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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

The Oracle's 2020 Oscar Predictions

The Oracle‘s 2020 Oscar Predictions

Charlie Bush, Lifestyle Editor February 6, 2020

Letter to my senior self: Sophia Stern

Letter to my senior self: Sophia Stern

Sophia Stern, Business Manager, Social Media Editor May 17, 2019

Dear Senior me, So far, freshman year has been a rollercoaster. Over the course of two semesters you have lost friends, gained some new ones, and reconnected with others. I’m sure that the next three years will be filled with just as much drama, excitement, sadness and times where you laughed so...

Student advocate Chloe Shrager calls for allies against modern anti-Semitism

Student advocate Chloe Shrager calls for allies against modern anti-Semitism

Chloe Shrager, Guest Columnist November 6, 2018

The Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was the target of a mass shooting on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 27  during their shabbat service. The shooter screamed “All Jews must die,” as he attacked the community in prayer. Eleven were killed, and six were wounded. The Jewish residents...

The value of introversion in an extroverted world

The value of introversion in an extroverted world

Liza Kolbasov, Editor-in-Chief October 9, 2018

The words “introvert” and “extrovert” bring up a variety of ingrained, mental images: the introvert, sitting alone surrounded by a pile of books, hiding away from the world, and the extrovert, out partying on a Friday night. In reality, however, introversion and extroversion are simply two temperament...

What really goes down during prep: a true story

What really goes down during prep: a true story

Ryan Li, Managing Editor September 7, 2018

When I got my first physical education (P.E.) prep during first semester freshman year, I thought I would use it responsibly. Every E period for half a semester I would walk straight from my previous class to the library, plop down a textbook and do math “funsheets" or work on a biology lab...

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...

Late grade release undermines intention for stress-relief

Late grade release undermines intention for stress-relief

sawngbird February 2, 2018

Written by Collin Jaeger A frustrating predicament for many this past winter break: the final grades for first semester were hidden throughout the two weeks off from school and came back into display on Jan. 12, the first Friday of second semester. Principal Kathleen Laurence left a short message on...

Freshman promotes creativity through online journal

andrewz8642 February 2, 2018

By: Andrew Zhao   An avid reader of fantasy and science fiction, freshman Keshav Dhir manages Scribere, a free on- line literary journal. Every three months, the site publishes fiction, non fiction and poetry. Scribere has four issues; the most recent one was published a month ago and includes...

Popularity Online: Quotes

Popularity Online: Quotes

katierrussell March 14, 2016

Written by Katie Russell Quotes from Kareem Fawal (alum)  “I first realized that [a video I posted to Vine] was getting a lot of attention after about 20 to 30 minutes. I sent it to about 3 or 4 Twitter accounts that had 20k - 70k followers. After they posted it on their wall, it started to boom...

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