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[11/9] Senior Simon Kaubisch, who began playing the Xbox game Halo in 2001, has since developed his skills to compete semi-professionally.
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[Features] The Oracle: Where do you get the inspiration for your art?—Mati Pluska-Renaud
[Features] Most people believe language is comprised of speaking and vocalizing words, but for sophomore Allison Doerpinghaus and seniors Chloe McAusland and Hillary Stangel, language has a different meaning. These students are not deaf, but they chose to learn American Sign Language (ASL) so they can communicate in other ways.—Jesse Klein
[Features] Senior Simon Kaubisch, who began playing the Xbox game Halo in 2001, has since developed his skills to compete semi-professionally.—Sophie Cheng
[Features] On Oct. 24, members of the Barron Park Green Team and Gunn Green Team met on the Gunn football field to join thousands of others worldwide to celebrate the 350 Day of Action, an event organized to raise awareness of and educate the public about global warming and the number 350. —Nicola Park
[Features] As I drive home each day, I notice that the tree tunnels are turning orange once again. What is a tree tunnel, you ask? It forms when the trees on both sides of the road are so large and intertwined that they create a canopy above the road. The wind tickles the leaves, and they gently fall to the ground. No more Indian summers. Fall has finally set up camp.—Joyce Liu
[Features] Gunn Beautification Day will be held Saturday, Nov. 14 and provides volunteers with three hours of community service for cleaning up the campus.—Colin Chen
[Features] Senior Jonathan Godoy cannot wait for his daughter’s “daddy’s little girl” days. According to Godoy, his 3-month-old daughter, Keira Nicole Godoy, born on July 19, is the center of his life. “She means a lot to me,” he said. —Tiffany Hu & Annie Shuey
[Features] The Oracle staff introduces Gunn teachers' pets.— Regina Ahn, Nicola Park & Linda Yu
[Features] Palo Alto resident inspires others through biking and overcoming past hardships.—Nicola Park
[Features] On Sept. 30, students flocked to the quad during lunch to see the diverse selection of clubs available. While many of these clubs have been around for a long time, some just started this year. New clubs range from Mission of Hope to Juggling Club, each with a different purpose to help every student find a club that they are interested in.—Divya Shiv
[Features] Senior Britt Jensen, juniors Shany Albalak and Reade Levinson show off their designing talent.—Jesse Klein
[Features] The Oracle presents an inside scoop on perfect Homecomings.—Sophia Jiang & Kevin Gao
[Features] The Oracle staff interviews senior Suzanne MacPherson, a photographer. —Yilin Liang
[Features] On Oct. 1, students bought variations of a spray painted ”Talk to me” T-shirt designed by seniors Miles Mathews and Sam Zeif. —Emily Zheng
[Features] The Oracle staff interviews auto teacher Mike Camicia. —Emily Zheng
[Features] The Oracle staff interviews junior Evelien de Greef.—Nicola Park
[Features] In June senior Jillian Du traveled to central France with a group of students from around the world to have an experience of a lifetime. —Hannah Plank-Schwartz, Tiffany Hu, Joseph Lin
[Features] The last school day of sophomore year for senior Eric Schmidt was an eventful one: it was also the first day he drove his car to school. —Annie Shuey & Mati Pluska-Renaud
[Features] What do a 2009 Tesla Roadster, a homemade “self-balancing scooter” and a 1990 Honda CRX have in common? It’s simple: all are electrically powered and were featured at the 37th annual Electric Car Rally & Show on Aug. 29 presented by the Electric Auto Association – Silicon Valley Chapter (EAASV).—Tiffany Hu & Annie Shuey
[Features] The Oracle staff takes a look at teacher weddings of this year. —Sophie Cheng, Eugenah Chou, Alvin Man, Mati Pluska-Renaud & Hannah Plank-Schwartz