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UPCOMING DATES JUST DANCE FRIDAY, MARCH 29
VOL. 25 NO. 5
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2024
Spring Musical marries comedy and chaos with “The Wedding Singer”
SPIRIT RALLY FRIDAY, MARCH 29 SPRING BREAK MARCH 30 - APRIL 7
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sports ............... 17
Record-high 405 participants attend Harker Math Invitational
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Several ninth graders submitted denigrating comments to an open Q&A chat interface accessible to the class at their LIFE assembly on March 15. All attendees could see the messages, which included derogatory phrases about the assembly. During the frosh class meeting on March 18, dean Jeanette Fernandez and Head of Upper School Paul Barsky expressed their disappointment and the possible cancellation of Frosh Week and Spirit Week. Barsky closed by encouraging the grade to do better.
DECA competes in State Career Development Conference in Anaheim
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wedding. A ditching at the altar. A bar mitzvah. A last-minute breakup. Another wedding. Witty lines and harmonious melodies lamenting and celebrating the unpredictability of love. All in two hours. The Conservatory hosted this year’s spring musical “The Wedding Singer” in Patil Theater last Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Tickets were $8 for students and seniors and $15 for adults. Ian Ogden’s (12) Robbie Hart makes a meager living singing at weddings with Sammy and George,
ROBBIE HART IN “THE WEDDING SINGER” “It took me a while to get to know my character and all his mannerisms,” Ian said. “Once I immersed myself in the mind of Robbie Hart, it was so fun to experiment and have fun with that character. Those final moments interacting with my friends’ solidified characters are what makes theater.”
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Preparations began in December, with vocal and choreography rehearsals taking place almost daily. Featured dancer Charlotte Ludlow (10) appreciated the initial focus on the score of the show. Learning the story through the music set a foundation for the next two months of dancing and acting to be built on. Visit harkeraquila. com for full article.
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janam chahal 12 chaperones and 194 students attended the 2024 California DECA State Career Development Conference (SCDC) in Anaheim from March 7 to 10. Throughout the conference, students had the opportunity to take tests associated with their competitive events, compete in roleplay and written presentation events, attend workshops with business professionals and spend time exploring Anaheim and Disneyland.
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The musical shows that no matter who you are or how you act, true love will end up finding you.
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played by Leo Sobcyzn (11) and Luke Mehta (12), respectively. Electric dance numbers, heartfelt duets and celebrity impersonations carry the narrative through Robbie’s messy breakup with Bhavya Srinivasan’s (11) Linda, feud with Jason Shim’s (11) Glenn Gulia and slow burn romance with Shareen Chahal’s (12) Julia Sullivan.
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Inappropriate messages sent during frosh LIFE assembly
ALL ABOUT THE GREEN Varun Bhupathi (11), Sophia Zhu (9) and Ananya Das (11), who play office workers, sing to Ian Ogden’s (12) Robbie Hart. Robbie ditched his job as a wedding singer to pursue a corporate position from employer Jason Shim’s (11) Glenn Gulia.
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The 23rd Annual Diana Nichols Harker Math Invitational (HMI) attracted its largest crowd of all time on March 9 at the Harker middle school campus. Participants first competed in a 45-minute individual round, which included 20 questions for sixth graders and 25 for both seventh and eighth graders, along with five bonus questions and an estimation problem for all contestants. After a break, students formed groups of six for a 45-minute team round.
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IS IT TRUE LOVE? (Left) Shareen Chahal’s (12) Julia Sullivan talks with her fiancé Jason Shim’s (11) Glenn Gulia about registry gifts like pots and pans for their wedding. CELEBRATION (Right) Luke Mehta’s (12) Sammy strikes a pose with Sonya Apsey’s (12) Angie Sullivan during the finale.
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