Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Practice of self love proves to be a continuous journey

Practice of self love proves to be a continuous journey

Madison Nguyen, Features Editor March 5, 2020

As teenagers, there’s a pressure to have the perfect high school relationship. From endless streams of rom-coms to the plethora of public displays of affection, the media isn’t subtle about displaying people in relationships. However, they almost never show real steps to build a healthy...

Avoiding mental disability jokes lifts stereotypes, promotes acceptance

Avoiding mental disability jokes lifts stereotypes, promotes acceptance

cassandrabond December 2, 2016

Written by Cassandra Bond “I am so OCD, I just organized my pens in color order!”  “Do you have ADHD? You can never pay attention!” Comments like these are heard around campus all the time, with little respect for others’ feelings and conditions. While it is easy to joke about, comments...

Us going to prom—for the record! Photo courtesy of Miranda Smith.

Pursuing freedom: senior Miranda Smith on coming out to the world and herself

The Oracle March 29, 2016

Written by Miranda Smith When I was 16, I fell in love with another counselor at an all-girls summer camp in Maine. No, I’m not pitching you a twenty-first century coming-of-age rom-com (but look for it in a theater near you, summer 2040), but this is how my entire world flipped upside down over...

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