Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

graphic by Jocelyn Wang

District required to implement later school start times by 2022

Nikki Suzani, Managing Editor December 6, 2019

On Oct. 11, 2019, a bill that mandated high schools to start at 8:30 a.m. or later and middle schools to start at 8:00 a.m. or later was signed into law by governor Gavin Newsom. Although Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) middle schools are in compliance with this new law, Gunn’s schedule...

Administration investigates vandalism across campus

Eric Epstein and Elisa Moraes-Liu May 18, 2018

An outbreak of vandalism has swept through campus in recent weeks. According to Principal Kathleen Laurence, the graffiti has mainly affected the school bathrooms, and the strong chemicals used to wash off the markings resulted in students being prohibited from using the facilities in the hours following...

Incentives offered to students taking the CAASPP

jennygaoo March 30, 2018

Written by Jennifer Gao and Joshua Yang The lack of student participation in the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) standardized test in previous years prompted the administration to offer incentives to students who chose to take the CAASPP test this year from March...

District renews resolution, protects undocumented students

amandalee828 February 2, 2018

Written by Amanda Lee and Megan Li After the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Jan. 16, 2018 that “U.S. immigration officials have begun preparing for a major sweep in San Francisco and other Northern California cities, in which federal officers would [be looking] to arrest more than 1,500 undocumented...

Late grade release undermines intention for stress-relief

Late grade release undermines intention for stress-relief

sawngbird February 2, 2018

Written by Collin Jaeger A frustrating predicament for many this past winter break: the final grades for first semester were hidden throughout the two weeks off from school and came back into display on Jan. 12, the first Friday of second semester. Principal Kathleen Laurence left a short message on...

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