Spanish teacher Daissy Tabares and therapist Rossana Peña first connected in Sept 2021 at a meeting through a student who knew them both.
The first thing that struck Tabares when she met Peña was the culture they shared. As they are both from Mexico, Tabares and Peña speak Spanish and share similar...
As the first bell of the school day rings, everyone has a different agenda: students zip up their backpacks as they head to their classes, while teachers start to decorate their whiteboards with notes. Others, like campus supervisors Travis Schollnick and Jorge Sanchez, start up their golf...
Written by Helen Nguyen, News Editor
Helen’s tip: Always have an open mind.
The whole concept of a blind date is quirky in itself. It encompasses two people who have been set up by a mutual friend, trying to finesse the night into a good one. From my limited knowledge of blind dates—from friends...
Written by Katie Russell
Senior Alper Karakas and junior Sitara Simons, both of Turkish descent, consider their relationships with others from Turkey to be as close as family.
Karakas, whose parents hail from Istanbul and Kastamonu (both in Turkey), considers Turkish culture to have...
Written by Chloe Sorensen
When I first arrived at Gunn, I was not the type of person to open up to others or talk about how I felt, let alone ask for help. When people offered to help me, I tended to dismiss it, because I didn’t want them to go out of their way to help me. However, here at Gunn,...
Written By Stina Chang
Gunn alumni Cat Volpe and Ming Ming Caressi launched the first Tea Time with Alumni program during Flex Time on Tuesday, Jan. 12. Tea Time consists of sessions in which students have the ability to talk with Gunn alumni and hear about per- spectives of life after Gunn....
Written by Evalyn Li
Grief come in many forms and avenues. As we struggle to come to terms with the loss of a loved one, we all respond and behave differently. Here, senior Alper Karakas tells his story in the hope that it can provide light for those struggling.
Karakas stands up and grabs his...
