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Meet your staff: Musicality meets mathematics

Meet your staff: Musicality meets mathematics

by Jonathan Xue, Humans of Harker Editor-in-Chief October 17, 2024

Listen to a violin sonata for long enough, and you might just hear an unexpected motif — Fibonacci. In notes, chords and arpeggios alike, the golden ratio dictates classical harmony, interweaving...

Mathematics department chair Anthony Silk holds up his whiteboard when asked how many hours he prepares for classes. Silk and math teacher Anu Aiyer competed against history teachers James Tate and Jonathan Rim in the Newlyfriend game.

Homecoming Week Day 3: Twin Day and Newlyfriend Game highlight friendships and spirit

by Claire Zhao and Ashley Mo October 2, 2024

Friendship carried the third day of Homecoming week as students and faculty matched outfits and competed in the “Newlyfriend Game.” Harker Spirit Leadership Team hosted Harker’s very first Newlyfriend...

Om Nom is the protagonist of the Cut the Rope video game produced by Zeptolab, but it also has connections to the Harker community. Om Nom has recently become more prevalent at Harker, appearing throughout campus.

Eccentricity and empowerment: A history of Om Nom

by Jonathan Xue March 14, 2024

A green spherical creature waddles on four stubby legs. Smiling impishly, it opens its mouth, exposing six gleaming-white teeth. Gulp! A swirling red-and-white peppermint candy falls into its awaiting...

Author of "Bandit Queens" Parini Shroff answers a question about her novel during a Recreate Reading Q and A session. During the discussion, she addressed themes such as gender inequality, discrimination and societal stigma.

ReCreate Reading assembles novelists and students

by Disha Gupta, Sidak Sanghari, and Kevin Zhang September 12, 2023

Sophomores, juniors and seniors participated in ReCreate Reading sessions to discuss their chosen novels on Aug. 24. Organized by the upper school librarians, ReCreate Reading is a program that incentivizes...

Vibrant colors soar as kids and adults fling “gulal,” or colored powder, at each other, their once white clothes dusted with colors of spring, resembling fields of flowers to welcome the new season. Also known as the Festival of Color, Holi is observed during March as a way to welcome spring and to honor the triumph of good over evil.

Holi celebrations: Welcoming the blooming of the season

by Vika Gautham and Sarah Mohammed March 23, 2023

Vibrant colors soar as kids and adults fling “gulal,” or colored powder, at each other. Their once white clothes become dusted with colors of spring, resembling fields of flowers to welcome the new...

From left to right, upper school science department chair Anita Chetty, upper school chemistry teacher Dr. Mala Raghavan, computer science teacher Anu Datar, attendance coordinator Ritu Raj, upper school mathematics teacher Dr. Anu Aiyer and upper school computer science teacher Marina Peregrino dress in traditional garments to celebrate Diwali. This year, the holiday occurred on Nov. 5.

Triumph of light over darkness: Students, faculty celebrate Diwali

by Emma Gao and Isha Moorjani November 30, 2021

Upper school math teacher Dr. Anu Aiyer wears a sari of wrapped deep purple cloth with a strip of golden embroidery, a piece of the fabric falling behind her shoulder. With her hands lightly pressed together...

The classroom of upper school math teacher Gabriele Stahl. All upper school math teachers prepared their classrooms by separating desks before the AMC 10 and 12 exams on Nov. 10. The contests were administered in-person this year, though students still took the exams on their laptops.

Annual AMC 10 and 12 exams return to in-person testing

by Catherine Wong, Reporter November 27, 2021

More than 150 upper school students participated in the American Mathematics Competition (AMC) 10 exam and 12 A exam on Nov. 10 from 8 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. in Dobbins Hall.  The AMC 10 was only available...

"STEM Spotlight" is a new Aquila repeater showcasing STEM clubs and their initiatives.

STEM Spotlight: Math Club

by Mark Hu, STEM Editor January 22, 2021

STEM Spotlight is a new repeater exploring what clubs at Harker have been doing during remote learning. This week’s featured club is the Math Club, which encourages out-of-the-box problem solving and...

Irene Yuan (11) engages in a parent-teacher-student conference with English teacher Brigid Miller on Friday, Nov. 20. 
This year, conferences took place over the platform Meet the Teacher.

Students, parents and teachers attend virtual conferences

by Lucy Ge, Winged Post News Editor November 27, 2020

Upper school students, parents and teachers met virtually Friday, Monday and Tuesday for conferences to reflect on student progress and growth in their classes. This year, conferences took place over...

Jeffrey Kwan (’20) has been involved in math ever since he was in elementary school, frequently competing in olympiads and serving as math club president. He especially enjoys problem solving and finding patterns between different areas of math.

Jeffrey Kwan (‘20) participates in the 2020 International Math Olympiad

by Sabrina Zhu, Assistant STEM Editor October 9, 2020

On Sept. 21 and 22, the 61st annual International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) was held virtually, with Jeffrey Kwan (‘20) participating as one of six students representing the United States. Jeffrey...

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