The purpose of this series of Math Talks, initiated in the Spring of 2011 by Dr. Tony Fisher, HCHS Principal, and Dr. Ada Peluso, former Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Hunter College, is to widen our students’ mathematical horizons and establish direct connections between HCHS students and leading researchers in various fields of theoretical and applied mathematics. The new Math Talks at HCHS website will provide the school community to see past and future talks on various math topics. To view the website, click on this link: Math Talks at HCHS Website
{extended}Each year, the Fund for the City of New York, along with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, awards seven teachers in New York City Public High Schools for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics “who achieve superb results and inspire young people to pursue careers in science and mathematics.” One of this year’s winners, is Hunter’s Eliza Kuberska of the Math Department. For more information on this award, see the links below:
Fund for the City of New York - 2011 Winner Vignette
Digital Network Associates - Manhattan Local News Article
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Beginning Monday, December 5th, students in the 7th & 8th grades can bring in grade-appropriate, gently used books to the Library. The collection of books will run through Friday, December 23rd. On Monday, December 19th, students who donated books can come back to the Library to select books of interest to take with them. For more details, click here to view the Book Swap 2011 Flyer.
On November 19th, at Princeton University, one of the New York City Math Teams (Murph and Magictones) got 3rd place in the international math competition (there were schools from China and from Bulgaria). The team consisted of students from various NYC high schools, among them Eric Mannes and Andre Arslan, but was lead by our own Aaron Landesman. After the individual rounds from 33 students on the NYC Math Teams 4 students made the finals. Among them two students from Hunter: Andre Arslan and Sindy Tan. Andre got 6th place in Algebra and Sindy got 9th place in Geometry. In an overall individual comparison, Andre got 6th place among all the students participating. Hunter students who participated in the PUMaC (Princeton University Mathematics Competition) were: Andre Arslan, Aaron Landesman, Eric Mannes, Eugenia Nitishinskaya, Lily Chen, Sindy Tan, Thomas Dumbach, & Willie Chen.
{extended}Random House is now accepting creative writing submissions from twelfth graders for their annual awards. The awards are scholarships of up to $10,000. Writing genres include fiction, personal essay, and poetry, among others. The deadline is February 10, 2012. Please go to www.randomhouse.com/creativewriting for additional information and an application.
{extended}Scholastic is now accepting submissions from seventh-twelfth graders for their annual awards. Writing genres include fiction, essay, and poetry, among others. The deadline is December 21, 2011. Please go to www.artandwriting.org for additional information. Click here to view the full details of this announcement.
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