Written by Elizabeth Chung
Nearly everyone has fear of public speaking. However, it is the severity difference that makes some people more afraid than others. Clinical psychologist Dave Carbonell says that the fear of public speaking can start from one small incident. “Once the person...
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...
Written by Alex Dersh
Esther’s German Bakery is a family-owned bakery located on San Antonio Road in Los Altos. Started in 2004, they sell traditional German pastries and baked goods using healthy and wholesome ingredients. The namesake of the restaurant is Esther Nio, the mother of sophomore David...
Written by Carolyn Kuimelis
The Student Wellness Commissioner, an appointed Student Executive Council (SEC) position, was recently proposed by Student Wellness Committee founders junior Chloe Sørenson and senior Cole McFaul. The position, created to improve communication between SEC members and...
Written by Challis Michael
Cancer. Cancer? CANCER. I had heard the word, said the word and discussed the word, but until January of 2014 I had never lived the word. My life until that point had been pretty idyllic and I knew it. I grew up in San Diego, moved to Arizona for college, then London...
Written by Samuel Tse
Paint Gunn High School, an organization based on the initiative to repaint the school, began on campus on Wednesday, Jan. 13. This program aims to develop a new color scheme for campus with ideas from students, teachers and parents.
Led by Architarian Design, a Palo...
Written by Clara Kieschnick-Llamas
Gunn teachers spoke about the lack of affordable housing in Palo Alto at the school board meeting on Jan. 26, discussing the impact of the housing crisis on their interactions with students and their availability for school activities.
Most teachers at Gunn have to...
Written by Elizabeth Chung
Social studies teacher Ronen Habib started teaching Positive Psychology three years ago. “Positive Psychology is a class that teaches students how to live a better life, how to be happier and be well,” Habib said. “I wanted to offer a class that would...
Written by Alex Dersh
The boys are off to a strong season, winning their first two tournaments and proving its mettle with a victory over rival Palo Alto.
Junior Sahib Gill felt that the tournaments against Los Gatos and Prospect were highlights of the season and boosted the team’s morale....
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...
Written by Elizabeth Chung
Throughout the early ‘90s, math teacher Dave Deggeller witnessed a variety of senior pranks at Gunn. “When I first started teaching here, the idea of the senior prank was more of a tradition and pranks were more colorful,” Deggeller said.
Deggeller’s favorite...
Written by Shawna Chen
The Student Executive Council (SEC) members announced the administration’s decision to cancel the Paly Rally in online class groups on Jan. 21. The message cited lack of time as a reason for not holding the rally, along with concerns about appropriateness in light of the Board...
