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VISION-MISSION

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TEAM

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W H A T W E B E L I E V E

QUARK MAGAZINE is the voice of Generation Z in medicine, technology, space exploration, and environment. Fluently translating technical information into digestible narratives, our team works across time zones and borders to foster scientific passion in Generation Z.

Through stimulating articles, we inspire the next generation to lead the forefront of the SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION.

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EDITOR IN CHIEF Raymond Guo is the founder and chairman of Beats for Books, a student-led charity that supports Indigenous education. Since 2016, Raymond has served as the Toronto Representative on the Youth Royal Commonwealth Society. A graduate of the 2016 Yale Young Global Scholars program, he has applied his scientific passion in a number of research internships.  

MANAGING EDITOR Vikram is interested in technology and how it can be used to solve world problems. He enjoys programming, physics, and electronic design which has led to several projects, the most notable being an energy harvesting system. He qualified as an ISEF finalist and participated in the World Maker Faire event with this project. Vikram’s other interests include playing piano, alto saxophone, chess, and golf.

MANAGING EDITOR Jay is interested in biochemistry and its applications to human health and science. He enjoys, biology, chemistry, and psychology. At school, he serves as the President of Health Occupational Students Association. Outside of school, Jay designed a non-invasive device that diagnoses diabetes using a urine sample that has won awards at the municipal and national level. Jay’s other interests include playing hockey, rugby, and basketball.

BUREAU CHIEF Jessica Yuan is a student government representative on the City of San Ramon's Teen Council and has served as an editor for The Californian paper. She enjoys volunteering and giving back to her community as the Vice President of Cal High Interact, a service club in District 5160.  As a graduate of 2016 Yale Young Global Scholars, she has a great passion for increasing the accessibility of and interest in science and writing among students around the world.

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Q U A R K W R I T E R P O S I T I O N S At Quark Magazine, we strive to foster a community of vibrant and passionate writers who actively contribute quality content to the publishing platform. Apply to become a writer at https://goo.gl/myGIEH

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STAFF POSITIONS AS A STAFF WRITER

Official writers: We encourage you to explore, draft, and publish on a regular basis! Here’s how the Quark Publication Positions system will work — the more often you publish, the more you will be rewarded in knowledge and position. As soon as you hit these milestones and keep up with that streak, we will notify you of your promotion in staff writer position. See details and qualifications below for Quark Publication positions. Featured Writer —Submit one-time article— —Invite 25 to like Quark FB Page— Official Staff Writer —Submit one article per month— Senior Staff Writer —Submit two articles per month— Bureau Head —Submit four articles per month— Quark | 04

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GETTING STARTED AS A STAFF WRITER

Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as a writer. Now, you will need to sign up on Medium and officially join Quark Magazine. Medium is the platform we use to showcase all the articles that you, the staff writers, will make. You will find it very easy to use and will have no trouble at all making visually appealing articles. To officially register your account with us, complete your registration for Medium using the steps outlined over the next few pages.

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1. Go to Medium.com. Select "Sign in/Sign up” at the top right-hand corner.

2. You will be presented with the following box, please select the option that works best for you. Quark | 06

3. After you have registered, click on your icon at the top right hand of the screen. Select “Settings” from the drop-down list.

4. Scroll down to where it says “Your Username”. You may keep or edit your username according to your preference. Quark | 07

5. Copy your username and send it to us at [email protected] will add your username to the Quark Magazine staff list!

6. Now, after publishing a completed article, click the three dots to have the option of submitting to Quark Magazine! Quark | 08

COMMITTMENTS AS A STAFF WRITER

Schedule From joining the Quark team, writers will be given 2 weeks to publish their first article. Those who do not meet this fair deadline for their first article will be removed from the team. Once the first article is submitted, writers must make an entry in the calendar to notify editors of article completion. For official staff writers, continue adding to the schedule whenever you submit an article. Link: https://goo.gl/K7omDy Writer Catalog The writer catalog keeps track of the number of articles submitted by each staff writer. The purpose of this catalog is to gauge commitment and determine staff promotions. Once a certain number of articles are published within a certain span of time, a promotion will be made accordingly. Link: https://goo.gl/I1ZYu4

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TECHNOLOGY

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MEDICINE

ENVIRONMENT