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

Overcoming the Gunn stereotype: Senior Grace Williams strives to support others through her own experiences

Overcoming the Gunn stereotype: Senior Grace Williams strives to support others through her own experiences

Grace Williams, Changing the Narrative Editor February 25, 2019

During my first two years of high school, I felt the stereotypical pressures of Gunn. I believed I either had to make the best grades in the class or I was not smart enough; I thought I had to be the best lacrosse player on the field and I thought I had to be involved in every extracurricular activity...

Avoiding mental disability jokes lifts stereotypes, promotes acceptance

Avoiding mental disability jokes lifts stereotypes, promotes acceptance

cassandrabond December 2, 2016

Written by Cassandra Bond “I am so OCD, I just organized my pens in color order!”  “Do you have ADHD? You can never pay attention!” Comments like these are heard around campus all the time, with little respect for others’ feelings and conditions. While it is easy to joke about, comments...

From left to right: sophomore Aldric Bianchi, junior Sofia Murray, senior Menna Mulat and senior Marek Harris hold hands to represent embracing diversity. Photo by Alexandra Ting.

Minority students speak about prejudice, stereotypes on campus

yangshannon January 29, 2016

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...

Courtesy of Matthew Shi

Junior Matthew Shi’s search for perfection—and what he found

The Oracle December 8, 2015

Written by Matthew Shi I went into freshman year feeling confident, like most if not all freshmen. I had just graduated from middle school, had done fine in all my academics, and didn’t feel as if I could mess up. For me, the world was limitless, and anything I wanted to do I could accomplish. A...

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