The Student News Site of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

The Student News Site of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

The Student News Site of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

2022-2023 Staff

Katie Shih
Editor-in-Chief

Katie Shih

Senior Katie Shih has been on staff since her freshman year and is the 2022-23 Editor-in-Chief. Outside of editing layouts and stories, Katie enjoys reading, attending ballet class and snuggling with her pet bunny, Tumbleweed.

Raphael Semeria
Managing Editor

Raphael Semeria

On staff since August 2020, Senior Raphael Semeria is a managing editor for The Oracle. When he is not scrambling to contact sources, he can be found at a potter's wheel or in the kitchen attempting to bake.

Arjun Shah
Managing Editor

Arjun Shah

Arjun Shah is a senior who has been on staff since January 2020 and is a Managing Editor. In his free time he likes writing, contemplating and playing basketball.

Chris Lee
News Editor

Chris Lee

Junior Chris Lee is a News editor for The Oracle and has been on staff since August 2021. In his free time, Chris enjoys driving, going out for food and desperately trying to maintain a healthy school-life balance.

Safina Syed
News Editor

Safina Syed

Junior Safina Syed is a News editor and SEC liaison for The Oracle who has been on staff since January 2021. When she's not reporting, you can find her listening to music, reading and cooking.

Michelle Koo
News Editor, Graphics Artist

Michelle Koo

Junior Michelle Koo is News editor and graphic artist for The Oracle. Outside of school, she loves to play viola, learn Taekwondo and fangirl over Disney.

Carly Liao
Forum Editor

Carly Liao

On staff since January 2021, junior Carly Liao is a Forum editor for The Oracle. Outside of the newspaper, she enjoys running, doing crossword puzzles and watching TV.

Amann Mahajan
Forum Editor

Amann Mahajan

Junior Amann Mahajan is a Forum editor for The Oracle and has been on staff since January 2022. When she's not frantically contacting sources, she loves to watch movies, read and play piano.

Katie LaWer
Features Editor

Katie LaWer

Katie LaWer, a junior, is a Features editor for The Oracle. In her free time, Katie enjoys reading, listening to music and playing soccer.

Irene Tsen
Features Editor

Irene Tsen

Irene Tsen is a junior and a Features editor for The Oracle. She enjoys practicing karate, managing The Prose Train and adding more books to her never-ending TBR list.

Madison Yue
Features Editor

Madison Yue

Senior Madison Yue is a Features editor for The Oracle. When she is not reporting, Madison enjoys dancing, watching movies and spending time with family and friends.

Hila Livneh
Centerfold Editor

Hila Livneh

Hila Livneh is currently a senior and one of the Centerfold editors. She loves exploring San Francisco, rock climbing and listening to new music.

Lise Desveaux
Centerfold Editor

Lise Desveaux

Junior Lise Desveaux is a Centerfold editor for The Oracle who has been on staff since January 2021. When she's not desperately trying to figure out how math works, you can find her playing tennis or reading a book.

Ellie Yuan
Sports Editor

Ellie Yuan

Junior Ellie Yuan is a Sports editor for The Oracle. In her free time, Ellie enjoys playing tennis, listening to music and playing geography games.

Kenneth Soh
Sports Editor

Kenneth Soh

Kenneth Soh, a senior, is currently a Sports editor for The Oracle. He likes baseball, video games and procrastination.

Vivian Studdert
Lifestyle Editor

Vivian Studdert

Vivian Studdert is a junior and a Lifestyle editor for The Oracle. Outside of school, Vivian enjoys reading, swimming and hiking.

Becca Wu
Lifestyle Editor

Becca Wu

Becca Wu is a junior and a Lifestyle editor for The Oracle. She enjoys dancing and watching horrible reality television, and she detests science subjects.

Michael Zhang
Lifestyle Editor

Michael Zhang

Michael Zhang, a senior, is a Lifestyle editor for The Oracle. His interests include reading, writing and eSports. When he's not working on stories for The Oracle, you can often find Michael doing work for SEC as ASB Secretary....

