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

Which high-end brand are you?

Which high-end brand are you?

jackmallery November 9, 2017

Written by: Jack Mallery 1.) Pick a modern celebrity: A) Dwayne “ the Rock” Johnson B) Taylor Swift C) Johnny Depp D) Beyonce? Knowles 2.) Pick a movie: A) “Baywatch” (2017) B) “Mean Girls” (2004) C) “OJ Da Juiceman: Got Juice?” (2009) D) “ The Wolf of Wall Street” (2013) 3.)...

Low test attendance rates affect additional school funding

huangjoy May 19, 2017

Written by Joy Huang This year, due to many students opting out of the annual California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) tests, the school did not meet the 95 percent participation rate required to receive additional federal funding. Students were able to opt out of testing...

Graphic by Jackie Lou

Seniors opt out of required California science test, while teachers urge participation

The Oracle March 25, 2017

Written by Joy Huang Gunn seniors will take The California Science Test (CAST) Pilot Test on Thursday, March 30, and Friday, March 31. According to Superintendent Max McGee’s email to the seniors’ parents, the CAST pilot test will help the assessment to accurately measure students’ performance...

Curve as grade inflation method hurt, not help students

Curve as grade inflation method hurt, not help students

persephoneia November 4, 2016

By Lena Ye These are the three most comforting words a student can hear: “There’s a curve.” In most classes, teachers want the average score on a test to be in the mid-80s, so when the mean falls short of the acceptable range, they introduce a curve. Curves are a way to boost grades if the average...

New Education Act Can Make Progress

Alex Dersh December 4, 2015

Written by Alex Dersh Congressional politics get a bad rap these days, and for good reason. Partisanship and gridlock have made this branch of government an unprecedentedly hated institution. Out of all the problems that Washington D.C. cannot solve, education reform is one of the most...

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