schools adopt new Monday schedule to enhance teacher collaboration

Diya Bose-Malakar, Features Editor September 14, 2023

Starting Sept. 18, all PAUSD secondary schools will adopt a new schedule featuring a later start time and 35-minute periods on six designated Mondays in the academic year. Administrators from PAUSD middle and high schools reached this decision to allow for more intra-staff support and collaboration.  Under...

A Cisco Meraki camera set up on an overhang near J-6.

‘It’s always better to be safe’: Surveillance on Gunn’s campus

Charlotte Qian, News Editor June 30, 2023

In April, Palo Alto High School administrators used on-campus security cameras to help identify the perpetrator of a school-shooting threat, calling attention to the role security systems play on Palo Alto Unified School District campuses. While PAUSD has consistently maintained protocols to ensure student...

Gunn students pose with exchange students from Japan

Gunn hosts exchange students from Japan

Kaitlyn Chen, Lifestyle Editor April 19, 2023

“I want to see a country other than Japan with my own eyes.” “I want to eat a lot of meat.” “I want to make lots of friends and talk a lot.” Such were the thoughts of ten Japanese students as they boarded a plane for America on March 25. Meanwhile, ten Gunn students cleared an extra room...

Spanish teacher Elizabeth Matchett receives Teacher of the Year Award

Spanish teacher Elizabeth Matchett receives Teacher of the Year Award

Carly Liao, Forum Editor April 19, 2023

On March 1, Spanish teacher Elizabeth Matchett received the Teacher of the Year award from the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. The award recognizes high school teachers who dedicate themselves to teaching the Spanish and Portuguese languages and cultures. Matchett, who is...

Gunn Robotics Teams competition season brings early success

Gunn Robotics Team’s competition season brings early success

Hila Livneh, Centerfold Editor March 31, 2023

At the end of January, the Gunn Robotics Team entered their annual build season, which is a period of time when they prepare for competitions. In preparation for their first competition on March 4th, the team members worked in the machine shop for up to 20 hours a week, fundraising and dying their hair...

Gunn DECA Team reflects on recent competition in Anaheim

Gunn DECA Team reflects on recent competition in Anaheim

Ya-An Xue, Social Media Editor March 31, 2023

From March 3 to 6, members of the Gunn Business competition team competed in the state Distributive Education Clubs of America competitions in Anaheim. DECA is an organization that holds business conferences that offer students the opportunity to learn about business and engage in real-world situations....

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