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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A palm tree sways in the quad under the force of the winds

Breaking News: High winds cause power outages, fallen debris across campus, prompt administrator directives to temporarily shelter in place

Chris Lee, Irene Tsen, Safina Syed and Michelle Koo March 14, 2023

On Tuesday, March 14, during second period, high winds caused power outages, fallen debris and administrator directives to shelter in classrooms on campus.  According to the National Weather Service, the winds were due to the atmospheric river currently impacting the San Francisco Bay Area. The NWS...

New issue out now!

New issue out now!

The Oracle Staff March 9, 2023

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Senior Jack Davisson

John Li, Business Manager March 8, 2023

Senior Jack Davisson has a passion for music, particularly playing the guitar, and he has turned that passion into a successful social media presence as well as a recent album titled “La Vida Breve” released in February under the name the Davisson Duo.   Davisson's love for the guitar began...

Senior Violeta Sedillo: Being an adopted child

Safina Syed, Features Editor February 24, 2023

Senior Violeta Sedillo has always known she was adopted, as her mom has always been open to sharing and discussing that part of Sedillo’s identity. “My mom told me from a very early age, and this has just always been a part of me,” she said. When Sedillo’s mom decided to adopt as a single...

Students share family stories of Holocaust survivors

Students share family stories of Holocaust survivors

February 24, 2023

The Holocaust is one of the most tragic and horrific events in modern history, and the impact of the brutal genocide still has lasting and profound effects on survivors and their families. Jan. 27, the anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, is known as Holocaust Remembrance...

Sports captains reflect on winter season

Sports captains reflect on winter season

Kenneth Soh and Anne Dong February 24, 2023

Senior Whitley Smith Girls’ soccer captain senior Whitley Smith described how the team has grown together despite struggles earlier on in the season. “The girls on the team are really great,” Smith said. “We’ve done a good job at getting rid of the cliques from the beginning of the season.” Smith...

Junior Zoe Kamphuis: Living with Divorced Parents

Junior Zoe Kamphuis: Living with Divorced Parents

Diya Bose-Malakar, Features Editor February 24, 2023

Junior Zoe Kamphuis was 8 years old when her parents called her in for a family meeting that would completely change her life. She remembers being filled with excitement, hoping to be surprised with a family trip to Disneyland. Although she knew that was unlikely, she never anticipated what the reality...

Gunn community shares Valentines Day experiences

Gunn community shares Valentine’s Day experiences

February 24, 2023

Valentine’s Day has been celebrated for centuries on Feb. 14. Typically, people exchange chocolates, flowers and love with their significant other. While several traditions have come and gone over time, the origins of the day remain unclear. Multiple folktales explaining the origin of the mysterious...

South America

South America

Yueun Hong, Sports Editor February 24, 2023

In Brazil, Valentine’s Day is better known as “Dia dos Namorados,” meaning “Sweetheart’s Day” in Portuguese. Since the date of Feb. 14 clashes too closely with Carnaval, one of the biggest events held in Brazil celebrating the beginning of the Catholic Lent, the official date for Valentine’s...

Chris Munoz

Chris Munoz

Nicholas Weng, Reporter February 24, 2023

Every morning, long before most students arrive, Computer Support Specialist Chris Munoz is already at school, knocking off the first few requests to fix technology across campus. “I usually come in at around 7:30 a.m.,” he said. “The first hour, I make sure to get everything done from the last...

Ofelia Smith

Ofelia Smith

Michael Zhang, Lifestyle Editor February 24, 2023

Up the P-building steps, straight into the College and Career Center and to the left is where students can find registrar Ofelia Smith and her understandably paper-laden desk. Like most school registrars, Smith acts as a recordkeeper, managing and updating official documents such as the ever-important...

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