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[News] Students who take classes a second time find themselves 'more prepared,' can 'show mastery' by replacing grades—Danielle Edelman
[News] Coaches, administration, student body have differing opinions on school’s upcoming turf fields—Carissa Ratanaphanyarat
[News] The Oracle staff interviews incoming Student Body President Jeffrey Wang. —Mari Ju
[News] Sober Graduation is an annual community-based program that targets seniors around Prom, graduation and other end-of-the-year school activities. Sober Graduation hosted “Reality Check,” a student journalism press conference on April 30, to publicize its cause.—Amarelle Hanyecz & Tenny Zhang
[News] On April 22, students gathered in Spangenberg Theater for a different kind of Drug and Alcohol Assembly in which they entered data about their drug and alcohol usage using keypads and saw it analyzed live.—Niki Mata
[News] The Oracle staff interviews social studies teacher Deborah Sanderson. —Veronica Polivanaya
[News] Differences in achievement pose problems—Jon Proctor & Tenny Zhang
[News] When Foreign Language Instructional Supervisor (IS) Anne Jensen opened her e-mail account on Wednesday, April 3, she was in for an unexpected surprise. Teachers from all over the country had flooded her inbox with concerns regarding the elimination of several Advanced Placement (AP) courses including French Literature, Latin Literature, Italian Language and Culture and Computer Science AB by College Board, the administrator and creator of all AP tests. —Jocelyn Ma
[News] According to the American Petroleum Institute, gas prices have risen steadily by an average of 27.1 percent over the past five years. Statistics from the Energy Information Administration show that gas prices have recently leapt to a national average of $3.66 for all grades of gasoline. —Sarah-Jean Zubair
[News] On April 23, staff members of The Oracle, Gunn’s student newspaper, traveled to Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont to receive multiple awards in the Peninsula Press Club’s local high school newspaper competition. —
[News] The Student Executive Council (SEC) held a carnival on May 23 on campus from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. “We were expecting close to 800 people because we’re inviting the whole PAUSD,” Student Body President senior Max Keeler said. This estimate proved slightly low, the current estimate is 500-600. —
[News] Senior Molly Kawahata was nominated to become a delegate to represent Congressional District 14 at the National Democratic Convention in Denver, where she will cast a vote for Obama.—
[News] Legislation may stop teens from chatting while driving—Beth Holtzman
[News] Next year, students will not be able to take dance instead of regular Physical Education (PE). Because the new Athletic Director Chris Horpel will be teaching PE classes, the department will no longer have room to accommodate a dance teacher. —
[News] From May 16 to 17, freshman, sophomores and juniors took the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) tests. The state of California mandates all students in public schools from grades 2 to 11 to take these tests annually. 96.7 percent of Gunn students took the test this year. —
[News] Next time you want to buy a drink from the vending machine, think about the power of that dollar. A mere donation of one dollar to the One Dollar for Life Foundation (ODFL) could provide a classroom for people across the world. Los Altos High School teacher Robert Freeman started the foundation in Palo Alto to raise money to build schools in other countries including Kenya and Costa Rica. "One Dollar for Life was founded to create self-sufficiency and build schools in third-world countries," freshman and active participant in the fundraiser Rachael Clark said. —
[News] Next year, the Interact and Youth Community Service (YCS) clubs will merge to become the YCS-Interact club.—
[News] Quiz Kids club competes in national tournament—Tenny Zhang
[News] From public to secluded places, from daytime to after dark, the campus is the site of inappropriate and lascivious activity that has recently gained widespread attention. The administration tries to keep from getting involved in students’ personal lives, but lately the administration has had no option but to interfere into teens’ personal business. —Libby Craig & Sasha Guttentag
[News] It’s a common misconception to many students that sophomore year is the time to kick back and relax before the hard work begins. This is the year when you should be preparing for the long haul. Guess what? Now your GPA matters! That’s right, folks! Most colleges don’t count freshman year, but sophomore grades will be a big factor to the college you attend. Better stop slacking off and start reeling in those A’s.—Shiv Kachru