TEDxGunnHighSchool

Crew hard at work 😎💯

Photos by Clarine Kim

Let’s not forget our amazing performers!! 👏👏

And that’s a wrap for the TEDxGunnHighSchool 2022 conference! Shoutout to all the amazing speakers who put on a SHOW today!

Welcome to TEDxGunnHighSchool 2022! REMINDERS ⬇️

- Spangenberg theatre doors open at 8:30AM
- Bring your student IDs and badges!
- Brunch will be provided for attendees
- There will be a dismissal at lunch; bring your badges for check ins after lunch!
- Family and friends are welcomed!!
- Bring cash for merch

See you soon!

1 DAY LEFT!!

Make sure to bring your student IDs and badges to enter the conference on Monday!

Please welcome back, Mr. Jim Shelby!

After attaining his BA in Politics from UC Santa Cruz in 1978, Jim was a volunteer English teacher in Indonesia with Volunteers in Asia for two years, and subsequently worked as a paralegal at Heller Ehrman White and McCauliffe in San Francisco from 1980-1982. He then returned to school and earned his Master’s in Education from Stanford University 1983 before starting his teaching career at Gunn, where he's been ever since! Jim met his Italian wife in Paris while on sabbatical in 2000, got married in 2004, and had a daughter in 2006, who is currently a Sophomore at Gunn! He loves playing piano, acting, directing, singing, skiing, riding his bike, and playing charades, Pictionary and celebrity bowl.

2 DAYS LEFT!

Our final student speaker, Agastya Goel!

Agastya loves music and playing board games with his friends. He also heads Code 4 Change, an initiative to raise awareness about social issues. He’s a data geek by day and stargazer by night, and he’s excited to take you all on an adventure with data.

3 DAYS LEFT UNTIL THE CONFERENCE!

Pick up your badges TODAY (3/18) after school from 3:30-4:15 if you haven’t already!

Introducing, William Yu!

Reminder: badge pick ups are TODAY (3/17) after school from 4:10-4:40 and TOMORROW (3/18) from 3:30-4:15!

4 DAYS LEFT!

Please pick up your badges TODAY (3/17) in front of Spangenberg Theatre from 4:10-4:40 OR tomorrow (3/18) from 3:30-4:15. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR BADGE TO BE ADMITTED INTO THE CONFERENCE!

Introducing one of our performers, Anushka Basu!

Studying classical singing as a soprano for six years, Anushka sings in six languages and has also played the piano for thirteen years. Encouraged by the inquiry of undiscovered paths, Anushka has performed works of female composers often left out of traditional repertoire and studied symmetries between music and the brain. Anushka strongly believes that music has the power to rebuild dispirited communities, motivating people to feel, react, and engage more deeply within themselves and with others around them. In her free time, she enjoys volunteering, reading, and playing with her pet guinea pig, Pianetta.

Anushka will be one of the performers along with Hip-hop and A Ca****la during the conference on 3/21.

Our final student speaker, Anushka Basu!

Studying classical singing as a soprano for six years, Anushka sings in six languages and has also played the piano for thirteen years. Encouraged by the inquiry of undiscovered paths, Anushka has performed works of female composers often left out of traditional repertoire and studied symmetries between music and the brain. Anushka strongly believes that music has the power to rebuild dispirited communities, motivating people to feel, react, and engage more deeply within themselves and with others around them. In her free time, she enjoys volunteering, reading, and playing with her pet guinea pig, Pianetta.

THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS!
5 more days until conference day! Make sure to register at the link in our bio

Please welcome, Amelia Kopp!

In 2020, Amelia started working with the American Cancer Society Discovery Shop in downtown Los Altos. She created a section for youth customers and organized monthly $10-and-under clothing sales to promote sustainable and affordable fashion to teens. Over the course of a year she organized six events, increasing overall sales by 70% and tripling the number of youth volunteers in the process. Amelia has also played club and high school volleyball for the past five years. This past season she was MVHS’s kill leader and earned all-league. She also enjoys working at local restaurant Cafe Vitale, along with interning at Los Altos-based sustainable fashion company Aurora & Lolo, and Santa Monica film production company Farm League. Amelia is passionate about TEDx and serves on the board of TEDxMountainView as the Head of Logistics.

Our fourth speaker, Paul Kramer!

Prior to founding and running the Institute, Kramer served in numerous senior leadership positions across party lines - notably as Deputy Campaign Director with the Libertarian presidential campaign and Senior Field Manager with a local Democratic Campaign for Congress. He thoroughly enjoys applying his analytical skills and exploring solutions to complex issues at hand.

Our third speaker, Kristen Podulka!

In 2020 Kristen opened Palo Alto Reiki as a sacred space for self healing, offering Reiki to people, places and pets. Through her practice, Kristen has helped hundreds of stressed, suffering or otherwise struggling people find relief by restoring their physical, emotional and spiritual energy to its natural state of harmony and balance. Born and raised in Michigan, Kristen now lives in Palo Alto, California with her husband, two kids, and cat called Bob.

Next up, Dr. Abigail Joseph!

Her commitment to education includes establishing, developing, and supporting STEM programs in numerous schools and organizations. Abigail currently works as the MS Director of Learning, Innovation, and Design at The Harker School in San Jose, CA. She is a member of the inaugural cohort of CSTA Equity Fellows and serves on the Board of Directors. Born in Toronto, raised in New Jersey, Dr. Joseph resides in Sunnyvale, California with her husband innovating the possibilities of tomorrow.

Next up, Dr. Abigail Joseph!

Her commitment to education includes establishing, developing, and supporting STEM programs in numerous schools and organizations. Abigail currently works as the MS Director of Learning, Innovation, and Design at The Harker School in San Jose, CA. She is a member of the inaugural cohort of CSTA Equity Fellows and serves on the Board of Directors. Born in Toronto, raised in New Jersey, Dr. Joseph resides in Sunnyvale, California with her husband innovating the possibilities of tomorrow.

Introducing Juno, Basil, and Justin!

We will be posting daily speaker bios so stay tuned!

Registration for our conference “Call to Adventure” is open now for SENIORS! Registration will open TODAY at 9PM for all grades!

Come by room N-115 at lunch to help work on logo drafts and the ThinkFund grant!

Club members! Our next club meeting is TODAY @ lunch in room N-115. Committees will be listening to our first student speaker audition and working on our new logo for this year. Stop by to hang out and get candy!

Hi everyone! We will be having a meeting today @ lunch in room N-115. Committees will be splitting up to work on PTSA grants and speaker auditions. Come by!