Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Humanities courses should limit eurocentric worldview

Humanities courses should limit eurocentric worldview

Nikki Suzani, Managing Editor October 9, 2018

Written by Nikki Suzani, Copy Editor Eurocentric. This four-syllable word encompasses a world of meaning and promotes values that are deeply inculcated into students’ minds due to the education they receive. In order for a course to be eurocentric, the course must be rooted in a European...

Coaches adopt new InSideOut coaching philosophy

Coaches adopt new “InSideOut” coaching philosophy

Nikki Suzani, Managing Editor September 7, 2018

Written by Nikki Suzani Within our school, it can often feel like the “win-at-all-costs” mentality transcends the core values we hold, obscuring the purpose of school activities and athletics. Principal Kathleen Laurence aims to change that culture by implementing the InSideOut Initiative...

Why are personality quizzes so enticing?

Nikki Suzani, Managing Editor May 18, 2018

From Buzzfeed quizzes that have been viewed over 20 million times to Facebook quizzes that let you know what kind of potato you are, personality quizzes have become a focal point of entertainment in the 21st century. Besides these silly and often inacurrate Buzzfeed and Facebook quizzes, personality...

Dr. Jackson Katz speaks about sexual harassment, gender roles at assembly

Dr. Jackson Katz speaks about sexual harassment, gender roles at assembly

Nikki Suzani, Managing Editor April 13, 2018

On April 11, 2018, educator and filmmaker Dr. Jackson Katz spoke during an assembly on how gender roles impact sexual harassment. In the first of his two sessions, he also showed the trailers for the movies “Miss Representation” and “The Mask You Live in,” which address the harmful stereotypes...

Girls Lacrosse Update

Nikki Suzani, Managing Editor March 30, 2018

Girls lacrosse season is currently going on and both the varsity and junior varsity (JV) teams are doing well in their respective seasons, with the girls varsity starting the season 5-3 while the girls JV team only doing a little worse. Despite their slightly rocky start to the beginning of the season,...

Societal Preconceptions Create Emotional Walls

Nikki Suzani, Managing Editor March 30, 2018

In a world where appearances matter more than feelings, and where teenagers spend hours gazing through photos to find the perfect one to post online, it’s not a surprise that emotions, especially negative ones, are often lost in the conversation. At Gunn, we spend hours puffing up our feathers and...

Administration Investigates School Locker Room Thefts

Administration Investigates School Locker Room Thefts

Nikki Suzani, Managing Editor March 6, 2018

Written by Jennifer Gao and Nikki Suzani Throughout the course of January and February, several students have reported their valuables being stolen out of their lockers. The administration has taken measures to prevent future the s by closing down the locker rooms during physical education...

Girl Scouts promote equity, ambition

Girl Scouts promote equity, ambition

Nikki Suzani, Managing Editor February 2, 2018

Every other Sunday, I bike over to the Los Altos United Methodist Church to attend my Girl Scout troop meeting. The air is always abuzz with excitement, and girls from all different backgrounds mingle together as one. We recount our escape room trip over the weekend, talk about the fun troop...

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