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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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Faces in the Crowd: Are class lanes beneficial or detrimental?

Faces in the Crowd: Are class lanes beneficial or detrimental?

Eric Epstein, Sports Editor November 9, 2018

“If done the right way, lanes can be beneficial, because people have different interests and abilities in subjects.” Dana Souter (9) “I think lanes are good because they allow each student to learn at the level that is appropriate for them.” Pauli...

Senior Jane Ahn places in top 50 for math in U.S.

Senior Jane Ahn places in top 50 for math in U.S.

bridgettegong March 31, 2017

Written by Bridgette Gong   A combination of both passion and talent can go a long way, and for senior Jane Ahn, this certainly holds true. Ahn currently holds a spot in the top fifty for math in the nation. It began in middle school; Ahn was met with the opportunity to join the Jane Lathrop...

De-laning would favor some students over others, limit teachers time

De-laning would favor some students over others, limit teachers’ time

persephoneia April 29, 2016

By Lena Ye Honors classes and lanes at PAUSD start early. In seventh grade, all students are divided into two levels of math: Pre-Algebra 7 and 7A. The “A” stands for accelerated, and students are sorted based on a recommendation from their sixth grade math teacher. In eighth grade, the trend continues,...

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Gunn proposes to combine Algebra 1, 1A math lanes

Helen Nguyen April 27, 2016

Written by Helen Nguyen On March 8, the Board of Education held a special meeting for a laning board study session with the purpose of clarifying common language, deepening understanding and discussing the why and the what, research, practice and some pros and cons regarding ability grouping, laning,...

Electives promote wellness, creativity in curriculum – Positive Psychology

Elizabeth C February 19, 2016

Written by Elizabeth Chung Social studies teacher Ronen Habib started teaching Positive Psychology three years ago. “Positive Psychology is a class that teaches students how to live a better life, how to be happier and be well,” Habib said. “I wanted to offer a class that would...

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More advanced non-STEM classes can benefit all

chenganyi December 4, 2015

Written by Anyi Cheng There is just something that screams “science” about living in a place called Silicon Valley. Stationed in a city only a few miles away from big-brand tech companies like Oracle, Tesla and Apple, it comes as no surprise that Gunn is inordinately science, technology,...

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