Math teacher Daniel Hahn tries his best to work around the limitations of his broken SMART Board. “My [SMART] board does not write,” he said. “I can’t use the pens, and the projection image is very blurry. I only use one of the lights in my room, along with larger fonts, so that the board is...
Laurie Pennington, Science Department Instructional Lead
• February 2, 2022
Written on behalf of the Gunn Science Department
At this time of year, I am fielding a LOT of questions from both students and parents regarding which science course their student should choose for the next school year. “College prep, honors or AP?” “Should/could I take more than one science...
A sea of adults fresh out of college, eyes wide in anticipation of the next stage of their professional lives, swam up and down the stands of potential teaching positions at the Santa Clara job fair. One face in particular—a California Polytechnic State University San Louis Obispo graduate...
On June 29, 2007, Apple released the iPhone, sparking a universal technological revolution. According to the Pew Re- search Center, 95% of United States high schoolers have access to a smartphone and, according to the Atlantic, 94% of them use their cellphones in class. Gunn should require...
Throughout the beginning of the school year and the schedule-change frenzy that accompanies it, certain questions are often heard in the hallways at Gunn: “Is this teacher an easy or hard grader?” “Which classes are easy A’s?” While these topics of conversation are common at a high...
Before you start studying, get organized. Make a to-do list and organize your tasks in order of priority. When ordering your tasks, first do anything that takes less than five minutes. Next, try to split up large projects into smaller tasks since this makes them feel more doable....
Written by Bridgette Gong
A combination of both passion and talent can go a long way, and for senior Jane Ahn, this certainly holds true. Ahn currently holds a spot in the top fifty for math in the nation. It began in middle school; Ahn was met with the opportunity to join the Jane Lathrop...
Written by Isha Gupta
Humans are social creatures; we pride ourselves in making connections and bonding with others. However, our constant focus on others causes some of us to worry about how others perceive us. Some of us care about this more than others. While I would love to claim that I am exempt...
Written by Lindsay Maggioncalda
When my mom said I couldn’t leave the house after midnight on a school night, I’d go anyway. Several of my best friends were suicidal, and I would always come when they said they needed me—no matter what. Being there for them took priority over everything else...
Written by Carolyn Kuimelis
School is a place for emotional as well as academic learning, and schools should take steps to open up the conversation about sexual health to ensure that their students are equipped with the knowledge and means to practice life-long skills such as safe sex. Having condoms...
Written by Jacqueline Woo
I hope that by sharing my story, you too can be inspired and re-evaluate what happiness and success means to you.
Both volleyball and dance were my two main, positive outlets in my life. However by the time freshman and sophomore year came around, I was finding it difficult...
