Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

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Sports clubs offer students place to foster passions: Sports Basement Club

Jessica Wang, Editor-in-Chief October 4, 2019

Although Gunn doesn’t have a basement, it has a Sports Basement club. Every Wednesday at lunch, the club meets in room N-115 on the first floor of the N-building to discuss sports updates, play trivia games and watch highlights. The club has been chartered for four years, according...

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YES! Program teaches students to unwind, reduces stress

Jessica Wang, Editor-in-Chief September 20, 2019

Whether you’ve experienced the famous “soooo-hum’s” firsthand or peeked in on the freshmen taking a nap by candlelight, you probably know of the Youth Empowerment Seminar (YES!) program. For the past five years, the Physical Education Department has incorporated the YES! program into...

Students share advice for new school year: Freshman

Students share advice for new school year: Freshman

Jessica Wang, Editor-in-Chief August 27, 2019

You’ve finally reached the great, daunting realm of high school. I’m sure you’ve heard lots about it: cliques, college applications, homecoming, prom and stress. For starters, high school will be all of that and more. It’ll be a shortage of class parties and field trips and an abundance...

Graphic by Grace Liu

The Summer of 2019: Movies

Jessica Wang, Editor-in-Chief May 17, 2019

“SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME:” On July 5, Marvel will release its next installment of the new “Spider-Man” series, starring Tom Holland. The sequel finds the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man in a different neighborhood: Europe. Peter Parker’s normal school trip is interrupted by the...

In the pursuit of wellness: What can we do better moving forward?

In the pursuit of wellness: What can we do better moving forward?

Liza Kolbasov, Grace Tramack and Jessica Wang May 17, 2019

During the 2009-2010 school year, Palo Alto lost six students to suicide. Our community lost another four students in the 2013-2014 year. Following these tragedies, our school, district and community made various efforts to better understand what the causes were and take preventive measures. Nearly...

In the pursuit of wellness: Are we making a difference?

In the pursuit of wellness: Are we making a difference?

Liza Kolbasov, Grace Tramack and Jessica Wang March 29, 2019

During the 2009-2010 school year, Palo Alto lost six students to suicide. Our community lost another four students in the 2013-2014 year. Following these tragedies, our school, district and community made various efforts to better understand what the causes were and take preventive measures. Nearly...

Photo by Jessica Wang

Spring sports kick off season with strong start: Diving

Jessica Wang, Editor-in-Chief March 1, 2019

At the start of the spring season, the co-ed diving team can be found practicing flips on the trampoline and diving board late into the evening, accompanied by upbeat music played through the pool’s loudspeakers. Despite some complications around gaining a new coach, the team has readily...

In the pursuit of wellness: Whats been done so far?

In the pursuit of wellness: What’s been done so far?

Liza Kolbasov, Grace Tramack and Jessica Wang March 1, 2019

During the 2009-2010 school year, Palo Alto lost six students to suicide. Our community lost another four students in the 2013-2014 year. Following these tragedies, our school, district and community made various efforts to better understand what the causes were and take preventive measures. Nearly...

Photo by Sofia Sierra-Garcia

Students preserve cultural roots through multilingualism: Shana Ebrahimnejad

Jessica Wang, Editor-in-Chief February 1, 2019

For freshman Shana Ebrahimnejad, learning Farsi, German, French and English came from her life in Germany and America, her Persian roots and Duolingo. As her family moved between countries, Ebrahimnejad acquired languages naturally through immersion. Accordingly, she interprets...

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