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Culture Week Day 5: Performances and street-food fair

Culture Week Day 5: Performances and street-food fair

by Jonathan Szeto and Charlie Wang March 4, 2025

Students and faculty wrapped up Culture Week on Friday with performances in the Zhang Gymnasium and street food bites during lunch. Take a look at how students shared their cultural traditions with the...

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Culture Week Day 3: Booths and Mosaic of Culture

by Lily Peng, Chelsea Xie, Heather Wang, and Cynthia Xie March 1, 2025

Students and staff sampled cultural food from 20 different booths set up in the Aux Gym and learned about different cultures during the Mosaic of Cultures assembly on Wednesday. Take a look at how students...

Ofrendas, or altars, are a recognizable hallmark in modern celebrations of the holiday that act as a tribute for deceased loved ones. At Harker, Spanish teacher Diana Moss collaborated with the Office of DEI to set up altars in Main Hall in honor of Día de Los Muertos.

Skulls, spirits and stories: Community honors Día de los Muertos

by Sidak Sanghari and Victoria Li November 3, 2024

Characterized by colorful skulls, marigolds, ornate altars and vibrant costumes, Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday that commemorates loved ones who have passed away. Día de...

Sophomore Dhanya Ramanan speaks about her coming out story. She recounted how accepted she felt and encouraged the Harker community to treat people coming out in the same way.

School meeting 10/14: Hispanic Heritage Month, National Coming Out Day and fall play

by Mendy Mao and Elizabeth Zhang October 17, 2024

Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Director Patricia Burrows opened school meeting by presenting orchestra and jazz band on Monday.  Orchestra director Jaco Wong introduced the piece “Malambo” from...

Meet your staff: Dialogue on diversity

Meet your staff: Dialogue on diversity

by Kairui Sun, Photo Editor August 23, 2024

A pair of geckos lazily lounge in their cage. Two cups of freshly steeped peppermint tea effuse a refreshing aroma. Past visitors smile from a wall of polaroids over several plush armchairs. Director...

Ramadan, the holiest month in the Muslim calendar, will take place this year from Mar. 10 to Apr. 9. Over the thirty days, those who are physically able will fast from sunrise to sunset, fulfilling one of the five pillars of Islam, sawm.

Fasting and faith

by Katerina Matta, Co-Sports Editor March 10, 2024

Millions across the world turned to the sky tonight, awaiting the first sighting of the new crescent moon. As the pale white glow emerged from the clouds and replaced the setting sun, cheers erupted, and...

Mandarin students hold poles supporting a dancing dragon in the Quad on Feb. 22. The dragon followed the movement of a spherical pearl which represents wisdom.

Lunar New Year Gala rings in the year of the dragon with song and dance

by Margaret Cartee and Felix Chen March 8, 2024

National Chinese Honor Society held the first annual Chinese Lunar New Year Gala to welcome the year of the dragon in the Quad during lunch on Thursday. Chinese students and students taking Mandarin...

Art Club officers Emma Li (10) and Laurel Davies (12) and Student Diversity Coalition Leader Dina Ande (12) draw in chalk outside of the Rothschild Performing Arts Center on Friday. Students responded in chalk to the prompt "What do you hope to see in the future?"

Culture Week Days 4 and 5: Students collaborate on chalk mural, mark countries of origin

by Janam Chahal and Lily Shi March 2, 2024

Upper school students contributed to a school-wide collaborative art piece outside of the Rothschild Performing Arts Center during lunch on Friday, marking the end of Culture Week’s activities. Student...

Alicia Ran (11), Mina Okamoto (12), Yifan Li (11) and Harshini Chaturvedula (12) smile and pose for a photo together. Many students wore traditional attire from their cultures to celebrate Culture Day.

Culture Week Day 3: Students explore culture and cuisine through booths and food trucks

by Janam Chahal and Lily Shi February 29, 2024

Upper school students and faculty visited student-run culture booths inside the Auxiliary Gym and tasted various cuisines from food trucks outside the Rothschild Performing Arts Center for Wednesday’s...

Riya Samuel (9) and Ivanya Sadana (9) dance to a Bollywood routine during Monday's assembly. The Student Diversity Coalition opened the showcase by introducing culture week and promoting events later in the week like a chalk art activity.

Culture Week Days 1 and 2: Students showcase diverse performances in cultural assembly

by Janam Chahal and Lily Shi February 28, 2024

Upper school students commenced Culture Week by sharing their cultural traditions through song, dance and poetry during an assembly in the Athletic Center on Monday.  Student Diversity Coalition leaders...

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