Jason Miller, Social Justice Pathway teacher
• March 4, 2022
Dear The Oracle editors,
During my tenure at Gunn, I have been quite critical of the paucity of coverage surrounding the Black and underserved populations at our school. My dissatisfaction has led to some courageous conversations between myself and your advisor Ms. Blackburn.
However, after...
Michelle Koo, News Editor, Graphics Artist
• March 2, 2022
At the top of the P-building, students can find a wide room with cozy chairs, sofas, low tables and relaxing music. This wide room is known as the Wellness Center, a place on campus for students to play board games, relax or finish their homework. Today, the Wellness Center has other amenities including...
On Feb. 28, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a plan to loosen the state’s current mask mandates. Unvaccinated individuals will no longer be required to wear masks in most indoor settings starting on March 1. On March 12, the mask mandate in schools and other child care facilities will be lifted for all...
On Christmas day of last year, the November Harvard-MIT Math Tournament (HMMT) competition announced that team “Gunn Black,” consisting of Alan Lee, Roger Fan, Steve Zhang, Andrew Peng, Alex Gu and Ayush Aggarwal, had won first place overall. The HMMT is a bi-annual math tournament that takes place...
During the schoolwide Jeopardy game at lunch on Feb. 23 in Bow Gym, the senior team won with 5200 points, followed by the juniors (3200 points), the sophomores (-600 points) and the freshmen (-2400 points). The winning seniors—Madeleine Chen, Quincy Rosenzweig, Saman de Silva, Griffin Teller and team...
On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, Gunn hosted its spring club fair during lunch. The spring club fair features clubs that will run during the spring and give students exposure to different clubs. The club fair is organized by the Vice President of the SEC along with other SEC members. According to SEC...
Ellie Yuan, Social Media Editor
• February 4, 2022
The annual Electives Fair took place in the quad on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 during an extended lunch. The purpose of the elective fair is for students to get exposure to the lesser known and new elective options. The electives fair is important for recruitment since any class needs to have at least...
Throughout history, the changing of the seasons has been revered as an incredible event. While neither the solstices nor the equinoxes are hailed as much of a cultural phenomenon today, it is undeniable that many of our contemporary holidays were once centered around the changing of the seasons. For...
The echo of clambering of power tools, presence of construction workers busy at work and marked-off construction zones are all fairly normal occurrences for the Gunn community. Following the school’s establishment, construction at Gunn has become part of every student’s high school experience. The...
The Gunn Oracle conducted Q&A sessions with both the Gunn Title IX Club and Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) Title IX Coordinator Kelly Gallagher. The following transcripts have been lightly edited for conciseness and clarity.
This section of the Q&A was conducted via email with...
It’s nearly Valentine’s Day, and you don’t know what to do. As the day for romance approaches, individuals around the world face the same predicament: how to find the perfect last-minute gift.
To be fair, shelter-in-place isn’t the most conducive to being in intimate relationships or getting...
