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Students speak out about sexual assault

Students speak out about sexual assault

Janya Sundar and Siona Mohan Feb 8, 2021

Trigger warning: graphic descriptions of sexual assault Hannah* said that in the eighth grade, she was sexually assaulted multiple times by her then “boyfriend,” a junior at LAHS. She said...

RV ban adds burden to homeless residents

RV ban adds burden to homeless residents

Janya Sundar Dec 20, 2020

Amidst pandemic-induced economic and health challenges, families living in oversized vehicles are now prohibited from parking along the streets of Mountain View, which may displace residents.  On...

Drug culture: students learn moderation through experience

Drug culture: students learn moderation through experience

Janya Sundar and Natalie Arbatman Nov 28, 2020

This cycle, the Oracle investigated the school’s drug culture in order to capture the nuances surrounding the conversation and usage of illicit drugs and to identify the causes for student drug use....

Student discourse mirrors a polarized election season

Student discourse mirrors a polarized election season

Janya Sundar and Natalie Arbatman Nov 2, 2020

When junior Richard Zhang announced his support for President Trump on Instagram, he said he faced a slew of hate, mostly in the comments section of his posts.  Captioning his post “Today I...

Grad map 2020

Grad map 2020

Oracle Staff Jun 15, 2020

Each year, the Oracle contacts each member of the graduation class to seek information on their post-graduation plans, resulting in the creation of the "grad map". Below is the grad map for the Class...

School resources offered  remotely

School resources offered remotely

Daisy Kemp May 13, 2020

Mental health counseling, school-provided meals, and internet access are a few of the resources students can no longer access due to the in-person school closure. But, the district has been working to...

From social dist-dancing to engineering face shields, hands-on classes forced to get creative during shelter-in-place

From social dist-dancing to engineering face shields, hands-on classes forced to get creative during shelter-in-place

Carly Heltzel May 12, 2020

While conventional classes have a variety of issues to overcome with online distance learning, unorthodox courses, including engineering, performing arts, and Freestyle Academy, have been forced to get...

Teachers struggle with online learning: “reinventing the wheel on a daily basis”

Teachers struggle with online learning: “reinventing the wheel on a daily basis”

Natalie Arbatman Apr 28, 2020

Online learning developments Quick-changing district policies, nation-wide college decisions, and systematic grading changes are just a few of the challenges that teachers at the school have been forced...

Upperclassmen reflect on grading changes, college admissions and social cancellations

Upperclassmen reflect on grading changes, college admissions and social cancellations

Julia Wagner Apr 27, 2020

Changes in grading policy The cancellation of almost every school activity, social event and celebration has forced students to end their 2020 school year without the aspects of school that excite...

Pulled out of Italy at 3 a.m.: Hamam’s experience abroad during the COVID-19 outbreak

Pulled out of Italy at 3 a.m.: Hamam’s experience abroad during the COVID-19 outbreak

Janya Sundar Apr 23, 2020

Sophomore Matan Hamam’s first conversation with his Italian host family was about COVID-19, but the virus was nothing more than small talk. Hamam was on a semester exchange program to Italy, and was...

Athletes reflect on events canceled due to COVID-19

Athletes reflect on events canceled due to COVID-19

Janya Sundar Apr 22, 2020

Senior and team captain of girls softball Emily Klemm has played the sport with the same group of girls since elementary school. She said she was extremely excited for her senior season, as she would...

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