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Memoir Monday: A red leather notebook

Memoir Monday: A red leather notebook

by Sara Yen, Reporter May 25, 2018

Sara Yen I pull out the top layer of the drawer next to my bed, the sliding of the plastic making a loud and squeaky noise. I reach in and grab my red leather Moleskine notebook. Running my finger...

The arpeggios of the snowflakes

The arpeggios of the snowflakes

by Tiffany Wong, News Editor May 14, 2018

Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” poses a formidable challenge to the first-year orchestral harpist. From the intricate passages of inversions to the agonizing six-movement wait before the ever-famous...

Peggy Sawyer (Ellie Lang-Ree(11)) tap dances while singing a song. 88 people in total, including cast, crew and musicians were involved in the production of 42nd Street.

Come and meet those dancing feet on “42nd Street”!

by Aditya Singhvi and Jessie Wang May 14, 2018

When “King of Broadway,” Julian Marsh (Akhil Arun (12)), falls onto hard times, he has no choice but to put on the largest musical Broadway has seen for the last 20 years, “Pretty Lady”. Rich magnate...

Elliot Kampmeier (9) crouches down beside a stack of chairs and one of his cats. “My dad’s coworker runs a cat shelter, just out of his house, so we got both of our cats from him. It’s really funny, because he used to play minor league baseball, so he’s this really buff, tall guy, and there’s pictures of him bottle feeding little kittens so it’s really great," he said.

Pets of Harker

by Nina Gee, Reporter May 14, 2018

With all the stress and pressure that comes with being a high schooler, many students turn to their furry friends for comfort and support. As a listening ear, a loyal companion, and a way to connect with...

Meet your teacher: History teacher strives for inner balance

Meet your teacher: History teacher strives for inner balance

by Mahika Halepete and Helen Yang May 14, 2018

Silence seeps into the air as a group of people sit together, meditating—then, chants begin to echo as they recite the names of gods in Hebrew through a harmony of songs. When the clock strikes exactly...

Aditi Khanna (10) waves a white scarf and shakes a rainstick to represent calling in the Spirit of the East, which represents air. Each student brought in visual representations of the element they were assigned to.

World Religions class recreates Native American ceremony

by Mahika Halepete, Winged Post Lifestyle Editor May 14, 2018

Six students gather outside Shah Hall and listen to the beat of an Indian drum, each calling out invocations to the four nature directions. "Go, take yourself wherever your spirit leads," world history...

The evolution of cigarettes: Vaping trend popularizes among youth

The evolution of cigarettes: Vaping trend popularizes among youth

by Kathy Fang, Saloni Shah, Krishna Bheda, and Irina Malyugina May 7, 2018

In light of the recent surge in the popularity of JUUL devices, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) embarked on a nationwide crackdown on teenage e-cigarette use by tightening regulations, issuing...

The current Harker Pay interface. A group of juniors developed the program and inaugurated its use this school year.

Harker Pay facilitates student purchases in upper school campus

by Farah Hosseini May 3, 2018

A group of students established Harker Pay at the upper school community, enabling students to purchase items online using their phones. With a quick log-in process and confirmation, students are able...

Sen Dai Sushi: Sushi with a modern flair

Sen Dai Sushi: Sushi with a modern flair

by Derek Yen, Winged Post Opinion Editor May 1, 2018

Even on an unremarkable Thursday night, Sen Dai Sushi is packed tight like a makizushi. "Twenty-five minutes," says a server for a party of three. Derek Yen The crowd in the restaurant is a representative...

Kinetic Krew member Jerry Chen (12) and Varsity dance troupe member Miranda Larsen (12) pose at the end of the finale routine of this year's Just Dance showcase. Earlier this school year, the Patil Theater was also the venue for a piano master class, An Evening of Jazz and annual spring musical "42nd Street."

Just Dance: Annual dance showcase features six Harker dance troupes

by Nicole Chen, Aquila Features Editor April 29, 2018

Upper, middle and lower school student dancers performed in this year’s final dance showcase, Just Dance, this evening at 6 p.m. in the Patil Theater. Upper school Varsity and Junior Varsity dance troupes...

Students talk to Gerald Nicosia, biographer of Jack Kerouac and beat poet. The beat generation, a group of poets that wrote after the second world war, greatly influenced political ideals at the time.

Students experience Beat poetry reading

by Vivian Jin, Reporter April 27, 2018

The students of English teacher Charles Shuttleworth’s senior elective, Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation, and English teacher Jennifer Siraganian’s creative writing class, Theory and Practice of...

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