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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

Junior Stella Manning: Lacrosse

Junior Stella Manning: Lacrosse

Safina Syed, Features Editor May 20, 2023

Junior Stella Manning has been weaving her way through the lacrosse field for the past eight years. Watching her older brother play when she was younger introduced Manning to the sport and inspired her to shoot her shot with lacrosse. Although she started playing to emulate her older brother, Manning’s...

Designs of sports uniforms for female athletes affect practicality

Designs of sports uniforms for female athletes affect practicality

Jessica Zang, Features Editor and Assistant Business Manager April 13, 2022

On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic Games commenced in Athens, Greece, reviving the long-lost Ancient Greek tradition and marking the origins of the largest and most prestigious global sporting competition to date. Not only were female athletes not allowed to compete in the games until the second...

Spring sports kick off season with strong start: lacrosse

Spring sports kick off season with strong start: lacrosse

Angela Wong, News Editor March 28, 2019

Gunn’s lacrosse teams are back for the spring season after months of practice on the field. Lacrosse teams have met on the turf as early as 6:30 a.m. and after school until 7 p.m. for weeks of pre-conditioning. The girls’ junior and senior varsity team, coached by Doug Arakawa, are excited for the...

Spring athletes strive for wins: boys' lacrosse

Spring athletes strive for wins: boys’ lacrosse

gtramack March 30, 2018

Written by Grace Tramack The boys lacrosse team started the spring season with an overall 2-3 record including a win over Saratoga, a team they’ve never beaten before. Despite the early victory against Saratoga, junior Peter Christians says that the beginning of the season has come with ups and...

Girls Lacrosse Update

Nikki Suzani, Managing Editor March 30, 2018

Girls lacrosse season is currently going on and both the varsity and junior varsity (JV) teams are doing well in their respective seasons, with the girls varsity starting the season 5-3 while the girls JV team only doing a little worse. Despite their slightly rocky start to the beginning of the season,...

Explore Lax Facts

jackmallery May 19, 2017

By: Jack Mallery Guys’ helmets need to have tilt, so you should be looking out the top bar. For the poor unfortunate souls that look out the middle bar, you have been diagnosed with second bar syndrome. Flow Bucket is a fake hair attachment for guys that they put on the back of helmets if their hair...

Spring sports race through the start of their season: Girls’ Lacrosse

Spring sports race through the start of their season: Girls’ Lacrosse

evalynl March 31, 2017

Written by Evalyn Li With a current record of 8-2 wins to loses, the girls’ lacrosse team seeks greater challenge. Senior co-captain Janis Iourovitski smiled as she talked about the back-and-forth throughout the game against Los Gatos at their home field. After winning by one point, co-...

Homecoming and being spirited was a way of forgetting my current struggles and have fun with my classmates. Photo courtesy of Josh Spain.

Developing patience: senior Josh Spain on adversity and learning through lacrosse

The Oracle April 12, 2016

Written by Josh Spain “Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.” William Shakespeare. The first time I truly faced adversity in my life was in seventh grade. The morning of the first football game of the season, I broke my...

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