Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Students leave Gunn following the shelter-in-place mandate.

Breaking News: Unconfirmed threats prompt shelter-in-place mandate on campus

Kaylee Cheng, Amann Mahajan and Violet Tivol April 22, 2024

At 1:58 p.m. today, a message on the intercom instructed students to begin sheltering in place. This mandate lasted for one hour and 48 minutes, eventually lifted by an intercom announcement at 3:46 p.m.  According to the City of Palo Alto Police Calls for Service map, 1:51 p.m. calls reported...

Thirty portable toilets arrive at Gunns campus following the water-line break.

Breaking News: Gunn community navigates water-line break, water-supply shutdown

Amann Mahajan and Kaylee Cheng April 18, 2024

At 11:24 a.m. today, Assistant Principal of Facilities Dr. Mycal Hixon sent a message to all Gunn staff that the school’s water had been shut off after the A- and B-building construction team hit a water line during  excavation. School remained open during the outage, and the water was turned back...

Students provide feedback on research presentation posters on sticky notes.

Advanced Authentic Research nurtures student interests

Kaitlyn Chen and Lise Desveaux April 16, 2024

What is the impact of screen time on children’s social-emotional abilities? How have regulatory changes in the food industry affected small businesses? Are Bay Area teachers receiving enough mental-health support? These are just a few of the questions that arise in Advanced Authentic Research, a yearlong...

New evidence-based grading system in planning stages

New evidence-based grading system in planning stages

Roy Lao, Reporter April 16, 2024

PAUSD is currently reformatting the district’s grading system, beginning a pilot program to transition toward an evidence-based approach for all classes. The program is set to roll out gradually over the coming years, in an attempt to make grades more accurately match students’ understanding. According...

March 26 school-board meeting includes ethnic studies course update, report from Technology/AI committees

March 26 school-board meeting includes ethnic studies course update, report from Technology/AI committees

Fenton Zarlengo, Reporter April 16, 2024

At the March 26 school-board meeting, the Board received updates from the Ethnic Studies Committee and the district’s three Technology/AI committees. After both presentations, community members voiced their opinions on the committees’ reports. The Ethnic Studies Committee includes Assistant Superintendent...

Student teams take on nationwide competitions

April 16, 2024

On March 23, Gunn Robotics Team won the For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology Robotics Competition Idaho Regional in Nampa, Idaho. GRT’s robot climbed the leaderboards and joined the winning alliance of three teams in the finals, despite challenging mechanical and software failures. The...

2024 SEC elections utilize new ranked-choice voting system

2024 SEC elections utilize new ranked-choice voting system

Ya-An Xue, Social Media Editor April 16, 2024

On March 21, freshmen, sophomores and juniors elected next year’s Student Executive Council members in Spangenberg Theater, following candidate introductions and question-and-answer sessions. Election results were posted on Schoology and the SEC website and Instagram page on March 22. This year’s...

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