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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McGee resigns, Hendricks to be interim superintendent

McGee resigns, Hendricks to be interim superintendent

icarolinesro October 13, 2017

Written by Jennifer Gao and Caroline Ro On Tuesday, Sept. 23, Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) Superintendent Dr. Glenn “Max” McGee announced his resignation effective the following Friday, Sept. 29. Board President Terry Godfrey announced the news following the closed board meeting,...

Graphic by Jackie Lou

School Board requests additional $2 million in possible cuts

Helen Nguyen March 31, 2017

Written by Helen Nguyen and Aleks Tycz Following a major budget miscalculation, the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) must make $3.3 million in cuts. PAUSD Superintendent Dr. Max McGee believes that the budget cuts are going to impact some of the district’s infrastructure. “We’re...

Confirmation of DeVos may have consequences for PAUSD

Confirmation of DeVos may have consequences for PAUSD

Helen Nguyen March 7, 2017

Written by Helen Nguyen and Ayala Tzadikario Betsy DeVos’ confirmation as Secretary of Education on Feb. 7 has been met with opposition by many teachers and parents across the United States due to her lack of experience working in public education. Concerns also reside in Palo Alto because of DeVos’...

PAUSD approves 16 new elective courses for 2017-2018 school year

PAUSD approves 16 new elective courses for 2017-2018 school year

huangjoy February 3, 2017

Written by Joy Huang Sixteen new courses were approved by the Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education on Tuesday, Jan. 24 for the upcoming school year. Eight of the courses will be offered at Gunn, including The Art of Visual Storytelling, Chinese Civilization and Culture, AP Computer Science...

Office for Civil Rights sets steps for sexual harassment protocol

carolynkuimelis February 3, 2017

Written by Carolyn Kuimelis and Stephy Jackson This December, the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) presented the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) with a proposed Resolution Agreement related to sexual harassment cases from previous years not handled according to...

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