Written by Elizabeth Chung
With a new coach and new members, the dive team is off to a great season. Coach Douglas Ward has been coaching diving for around seven years; he decided to take on the role for Gunn’s team primarily because of his daughter. “For some strange reason, she has...
Written by Elizabeth Chung
Growing up in Korea, ideal beauty was determined by numbers—weight, bust and waist size and other measurements. The “golden number” was 120. If your height(cm) minus weight(kg) equaled 120, you were the girl with the perfect body. At least that is what my friends...
Written by Elizabeth Chung
Senior Shaunmei Lim started diving when she was five years old. “My mom made me start swimming because I was a really chubby baby and she wanted me to lose weight fast,” Lim said. “I was really bad. I was the slowest kid. I just didn’t find it interesting...
Written by Elizabeth Chung and Grace Ding
In 1975, P.L. 94-142, the law that guaranteed a free appropriate public education to each child with a disability, was passed to ensure equal educational opportunities for students with special needs. This called for the official formation of special...
Written by Elizabeth Chung
To many students, high school is when they figure out their interests and brainstorm plans for the future. However, not every student ends up with an answer; science teacher Catherine Cohn was one of these students. “When I was in high school, I didn’t really...
Written by Elizabeth Chung
Food service manager Claire McCole has been working in food service for the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) for 13 years. “I started at the elementary schools and worked my way up,” McCole said. “The position for me to [work in] the Gunn kitchen became...
Written by Elizabeth Chung
For the 2016-17 school year, Gunn welcomed a new volleyball coach. Coach Praneet Nanda has been coaching in the Bay Area for the past four years. “I started coaching at Santa Teresa High School’s JV program in 2010, and a er two years, I moved up to the varsity...
Written by Elizabeth Chung
This summer, 23 students from Gunn were given opportunities to study abroad through Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE). Through CIEE, students were able to explore different cultures and learn new skill sets as they immersed themselves in one of the...
“I really liked the short days. Now that it’s more even and everyday is the same, I don’t really like it.” -Claire Seneria (9)
“I don’t think there are many changes made. I like how Friday is 10 minutes shorter.” -Ryan Dinh (10)
“I think that the changes are...
Written by Elizabeth Chung
Junior Dana Zhao was a national champion in acrobatic gymnastics, but the road to success was not easy. Chosen to represent the United States for the Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championship her freshman year in Sofia, Bulgaria, Zhao had to go through intense...
Written by Elizabeth Chung
Nearly everyone has fear of public speaking. However, it is the severity difference that makes some people more afraid than others. Clinical psychologist Dave Carbonell says that the fear of public speaking can start from one small incident. “Once the person...
Written by Elizabeth Chung
The annual Gunn Hackathon, or Gunn Hacks, will be held 7 p.m. on March 25 and 26 by the Gunn’s United Computations Club. Gunn Hacks is a programming event where high school students from the Bay Area come together to create an application, a program or anything that...
