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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 tree branch falls on overhead power lines, causing a large park.

Breaking News: Storm weather, power outage and shelter in place order disrupts CAASPP testing

On Tuesday, March 21, strong winds caused disturbances on campus, prompting an emergency response from administrators. At some point during PRIME, a tree branch toppled on a power line in the main parking lot, resulting in a large spark. Power outages and Wi-Fi loss also occurred because of the high...

Heatwave-induced power outage causes staff to initiate preparation plans

Heatwave-induced power outage causes staff to initiate preparation plans

Chris Lee, Safina Syed and Michelle Koo September 7, 2022

On Wednesday, Sept. 7, at around 7:30 a.m., a power outage affected Southern Palo Alto, including Gunn. While parts of campus experienced shorter outages, power was not restored in the A-J buildings until around 9:15 a.m. The Wi-Fi was also offline for all classrooms until 9:45 a.m. According to Principal...

UPDATE: Despite community comments largely critical of reopening, the school board voted to resume hybrid learning for elementary schools on Oct. 12

UPDATE: Despite community comments largely critical of reopening, the school board voted to resume hybrid learning for elementary schools on Oct. 12

September 29, 2020

On Tuesday night—following hours of discussion among board members and over 60 mostly critical comments from community members—the PAUSD school board unanimously voted to approve the district’s reopening plan, allowing elementary schools to begin hybrid instruction starting on Oct. 12.  The...

Due to increasing cases of coronavirus in Santa Clara County, the County Superintendent has required all public schools to remain closed through April 3.

BREAKING NEWS: PAUSD schools close through May 1 due to COVID-19 concerns

Joshua Yang and Jessica Wang March 13, 2020

This page will remain updated as more information becomes available. Please watch this story as well as our Instagram, @gunnoracle, for continuous updates throughout this month. Monday, March 16, 1:40p.m Following the closure of Santa Clara County public schools on Friday, Bay Area health and administration...

Santa Clara County takes next steps with teacher housing project

Santa Clara County takes next steps with teacher housing project

Elisa Moraes-Liu, News Editor November 1, 2019

The proposed Santa Clara County teacher housing project was given a funding boost after a $25 million donation from Facebook on Oct. 17. The project was proposed in Jan. 2018 by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President Joe Simitian and aims to provide workforce housing for teachers...

Record-breaking government shutdown impacts students, teachers

Record-breaking government shutdown impacts students, teachers

Natalie McCurdy, Tech Editor January 29, 2019

The record-breaking government shutdown, which began on Dec. 22, 2018, ended on Jan. 25, 2019. The shutdown had unexpected impacts on students and teachers during and after winter break and left around 800,000 government workers around the country without pay. Around 400,000 of these federal employees...

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