Written by Grace Ding
Going into the class, I felt apprehensive, to say the least. As someone who can not even stand walking outside on hot summer days, I was eager to see how I would survive in a steaming room at 110 degrees for 90 minutes, not to mention attempting yoga postures.
Thankfully, I...
Written by Elinor Aspegren
Varsity volleyball carved a path to CCS this year, wrapping up its season in the first round of CCS after losing to St. Ignatius High School, coach Craig Bankowski said.
According to Bankowski, the team’s spirit and determina- tion played a significant role in its...
Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell
For the first time since 2012, girls’ varsity tennis made CCS semifinals, earning fourth place. They lost to Menlo High School on Nov. 11.
“We felt really good going in to CCS because we had won our league and won a few non-league matches with the league...
Written by Hayley Krolik
The girls’ water polo team came back for a second straight year in CCS, this time making it to the quarterfinals where the team lost to Palo Alto High School (Paly). “We had been in CCS finals the past two years and had beaten Paly twice before,” captain senior...
Written by Emma Chiao and Michael Chen
Published in the November 6, 2015 issue
Recovery
Varsity runner junior Claire Hu was injured her freshmen year during the cross country season. She had been running since sixth grade after her parents encouraged her to try something new. Despite the setback of...
Written by Lena Ye
Published in the November 6th, 2015 issue
The Interscholastic Gaming League is a gaming club formed in 2003. The club meets after school on Fridays in the Student Activities Center. Science teacher Eric Ledgerwood has been the club’s advisor since 2004. “The Interscholastic...
Written by Arjun Sahdev
This was the first time I felt uncomfortable in my broken-down Nike Free Runs. As I cruised around the faded red track, the slap of cold air that normally felt refreshing was surprisingly different. The smell of turf that normally wafted through the air was gone. Instead, all...
Written by Ryeri Lim
The Oracle: How did you become interested in equestrianism?
Tania Senter: I remember going to [riding] camp when I was really little--that got me into it. After that, my mom signed me up for regular lessons, on and off for a few years. In middle school I started leasing horses;...
Written by Helen Nguyen
Published in the October 8, 2015 issue
Senior Sara Zhang is the only girl on Gunn’s varsity football team. Up until her injury regarding her foot ligaments, she was the starting kicker and punter.
Zhang decided to do football this year because she believed it...
Written by Sabrina Chen
Gender roles in sports have been a prevalent issue in the Gunn community for several years. Recently, students have been challenging these boundaries, but a gender gap, where a sport is either predominantly male or female, still remains due to stereotypes and stigmas.
Sports...
Written by Stina Chang
Sophomore Emily Mo has been a competitive table tennis player for four years. She competed in the finals at the 2014 U.S. Open and trained in China this summer.
The Oracle: When/How did you start playing table tennis?
Emily Mo: I started playing since I was in the sixth...
Written by Deiana Hristov
Published in the May 22, 2015 issue
Every four years, the Fe?de?ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup is the most prominent event worldwide, with millions of people tuned in to watch the top male soccer players compete for global victory.
So...
