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Math teacher Anu Aiyer speaks about her experiences as a woman studying math. She encouraged girls to be confident in their own intelligence and academic capabilities.

FEM club teacher panel shares career advice for women

by Lily Peng, Assistant News Editor March 25, 2025

FEM Club hosted a Q&A with female teachers who worked in male-dominated fields in collaboration with Women in STEM (WiSTEM) on March 18. History teacher Carol Green shared anecdotes from her experience...

Junior Sofia Shah practices a technique to defend against an attack from the ground. CEO of Wushu Central Martial Arts Academy David Chang taught the class, demonstrating simple maneuvers that could prove life saving in an assault.

Women’s self-defense class teaches lifesaving skills

by Eva Cheng, Sports Editor March 14, 2025

FEM Club hosted a self-defense class led by CEO of Wushu Central Martial Arts Academy David Chang to teach students and faculty skills to protect themselves against physical assault during lunch on Wednesday. “The...

Linda Zeng (11) talks about Harker's Research Symposium, named “AI Trends: The Future is Here.” The event will host student and keynote speaker, as well as workshops from different clubs.

School Meeting 3/4: Women’s History Month, Research Symposium and ReCreate Reading

by William Jiang and Leah Krupnik March 6, 2025

Co-president of the Indian Student Association Rayan Arya (12) opened the meeting by announcing a Bollywood night on March 15 from 5 to 8 p.m. The event is open to everyone and will feature food and musical...

Guest speaker Afsoon Roshanzamir Johnston, world medalist and pioneer in women’s wrestling in the United States, speaks at the school meeting. Johnston spoke about the story of her life and journey as a woman wrestler.

School meeting recap 3/23/23: Diana Nichols’ birthday, FEM Club and ‘Spelling Bee’

by Felix Chen, Assistant News Editor March 26, 2023

Students entered the Zhang gymnasium on Thursday to a slideshow of women throughout history in honor of Women’s History Month, ranging from Margaret Hughes, the first professional English actress, to...

Women’s History Month serves as one way students and faculty can celebrate women’s many contributions to modern society and recognize their erasure throughout history. “It’s a chance to pause and reflect on the fact we need a separate category of history for half the population of the world,” FEM Club Advisor Donna Gilbert said.

“We can still do better:” honor her-story

by Arjun Barrett, Managing Editor March 16, 2023

Amongst the many boards along the colorful walls of Main Hall, one in particular stands out. Adorned with flowers, a purple and green board shows the faces of various influential figures from our past....

The varsity boys soccer team applauds after senior Andrew Cheplansky finishes speaking about the team's accomplishments this season. The boys won against Saint Francis on Saturday, winning their first CCS championship.

School meeting recap 3/2/2020: Soccer CCS champions, kissing pigs and solving the squirrel problem

by Lucy Ge, Asst. News Editor March 2, 2020

Avi Gulati (12) started off the meeting yesterday by announcing that the sandwich bar is being shut down due to students being unable to clean up after themselves. Head of upper school Butch Keller...

Student council members Calais Poirson (11) and Bennett Liu (12) perform a skit on how to make sandwiches at the sandwich bar at school meeting yesterday. The sandwich bar gives students the opportunity to craft their own soy butter and jelly sandwiches after school.

School meeting recap 2/19/2020: Chef Keller, sandwiches and an abundance of Valentine’s grams

by Lucy Ge, Asst. News Editor February 20, 2020

Avi Gulati (12) started off the school meeting by announcing a high of 66 degrees and a low of 52 degrees Fahrenheit.  Head of upper school Butch Keller thanked students and faculty for the successful...

FEM Club officer Julia Biswas discusses intersectional feminism at the second Fem Forum of the semester.

FEM Club holds Fem Forum discussing intersectional feminism

by Irene Yuan, Asst. Photo Editor February 20, 2020

Students and faculty attended the FEM club’s forum about intersectional feminism yesterday during long lunch at 12:50 p.m. in upper school history teacher Donna Gilbert’s room. The forum focused on...

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