Written by Isha Gupta
Humans are social creatures; we pride ourselves in making connections and bonding with others. However, our constant focus on others causes some of us to worry about how others perceive us. Some of us care about this more than others. While I would love to claim that I am exempt...
Written by Cassandra Bond
“I am so OCD, I just organized my pens in color order!” “Do you have ADHD? You can never pay attention!” Comments like these are heard around campus all the time, with little respect for others’ feelings and conditions. While it is easy to joke about, comments...
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 Lindsay Maggioncalda
When my mom said I couldn’t leave the house after midnight on a school night, I’d go anyway. Several of my best friends were suicidal, and I would always come when they said they needed me—no matter what. Being there for them took priority over everything else...
Written by Krissy Ludemann
I had always been a big kid, both tall and overweight. I was teased and bullied through most of my childhood—I have distinct memories of being spit on after getting off of the school bus as well as having a group of boys follow me around the playground calling me “Miss...
Written by Cassandra Bond
Upon reaching teenage years, people become increasingly more interested in sex and relationships. This increase in curiosity brings the need for sex education, easy access to birth control and readily available menstruation products. The different aspects of reproductive...
Written by Maya Rapoport
Lisa Mahpour, a member of the kitchen staff, has worked for Gunn for nine years. She greatly enjoys her job in the cafeteria.
As part of the kitchen staff, Mahpour is in charge of making some of the main entrees. “Everyday is a challenge,” Mahpour said. “There is always...
Written by Helen Nguyen, News Editor
With the new season of fall sports having arrived, the girls’ golf team is poised for a strong run. Junior Lydia Tsai is certain that the hard work they put in over the summer will produce successful results. “It’s normal for athletes to have ups and downs,...
Written by Janet Shea
This year, the girls’ tennis varsity team moves up a league in their division. Senior Kelly Poon hopes that the team will continue to do well this year. “[It] would be nice to get in some wins for this season,” Poon said.
Varsity coach Jim Gordon echoes Poon’s outlook...
By Clara Kieschnick-Llamas
Due to the increase of lines of work involving computer science, there has been a recent movement to make computer science a graduation requirement at Gunn. Last year, eight administrators and teachers met regularly and had a meeting with the district office about the...
by Cassandra Bond
It is 1 a.m., and you are still working on the English paper that’s due the next day. We are all familiar with this dreadful feeling of a seemingly endless stream of schoolwork and late nights. We sacrifice a lot to be proud of our grades and academics, but our success in school...
Written by Helen Nguyen
On March 8, the Board of Education held a special meeting for a laning board study session with the purpose of clarifying common language, deepening understanding and discussing the why and the what, research, practice and some pros and cons regarding ability grouping, laning,...
