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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

by Cheryl Kao

Quiz: What Teaspoon Drink Are You?

jackmallery November 4, 2016

Compiled by Jack Mallery Do you like teaspoon? No Yes Maybe, I've never really had it I would rather go to a Bernie Sanders rally What is your personality Isolated Warm/Friendly Sarcastic and cynical Basic Do you like to watch movies? Movies...

Psychology teacher Warren Collier reflects on NaNoWriMo experience

Psychology teacher Warren Collier reflects on ‘NaNoWriMo’ experience

clarakieschnickllamas November 4, 2016

Written by Clara Kieschnick-Llamas Psychology teacher Warren Collier has taken part in NaNoWriMo for the past three years. This year, however, Collier will focus on editing one of his previous novels rather than writing a new one. Collier often thought about writing a novel, but never had the motivation...

Yes on Prop 64, Adult Use of Marijuana Act benefits state

“Yes” on Prop 64, Adult Use of Marijuana Act benefits state

evalynl November 4, 2016

Written by Evalyn Li On Nov. 8, citizens have the opportunity to vote on the legalization of marijuana in California. Specifically, Proposition (Prop) 64 legalizes the recreational use and sale of marijuana for people 21 and over. The benefits of voting yes on Prop 64 outweigh its costs;...

Graphic by Elizabeth Zu

Students speak out about supporting Donald Trump

The Oracle October 11, 2016

Written by: Sohini Ashoke Given that Palo Alto is known to be very liberal, most Gunn students probably support Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump; however, there are some Trump supporters on campus. For junior Alex Turner, Trump’s straightforward approach toward global issues is refreshing....

East Palo Alto housing evictions surge

East Palo Alto housing evictions surge

kayav2 October 11, 2016

Written by Kaya van der Horst      A recent crackdown on illegal housing in East Palo Alto has forced the eviction of 40 families from their homes in recent months. Illegal housing is considered to be unsafe secondary dwelling units that violate California Health and Safety Codes.  ...

Graphic by Jackie Lou

PAUSD high school enrollment projected to rise over time

Yael Livneh October 11, 2016

Written by Evalyn Li and Yael Livneh The Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) is currently experiencing a decline in enrollment in elementary schools and an temporary enrollment increase in middle schools, which will carry over into high schools in few years time. Superintendent Max McGee will...

Girls’ water polo starts season strong with 10-2 record

Girls’ water polo starts season strong with 10-2 record

yangshannon October 11, 2016

Written by Shannon Yang The girls’ water polo team has lofty goals for the season. Winning all games but one in Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) to Mountain View according to Max Preps, they are 10-2 overall and 5-1 in league. This year, they would like to return to the league championship...

Lily Liu receives Best Talent at the 2016 Miss World Fashion Beauty Pageant.

Artist of the Month: Lily Liu

The Oracle October 11, 2016

Compiled by Grace Ding The Oracle: Why did you originally begin participating in beauty pageants? Lily Liu: Because I’m pretty tall, a lot of people were like you should do pageants or you should do modeling and things like that. I wasn’t really sure if that was for me at first, but...

Finding confidence: junior Mikaela Wayne on discovering her passion

Finding confidence: junior Mikaela Wayne on discovering her passion

cassandrabond May 9, 2016

Written by Mikaela Wayne For as long as I can remember, my oldest brother, Coby has excelled in school. He was solid at times tables, in touch on political issues and had an extremely irritating habit of always knowing the answer to everything. When he was in middle school, I distinctly remember him...

PAUSD discrimination suit reaches appeals court

The Oracle April 27, 2016

Written by Shawna Chen and Samuel Tse On Jan. 21, the United States Departments of Justice and Education filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief supporting the Chadam family in a DNA-privacy lawsuit against the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD). The case, which was originally...

Stevenson with her siblings and mom. Photo courtesy of Miriam Stevenson.

Unmasking the pain: Assistant Principal Miriam Stevenson on taking control of her life

The Oracle April 26, 2016

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...

Infographic by Jackie Lou

Low-income students sacrifice for better education

deianah April 18, 2016

Written by Deiana Hristov and Shagun Khare Every day, junior Karla Henriquez wakes up at around 6 a.m. while most of her friends are still asleep. Her parents have to leave at 4 a.m. in the morning to start their work, so she is left by herself to get ready and eat breakfast. At 6:30 a.m., she then...

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