Written by Shannon Yang
Assistant Principal Miriam Stevenson grew up in an unstable household. Economically vulnerable, her family moved about 19 times before she turned 10. Throughout their childhood, Stevenson and her three siblings underwent emotional instability. Together they endured psychological...
Written by Shannon Yang
I cannot remember a time when I have been able to run up to a dog, hold it and pet it. Nor have I ever been able to give a cat a bowl of milk.
I am one of many people who have this problem, but it is often ignored. Zoophobia, or the irrational fear of animals,...
Written by Shannon Yang
Kanemoto says that a key aspect of Wushu is to keep the performance interesting. “You don’t want to be standing the whole time, you want to maybe drop down on your knees, do something or change levels because it makes your form more dynamic,” Kanemoto said.
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Written by Shannon Yang
Ever since junior Josh Radin was four years old, he has practiced sports with his father, Jon Radin.
“Basically every sport that I ever started, he was my first coach and helped me get the fundamentals of the game,” Josh said of his father, who coached his sports teams...
Written by Shannon Yang
When sophomore Aldric Bianchi walked onto Gunn’s campus his freshman year, he noticed that not many people looked like him. Because he was born here in the United States, Bianchi considers himself an American by nationality, but Bianchi also considers himself a minority...
Written by Shannon Yang
At the Dec. 8 Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) Board of Education meeting, the Enrollment Management Advisory Committee (EMAC) will recommend that the district charter a new Design Task Force (DTF) to research the details of adding another school at Cubberley...
Written by Anyi Cheng, Lisa Hao, Mikaela Wayne and Shannon Yang
“Are kids here getting to be kids?” The New York Times asked on Apr. 11, 2015 about Palo Alto in its article “Best, Brightest—and Saddest?” With high-achieving parents and a competitive student body, Gunn is known...
Written by Shannon Yang
Published in the October 8, 2015 issue
When Brian Yu was a student at Gunn, he went through a lot of difficulties, which prompted him to take action. “I was really depressed [and] I went through a lot of therapy,” Yu said. “It’s Gunn kids, they kind of just...
Written by Shannon Yang
The California Education Code and the district’s school board have established policies to ensure that students who are legitimately absent still have an equal opportunity to catch up on any missed work without major penalties. However, several teachers have put into...
Written by Shannon Yang
Published in the April 17, 2015 issue
After the recent student suicide cluster, community members and parents have attacked Gunn High School for inducing too much stress and not providing adequate support for students’ social and emotional well-being. However,...
Written by Shannon Yang
Several students voiced concerns and recommendations at a student forum on Mon., Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. The forum was organized by the Committee for Student Wellness, a group consisting of four students and a teacher advisor. The event included panelists to listen and clarify...
Written by Shannon Yang
Due to dissatisfaction expressed by Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) students and parents in meetings and Strategic Plan surveys, PAUSD hired a firm to research two issues: course consistency in core classes and the direction of the district’s foreign language programs.
According...
