Magnet Alumni News: Fall 2013

Recent news from Magnet alumni:

• • Cynthia Addai-Robinson '98, a Hollywood actress, will play Amanda Waller in the TV show Arrow airing on the CW. She will appear in Season 2 Episode 6 on November 13th.

  • David Andalman '97 wrote and co-directed a movie about growing up in a diverse high school in the 1990s called "American Milkshake." There will be a special screening of the movie on Saturday, November 30th at the AFI Silver Theater in Silver Spring.

  • Wei-Hwa Huang '93 was interviewed in the New York Times as a co-captain of the Burninators, a puzzling team who won the Midnight Madness scavenger hunt put on by Goldman Sachs in October.

  • Erik Agard '11 was the fastest teen finisher in the national crossword competition directed by the New York Times crossword editor, Will Shortz. He and his family were interviewed by the Washington Post.

This is a reunion year for the Classes of 2003 and 1993:

• • Read updates from the Class of '03.

  • The Class of '93 has been featured in many articles and interviews over the past year:

    • Wei-Hwa Huang: Puzzle Master

    • Joshua Weitz: Georgia Tech Professor

    • Michael Douma: Ideas on the web

    • Steve Chien: Silicon Valley research

    • Helen Fields: Science journalist

    • Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio: Building resiliency to climate change

    • David and Ming Tomayko: High school sweethearts