ClassNotes explored the interface between ancient Chinese paintings and modern life. “Through my prints I depict the compositional energy flow and structure of these Taoist influenced paintings with pop art elements,” said Iris in her artist statement. Last year, as a senior at Harker, Iris won a Scholastic Art Award for a printmaking piece, “Early Spring.” A copy of the magazine from the museum exhibit can be purchased online at: http://www.magcloud. com/browse/issue/567004. (Iris’ artwork is featured on page 47 of that magazine.)
Kenny Zhang, Anuj Sharma and Aneesh Chona were defending national champions in the public debate forum sponsored by the National Forensic League (NFL). Anuj and Aneesh made history as the first team to repeat a final round appearance in a debate event as a partnership. Although they lost in finals in a close decision, they had gone undefeated through 15 rounds of competition. Kenny won second place in the dramatic interpretation event, marking the highest honor a Harker student has won at a speech national
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championship. There were some 4,000 people watching the debate live and thousands more watched it stream online. The first NFL tournament was held back in 1931. The Class of 2013 agents would like to wish their
fellow alumni good luck as they begin university this fall and settle in to their new lives! Read the feature article about our entrepreneurial alumni on page 20.
Alumni Celebrations Molly Newman ’07 and Andrew Nguyen were married in June. The newlyweds live in San Jose, where Molly is starting a new job at the Discovery II Charter School as a kindergarten teacher. Andrew also works as a teacher, of third graders at Los Alamitos Elementary School. The two met as Camp Galileo counselors four years ago and started dating at the end of that summer. They have informally taken Andrew’s mother’s last name, Dinh, to honor his Vietnamese roots. Of special note, Adam Perelman ’10 officiated at the couple’s wedding ceremony. And Molly’s maid of honor was her best friend, Emily Isaacs ’09. From Harker to Stanford – four Harker ’09 alums have shared two exciting graduation ceremonies! Beckie Yanovsky’s mother sent in this photo taken at Stanford’s Phi Beta Kappa awards ceremony showing Becky with fellow Harker alums and recent Stanford
Photo by Stacie Wallace
Photo provided by Stacie Wallace
Please join us in congratulating the following:
grads Sean and Jeffrey Mandell and Sophi Newman. Congratulations to the four friends for reaching two important graduation milestones together! Navreet Raju Kamdar MS ’96 and her husband, Biren, welcomed a baby girl on Aug. 12 and are enjoying parenthood. They relocated back to California for Biren’s new faculty position at UCLA, after many years of living on the East Coast. Photo provided by Navreet Raju Kamdar ‘96
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