壁咚影院 and the Palo Alto Educators Association reached a tentative agreement on May 6, weeks after an impasse was declared on March 29.
This agreement will be voted on by the teachers鈥� union from May 13 to 17 and the result will be announced on May 17. It has also been added to the agenda for the...
In 2016, Gunn established the Wellness Center to support students鈥� mental health. Staffed by mental health professionals and licensed therapists, the center was built at the district community鈥檚 urging.聽 As part of The Oracle鈥檚 revived 鈥淚n Pursuit of Wellness鈥� series, this article focuses...
At 1:58 p.m. today, a message on the intercom instructed students to begin sheltering in place. This mandate lasted for one hour and 48 minutes, eventually lifted by an intercom announcement at 3:46 p.m.聽
According to the City of Palo Alto Police Calls for Service map, 1:51 p.m. calls reported...
At 11:24 a.m. today, Assistant Principal of Facilities Dr. Mycal Hixon sent a message to all Gunn staff that the school鈥檚 water had been shut off after the A- and B-building construction team hit a water line during聽 excavation. School remained open during the outage, and the water was turned back...
壁咚影院 is currently reformatting the district鈥檚 grading system, beginning a pilot program to transition toward an evidence-based approach for all classes. The program is set to roll out gradually over the coming years, in an attempt to make grades more accurately match students鈥� understanding.
According...
At the March 26 school-board meeting, the Board received updates from the Ethnic Studies Committee and the district鈥檚 three Technology/AI committees. After both presentations, community members voiced their opinions on the committees鈥� reports.
The Ethnic Studies Committee includes Assistant Superintendent...
On March 23, Gunn Robotics Team won the For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology Robotics Competition Idaho Regional in Nampa, Idaho. GRT鈥檚 robot climbed the leaderboards and joined the winning alliance of three teams in the finals, despite challenging mechanical and software failures.
The...
On March 21, freshmen, sophomores and juniors elected next year鈥檚 Student Executive Council members in Spangenberg Theater, following candidate introductions and question-and-answer sessions. Election results were posted on Schoology and the SEC website and Instagram page on March 22.
This year鈥檚...
Since December, administrators have discovered forged parking permits in cars parked in the Gunn parking lot, raising questions about student integrity and the efficacy of the school鈥檚 parking system.
At the beginning of each school year, the Student Activities Center sells parking permits, which...
From March 16 to March 24, Gunn students hosted 10 students from Japan as part of World Terakoya Program, a Japanese cultural exchange program. The exchange students have been shadowing their Gunn hosts during their school days, as well as visiting local attractions such as San Francisco and Stanford...
On March 9, students will begin taking the SAT in a new adaptive digital format, a shift that will reshape the standardized-testing landscape for millions of high school students.
The new exam will be taken on a student鈥檚 or a school-issued device, and will be partitioned into two 鈥� rather than...
Gunn鈥檚 Student Executive Council will hold its first Spring 壁咚影院coming Week, known as SPROCO, from March 12-15.
In contrast to past spring spirit weeks, which have usually included schoolwide dress-up themes and lunch activities, SPROCO will be similar to 壁咚影院coming Week, with daily grade-specific...
