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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

Juniors Jed Ng, Yoonu Park and Kevin Zhang participate in Pride Day activities hosted in the quad on Sept. 12.

Monthly Highlights: SEC Pride Days

Eliot O’Connell, Reporter September 23, 2023

    “It’s a great opportunity so that students feel that there are opportunities for them to belong.” —Assistant Principal Mycal Hixon “I’ve enjoyed the free candy, and the free Pride flags, the free buttons and a lot of the activities they had going on.” —Kristy...

Freshman Aminjin Battulga holds a Pride flag in each hand
as she poses for a picture during Pride event activities.

Monthly highlights: SEC Pride events

Ya-An Xue, Features & Online Editor May 19, 2023

“It (was) meaningful to say something (at the event) and just be here for the few days we get to celebrate Pride.” —Elliot O’Connell, 9 “The event was really nice. I didn’t know that all these organizations existed, so it was cool to learn about them.” —Annika Kulawik, 9

Lantern Night

Lantern Night

April 17, 2023

On March 30, the Best Buddies Club hosted Lantern Night in collaboration with Palo Alto High School’s Best Buddies Club and Palo Alto Unified School District’s Futures special education program. The event was held in the amphitheater from 7 to 8 p.m. and concluded Gunn’s first Neurodiversity Week....

Gunn must improve efforts to bolster equity, representation of minority groups

Safina Syed, Features Editor December 2, 2022

Over the past two months, The Oracle has examined its diversity in different ways, looking at not only the events it covers, but the various groups being represented. The paper has implemented diversity audits analyzing breakdowns of sources’ grade levels, gender identities and ethnicities. When looking...

SEC

SEC

Michelle Koo, News Editor, Graphics Artist September 25, 2022

The Student Executive Council (SEC) organizes all school events, manages clubs and speaks with students to promote a positive environment at Gunn. Some positions are elected, such as class president and vice president. Other positions are appointed, such as the student body secretary and treasurer. Regardless...

Student Body President: Jerome Wu

Student Body President: Jerome Wu

Lita Sone, Reporter September 23, 2022

From being known as “The Slayer of Seagulls,” to serving as class president for three years, to becoming Student Body President this year, Jerome Wu has come a long way in regards to his role in Gunn’s student government. While class presidents are responsible for organizing and playing an important...

Spirit Commissioner: Nico Ross

Spirit Commissioner: Nico Ross

Madison Yue, Features Editor September 23, 2022

Decked out in multiple leis, a Hawaiian shirt and a sun hat, Spirit Commissioner senior Nico Ross shows his spirit for the Fall Sports Rally’s tropical theme—just a glimpse into what a dress-up theme could look like for Homecoming Week. As Spirit Commissioner, it’s Ross’ job to create engaging...

SEC provides tips, tricks for homecoming

SEC provides tips, tricks for homecoming

Michael Zhang and Safina Syed September 23, 2022

Homecoming is only a few weeks away, and many students are starting to prepare for the most spirited week of the year. It is important for all those who wish to participate to understand how both how the week works and what exactly they should prepare for. How to Participate in Homecoming Out of the...

Wall of Rejection elicits mixed reactions from admin, students

Wall of Rejection elicits mixed reactions from admin, students

Amann Mahajan, Editor-in-Chief April 20, 2022

For the month of March, Gunn’s annual Wall of Rejection set up shop on the side of the P-building, providing a place for seniors to hang up and ridicule college rejection letters. The wall, set up by Gunn’s Student Executive Council (SEC), boasted rejections from universities across the country (and...

Senior class representatives win Gunn's first Jeopardy game

Senior class representatives win Gunn’s first Jeopardy game

Irene Tsen, Managing Editor February 23, 2022

During the schoolwide Jeopardy game at lunch on Feb. 23 in Bow Gym, the senior team won with 5200 points, followed by the juniors (3200 points), the sophomores (-600 points) and the freshmen (-2400 points). The winning seniors—Madeleine Chen, Quincy Rosenzweig, Saman de Silva, Griffin Teller and team...

SEC hosts cooking competition

SEC hosts cooking competition

Katie Shih, Editor-in-Chief April 15, 2021

From March 29 to April 11, the Student Executive Council (SEC) is hosting a cooking competition for all students. The competition echoes last year’s baking contest, “The Great Titan Bakeoff,” but is instead open to students who want to show off their cooking using photos. The competition requires...

SEC celebrates Black History Month, black historical figures

SEC celebrates Black History Month, black historical figures

Lise Desveaux, Centerfold Editor February 18, 2021

Each February, Gunn celebrates Black History Month as the Student Executive Council (SEC) plans a series of events to commemorate and celebrate Black history and Black figures. SEC Diversity Commissioner junior Inés Garcia is in charge of this year’s preparations. “We’ve decided we are going...

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