Written by Quinn Arbolante
On Jan. 24, juniors Anna Allport and Sophia Chiang won first place at the Rotary Speech contest. The contest was held by the Palo Alto Rotary Club and Palo Alto University Rotary Club and had the theme “Rotary: Making a Difference. What About Me?”
Contestants had...
Written by Jennifer Gao and Nikki Suzani
Throughout the course of January and February, several students have reported their valuables being stolen out of their lockers. The administration has taken measures to prevent future the s by closing down the locker rooms during physical education...
Written by Grace Tramack
JANUARY
Jan. 20: Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States.
February
Feb. 5: The New England Patriots defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34 - 28 at the Su- per Bowl LI. New England makes the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history, a er being down...
Written by Jennifer Gao
The weather is growing frigid, but the friendly competition is heating up on the mats in the Gunn wrestling room.
This year, wrestling is coached by Eric Cramer, Ian Cramer, Blaze Lee, Dennis Chan and Glenn Smith, all Gunn alumni. All wrestlers can receive one-on-one...
Written by Ryan Manesh and Grace Tramack
Capricorn:
FlexTime is looking good for you this week, Capricorn, so make the most of it. Follow your instinct and check out a new room for a change of scenery.
Aquarius:
You have exciting things up ahead this week, Aquarius, so take a risk...
Written by Carolyn Kuimelis
A swarm of students—all dressed from head to toe in red and black— crowd the senior quad, shout cheers and watch in anticipation as their classmates go head-to-head in competition. It’s the most anticipated time of year— the week where differences are put aside...
Written by: Jack Mallery
Sitting of the coast of Alameda, Calif., the battle-scarred USS Hornet has always had something special about it. After 18 months of active combat in World War II, the Hornet has seen enough bloodshed to last for years. Destroying over 1,500 Japanese planes and losing 300...
Written by Kaya van der Horst
Nicole Christie’s youthful age has led to awkward situations in which referees mistook her for a player rather than a coach. Such humorous encounters will continue as Christie joins the Gunn volleyball team this fall from Palo Alto Volleyball Club
Volleyball...
Written by Kaya van der Horst
Three months after it was concluded, the Climate Culture Survey was released on Aug. 1 with unsettling results—of the 10 percent of Palo Alto Unified high school students who have been subject to sexual harassment at least once within the past year, only 12 percent...
By: Jack Mallery
Haley Perkins: Social Studies
I went to Gunn for high school.
This summer I moved back to Palo Alto from Nashville and drove across country in my Prius towing a U-Haul trailer
Joshua Little: Science
I used to work for Walt Disney World.
I went into management for four...
Written by Carolyn Kuimelis
We’ve all been there: you’re sitting on your couch watching Food Network, drooling over the mouth-watering dishes shown in slow motion, plated to perfection. Most of us can only dream of these gourmet meals as the sad, microwavable lasagna we prepared stares mockingly...
Written by Kristen Yee
The red window-flower decorated walls of the Chinese classroom will be a little more bare when part-time Chinese teacher Jessy (Xiaojie) Li leaves Gunn next year.
She especially cherishes her relationships with her col- leagues and students during her brief time at Gunn....