Charlotte Qian
Online Editor

Charlotte Qian

Sophomore Charlotte Qian is a Social Media and Online editor for The Oracle. When she's not sitting at school, doing homework or working on a story, she likes to play with her lizard, practice golf and listen to music.

Online Editor

Kaitlyn Chen

Junior Kaitlyn Chen is a Social Media and Online editor for The Oracle. Outside of school, she enjoys dancing, hiking and discovering new music artists.

John Li
Business Manager

John Li

Senior John Li is a business manager for The Oracle. When he isn't writing articles, John loves to make websites, debate about pointless issues, and, of course, deprive himself of sleep.

Kelvin Xu
Business Manager

Kelvin Xu

Sophomore Kelvin Xu is a business manager for The Oracle. Some of his hobbies include reading and gaming. He loves to listen to music and is a fan of hip-hop in particular.

Irene Hong
Graphics Editor

Irene Hong

Junior Irene Hong is The Oracle's Graphics editor and has been on staff since sophomore year. In her free time, she likes listening to KR&B and playing the violin.

Chinyoung Shao
Photo Editor, Graphics Artist

Chinyoung Shao

Chinyoung Shao is a Photo editor and graphics artist who has been on staff since freshman year. Outside of The Oracle, she enjoys doodling, debating and spending time with friends.

Sarah Xie
Graphics Freelancer

Sarah Xie

Sophomore Sarah Xie is a graphics freelancer for The Oracle. She enjoys stalking her cat, cooking and baking sourdough bread. ...

Sophie Rong
Graphics Freelancer

Sophie Rong

Junior Sophie Rong is a graphics artist for The Oracle. In her free time, Sophie enjoys doing art and solving math problems....

Chaewon Lee
Graphics Freelancer

Chaewon Lee

Sophomore Chaewon Lee is a graphics freelancer who joined The Oracle in January 2023....

Aeron Man
Graphics Freelancer

Aeron Man

Junior Aeron Man is the first male graphics freelancer for The Oracle in the 2022-23 school year. He is also a pianist, animator and average drawer, and he is pursuing majoring in art.

Elise Hu
Graphics Freelancer

Elise Hu

Elise Hu is a sophomore and graphics freelancer who joined The Oracle in September, 2022. Outside of school, she likes to draw, listen to music and play percussion.

Natalie Lam
Graphics Freelancer

Natalie Lam

Natalie Lam is a junior who has been a graphics freelancer for The Oracle since February 2021. In her free time she enjoys listening to music, drawing and reading webtoons.

Jenny Lee
Graphics Freelancer

Jenny Lee

Junior Jenny Lee is a graphics freelancer who joined The Oracle in September 2022. In her free time, she enjoys listening to music, playing guitar and drawing. She also likes learning new languages and instruments.

Grace Gao
Photographer

Grace Gao

Grace Gao is a sophomore and photographer for The Oracle. She enjoys visiting libraries and listening to music in her free time....

Gracie Easton
Photographer

Gracie Easton

On staff since her junior year, senior Gracie Easton is a photographer for The Oracle. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends and watching movies.

Naomi Wang
Photographer

Naomi Wang

Sophomore Naomi Wang is a photographer for The Oracle. Outside of school, Naomi enjoys listening to R&B music, taking pictures of her friends and staring at graphic designs....

Yoochan An
Photographer

Yoochan An

Senior Yoochan An is a photographer who joined The Oracle in September 2021. He believes photos have the power to convey messages that improve our society. He enjoys listening to music and has a deep interest in environmental ...

Sophia Hwangbo
Reporter, Photographer

Sophia Hwangbo

Junior Sophia Hwangbo is a reporter and photographer for The Oracle. In her free time, Sophia enjoys playing tennis, reading and taking pictures.

