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Harker Aquila

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“I just have a different outlook on the world,” Meena Gudapati (12) said. “I’m probably not the only one who thinks this way, but I don’t really think anything is a big deal. Tests aren’t a big deal; the ACT isn’t a big deal; college isn’t a big deal. It’s all fine. The world is so big. Nothing matters. It’s all for fun, you know? I don’t really get worried about those things. They’re all just little bits and pieces, and they don’t actually ruin the world or anything.”

Humans of Harker: Meena Gudapati finds the fun in life

by Sahana Srinivasan, Winged Post and Wingspan Co-Editor-In-Chief October 13, 2017

Meena Gudapati (12) moves with a rather distinctive gait—toes and feet angled inwards in what’s commonly referred to as the “pigeon-toed” condition. She also speaks with an accent quite unusual...

Kiana Underwood arranges a summer floral piece with pink, beige, orange, green, and red accents. She grew up surrounded by flowers, including the garden of her grandfather.

So you wanna be a floral designer?

by Gloria Zhang and Sara Yen October 12, 2017

Kiana Underwood’s favorite flowers are ranunculuses and gardenias. Ranunculus’s organic movements and colors embodies her style as a nature-inspired floral designer. Unlike many florists or floral...

Review: The best boba buys

Review: The best boba buys

by Derek Yen and Aditya Roy October 12, 2017

Students in the Bay Area live within a Renaissance of boba, that modern Taiwanese take on traditional tea. In “boba tea,” a black tea is mixed with milk, sweetened and served with toppings to give...

Mahika Halepete and Jenna Sadhu

Are there enough seats at lunch?

by Jenna Sadhu and Arushi Saxena October 12, 2017

For the 792 students on the upper school campus, the 450 seats are insufficient for all the freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors during lunch. Although students choose to sit all over campus, most...

Upper school tackles best methods for time management

Upper school tackles best methods for time management

by Sahana Srinivasan, Nerine Uyanik, and Gloria Zhang October 12, 2017

Freshman dean Jeffrey Draper, sophomore dean Kelly Horan and chemistry teacher Dr. Smriti Koodanjeri introduced a new time management program to the upper school this fall for the freshman class and includes...

Agüero-Esparza uses a sewing machine to fashion traditional Mexican sandals,
known as Huaraches.

Meet your teacher: Art teacher features original work at Getty-sponsored exhibition

by Neil Bai and Jessie Wang October 12, 2017

When she was a child, upper school visual arts teacher Pilar Agüero-Esparza would always receive art supplies as holiday gifts and birthday presents, leading to a lasting passion for drawing, painting,...

Upper school teachers form a human pyramid in celebration of homecoming in
2001.

Blast from the Past

by Jin Tuan, Reporter October 12, 2017

David Wen (12) stirs a pot as part of his next step in dinner preparations. David has been cooking once a month for the guests and staff at JW House.

Student Spotlight: Seniors volunteer at local nonprofit

by Tiffany Wong and Karina Chen October 12, 2017

The aromatic smell of marinated chicken wafts through the air as the thick steam from the sizzling pans blankets the kitchen with warmth and coziness. Chairs scrape across the floor and laughter fills...

Juniors Abigail Wisdom and Matthew Mammen and sophomores Jasmine Wiese, Lauren Beede and Ayesha Baweja participate in a storytelling workshop at the festival campus. Students and faculty visited Ashland from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1.

Students attend Oregon Shakespeare festival

by Krishna Bheda and Kathy Fang October 12, 2017

Students from the Harker school attended the annual Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland on Sept. 29th to Oct. 1st. The festival is run by a professional repertory theatre company that was founded...

Howard Nichols speaks at the opening of Shah Hall. The school will honor him for his birthday on Oct. 10 by serving fresh baked chocolate-chip cookies.

Upper school commemorates Howard Nichols’ birthday

by Meena Gudapati, Srinath Somasundaram, and Anmol Velagapudi October 12, 2017

“He was a man’s man, he was an employee advocate, and he was someone that anybody would aspire to be,” Facility Director Mike Bassoni said. On Oct. 10, Harker will celebrate what would have been...

Members of the Bellarmine football team knelt this past weekend at this game as well as at the game the week before.

Taking a knee: Athletes and activists across nation kneel to take a stand

by Rose Guan and Vivian Jin October 12, 2017

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick dropped his contract with the San Francisco 49ers after last season, when he began to kneel during performances of the national anthem before games in order to protest...

Fake news phenomenon spreads across internet

Fake news phenomenon spreads across internet

by Maya Kumar and Zoe Sanders October 12, 2017

Fake news is not a new phenomenon. From edited photos of Abraham Lincoln to OJ Simpson, falsified news has always been a problem, but today it is far more widespread than ever before. “Platforms,...

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