Mathematics

Each year, Emma Willard School hosts professional development days full of inspiration for our faculty and staff. This year, rather than bringing in a guest speaker, we leaned into our own resident experts and held a series of fascinating presentations by various teachers and staff.

On Friday, April 12, Computer Science Instructor Chiara Shah took eight students to a high school coding competition at Siena College. The B team, comprised of Candy L. ’26, Willow S. ’27, Jisu B. ’27, and Emma C. ’27 won two awards in the Green Division.  

There were 60 teams in the Green Division, and the B team won the division, coming in 1st place in both the "small school" sub-division and in the division overall. The team solved six out of the seven problems and solved them much quicker than other teams.

The A team comprised of Sherry H. ’24, Robyn W. ’24, Sol H. ’24, and Harini D. ’25, came in 17th place overall. They solved three of the seven problems.

Dharaa S. ’26, Candy L. ’26, Emily C. ’26, Harini D. ’25, and Allison W. ’25 were regional winners from the New York Hudson Valley Affiliate and Hedy H. ’24 was awarded regional rising star. The NCWIT National Aspirations in Computing Awards are given annually to recognize students’ aptitude and aspirations in technology and computing, as demonstrated by their computing experience and activities, leadership, tenacity, and future plans. These students and their work in computer science is inspiring.

The Women in Computing at Cornell club sponsors a yearly event aimed at introducing women to competitive coding—eight Emma students attended with Mathematics Department Chair Chiara Shah in early March. Pictured above with Ms. Shah are Emma C. ’27, Emily C. ’26, Harini D. ’25, Palzom D. ’26, Comet D. ’26, Candy L. ’26, Willow S. ’26 and Ivy Z. ’27.