Ya-An Xue
Reporter

Ya-An Xue

Freshman Ya-An Xue is a cub reporter for The Oracle. In her free time, Ya-An enjoys listening to music, baking and reading.

Nicholas Weng
Reporter

Nicholas Weng

Freshman Nicholas Weng is a reporter for The Oracle. Outside of school, he enjoys math, chess and video games....

Dylan Sperandio
Reporter

Dylan Sperandio

Dylan Sperandio is a cub reporter for The Oracle. In his free time, Dylan enjoys reading, playing tennis and baking....

Isha Sinha
Reporter

Isha Sinha

Isha Sinha is a cub reporter for The Oracle. She enjoys running, listening to music and being on the robotics team....

Zoe Leontis
Reporter

Zoe Leontis

Zoe Leontis is a reporter for The Oracle. Outside of school, she enjoys attending dance class, listening to music and spending time with friends....

Jeffrey Kang
Reporter

Jeffrey Kang

Junior Jeffrey Kang is a cub reporter for The Oracle. In his free time, he likes running, listening to music and reading....

Annabel Honigstein
Reporter

Annabel Honigstein

Annabel Honigstein is a reporter for The Oracle. She enjoys reading outdoors, drinking absurd amounts of coffee and traveling. ...

Yueun Hong
Reporter

Yueun Hong

Freshman Yueun Hong is a cub reporter for The Oracle. Outside of school, she enjoys playing the piano, swimming and cuddling with her dog, Bianco. ...

Anne Dong
Reporter

Anne Dong

Freshman Anne Dong is a cub reporter for The Oracle. In her free time, she likes listening to music, reading and hanging out with friends....

Kaylee Cheng
Reporter

Kaylee Cheng

Kaylee Cheng is a cub reporter for The Oracle. In her free time, Kaylee enjoys making jewelry, painting and taking pictures of her cat....

Vivien Chen
Reporter

Vivien Chen

Junior Vivien Chen is a cub reporter for The Oracle. She likes watching birds and skiing, and has recently gotten into Minesweeper....

Bryan Xiao
Reporter

Bryan Xiao

Bryan Xiao, a junior, is a reporter for The Oracle. Outside of school, he likes to play and watch basketball, read manga and listen to music....

Dan Honigstein
Reporter

Dan Honigstein

Dan Honigstein is a reporter for The Oracle. In his free time, he enjoys playing guitar, watching soccer and reading an enormous number of Wikipedia articles.

Fiona Xiong
Reporter

Fiona Xiong

Junior Fiona Xiong is a reporter for The Oracle. Outside of school, she enjoys listening to music, painting, journaling and watching K-dramas.

Diya Bose-Malakar
Reporter

Diya Bose-Malakar

Junior Diya Bose-Malakar is a reporter for The Oracle. In her free time, Diya enjoys listening to music, drinking overpriced boba and watching an unhealthy amount of Gilmore Girls.

Victor Dang
Reporter

Victor Dang

Junior Victor Dang is a cub reporter for The Oracle. He loves competitive springboard diving and enjoys reading fantasy and journalism alike.

Maddie Cheung
Reporter

Maddie Cheung

Maddie Cheung is a junior and a cub reporter for The Oracle. She loves to swim, listen to music and watch C-dramas in her free time.

Lita Sone
Reporter

Lita Sone

Lita Sone is a senior and a cub reporter for The Oracle. Outside of school, Lita spends her free time visiting her old teachers, watching anime and making the occasional mess in the kitchen.

Paul Garofalo
Reporter

Paul Garofalo

Paul Garofalo is a senior on The Oracle. One of his hobbies is playing the piano, and he enjoys music in general. He also likes reading books, trail biking and cooking.

Kristy Blackburn
Advisor

Kristy Blackburn

Kristy Blackburn is in her 19th year of advising The Oracle and is always excited to see what new content her journalists create. She is also an active board member with the Journalism Education Association of Northern Californ...

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