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....
For the past five months, the A and B buildings have been undergoing many significant renovations, with the aim of transforming them into a more warm and welcoming entrance to the school.
According to bond program director Tom Hodges, who oversees construction, different tasks are all in various...
On March 15, Turkey experienced a flood event in its Sanliurufa and Adyiman provinces, both of which were affected severely by a series of earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that occurred in February. According to Reuters, at least 10 people died in the floods, and thousands of others were displaced. Yet...
On Tuesday, March 21, strong winds caused disturbances on campus, prompting an emergency response from administrators. At some point during PRIME, a tree branch toppled on a power line in the main parking lot, resulting in a large spark. Power outages and Wi-Fi loss also occurred because of the high...
After a four-year hiatus, Gunn Performing Arts is back in Spangenberg Theatre to present “High School Musical,” their first production in Spangenberg since “In the Heights” in 2019. They were supposed to perform “Romeo and Juliet” in March of 2020, but the performance was canceled in accordance...
On Tuesday, March 14, during second period, high winds caused power outages, fallen debris and administrator directives to shelter in classrooms on campus.
According to the National Weather Service, the winds were due to the atmospheric river currently impacting the San Francisco Bay Area. The NWS...
It’s a seemingly innocuous little thing—beady black eyes, downy brown fur, a mere button of a nose. Yet this bear plushie, dubbed Cocoa, has been instrumental in senior Kyra Xue’s back-to-back victories in Gunn’s annual Elimination competition. “It’s my lucky bear,” Xue said. “I’m definitely...
“My child will not read this garbage racist book and I would like you to immediately assign an alternate curriculum for the month that you will be spending on reading and disseminating this garbage book!”
So wrote school board election candidate Ingrid Campos of “Stamped, Antiracism and...
Michelle Koo, News Editor, Graphics Artist
• January 19, 2023
On Dec. 18, the Gunn Chamber Orchestra flew to Chicago, Illinois to perform at the 76th annual Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference. Chamber orchestra is an audition-based honors class taught by Sandra Lewis and Tiffany Ou-Ponticelli. The Midwest Clinic is the world's largest instrumental...
On Jan. 10, at the beginning of second period, administrators announced over loudspeaker the implementation of a new bathroom pass system. Students are now required to carry a red pass out of class to use the bathroom and were instructed to take no longer than 10 minutes before returning to class. Assistant...
Michael Zhang, Lifestyle Editor
• September 30, 2022
On Thursday Sept. 29, the Gunn Robotics Team (GRT) revealed the results of their wheelchair project, a creation that has been in the works since 2020. The team was originally contacted during distance learning by the support team of Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) elementary schooler Joel Vasquez,...
During PRIME on Sept. 28, the Student Executive Council (SEC) hosted a panel discussion in the library on Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) mental health. Featuring speakers like Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) Mental Health and Wellness Supervisor Genavae Dixon, Gunn Mental Health...
