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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

Shelter in place introduces new interests for students

Katie Shih, Editor-in-Chief May 25, 2020

With the closure of school extended to the end of the school year, students may find themselves with a lot of extra time on their hands. For some, this is a time to catch up on sleep or spend time with family; for others, it’s a time to explore new interests or dig up long-forgotten ones. Many students...

Spring’s arrival sparks new developments

Madison Nguyen and Jessica Zang March 5, 2020

Feminine­—florals: Spring is time for flowers, so dress your outfit up in florals for a feminine look. Play with different textures and layer with a light sweater. Masculine—accessorize: Spring is the time to step up your game. Spice up your outfit with a pop of color or a belt. Casual—t-shirts...

Practice of self love proves to be a continuous journey

Practice of self love proves to be a continuous journey

Madison Nguyen, Features Editor March 5, 2020

As teenagers, there’s a pressure to have the perfect high school relationship. From endless streams of rom-coms to the plethora of public displays of affection, the media isn’t subtle about displaying people in relationships. However, they almost never show real steps to build a healthy...

Alumna releases memoir after sexual assault case

Alumna releases memoir after sexual assault case

Madison Nguyen and Joshua Yang October 4, 2019

On Sept. 2, Chanel Miller—Gunn graduate and sexual assault survivor—came forward out of anonymity with her new book, “Know My Name,” a memoir detailing her life both before and after she was raped by former Stanford student Brock Turner in Jan. 2015. As a member of the Gunn class of...

Fall sports welcome new faces, approach the season with optimism: water polo

Fall sports welcome new faces, approach the season with optimism: water polo

Madison Nguyen, Features Editor September 20, 2019

Girls varsity water polo is back and ready to bring their best this season. With a central goal of winning league championships and making it to Central Coast Sections (CCS) this year, both coach Chris Ford and co-team senior Isobel Taylor are ready to lead their team to victory. Taylor...

Language department updates academic standards, practices

Language department updates academic standards, practices

Madison Nguyen, Features Editor September 20, 2019

The bell rings as language classes begin. Students crowd into the computer lab and begin preparing for their upcoming listening assessment. In other classrooms, they begin class with a writing assessment or simply interact with their fellow language learners. Since 2016, World Language...

The Summer of 2019: Concerts

Madison Nguyen, Features Editor May 17, 2019

BILLIE EILISH: Having just released her new album, Billie Eilish kicked off her North American tour at Coachella and will be making her way to the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on May 29. With 45 million monthly listeners on Spotify and 22.2 million followers on Instagram,...

Takeshi Kaneko: Teachers take paternity leave to focus on new babies

Takeshi Kaneko: Teachers take paternity leave to focus on new babies

Madison Nguyen, Copy Editor February 1, 2019

Math teacher Takeshi Kaneko and his wife welcomed their baby girl Maki into the world in April of last year. By this May, Kaneko will have taken six two-week blocks of paternity leave. As a new parent, Kaneko hasn’t completely adjusted to having a baby. “It’s weird getting used...

graphic by Jocelyn Wang

Self-love fosters confidence, strengthens bonds

Madison Nguyen, Copy Editor December 11, 2018

The term “self-love” has recently been gaining traction with the sharpening focus on mental health, but many people rarely stop to think about it or realize its importance. As teenagers, we often criticize ourselves for things that shouldn’t matter in the long run, such as beating ourselves...

Swimmers travel to Budapest to race in international meet

Swimmers travel to Budapest to race in international meet

Madison Nguyen, Copy Editor November 9, 2018

During the first week of October, seniors Ashley Stahmer, Sarah Snyder, Milan Hilde-Jones and junior Shogo Moridaira traveled to Budapest, Hungary with their club, Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics (PASA), to compete against other world-class swimmers. While the swimmers have competed against...

Should homework be graded based on accuracy rather than for completion?: Pro

Should homework be graded based on accuracy rather than for completion?: Pro

Madison Nguyen, Copy Editor September 7, 2018

Written by Madison Nguyen With new teachers, harder classes and more homework, the start of each school year is a shift for everyone. Each teacher has their own way of deciding how to grade homework; some grade based on completion while others may grade based on how accurate each response...

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