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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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Athlete failures: senior Laura Morejón

Athlete failures: senior Laura Morejón

yukiKB April 15, 2016

Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell For senior Laura Morejón, joining the girls’ golf team was not a hole in one. After playing golf as a hobby for several years, Morejón decided to play on the team when she first moved to Gunn as a senior. “It was way harder than I thought it would be,” she said....

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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...

Common course survey tested to streamline evaluation process

Helen Nguyen February 19, 2016

Written by Helen Nguyen, Assistant Business Manager District administration returned student course evaluations to teachers in January. Students took the district-mandated student survey regarding teacher performance at the end of first semester. Principal Dr. Denise Herrmann stated that this survey...

Junior Year: expectations vs. reality

mikaelawayne February 19, 2016

Written by Mikaela Wayne While junior year is notorious for being the worst year of high school, in my experience, junior year has been more difficult in some ways and much easier in others. Throughout my year so far, I have discovered a lot about how my past two years in high school have affected...

ACS hires new supervisor

yukiKB December 4, 2015

Written by Yuki Klotz-Burwell Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS), the free on-site counseling program, is broadening its services this year and implementing changes, starting with the introduction of new supervisor Kin Leung. After last year’s tragedies, ACS is hoping to...

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Students address mental health issues in documentary

The Oracle September 8, 2015

Written by Shagun Khare “Unmasked,” a student-created film made in response to last year’s tragedies, is premiering Sept. 12 with the goal to destigmatize mental health in the Palo Alto community. The idea for the film began in late May when Palo Alto High School seniors and co-directors...

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