Skip to Main Content
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

Upper School host to annual Spanish Poetry Contest

Upper School host to annual Spanish Poetry Contest

by Kevin Lin, Sonya Shekhar & Dora Tzeng March 30, 2012

On Thursday March 29, 2012, nine Upper School students competed in the 30th annual Spanish Poetry Contest held in Nichols Auditorium. This year, 32 students from around the Bay Area participated. Entitled...

Cinequest review - Identity Card (5/5 stars)

Cinequest review – Identity Card (5/5 stars)

by Kevin Lin & Jackie Jin and Jackie Jin & Kevin Lin March 21, 2012

If you thought you had rough teen years, try growing up in totalitarian Prague in the mid 70’s. Directed by Ondrej Trojan and written by Petr Jarchovsky, Identity Card follows the adventures of four...

Guy's Gig and Yale group sing for the student body

Guy’s Gig and Yale group sing for the student body

by Aditi Ashok & Neha Sunil March 16, 2012

On March 14, the Upper School hosted an assembly featuring Guys’ Gig and the Yale Society of Orpheus and Bacchus, Yale University’s a cappella group. The assembly was planned by ASB and the administration....

Poet Joseph Lease reads to an audience of students and faculty in Nichols auditorium. Lease is the latest in a series of speakers presented by the Cum Laude Society.

Poet Joseph Lease speaks during long lunch

by Anishka Agarwal & Advaita Kanakamedala, Anishka Agarwal & Advaita Kanakamedala, and Anishka Agarwal & Advaita Kanakamedala March 15, 2012

On Wednesday March 7, poet Joseph Lease read his works and answered questions at an event presented by the Harker Chapter of the Cum Laude Society during long lunch. He read seven poems ranging from...

Cinequest film fest: "Love, Wrinkle-Free": 3 out of 5 stars

Cinequest film fest: “Love, Wrinkle-Free”: 3 out of 5 stars

by Sonia Sidhu & Sabrina Sidhu March 8, 2012

Think your love life is complicated? Meet the stars of Love, Wrinkle-Free, the Monteiros, a couple going through their midlife crises and first pregnancy simultaneously. "Love, Wrinkle-Free", written...

Estelle's "All of Me" - 3/5 Stars

Estelle’s “All of Me” – 3/5 Stars

by Sabrina Sidhu March 5, 2012

Slow and steady certainly won the race for Estelle, who just released her newest album All of Me after a four-year wait. Although she has not created an album since Shine in 2008, Estelle was able...

Gaming event and competition supports STEM week

by Allison Sun March 4, 2012

On Thursday, March 1, Interscholastic Gaming League (IGL) organized Gaming Extravaganza as part of the activities for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine (STEM) Week, which is led by WiSTEM....

Spring Fashion Trends

February 29, 2012

Upper School seniors celebrate final year through participation in Fashion Show

Upper School seniors celebrate final year through participation in Fashion Show

by Nayeon Kim & Meena Chetty February 25, 2012

The last year of high school is special to every student. Some seniors choose to celebrate it by participating in the fashion show as models. In this year’s fashion show themed Celebrate! K through...

The Studio by Angie works behind the scenes on hair and makeup

The Studio by Angie works behind the scenes on hair and makeup

by Rachel Salisbury, Mariam Sulakian & Riya Godbole February 24, 2012

As the focus of Fashion Show is traditionally on the models and their attire, it may be easy to forget the hectic but essential work behind the scenes: hair and makeup. Though time pressure can make...

Performing arts groups participate in Fashion Show

Performing arts groups participate in Fashion Show

by Kacey Fang & Jessica "Fred" Cheng February 24, 2012

Gold sequins, summer dresses, the boom of the beat and the beat of the drum. Performing arts groups Jazz Band, Varsity Dance Troupe, and Downbeat provided these additions to the fashion show luncheon. As...

Tommy Emmanuel gives spirited performance at San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts

Tommy Emmanuel gives spirited performance at San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts

by Urvi Gupta February 11, 2012

Give a guitar to Tommy Emmanuel, and he’ll have you wrapped around his finger in no time. Being the performer he is, Emmanuel used everything from percussion to dancing to keep his audience entertained...

Load More Stories