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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

President Obama addresses underlying problems behind San Bernardino attacks

President Obama addresses underlying problems behind San Bernardino attacks

by Ashley Jiang, Rose Guan, Ria Gupta, and Anika Rajamani December 12, 2015

President Obama delivered a speech addressing terrorism and gun control in the Oval Office last Sunday, shortly after attacks in San Bernardino, California left 14 dead and 21 wounded. In San Bernardino,...

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 review – 3/5 stars

by Catherine Huang, TALON Asst. Photo Editor December 11, 2015

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, the final movie in The Hunger Games series, was released on Nov. 20. The movie, directed by Francis Lawrence, featured Katniss and her team from District 13 traveling...

Branching out: Students seek independent college counseling services

Branching out: Students seek independent college counseling services

by Meilan Steimle, Kshithija Mulam, and Sahana Srinivasan November 29, 2015

Twenty-six percent of college applicants used an independent college counselor in 2013, three times as many as from 10 years prior. The upper school is no exception to this rising trend. In addition...

Black Friday: Savings, at a cost

Black Friday: Savings, at a cost

by Raveena Kapatkar, Tiffany Wong, and Brian Park November 29, 2015

Outdoor retail store Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) recently announced that all of its 143 stores will be closed on Black Friday, giving its employees the day off with pay. REI created the hashtag...

An SDS directors journey

An SDS director’s journey

by Nicole Chen and Nisha Shankar November 28, 2015

Performing arts department chair Laura Lang-Ree picks four Student-Directed Showcase (SDS) directors every year by conducting interviews and essay questions and the input of other faculty members to single...

Is it Ugg season yet?

Is it Ugg season yet?

by Jenna Sadhu and Melina Nakos November 28, 2015

It’s fall now, which means it’s about that time of the year to pull out your Ugg boots and strut them around campus. Uggs come in most sizes; the mini size, which goes about two inches above the...

Harker Summit attendees Namitha Vellian (12), Peter Connors (10) and Kobe Howard (9) discuss concerns of the student body in small groups.

Summit brings about gradual improvements

by Raveena Kapatkar and Rithika Devarakonda November 28, 2015

Changes as a result of suggestions given at the Harker Summit, which occurred on Sept. 25, are continuing to be implemented throughout the year. Recent changes include creating a quiet study space...

Members of varsity dance  perform during the Santana Row Tree Lighting Ceremony. The girls danced to an upbeat big band version of “Jingle Bells.”

Performing arts light up Santana Row

by Aneesha Kumar and Ruhi Sayana November 28, 2015

Dazzling visitors to Santana Row with an hour long performance, the Varsity dance troupe, JV dance troupe, Kinetic Krew and Downbeat performed at the Santana Row Tree Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday. Santana...

Novel writing month challenges would-be authors

Novel writing month challenges would-be authors

by Jackie Gao and Adrian Chu November 25, 2015

The annual National Novel Writing Month program(NaNoWriMo) challenged children and adults worldwide to commit to structured novel writing in November to help them reach their creative literary potential. Participants...

Comeback music to listen to

Comeback music to listen to

by Prameela Kottapalli, Reporter November 25, 2015

Fall marks the change from baseball season to football season, from sunshine to rain, and from frappucinos to pumpkin spice lattes. It also marks the change in the music industry from new to old— and...

GSA adviser Abel Olivas explains the club’s history

by Ashley Jiang, Reporter November 22, 2015

Winged Post: Could you talk a bit about the club’s history at Harker and how it all started? Abel Olivas: "When I first got here, I was wanting to just be the Spanish teacher and not the gay teacher...

Gender-Sexuality Alliance at Harker: Interview with Jenny Bourke (12) and Ashley Devlin (9)

by Maya Valluru, Copy Editor November 22, 2015

Winged Post: Why do you think it's important that Harker has a GSA? Jenny Bourke: "I think it's important because I do keep hearing people using slurs, sometimes as a joke. Even if it is, it's still...

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