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

Freshmen advice: Lise Desveaux

Freshmen advice: Lise Desveaux

Lise Desveaux, Centerfold Editor August 20, 2021

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...

Freshman reflects on starting high school, forming friendships virtually

Freshman reflects on starting high school, forming friendships virtually

Safina Syed, Features Editor February 18, 2021

Without a doubt, no freshman imagined starting high school on a computer. Before the pandemic, I remember hearing about all the classes and events going on at Gunn from my older siblings, waiting for my turn to experience it all. Now that we’re online, schoolwide events have been replaced, and classmate...

Students share advice for new school year: Freshman

Students share advice for new school year: Freshman

Jessica Wang, Editor-in-Chief August 27, 2019

You’ve finally reached the great, daunting realm of high school. I’m sure you’ve heard lots about it: cliques, college applications, homecoming, prom and stress. For starters, high school will be all of that and more. It’ll be a shortage of class parties and field trips and an abundance...

Letter to my senior self: Sophia Stern

Letter to my senior self: Sophia Stern

Sophia Stern, Business Manager, Social Media Editor May 17, 2019

Dear Senior me, So far, freshman year has been a rollercoaster. Over the course of two semesters you have lost friends, gained some new ones, and reconnected with others. I’m sure that the next three years will be filled with just as much drama, excitement, sadness and times where you laughed so...

Students share adventures moving from distant destinations: Freshmen Matias Zirulnik

kayav2 December 8, 2017

Written by Kaya van der Horst  To freshman Matias Zirulnik, at first glance, Gunn’s campus seemed more like a scene out of Baywatch than it did a school: life guards patrolled the quad while a mermaid was spotted walking down the steps of the N-Building. On their first day of high school, 478 wide-eyed...

Students and staff share love of spirit: Band Teacher Todd Summers

Students and staff share love of spirit: Band Teacher Todd Summers

amandalee828 October 13, 2017

Written by Amanda Lee When it comes to his homecoming spirit, band teacher Todd Summers is just as passionate as, if not more than, any student. Every year, Summers hosts a special contest for his freshman concert band class. He challenges them to outdress him in yellow for the first day of homecoming,...

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