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Akshay Manglik (12), Andrew Lee (12) and speech and debate teacher Greg Achten pose for a photo after learning about the National Debate Coaches Association National Championship results.
Upper school debaters co-champion national tournament in Lincoln Douglas debate
by Lucy Ge, Winged Post News Editor • April 18, 2021
John Near scholar Saloni Shah (12) shares her research on the Nuclear Freeze Movement in the 20th century during her scholar salon on March 10. “The Near Mitra Chen Lin program is really impactful because it gives you the harmony between being a scholar and a student,” Saloni said in an interview before her salon.
Near Mitra Chen Lin scholars present results in inaugural virtual salons
April 7, 2021
The sun sets on the back entrance that leads to the quad at the upper school on Mar. 2. Classes will began a rotation of at least one day per week per grade beginning in mid-April.
Upper school to continue campus reopening efforts for in-person learning
April 6, 2021
Stanford Neurodiversity Project Program Coordinator Isabelle Morris talks about the wide range of conditions in the neurodiversity spectrum during her speaker event on March 11.
Students work to break down stigma surrounding neurodiversity, educate community through interactive events
March 26, 2021
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Each member of our journalism staff has approached the pandemic in their own way, sometimes together and sometimes separate. Hear the voices of our program and experience how we overcame the unknown of 2020.
Growing up ahead of the curve: Gen Z on living through a global pandemic
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Varsha Rammohan, Emily Tan, and Alysa Suleiman • April 17, 2021
Upper school Latin teacher Scott Paterson shows his son, Virgil, holding some Amanita Muscaria mushrooms in Jan. 2020.
Meet your teacher: Mad for mushrooms
March 24, 2021
Library director Lauri Vaughan stacks rectangles of cotton into what she calls "mask pancakes" before sewing them into individual masks. With aid from student volunteers and fabric donors, her sewing project reached 5000 masks, which she announced on Mar. 3 on Schoology.
Mask on: Students and faculty contribute to upper school mask drive
March 23, 2021
More than 1000 protestors gather at San Jose City Hall to protest hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) on Sunday Mar. 21. The protest was just one of many happening across the nation after the recent spotlight of Asian-directed attacks.
Pulse of the people: Not a new issue
March 22, 2021
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The Harker Programming Club (HPC) hosted the twelfth annual Harker Programming Invitational (HPI) virtually on April 3, with attendance from over 170 middle and high school students.
Harker Programming Club hosts annual Harker Programming Invitational virtually
by Sabrina Zhu, Winged Post Asst. STEM Editor • April 15, 2021
"STEM Spotlight" is a new Aquila repeater showcasing STEM clubs and their initiatives during the pandemic.
STEM Spotlight: Biotechnology Club
March 27, 2021
Prakrit Jain (11) photographs a sample for his project that built an automatic software to create ranged maps for wildlife.
Student research through the pandemic
March 23, 2021
"STEM Spotlight" is a new Aquila repeater showcasing STEM clubs and their initiatives during the pandemic.
STEM Spotlight: AI Club
March 12, 2021
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Jock of All Trades: Episode 11, Talking March Madness with Coach Alfredo Alves
Jock of All Trades: Episode 11, Talking March Madness with Coach Alfredo Alves
by Vishnu Kannan and Muthu Panchanatham • April 11, 2021
Jock Of All Trades: Episode 10
Jock Of All Trades: Episode 10
April 11, 2021
Brian Flores, Ron Rivera, Robert Saleh, Mike Tomlin, and David Culley (all pictured above) are the only five minority head coaches in the NFL, heading in to the 2021 - 2022 NFL season. This translates to just 13% of the league’s 32 head coaches, which is surprising considering that over 70% of the NFL’s players are of color, according to The Institute For Diversity and Ethics in Sports’ 2020 NFL Gender and Racial Report Card.
Racial disparity persists in NFL coaching and ownership despite league’s efforts to promote diversity
April 7, 2021
Rigo Gonzales (10) sets up in his ready stance at the start of the track. Rigo qualified for CCS as a freshman last year, after running three miles in 17 minutes and 22 seconds at the CCS qualifier meet.
Apex: Hustle and heart
April 2, 2021
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"My biggest tip [for young writers], the thing I would have told myself, is just to be as weird as you are in your writing. Let your images be strange. Pretend you
The Poet’s Project: “Poetry can show us what is possible”
by Sabrina Benaim, Guest Writer • April 12, 2021
“Becoming" is a 421 page memoir by former first lady Michelle Obama that was first published on Nov. 13, 2018. Obama is also the author of “American Grown."
Politics, race, family: Michelle Obama shares her challenges and triumphs in “Becoming”
April 9, 2021
Seniors Ruya Ozveren, Alex Kumar, and Vaishnavi Murari sing in the closing scene of the spring musical "Les Misérables" with the entire cast on March 19. Unlike the format of the Fall Play and Student Directed Showcase (SDS), Performing Arts Director Laura Lang-Ree converted the musical into a movie, where multiple video angles are used and the audio is recorded beforehand.
It's a wrap: "Les Miz" cast to release movie production of Spring Musical
April 7, 2021
American cinema strongly reflects the cultural prejudices of 20th century America. Only with strong participation and representation will Asians move to our rightful place as central contributors to American culture.
Hidden behind a mask: American cinema’s inauthentic portrayal of Asian Americans
March 26, 2021
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Now, anyone in possession of a device with access to internet connection can upload their pixel images and sell them. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and anything considered to be “art” is done so in a highly subjective manner, but rudimentary pixel art created mindlessly within the span of seconds does not fall into the category of inspiring beauty or emotional power.
In the age of crypto, we must redefine the meaning of “art”
by Michelle Liu, Winged Post Design Editor • April 13, 2021
The Atlanta shootings opened a floodgate of fear for Asian Americans around the country and in our school community. We refuse to be reserved about hate crimes against the AAPI community.
Editorial: End the invisibility of anti-Asian American violence
March 31, 2021
I then realized that I, an insignificant 7-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Silicon Valley, could not do anything to stop the divine powers and way of the universe. The song of life would not pause for me just because I wanted it to, nor would it replay, and the best I could do was to live in the moment and appreciate the people I spend time with.
The moment between sunset and dusk
March 21, 2021
As Student Press Freedom Week is taking place during Feb. 21 to Feb. 27, I have been thinking about the work our journalism staff has been doing. We have been holding the theme for this year in our hands: “journalism against the odds.” We have pushed past the boundaries to do what we have always done: served the community, provided an avenue towards truth, giving voice to the voiceless.
Open hands and truth
March 17, 2021
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“Sculpture is a way for me to communicate my ideas and beliefs in a way that resonates with a viewer. I really enjoy the process of experimenting with a bunch of different materials because the medium that I work in, mixed media sculptures, is very open-ended,” Alex Zhai (12) said.
“Everyone has a different story. In a café, I’ll imagine everyone’s life as a story floating above their head, like a bubble. I go to places where I
“I was not very connected to a specific religion or my culture, but at Magic, I think that my nothingness had value as a blank slate for all these ideas. It was a very easy, comfortable spot of discourse. Having a clean outlook allowed me to look at all these ideas and let them mix and meld into my own identity, so a fusion of different ideas and outlooks is the way that I see the world now. That helped me realize having no identity is an identity in itself,” Anoushka Buch (12) said.
“I don
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The student news site of The Harker School.
The student news site of The Harker School.