The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Prince Rogers Nelson was pronounced dead today at 10:07 a.m.  after collapsing in an elevator almost half an hour earlier. “As a Minnesotan, I can say that all Minnesotans were proud that Prince stayed in Minnesota and never left despite his world success,” upper school college counselor Martin Walsh said.

Music icon Prince dies at age 57

by Tiffany Wong, Reporter April 21, 2016

Musician Prince, known worldwide as an innovator and one of the most iconic, original and influential performers of his generation, died yesterday in an elevator at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen,...

President Obama greets the cast of Hamilton after viewing the play with his family. The musical drew the attention of numerous famous figures, including Bernie Sanders, Kanye West, and Beyonce.

Hamilton creator and other artists honored in Pulitzer Prize Centennial

by Prameela Kottapalli, Reporter April 21, 2016

Columbia University celebrated the Pulitzer Prize Centennial, recognizing dozens of reporters, authors, photographers, playwrights and cartoonists from over 20 publications on Monday, April 18th. In...

Spirit club member Shannon Richardson (12) holds a sign. Today marked the start of Spirit week.

School Meeting Recap 4/18

by Alex Wang, Reporter April 18, 2016

The new Associated Student Body, which consists of rising seniors Sandip Nirmel, Eddie Shiang, Alexander Lam, and Ray Song, ran today’s school meeting. The Green Challenge will continue through Wednesday....

Upper school students perform in the spring musical Bye Bye Birdie on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night.

Upper school students perform in annual Spring musical

by Zachary Hoffman and Tiffany Wong April 15, 2016

Parents, friends, students and teachers gathered to watch the Harker Upper School’s production of the musical “Bye Bye Birdie” on Thursday, April 12. “Bye Bye Birdie,” written by Michael Stewart,...

Sahana Srinivasan (10) interviews Jose Antonio Vargas after his speech. His keynote address was given yesterday evening at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel.

Pulitzer prize winning journalist speaks on immigration at journalism convention

by Sahana Srinivasan, Asst. STEM Editor April 15, 2016

Filipino-American, Pulitzer prize winning journalist, filmmaker and activist Jose Antonio Vargas spoke about immigration to 3,800 high school journalists and their advisers and chaperones at the National...

Nikhil Parmar signs up to buy a ticket for prom. Tickets will be sold for $120 during both lunches outside of Manzanita.

Prom to be held at The Glass House

by Gloria Guo, TALON Seniors Editor April 13, 2016

This year’s prom, themed the “After Party,” will take place on April 23 at The Glass House from 8:30 pm to midnight. Every year, prom is planned and executed by the Prom Committee, a crew of juniors...

Interact Co-President Kevina Xiao (12) sells Popbar and Pinkberry during Wednesday long lunch. The club has sold Pinkberry during all four annual club weeks that it has hosted.

Interact sells food for club week

by Maya Kumar, Winged Post Asst. Features Editor April 12, 2016

Interact Club sold Pinkberry to fundraise for various organizations that aim to combat human trafficking as part of their club week every day last week outside Manzanita. They also sold popbars on...

Juniors Sandip Nirmel, Eddie Shiang, Alexander Lam, and Ray Song were elected to the 2016-17 ASB council. Students voted in the candidates during lunch Thursday at the journalism room.

Student body elects ASB council for 2016-2017 school year

by Vignesh Panchanatham, Reporter April 12, 2016

Upper school students elected four juniors to the 2016-2017 Associated Student Body (ASB) council last Thursday. Students from grades nine through 11 voted in the journalism room last Thursday. Results...

Three NEC teams from the upper school pose in front of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. The Northern California state competition was held on April 4.

Students take top honors at National Economics Challenge state round

by Rose Guan, Reporter April 11, 2016

Three teams of upper school juniors and seniors competed in the Northern California Adam Smith division of the National Economics Challenge (NEC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on April 4. After...

Members of the Green Team explain the events that they are hosting for Earth Day next week. Students can download an app and earn points for their class.

School meeting recap–4/11

by Alex Wang, Reporter April 11, 2016

The sophomores will have a fundraiser for their class next Wednesday during Spirit Week. They will be selling sweet potato fries and three flavors of milkshakes from The Counter. Anyone interested must...

Harker holds 11th annual research symposium

Harker holds 11th annual research symposium

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Assistant Opinion Editor April 10, 2016

With a record-breaking number of 700 attendants, the 11th annual science research symposium took place at the upper school yesterday, where presenters held keynotes, workshops and poster presentations...

The upper school orchestra members stand up after their performance. The annual Spring Concert was held yesterday at 7 p.m.

Upper and middle schools perform in Spring Orchestra Concert

by Shania Wang, Reporter April 9, 2016

The upper and middle schools orchestras performed in the annual Spring Orchestra Concert at De Anza College’s Visual and Performing Arts Center (VPAC) yesterday for the last performance of the year. The...

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