Sophia Stern, Business Manager, Social Media Editor
• October 22, 2021
Once we start growing up, we start to wonder about the right way to spend Halloween. After years of trick-or-treating, teens start to ask, “Are we too old for this?”
There is no right age to stop trick-or-treating. Even if it can feel like you’re out of place walking down the streets of your...
Congratulations, class of 2025! You made it to high school. This is the place you’ve seen countless times in movies and TV shows, back when you were wondering what it would be like to finally make it. Let me tell you, even though my freshman year was different because of the pandemic, I had a great...
Sophia Stern, Business Manager, Social Media Editor
• February 18, 2021
Blind dates are always awkward: there’s the anticipation of who will be sitting across from you, the question of if you’ll like them and what to talk about. Blind dating on Zoom is even more uncomfortable—but has now become somewhat of a norm in our current society, where we can no longer safely...
Sophia Stern, Business Manager, Social Media Editor
• September 8, 2020
Initially, the COVID-19 pandemic seemed to have a positive effect on the environment: carbon emissions decreased with fewer cars on the road, and wildlife thrived in the absence of harmful human activity. Before the wildfires, it was even possible to see clearly across the bay. However, as businesses...
In the midst of the global pandemic, classes have transitioned from letter grades to a credit/no-credit system. The key impact of this decision is that a students’ spring semester performance will not be calculated in their overall grade point average (GPA). At Gunn, a student’s performance is evaluated...
For months, the world has been at a standstill. Millions are becoming infected with the coronavirus in one of the most severe pandemics in history. While the death rate has been fairly low, the novelty and infectiousness has provoked a cautious government response entailing social distancing, the closure...
It all began in 8th grade, when my friends and I organized the March 14 walkout for gun violence at our middle school.
When we heard about the nationwide walkouts students were planning, we knew we had to join in. Together, our we went to a few student council meetings, bargained with admin...
Second semester routinely brings intense waves of stress and tension to high school students, especially juniors, who are pressed for time to prepare for standardized testing and college applications, all while maintaining their grades and their involvement in extracurricular activities. Amidst...
Known by almost every Gunn student, the Gunn Confessions Facebook page is an anonymous forum that allows anyone to post a “confession”—anything from a school crush to a humorous rumor to a genuine question. The page has over 800 followers, with some comments on posts breaking 70 reactions....
Discussion-based learning emphasizes the importance of comprehension and analysis rather than blind memorization. According to the Carnegie Mellon Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence, retention of information and a deeper level of understanding are the natural results of a well-executed class...
Grace Williams, Changing the Narrative Editor
• October 12, 2018
In 1939, Bill Hewlett and David Packard founded the Hewlett-Packard (HP) Company in a small, one- car garage located in Palo Alto. In the following years, the surrounding Silicon Valley came to be regarded as the hub of technology. As time has passed, more and more techies have moved to Palo...
The Palo Alto Art Center housed the first school board forum of the 2018 school board election, hosted by the Palo Alto Weekly and co-sponsored by Gunn and Paly student publications on Sept. 20. The debate showcased five of the six candidates, excluding Christopher Boyd, running for the Palo Alto Unified...
