Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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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

Should computer science be a graduation requirement? CON

jennamarvet September 9, 2016

Written by Jenna Marvet Making computer science a graduation requirement would be detrimental to the already undervalued, humanities-focused students and limit the flexibility high school students have to explore career options before college. According to Forbes, the Bay Area is the number...

Graphic by Elizabeth Zu

Sanders offers most comprehensive education plan

kayav2 May 20, 2016

Written by Kaya van der Horst Turn on any news channel and it is guaranteed that something about the presidential race will be covered. Although Republicans Donald Trump and Ted Cruz constantly receive airtime, they aren’t saying anything substantial—at least regarding their education...

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Student Senate brings campus opinions to SEC

Helen Nguyen January 29, 2016

Written by Helen Nguyen, Assistant Business Manager Earlier this January, Student Activities Director Lisa Hall announced the Fall Student Senate results in a Schoology post. “As part of an Student Executive Council (SEC) goal to increase transparency with the student body, we are releasing our analysis...

Spring spirit week has potential to be something special

haylsgo January 29, 2016

Written by Hayley Krolik According to Student Activities Director Lisa Hall, the last Spring Fling that utilized its full potential occurred six years ago. Since then, it has taken on various formats, such as those consisting of three dress-up days or just a block party at the end of the week....

Sexual assault education is a step forward

Sexual assault education is a step forward

jennamarvet December 8, 2015

Written by Jenna Marvet Published in the November 6, 2015 issue In early October, California Governor Jerry Brown passed legislation to require sexual assault prevention classes based on the “Yes Means Yes” bill. This bill mandates the steps schools must take when an instance of sexual assault is...

by Cheryl Kao

Everyone should support feminism

katierrussell December 4, 2015

Written by Katie Russell Everyone should consider themselves feminists, and that statement should not be controversial. The definition of a feminist is someone who believes that men and women should be social, political and economic equals. This, at least to me, sounds reasonable enough,...

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More advanced non-STEM classes can benefit all

chenganyi December 4, 2015

Written by Anyi Cheng There is just something that screams “science” about living in a place called Silicon Valley. Stationed in a city only a few miles away from big-brand tech companies like Oracle, Tesla and Apple, it comes as no surprise that Gunn is inordinately science, technology,...

Everyone should support feminism

katierrussell December 4, 2015

Written by Katie Russell Everyone should consider themselves feminists, and that statement should not be controversial. The definition of a feminist is someone who believes that men and women should be social, political and economic equals. This, at least to me, sounds reason- able enough, and...

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