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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Driving

Driving

Kenneth Soh, Sports Editor September 23, 2022

Imagine you’re biking, and it’s 100 degrees outside. You continue to pedal and pedal as you sweat and your face turns a brilliant tomato-red. There is one simple solution to avoid this uncomfortable situation: driving. Whether it’s pouring rain or beating down sunshine, driving will always be of...

CON: Should students get their drivers license at 16?

CON: Should students get their drivers license at 16?

Paul Garofalo, Reporter December 14, 2021

The topic of the age to receive a drivers license has sparked many debates in the past years in high school as high schoolers face the quandary: should they drive at 16 or wait until 18? One should wait until 18 to get their drivers license because of safety, health and convenience. First,...

PRO: Should students get their drivers license at 16?

PRO: Should students get their drivers license at 16?

Katie LaWer, Sports Editor December 10, 2021

Getting a drivers license at 16 has long been a rite of passage for American teenagers. Since the early 1990s, the number of teenagers getting their license at 16 has decreased 20.6% in 34 years, according to the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute. Many teenagers wonder if it’s...

Junior despairs lack of license, independence

chenganyi May 20, 2016

Written by Anyi Cheng “Can I catch a ride?” It’s just a question. To me, however, it’s mortifying to ask. I’ve been 16 years old for nearly nine months now and I still don’t have my license. Worse, I haven’t even started the online course you’re supposed to take before testing for your...

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