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Harker Aquila

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Harker Aquila

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Harker Aquila

Vijay Bharadwaj

Vijay Bharadwaj , Opinion Editor

Vijay Bharadwaj (11) is one of the opinion editors for The Winged Post and Aquila. She served as the assistant opinion editor and the Wingspan copy editor last year. In his free time, he explores the internet to satisfy his quest for knowledge. He is an active participant in the research program and enjoys spending time with his friends.

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“First, I start at my house,” Sparsh Chauhan (12) said. “Then, I turn on Saratoga, and it’s always crowded with traffic and stuff. That’s when I’m setting the music, checking the tire pressure, the gas. After downtown, the road gets smooth, which is when I put the windows down. I go all the way down until there’s a dip and then I go back. Even when I have stuff to do, I drive that same route every day. I don’t have to take directions. I know all the traffic times; I know exactly where I’m going.”

Humans of Harker: Sparsh Chauhan takes pride in his work

by Zachary Hoffman and Melissa Kwan
June 20, 2018
“One thing that I remember distinctly is that I was in 8th grade and I went to my dad's office,” Rishi Chopra (12) said. “And one of his coworkers asked what sports do I do. I said football, and he said that I was too small for football. This has stuck in my mind. I'll give people credit, because I guess I wasn't so menacing and big at the time. But if people hadn't told me my whole life that I couldn't play football, I probably wouldn't be playing football now.”

Humans of Harker: Rishi Chopra pushes himself

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Winged Post News Editor
October 12, 2017
Head of School Brian Yager reads a copy of the Winged Post published in the previous school year. Yager joins Harker as the new Head of School starting this year.

New Head of School Brian Yager begins first year

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Winged Post News Editor
September 6, 2017
Antoinette Gathy is a French teacher at the Harker Upper School. She plans to leave at the end of the 2017 school year, having taught students for 17 years at Harker.

Heart of Harker: Lessons learned teaching French

by Antoinette Gathy, Guest Writer
June 6, 2017
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Heart of Harker: Joining the upper school as a junior

by Daulet Tuleubayev, Guest Writer
November 17, 2016
Harker holds 11th annual research symposium

Harker holds 11th annual research symposium

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Assistant Opinion Editor
April 10, 2016
Understanding my cultural identity required adjusting to social norms and "fitting in," something that I did not excel in at a young age.

Discovering my multicultural identity

by Elisabeth Siegel, Winged Post Editor-in-Chief
March 24, 2016
Student Directed Showcase, American Math Council exams and the Harker Winter concert are coming up in January and early February. Many of these announcements were presented by clubs during school meeting on Jan. 5.

School meeting recap–1/5

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Wingspan Copy Editor
January 6, 2016
Students assemble in the gym for School Meeting. This is the last school meeting or the year.

School meeting recap–12/7

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Wingspan Copy Editor
December 8, 2015
Harker spirit members Arben Gutierrez-Bujari (11) and Kailee Gifford (11) update the upper school about spirit events. This week, each class will decorate a Christmas tree, which will be judged during extra help on Friday.

School meeting recap–11/30

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Wingspan Copy Editor
November 30, 2015
Oisin Coveney (12) delivers the eagle update for the week. Harker football lost to Fortuna High School with a score of 0-41.

School meeting recap–11/16

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Wingspan Copy Editor
November 17, 2015
The upper school acoustics group sings "God Bless the Child." They will perform at the concert "I Dream A World" at 6 p.m. in Nichols auditorium.

School meeting recap–11/9

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Wingspan Copy Editor
November 9, 2015
Sahana Narayanan (12), Gurutam Thockchom (12), Ashwin Rao (11) and Krishna Bheda (10) speak about their experiences in Nashville, Tennessee. The students sang in the national honor choir and met with various other schools.

School meeting recap–11/2

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Wingspan Copy Editor
November 2, 2015
Upper school dean of students Kevin Williamson gives an announcement during class meeting. Students are reminded to remain quiet at the beginning of every school meeting.

School meeting recap–10/27

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Wingspan Copy Editor
October 27, 2015
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