Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Should teachers grant students more flexibility through coursework policies?

Should teachers grant students more flexibility through coursework policies?

Claire Jittipun and Yueun Hong September 23, 2023

Most students face various time demands, including weekly quizzes, exams, homework and extracurriculars. While every student manages differently, it is wrong to assume that being able to perfectly balance all of these responsibilities is a requirement for high-achieving students. Everyone possesses...

College Board testing costs should be minimized

College Board testing costs should be minimized

Angela Wong, News Editor March 29, 2019

Second semester routinely brings intense waves of stress and tension to high school students, especially juniors, who are pressed for time to prepare for standardized testing and college applications, all while maintaining their grades and their involvement in extracurricular activities. Amidst...

Incentives in place to increase student participation in upcoming CAASPP testing

Incentives in place to increase student participation in upcoming CAASPP testing

Nikki Suzani, Managing Editor March 19, 2019

Starting on Monday, Mar. 25, juniors will be required by the state to take the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) to evaluate their college preparedness. A replacement of the Standardized Test for the Assessment of Reading (STAR) test, the CAASPP is interactive and adaptive,...

Graphic by Jackie Lou

Campus follows public health measures to protect students

carolynkuimelis December 2, 2016

Written by Carolyn Kuimelis Since mid-September, there have been multiple cases of pertussis in the student body, resulting in increased health precautions from administration. Pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory disease that can be life-threatening...

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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