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So you wanna be a graphic designer?

So you wanna be a graphic designer?

by Maya Kumar, Winged Post Features Editor January 25, 2017

From her art classes as a child to her job today as a design editor at The Washington Post, Emily Chow (‘08) has always been a visual person. In high school, she discovered a passion for storytelling...

Started from the bottom

Started from the bottom

by Kathy Fang and Prameela Kottapalli January 25, 2017

Silicon Valley is brimming with innovative minds, several of whom harbor dreams of launching and leading their own businesses. Yet many of these up-and-coming entrepreneurs aren’t graduate students or...

Students in the Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) club discuss methods to welcoming LGBT into classrooms and learning environments. They also made plans for their upcoming club week.

Out of the shadows, into the textbook: California public schools add LGBT+ history to common core curriculum

by Katherine Zhang, Asst. STEM Editor January 25, 2017

The California State Board of Education voted unanimously to incorporate the history of the LGBT community into public school curriculums on July 14, 2016, becoming the first state to do so. California...

Plugged into fitness online

Plugged into fitness online

by Rose Guan and Tiffany Wong January 25, 2017

The Information Age has changed the way humans live. From the development of mobile phones to the creation of the Internet and its plethora of websites, people with access to technology can use methods...

Pieology: DIY Pizza

Pieology: DIY Pizza

by Ruhi Sayana, Winged Post Copy Editor January 24, 2017

Flavors explode in a whirlwind of pesto, spicy buffalo sauce, jalapeño and gooey mozzarella cheese. The freshness of green peppers, tomatoes, olives and mushrooms top off the sensational combination and...

“Ballroom is just such a unique sport that I didn’t know existed. What’s even great about it is that when you go to a studio, you see 60- or 70-year-old women dancing, and I’m like, ‘Woah, what if I continue ballroom for the next 50 years in my life? What if I’m that 70-year-old on the dance floor dancing?’ That’s just such a cool thought, and I hope I can do so," Riya Chandra (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Riya Chandra dances through life

by Trisha Dwivedi, Managing Editor January 24, 2017

“When I get on the dance floor, it’s just a whole new world; I don’t think about school, I don’t think about any of my extracurriculars, college, nothing. It’s just a place for me to do what...

Trump selects key cabinet members

Trump selects key cabinet members

by Ruhi Sayana and Anika Rajamani January 24, 2017

President Donald J. Trump was sworn into office at his inauguration ceremony on Thursday. Trump declared his nominations for the five main members of his cabinet: the heads of the departments of State,...

“Anne of Green Gables. I loved her for multiple reasons. She loved dramatic poetry. She had a really vivid imagination, and she was really feisty, and I just loved the way she interacted with the world and the way she kind of throws herself into everything. I really not only took inspiration from how she did things but how she viewed the world. She also has red hair which I love," Marjorie Hazeltine said.

Who is your childhood hero?

by Rashmi Iyer and Jenna Sadhu January 24, 2017

This piece was originally published in the pages of The Winged Post on January 24, 2017. 

YouToo: Creators share videos

YouToo: Creators share videos

by Rose Guan and Sofie Kassaras January 24, 2017

Many people around campus can be found browsing the popular video-sharing website YouTube—but while their peers are content to consume videos, some students produce them. Lines of sheet music scroll...

Behind the songs: History teacher Roxana Pianko discusses her music career

Behind the songs: History teacher Roxana Pianko discusses her music career

by Nisha Shankar, Reporter January 24, 2017

Upper school history teacher Roxana Pianko’s debut into folk Americana band Grow and Twine happened three and a half years ago when a friend reached out through Facebook saying that his friend, Ryan...

People at a bank line up to exchange or deposit their 500 and 1,000 rupee notes. People are limited to withdrawing 2,000 rupees in cash each week.

Indian government demonetizes 500- and 1,000- rupee notes

by Nicole Chen and Ruhi Sayana January 24, 2017

The Indian federal government demonetized all 500- and 1,000-rupee notes on Nov. 8, 2016. Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that the notes would cease to be effective on Nov. 9, leading to a short-term...

Whitewashed: One year after #OscarsSoWhite, white actors still cast in POC roles

Whitewashed: One year after #OscarsSoWhite, white actors still cast in POC roles

by Katherine Zhang and Jin Tuan January 24, 2017

Emma Stone playing Hawaiian-American Allison Ng in “Aloha.” Tilda Swinton as the Tibetan Ancient One in “Dr. Strange.” Scarlett Johansson as the Japanese-American The Major in “Ghost in the Shell.”...

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