Konstantinos Dalglish (’26), National Computer Science Honor Society Events Lead Jonathan St Georges (’26) and Inji Novruzlu (’26) work on problems during a coding competition hosted by the NCSHS in the Learning Commons Dec. 2. The event was held during Computer Science Education Week to encourage problem-solving and give students a chance to test their coding skills.

The competition questions were created by St Georges, who designed challenging programming tasks for participants. While Harris Academy students were expected to attend, the event ultimately included only students from the school.

NCSHS Outreach Lead Dylan Saunders (’26) said the event offered a chance for students with similar interests in coding to spend time as a community.

“It’s just nice, you know, everyone getting together and actually being able to work on something that the Honor Society is all about in one big group,” Saunders said. “It was surprising that we couldn’t have Harris Academy here, but it’s nice that it’s an ASL community bonding experience.”

Literature and Art students write journal entries as they observe paintings from the Rothko Room at the Tate Modern Sept. 25. The class visited the museum following their readings of “Red” by John Logan, a play centered around Mark Rothko and his work.

English Teacher Mark Mazzenga said he appreciates the opportunity to discuss classroom readings and then “concretize that experience in reality” by taking advantage of the city’s resources.

“We get to talk about these things, read about these things, think about these things, and then we pop on the tube and we go down, and boom, they're right there,” Mazzenga said. “That's amazing. That's what's awesome about being in London.”

Activist Kwajo Tweneboa speaks during the Keynote Panel at the youngPOWER Conference alongside speakers Athian Akec, Joelle Taylor and Christina Adane Feb. 28. Founded nine years ago, the youngPOWER Conference convenes students from eight London secondary schools annually at Westminster Academy to discuss social justice issues.

Josie Yan (’27) said the most valuable lesson from the conference was how activism can present itself in an array of ways.

“My biggest takeaway was all the different types of ways you can make change because we had a really wide variety of different activists we had through social media, through art,” Yan said. “That was really inspiring and showed that activism isn’t just a one-path type of thing.”

British Literature students lean over the riverbank preparing to search the riverbed for ancient artifacts lost in the river, also known as mudlarking Nov. 5.

Ana Cawley (’26) said the experience was engaging as it allowed her to discover things she wouldn’t have learned about in the class readings.

“I'm very grateful to have gotten to get such a hands-on experience and really look with my own eyes at British history,” Cawley said. “It allows us to look at British history in the form of trash, and we can get up close to it and inspect it, which is something that we just can't do in the museum.”・Photo by Nuria Alvarez Martin and reporting by Theo Van Zyl and Sophia Hsu

Students and teachers embraced the Halloween spirit by showcasing their creative costumes during an assembly on Oct. 31. Amongst these costumes were familiar faces like “Barbenheimer” from the English department, the days of the week presented by the administration, an astronaut, and Men in Black. Students cheered for their favorite costumes, and Theo Kalimtgis (’24) won the audience vote with the loudest shouting and clapping.

Quinn Yamanaka ('26) said she enjoyed being able to see everyone’s costumes coming from a school that didn't embrace Halloween

"In my old school we never really did dressing up for Halloween because we were told not to," Yamanaka said. "It's pretty fun to be encouraged to dress up and show off our creativity." • Photo and reporting by Sophia Hsu

A constable from the Metropolitan Police, PC Knight, joins Grade 9 and 10 students Oct. 5 to discuss safety precautions and mitigate potential thefts and robberies, particularly as students travel to and from school.

Leah Nilson ('26) said Knight’s advice to increase awareness by limiting headphone use is one of her biggest takeaways.

"A particular aspect that stood out to me was how we should keep headphones out or one Airpod in to make sure you are aware, and that you can hear everything around you," Nilson said. • Photo and reporting by Sophia Hsu