To ensure the safety of students while also dealing with trade-offs in the education experience during COVID-19, schools worldwide have been forced to enact changes to ensure the safety of their students. In the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD), some of the changes that the administration has...
Xi Jinping elected president of China (2012): Xi Jinping, the son of a revolutionary veteran, was appointed to the Communist Party’s top post as president of China.
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Annika Bereny, Lifestyle Editor
• September 20, 2019
On August 22, the bill to make Ethnic Studies a graduation requirement was delayed in the state legislature. Citing the huge controversy around the bill, its author, California Sate assembly member Jose Medina, has opted to put it on the “two year plan,” postponing the vote on the bill without killing...
Nikki Suzani, Managing Editor
• September 20, 2019
On Aug. 30, students and staff participated in Safe and Welcoming Schools Day, which not only helped them acclimate to school culture and settle back into the school year, but also had them follow updated safety drills.
During the day, students participated in multiple activities ranging from...
Gunn’s annual Associated Student Body (ASB) elections took place this month, with applications available for a myriad of positions, from ASB President to Spirit Commissioner. An annual elections assembly took place on Mar. 19 to allow each candidate to share their ideas, and the election voting period...
The record-breaking government shutdown, which began on Dec. 22, 2018, ended on Jan. 25, 2019. The shutdown had unexpected impacts on students and teachers during and after winter break and left around 800,000 government workers around the country without pay. Around 400,000 of these federal employees...
In the coming weeks, a new alarm system will be installed throughout campus. Gunn’s current system uses products from Simco Security, but will be upgrading to the Honeywell Silent Knight system. This process will include the installation of new heat, smoke, and beam detectors.
After PAUSD gained...
Written by Elisa Moraes-Liu
On Friday, Oct. 12, the Youth Community Service-Interact (YCS-I) Club hosted a blood drive in the library in partnership with the Stanford Blood Center. Sixteen- and 17-year-old students could donate blood with a signed parental consent form, while 18-year-olds were allowed...
Written by Eric Epstein
Many students and staff members who commute to Gunn via Charleston or Arastradero Road have experienced the inconveniences of construction in the beginning of the school year. The Charleston/Arastradero Corridor Project broke ground in June 2018, and Phases 1 and 2...
On March 27, 2018, the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) school board voted to rename Terman and Jordan Middle Schools after Ellen Fletcher and Frank Greene, respectively. This decision came with some controversy, when the Recommending School Names Advisory Committee proposed the candidate Fred...
Written by Quinn Arbolante
On Jan. 24, juniors Anna Allport and Sophia Chiang won first place at the Rotary Speech contest. The contest was held by the Palo Alto Rotary Club and Palo Alto University Rotary Club and had the theme “Rotary: Making a Difference. What About Me?”
Contestants had...
Source: Palo Alto Pulse
Written by Ryan Li
The Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) is conducting a search for a new superintendent following the resignation of Dr. Max McGee last September. The school district has hired the educational consulting firm Hazard, Young Attea and Associates (HYA)...
