During a family reunion in 2017, freshman Samantha Knudson was drawn to her grandmother’s beautiful mass of intricately braided purple hair. This moment marked a turning point in how she viewed her own hair.
“I was around 7 or 8 at the family reunion,” Knudson said. “I knew that protective...
In August 2023, students contracted food poisoning in four PAUSD elementary schools after consuming the school lunch provided through the California Universal Meals Program. Parents reported foodborne illnesses from the spaghetti served at Duveneck, Fairmeadow, Herbert Hoover and Palo Verde Elementary...
Check out the video above for the fourth installment of The Oracle's "Inside Practice" series, in which Gunn athletes give behind-the-scenes tours of their daily training. Click here to see the first installment.
In December 2023, the Gunn administration adopted the See Something, Say Something initiative, designed to streamline the process of reporting discrimination and harassment cases and reassure the community of Gunn’s stance against all forms of hate. Students can now report experiences or observations...
Check out the video above for the third installment of The Oracle's “Inside Practice” series, in which Gunn athletes give behind-the-scenes tours of their daily training.
Check out the video above for the second installment of The Oracle's "Inside Practice" series, in which Gunn athletes give behind-the-scenes tours of their daily training. Click here to see the first installment.
Work hard, play harder: The juggling community embodied this saying during their fifth annual Game of Throws Festival last weekend. From Jan. 19-21, jugglers from all over the world learned, competed and above all else, had fun.
Run by Gunn’s Juggling Club, the Game of Throws involved workshops...
On Jan. 22, TEDxGunnHighSchool Club hosted its 14th annual conference in Spangenberg Theater. The student-run event featured 10 speakers, club performances, audience activities, and student- and TED-produced short films.
This year’s theme, chosen by TEDx club members, was “A Closer Look.”...
A morning of writing code and collaborating in meetings, followed by lunch with coworkers and — on special occasions — a game of ultimate frisbee: This is what a typical morning looks like for 18-year-old Gunn graduate Stanley Zhong, who now works as a full-time software engineer at Google.
Zhong...
On Dec. 12, students, staff and parents gathered in the library for Gunn Site Council’s biannual Data Night. During the meeting, they analyzed data sets to assess Gunn’s effectiveness in meeting the goals of the School Plan for Student Achievement and Western Association of Schools and Colleges....
Newly formed this year, the Triquetra Quartet comprises a dynamic team of Gunn saxophonists: sophomore Kabir Mahajan, junior Ethan Hong, and seniors Tyler Featherman and Theo Fong. Check out the video above to learn more about the quartet's road to the Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium High...
