Skip to Main Content
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 Executive Council details prom planning process

Student Executive Council details prom planning process

Victor Dang, News Editor April 17, 2023

Gunn’s annual junior and senior prom will be hosted at the Exploratorium on April 22. The Exploratorium is a museum of science, technology and art located in San Francisco, with exhibits centered around guest participation. Student Activities Director Lisa Hall expects this year’s prom to be more...

Junior Jose Morales honors indigenous culture through traditional dances, symbolic adornments

Junior Jose Morales honors indigenous culture through traditional dances, symbolic adornments

Madison Yue, Features Editor March 20, 2023

Six-year-old junior Jose Morales was looking for toys to play with when he instead found “coatlicue,” a collection of his grandfather’s indigenous artifacts. Since then, he has learned more about his ancestral history, the traditions and the culture of the Totonaca, an indigenous group from Veracruz,...

This semester's fall sports captains reflect on teams' return to campus

This semester’s fall sports captains reflect on teams’ return to campus

Kenneth Soh, Sports Editor October 25, 2021

1. Girls golf Girls golf team co-captain senior Athina Chen has high hopes for improvement throughout the golf season. “We have done well in some tournaments, but we’d like to do a little bit better in the second half of the season,” she said. “We’re just trying to shoot our best every time...

Winter athletes maintain their competitive edge as season progresses: Dance team

Winter athletes maintain their competitive edge as season progresses: Dance team

lizakolbasov February 2, 2018

Written by Liza Kolbasov For most of their events throughout this year, the dance team has performed at sports games and rallies. However, the athletes are now preparing for a national competition, their biggest event of the year. For the competition, the team will use the same routine as they performed...

Winter season preview: Dance

Winter season preview: Dance

meganli74 December 8, 2017

Written by Megan Li Unlike most of the other winter season sports, the dance team practices in their studio and performs at rallies, sports games and other school events such as Night Rally for both fall and winter season. The girls have already gone through the fall season together, which...

K-Pop dancer and Pianist Hannah Huang

K-Pop dancer and Pianist Hannah Huang

secret0556 November 9, 2017

Written By: Ayala Tzadikario Dancer, pianist, and Youtube sensation Hannah Huang started dancing at only four years old at Pacific Ballet Academy. “Dance has been a part of my life for so long it is crazy to try to think of my life without it,” Huang said. Dancing, however, was not always a passion...

Ask someone to homecoming—it's not too late!

Ask someone to homecoming—it’s not too late!

bridgettegong October 14, 2017

The homecoming dance will be perfectly fine without a date—at least that’s what you’ve been telling yourself as the window of time for askings gradually shrink. Maybe you don’t mind at all: you can’t wait to fly solo or roll up with squad. Or maybe you’re still holding onto that idea of going...

Aesthetics in athletics: Dance

Akansha Gupta March 14, 2016

Dance straddles the boundary between art and athleticism. Most commonly regarded as an art, dance showcases breath-taking grace, style and rhythm.   Junior Angela Chin defines dance:  “It’s a visual representation of music.”   For Senior Bianca Marconcini,  dance is a chance to express her...

Photo courtesy of In the Mix Promotions

Prom to take place at San Francisco City Hall

The Oracle March 9, 2016

Written by Tim Sun Gunn Student Executive Council (SEC) revealed this year’s prom location, San Francisco City Hall, at lunch today in Bow Gym. Prom will take place on April 16 at the historic site, which is in the heart of Civic Center Plaza. The iconic landmark is famous for its elegant architecture,...

Load More Stories
Donate to The Oracle
$1900
$1000
Contributed
Our Goal