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

Student-athletes sacrifice time, money to recruitment process

Student-athletes sacrifice time, money to recruitment process

Dan Honigstein, In-Depth Editor February 11, 2024

Most high school students active on social media platforms can recall, at one point, having seen a congratulatory college athletic-recruitment post. Some show athletes dressed in the merchandise of their new college or university, while others share personalized video announcements or posters. These...

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Recruited Athletes

Dori Filppu, Features Editor May 25, 2020

As the coronavirus sweeps the nation, most aspects of life are forced to be held on pause. This holds especially true for athletes as  competitions, practices and training are deemed unsafe given the circumstances. Yet the impact on athletes goes beyond not playing on the field, or swimming in the pool...

Seniors Max Pokutta and Michael Lincoln commit to Brown University

Seniors Max Pokutta and Michael Lincoln commit to Brown University

stina0213 December 2, 2016

Written by Stina Chang As the last relay wrapped up, the swim team was only a few inches from taking the lead and winning the championship. Senior Michael Lincoln, swimming the second to last lap, speeds up and secured Gunn’s win. The swim team won the 2016 Central Coast Section Championship, breaking...

Pro: Is the college athletic recruitment process fair?

chenganyi December 2, 2016

  Written by Anyi Cheng The first semester of senior year is synonymous with senioritis: steadily sinking grades, cold weather and most of all, college applications. Among the few seniors who aren’t in the college application frenzy are athlete recruits. Every year, competitive athletes...

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