Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Molding new narratives: How inclusivity in Gunns humanities curricula has evolved to meet the politics of the present

Molding new narratives: How inclusivity in Gunn’s humanities curricula has evolved to meet the politics of the present

Amann Mahajan, Editor-in-Chief February 7, 2023

“My child will not read this garbage racist book and I would like you to immediately assign an alternate curriculum for the month that you will be spending on reading and disseminating this garbage book!”  So wrote school board election candidate Ingrid Campos of  “Stamped, Antiracism and...

Lynne Navarro, Social Studies

Katie Lawer, Sports Editor May 23, 2022

Social studies teacher Lynne Navarro is retiring this year after teaching for 25 years at Gunn. Navarro currently teaches Positive Psychology, but throughout the years, she has taught a multitude of classes including U.S. History, American Studies, Focus on Success and Spanish. Navarro remembers a...

Students ask for more Advanced Placement social studies classes

The Oracle March 30, 2018

Written by Elisa Moraes-Liu and Kristen Yee A group of students, led by school board representative senior Advait Arun, have been campaigning since February for an increased number of advanced humanities classes, specifically the implementation of more social studies electives. They currently have multiple...

Offering support: Social Studies Department Instructional Supervisor Lynne Navarro on helping others and herself

Offering support: Social Studies Department Instructional Supervisor Lynne Navarro on helping others and herself

deianah September 18, 2017

I have been on this planet for 49 years. I have been teaching for 24. I have been a mom for 21.  Sometimes I feel like I really know what I am doing and have this whole life/teaching/mom thing figured out.  Sometimes not.  I think I maybe I will never have it all figured out, but I keep trying and...

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