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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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Spring sports race through the start of their season: Diving

Spring sports race through the start of their season: Diving

Elizabeth C March 31, 2017

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...

Body image expectations are harmful

Body image expectations are harmful

Elizabeth C March 3, 2017

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...

Senior athletes commit to colleges - Shaunmei Lim: Northwestern University

Senior athletes commit to colleges – Shaunmei Lim: Northwestern University

Elizabeth C December 2, 2016

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...

Graphic by Elizabeth Zu

Special Education program aims to provide equal access to education

Elizabeth C December 2, 2016

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...

Science teacher Cathy Cohn describes experience in U.S. Navy

Science teacher Cathy Cohn describes experience in U.S. Navy

Elizabeth C November 4, 2016

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...

Food service manager: Claire McCole shares life outside PAUSD

Food service manager: Claire McCole shares life outside PAUSD

Elizabeth C October 11, 2016

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...

NEW COACHES AND ATHLETES SHARE SEASON’S EXPECTATIONS-Volleyball(New coach Praneet Nanda)

Elizabeth C September 9, 2016

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...

Students study abroad throughout the world, from Mexico to Japan

Elizabeth C August 16, 2016

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...

Faces in the Crowd: Do you think the changes of the bell schedule are necessary?

Elizabeth C May 23, 2016

“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...

Athletes learn, bounce back strong from failures

Elizabeth C April 18, 2016

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...

Glossophobia: fear of public speaking

Elizabeth C April 18, 2016

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...

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Gunn United Computations to host annual high school hackathon

Elizabeth C March 21, 2016

 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...

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