Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Sports

Triple sport athletes - Sophomore Jake Humble: basketball, football, golf

Triple sport athletes – Sophomore Jake Humble: basketball, football, golf

ryanmanesh March 3, 2017

Written by Ryan Manesh Not many students participate in three school sports a year. Sophomore Jake Humble is one of these outliers—he has played football, basketball and golf this year. Humble decided to do three sports after his friend convinced him to play football. “One of my friends...

Triple sport athletes - Sophomore Jackie Lu: basketball, swim, water polo

Triple sport athletes – Sophomore Jackie Lu: basketball, swim, water polo

icarolinesro March 3, 2017

Written by Caroline Ro Sophomore Jacqueline Lu’s interest in sports began long before high school. As a child, she played tennis, figure-skated, learned ballet and made an effort to remain active whenever she could. Most of her time, however, Lu dedicated to competitive swim- ming, which...

Teachers share high school, college sports stories - Math teacher Daisy Renazco: soccer

Teachers share high school, college sports stories – Math teacher Daisy Renazco: soccer

danigee2010 March 3, 2017

Written by Danielle Gee Math teacher Daisy Renazco, who was 5 when she started playing soccer, had a different start to her soccer career than most girls. “Back then, they didn’t have girls’ teams so I played with the boys and was the only girl on a boys’ team,” she said. Renazco...

Space Jam review

Space Jam review

epsteineric March 3, 2017

Written by Eric Epstein When Space Jam was originally released in 1996, it was an instant smash hit, drawing over $32 million in the first week. People flocked to the theaters to see their favorite NBA superstars team up with the ever-zany Looney Tunes on the big screen. Over twenty years after the...

Sabby Sabbys Tips: Strategies for making successful March Madness picks

Sabby Sabby’s Tips: Strategies for making successful March Madness picks

emmachiao1348 March 3, 2017

Written by Sabrina Chen 1. Pick the highest seeds. They will win since they are the best. It absolutely cannot get more obvious than that. Obviously! 2. Measure muscle mass. Imagine those beauti- ful and ripped muscles running around on the court. The bigger, the better. 3. Look for hotties...

Womens sports deserve equal media attention

Women’s sports deserve equal media attention

meganli74 March 3, 2017

Written by Anyi Cheng and Megan Li Even in modern times, at the country’s apex of equality and acceptance, the gender gap persists. The disparity between media attention dedicated to men’s sports and women's sports is no exception. This particular gender imbalance is painfully prominent—beyond...

Seniors, teachers prepare for Clash of the Titans game

Seniors, teachers prepare for Clash of the Titans game

joannakhuang March 3, 2017

Written by Joanna Huang Clash of the Titans, Gunn’s annual, highly-anticipated basketball game between seniors and staff, will be held on March 8 in the Titan Gym. One change has been made to the format of the event: the addition of a half-time performance from the dance team. Since basketball...

Teachers share high school, college sports stories - Math teacher Carlos Martinez: swimming

Teachers share high school, college sports stories – Math teacher Carlos Martinez: swimming

lizakolbasov March 3, 2017

Written by Liza Kolbasov When math teacher Carlos Martinez was in high school, he found his second home in the water. Martinez first started swimming as a freshman at Valley High School in southern California, and stayed on a swim team through his freshman year at University of California...

Soccer Fans Follow European Leagues, Describe Favorite Teams

jackmallery February 27, 2017

By: Jack Mallery In 2014, more than three billion people watched the World Cup in Brazil, and 34 million alone tuned in to the final when Germany played Argentina. Soccer is a multi billion dollar enterprise that spans the globe and draws people together from different backgrounds and countries. The...

Winter sports shoot for CCS: Girls Soccer

Winter sports shoot for CCS: Girl’s Soccer

emmachiao1348 February 3, 2017

written by Emma Chiao With eight wins and zero losses, the girls’ soccer team is currently undefeated and first in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic league. The team hopes to maintain that title and qualify for CCS for the fourth year in a row. According to coach Juan Mayora, the team had a rough...

Graphic by Elizabeth Zu

Students share Super Bowl rituals

icarolinesro February 3, 2017

Written by Caroline Ro Every February, football fans nationwide turn their attentions to the Super Bowl, the annual championship game of the National Football League. The Super Bowl is viewed by more than 110 million Americans every year, making it one of America’s most watched televised events,...

Junior finds motivation to exercise

alekstycz February 3, 2017

Written By Aleks Tycz Finding motivation to work out can be a difficult task. Despite the benefits of exercise, we often create excuses to avoid the tiring work; we ultimately hurt ourselves in the process. Through swimming, I learned to maintain a commitment to fitness and improved both my physical...

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