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

Naomi Molin (11) auditions for HOSCARS in front of student council. HOSCARS is set to take place on March 18.

Students and faculty audition for HOSCARS

by Nicole Chen, Reporter March 3, 2016

Three student council members sit down as Naomi Molin (12) stands in her initial position for her Hawaiian dance routine. The music starts to play and she starts to gracefully move her arms and sway while...

Cheesy can be good - Fuller House 8.5/10

Cheesy can be good – Fuller House 8.5/10

by Sharanya Balaji, Editor-In-Chief March 3, 2016

It is safe to say that Full House, Seinfeld, and Friends are all shows that will forever live in the imaginary American sitcom Hall of Fame. And for every one of the television fanatics created through...

Students who make their own music

Students who make their own music

by Shania Wang and Katherine Zhang March 3, 2016

Crash. Ding. Boom. The sound of music fills the air constantly throughout the day. Aside from academic studies, sports and other activities, many upper school students pursue music as a passion. They express...

Blurred borders

Blurred borders

by Vignesh Panchanatham and Lauren Russell March 3, 2016

The Syrian refugee crisis, which has caused millions of Syrians to flee the country, and ongoing discussions about the U.S.-Mexico border have brought immigration to the world stage as a complicated topic...

Not a drop to drink

Not a drop to drink

by Raveena Kapatkar and Maya Kumar March 3, 2016

In 1973, the EPA announced regulations on using leaded gasoline because of the potentially detrimental effects to the health of the American citizens. Today, there is a new source of lead bourne danger...

Spring health: case of viral meningitis appears in upper school

Spring health: case of viral meningitis appears in upper school

by Alex Wang, Web Developer March 3, 2016

An upper school student developed a case of viral meningitis towards the end of break and was admitted to the hospital. The school is now outside of the incubation period, so the virus is perceived to...

Careers in composing: Q&A with Caitlyn Smith, composer of the hit song “Like I’m Gonna Lose You”

by Kavya Ramakrishnan, Winged Post Managing Editor March 3, 2016

The Winged Post recently spoke to Caitlyn Smith, a Nashville-based songwriter and musical artist who has written hits for the likes of Meghan Trainor, Cassadee Pope, Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks and Lady...

How to dress for California weather

How to dress for California weather

by Maya Kumar, Winged Post Asst. Features Editor March 2, 2016

When you wake up and feel the frigid morning air, your first instinct is probably to bundle up as if it's snowing outside, in a turtleneck and a thick parka, but wait until 3 p.m. and you’ll be ready...

Presenter Priyanka Chopra arrives at the 88th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California Feb. 28, 2016.

Best and worst looks on the 2016 Oscars red carpet

by Ayushi Gautam, Managing Editor March 2, 2016

  Sunday night was one for the books, in Hollywood and possibly in your lives as well. You might have been weighing in on Chris Rock’s politicized spin on being an Oscars emcee or maybe you...

Haris Hosseini (9) and Vanessa Tyagi (10) pose for a picture with manicured eyebrows. Across social media, #OnFleek is a hashtag used commonly to describe eyebrows.

Eyebrows #OnFleek

by Jenna Sadhu, Social Media Reporter March 1, 2016

Eyebrows are the windows to the soul, the frame of the face. There are thin brows, bushy brows, unibrows and defined brows. Some groom them, some do not. The three most common methods of grooming eyebrows...

Guide to Super Tuesday

Guide to Super Tuesday

by Sharanya Balaji, Editor-In-Chief March 1, 2016

Seven Candidates. Thirteen States. Two Parties. Two Winners. One Super Tuesday. So what really is Super Tuesday? It is when thirteen states vote to hand out the most delegates awarded on any given...

Supervisor Scott Wiener of San Francisco’s District 8 in his office on the second floor of City Hall. Wingspan talked to him about San Francisco’s increasingly acute housing crisis for an upcoming long-form journalism exposé on the recent wave of gentrification in the city.

San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener on gentrification, the housing crisis and how he wants to manage it

by Shay Lari-Hosain, Wingspan Editor-in-Chief February 16, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL, August 10, 2015 — Wingspan staff sat down with Supervisor Scott Wiener of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors in his City Hall office to talk about gentrification and displacement...

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