“The odds of recovery are against you,” said a former Gunn student, who wished to remain anonymous. “It kills you and everything around you. It’s such a black hole, and it’s hard to find any way out of that. Most people don’t make it to the decision of recovery before they’re in jail or...
In February, the California Interscholastic Federation approved girls flag football as a state-sanctioned high school sport. While Gunn cannot institute it as an official, school-sport for the 2023-24 school year due to league budget concerns, Gunn’s current club team and athletic directors across...
History
“To my mind it is clear, that the settlement among us of an inferior race is to be discouraged by every legitimate means. Asia, with her numberless millions, sends to our shores the dregs of her population.”
So said California Gov. Leland Stanford in his inaugural address on Jan. 10,...
If summer were a movie, it would be “The Social Network,” and everyone would be a super-genius competing to see who has what it takes to become successful. Gunn students — and students worldwide — make a choice every summer to either devote those two glorious months to rest and relaxation, whatever...
Long breaks from school are great opportunities to focus your energies on pursuits that you’re too busy for during the
semester. How could you possibly learn how to knit when you have a long essay question or a vocab go-around to prepare for? Thus, this winter break, take time to learn a new hobby,...
When English teacher Terence Kitada first came to Gunn in 2013, he was appreciative of the English department’s pseudo-dress code. “I heard from other English teachers that [semi-formal attire] is what you have to wear,” he said. “For me, that was great because I came from teaching in Japan,...
Sophomore Amrit Joshi is a dedicated baseball player, advocate for racial justice and caring friend. He has also fought a tumultuous battle with mental health since seventh grade, when he was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder.
“There were times when everything became very stressful, and [it]...
1. School Work
Tell your coach that you have “a lot of homework” or a “huge test tomorrow.” This way, even if you plan on spending the evening in bed or watching Netflix (better yet, watching Netflix in bed!), it gives the image that you are a studious and hardworking student athlete who has...
It has been about a month since the “devious licks” TikTok trend emerged in early September, and although Internet trends usually fade as quickly as they surface, students are still vandalizing school property. Spraying graffiti on the bathroom walls, stealing pencil sharpeners and shattering...
“I spend my free time [playing] with my cats and chickens, FaceTiming my friends and dreaming of when I will finally meet Dolly Parton,” Kai Shappley, a transgender 10-year-old, said in her testimony before the Texas Senate Committee of State Affairs. “I do not like spending my free time asking...
