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Keisha Piehl helps students in her Advanced Algebra AB class. Piehl tries to leave time at the end of each class for students to ask questions.

Math teacher returns to full-time teaching

Emma Leff and Anika Hanson October 30, 2018

After long-term subbing for math teacher Christina Begin last spring, Keisha Piehl said she decided to return to full-time teaching this year. According to Piehl, she is still adjusting to teaching...

Photo Illustration by Caroline Green

Pouches halt mobile distraction

Maddie Lund May 29, 2018

As Anson Opara, statistics and algebra teacher, tries to teach his math classes during the day, he notices that many students are looking down, focused on their phone rather than what is on the whiteboard....

Dan Walker assists Junior Oliver Swenson with his math work.

New full-time teacher in math resource center

Alexis Machoka January 18, 2018

When the math resource center’s new teacher Dan Walker first learned about a job opening at Park, he said it seemed like an excellent opportunity. “I was substitute teaching and heard of this job...

Senior Rahma Farah works on a math project where students created their own video game in her fifth hour NTA class Nov. 9.

NTA expresses creativity through video games

Yonit Krebs November 21, 2017

Working on improvements to his video game, senior Non-Traditional Academy student Abdiwahab Ali thinks the project improves basic coding knowledge. “I think (working on the video game) gives you really...

Math team member Eitan Weinstein and club adviser Kristin Johnson discuss math drills during their first meeting Sept. 18.

Math team establishes welcoming environment

Amaia Barajas and Emma Yarger October 6, 2017

According to senior captain Ryan Favour, math team is rewarding because he gets to work with other students who enjoy math as much as he does. “I like math. I like people who like math too. It's all...

After going back to school and leaving his position as math teacher in the Learning Lab, Mr. Tanberg has now returned.

Tanberg humbled by warm welcome back

Alec Pittman November 10, 2015

Junior Kirby Goodman said she spent hours working with Will Tanberg, the math tu- tor in the Learning Lab last year. She said she missed his help when he didn’t return at the beginning of...

Junior Mackenzie Bruun-Bryant reserves her piece of pie for $3 at lunch from DECA members Benji Fischman (Right) and Tamara Covacevich.

Prep(pi)ng for Pi Day

Zack Gilbert Burke, Sports Editor March 13, 2013

DECA, math department celebrate pi day Pi Day is the one day during the year where various groups in the school are able to bring out their inner nerd. To celebrate the occasion, DECA members offered...

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