I Love Gunn High School! The Teachers are great the students are nice and the academics are really great. Gunn High School is a great school. We are focused on more on academics than on sports but we have a lot of sports. =)
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Posted by a student on 05/24/09
My daughter attends Gunn, and I am very pleased with this school. It has a wide offering of interesting and challenging electives, and supports students on many academic 'speed tracks', allowing for fluidity between them.
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Posted by a parent on 12/10/07
I appreciate my Gunn education so much now that I'm a freshman at NYU. Many Gunn classes were college level, and I felt very prepared (even overprepared) as a freshman in college. The atmosphere is great and stimulating, and even though its public, the teachers and students are very passionate about
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Posted by a student on 11/03/07
Really great math and science, biology was a treat!
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Posted by a student on 09/13/07
I never really appreciated the quality of education I received at Gunn until I went to college. At UCLA, English classes frequently covered material taught at Gunn! Having attended a writing-intensive high school was invaluable preparation for making the most out of my college years.
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Posted by a student on 07/30/07
It's wonderful public high school. I highly recommend to those who really want to learn and wish to expand their potentials.
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Posted by a parent on 05/01/07
Wondeful school, teachers truly seem to care about the students. Teachers are very helpful and are there when you need their support. Teachers communicate fast with you. The level of the parent envolment is good, especially for stuff like homecoming week and other stuff. The academic support is excellent
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Posted by a student on 10/18/06
As a recent graduate of Gunn, I now look back and realize how awesome and fortunate I was to attend that high school. I used to be the student body president and so I got to know the school inside and out. Of course the academics were great but what sticks out most prominentaly is the fact that no other
... Read more highschool compares to Gunn when it comes to the arts, student activities, and even some sports. I thoroughly enjoyed 95% of my teachers and would love to have them again. You want some criticism? Well the academic pressure can get too high and creates a sometimes unattainable standard. If you can support your child through those endeavors then send them Gunn's way. Read less
Posted by a former student on 01/25/06
Every Gunn student I have known has a lot of pride in their school. The academic courses are rigorous but there are minimal courses in the arts.
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Posted by a parent on 12/15/05
The quality of this academically oriented high school is amazing. The con of attending is there is a lot of pressure on children to succeed. Great school district to live in.
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English as Second Language
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Palo Alto schools — Henry M Gunn High School is located at 780 Arastradero Rd, Palo Alto CA 94306. 780 Arastradero Rd is in the Green Acres neighborhood and 94306 ZIP code in Palo Alto, CA The school district for Henry M Gunn High School is the Palo Alto Unified School District. Henry M Gunn High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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