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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Seniors Maya Jeyendran and Helena Dworak pose with a sign promoting SoulCycle. Both of them took classes at the Palo Alto SoulCycle location.

Did you know: Helena Dworak cycles her way through senior year

by Ria Gandhi, Aquila Features Editor October 10, 2015

Senior Helena Dworak spends much of her week at SoulCycle, an indoor-cycling company that aims to mix fitness with a variety of elements, including motivational sayings and the thrill of a dance party. The...

Kinetic Krew rehearses for its performance this Sunday. The all-male dance troupe was formed this year at the upper school.

Kinetic Krew looks forward to first performance

by Anika Rajamani, Reporter October 9, 2015

Kinetic Krew, the upper school’s new all-male dance troupe, will perform for the first time at the 65th Annual Family and Alumni Picnic this Sunday. Auditions for this dance team were held on Aug....

Matthew Hajjar (9) reads his lines from The Internet is Distract--OH LOOK A KITTEN! during Period 6 lunch on Tuesday. SDS readings are currently underway.

Behind-the-Scenes of SDS

by Shania Wang, Reporter October 8, 2015

Student directors of this year's Student Directed Showcase (SDS) began their year-long process of directing a full-length play by holding staged readings on Tuesday and Wednesday during both lunches in...

Senior Gurutam Thockchom plays the guitar while singing. Gurutam was one of four Harker students selected to the National Choir.

Four Harker students to perform as part of National Honor Choir

by Tiffany Wong, Reporter October 7, 2015

Four upper school students have been selected from a pool of over a thousand applicants to perform with 346 other members of the All-National Honor Choir at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on Oct. 28. Applicants...

Freshmen cheer for their class during the scream-off. This was the first rally for the freshman and the last homecoming rally for the seniors.

Freshmen and seniors reflect on Spirit Week experiences

by Lauren Russell, Reporter October 2, 2015

As the first spirit week of the school year comes to an end, freshmen reflect on their first high school rally while seniors think about one of their last rallies. This year’s spirit rally had the...

Syrian refugees attend school in Jordan. The influx of refugees into European countries has escalated over the past year.

Syrian refugee crisis continues to escalate worldwide

by Sharon Yan, TALON Academics Editor September 22, 2015

The Syrian refugee movement, which began in 2011 after civil war broke out in the country, has created a worldwide crisis due to the large influx of Syrians into European nations who seek asylum and safety. Nearly...

Wajahat Ali speaks to a group of students and faculty in the journalism room. Ali spoke at the Upper School on Friday.

Al-Jazeera America’s Wajahat Ali speaks to students

by Trisha Dwivedi, Executive Sports Editor September 19, 2015

Al-Jazeera America’s “The Stream” co-host and Harker alumnus Wajahat Ali spoke about his life as a Muslim-American at an all-school assembly yesterday after second period in the gym. “The Domestic...

Arun Shriram (12) performs on stage. Arun hosted a music concert to help fundraise for the Make-A-Wish foundation.

Did you know: Arun Shriram hosts music concert to fundraise for Make-A-Wish foundation

by Julia Huang, TALON Asst. Copy Editor September 17, 2015

Senior Arun Shriram hosted a successful music concert that raised $3,901 for Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area at the Good Samaritan Methodist Church in Cupertino on Sept. 12. At least 130 people attended the...

Marina Newman (11) interviews Rishabh Chandra (12) as Brendan Tobin (11) and Janet Lee (12) sit in to hear the responses. The cast of fall play will be conducting interviews using questions that center around The Laramie Project.

Fall play cast prepare for roles by interviewing community members

by Melina Nakos, Reporter September 15, 2015

The cast of this year’s fall play, “The Laramie Project”, has begun preparation through activities that cultivate the understanding of the play’s themes as well as expose the cast to different...

Activities Coordinator Kerry Enzensperger, Assistant to Activities Coordinator Eric Kallbrier, President Layla Walker (12) and Vice President Arben Gutierrez-Bujari (11) gather in Kerry’s room to discuss upcoming spirit events. The leadership team also collaborates with all class Spirit Coordinators so that students of each grade can participate as much as possible.

Harker Spirit undergoes change in structure to encourage participation

by Kathy Duan, TALON Student Life Editor September 12, 2015

Harker Spirit revamped its leadership structure this year in order to create a positive “school-wide program that encompasses every single member of the community,” according to Assistant to Activities...

Artificial intelligence has advanced since its beginnings two decades ago. Some examples of artificial intelligence include driverless cars and robots.

The future of artificial intelligence

by Jackie Gao and Rose Guan September 8, 2015

Artificial intelligence has made great advances since the advent of inventions such as robots that can think through difficult problems and cars that can function autonomously, and the future holds even...

Davis Howard (11) and Lindsey Trinh (11)  wave to the crowd during the 2014 Homecoming game. Davis and Lindsey were the class of 2017s prince and princess in 2014.

Looking into homecoming court nominations

by Ria Gandhi and Anika Rajamani September 5, 2015

The annual selection of the homecoming court, a longstanding Harker tradition, is well underway, with voting now open to students from all grades. Each grade will select one boy and one girl to represent...

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