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

Student athletes share experience with balancing sports, academics

Student athletes share experience with balancing sports, academics

Genna Bishop, Lifestyle editor March 5, 2020

        For many, balancing school, sports and a social life seems almost impossible. Schools expect students to get at least eight hours of sleep while still having time to excel in school and have a social life. But where do sports fit in?          Senior Justin Chiao and Molly Wilkinson...

Should athletes be exempt from physical education? (Pro)

gtramack September 15, 2017

Written by Grace Tramack Exercising over six hours per day sounds insane, and it is even more ridiculous that this is a reality for some students. Currently, to meet the requirements of an Independent Study (a self directed class in which a student creates a project), a student must play a sport...

Sabby Sabbys Tips: Strategies for making successful March Madness picks

Sabby Sabby’s Tips: Strategies for making successful March Madness picks

emmachiao1348 March 3, 2017

Written by Sabrina Chen 1. Pick the highest seeds. They will win since they are the best. It absolutely cannot get more obvious than that. Obviously! 2. Measure muscle mass. Imagine those beauti- ful and ripped muscles running around on the court. The bigger, the better. 3. Look for hotties...

Athlete failures: senior Laura Morejón

Athlete failures: senior Laura Morejón

yukiKB April 15, 2016

Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell For senior Laura Morejón, joining the girls’ golf team was not a hole in one. After playing golf as a hobby for several years, Morejón decided to play on the team when she first moved to Gunn as a senior. “It was way harder than I thought it would be,” she said....

Mo competes in a match. Courtesy of Mo

Athlete of the Month: Table Tennis Player Emily Mo

The Oracle September 20, 2015

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...

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