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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Sumer created a painting of his mother as a gift. Though children now often purchase gifts from stores, they were originally meant to provide their mothers with sentimental gifts such as handmade cards or poems.

Students celebrate Mother’s Day with families

by Meena Gudapati, Reporter May 11, 2015

Mother’s Day, a celebration meant to honor mothers around the world, was celebrated on Sunday by many Upper School students. Though children now often purchase gifts from stores, they were originally...

Liftee hopes to revolutionize kids transportation by providing personalized services for each customer. The company will sponsor rides for attendees of the annual Harker Gala.

Liftee partners with Night on the Town Gala to provide safe rides for the event

by Sharanya Balaji, Multimedia Editor May 8, 2015

Ritu Narayan, Harker parent and co-founder of the company Liftee, has partnered with this year’s annual Night on the Town Harker Gala event to help provide safe rides to the event for both kids and...

Senior Pranav Reddy poses with his trophy after being crowned the national champion of Lincoln Douglas debate. This is his second consecutive year of winning this prestigious competition.

Senior Pranav Reddy crowned national champion of Lincoln Douglas debate

by Maya Kumar and Sanjana Avula May 8, 2015

Pranav Reddy (12) won the individual championship in Lincoln Douglas Debate at the invitation-only Tournament of Champions (TOC) in Lexington, Kentucky from April 25 to 27, where 18 Harker students competed....

Stanley Zhao (11) walks with his pencil case out of an AP exam. AP exams end on May 15th.

AP exams: the stress factor

by Emma Yu, Reporter May 6, 2015

As AP exams continue in full swing for the next two weeks, students begin to focus more on studying and preparing for their exams, attempting to manage their time to avoid unnecessary stress. AP tests...

Rising college costs affect seniors choices

Rising college costs affect seniors’ choices

On a chilly November night, Adora Svitak slept on the floor of University of California at Berkeley’s Wheeler Hall, trading her bed for the tiles. The Cal freshman was one of hundreds who camped out...

Agata Sorotkin (12) and Maya Nandakumar (12) smile as they pore over a book. Agata and Maya were both Mitra Scholars.

Near and Mitra Grant scholars release papers

by Tara Parimi, Aquila Copy Editor and Reporter May 1, 2015

Following months of meticulous research and writing, the Near and Mitra Grant scholars submitted the final drafts of their research papers on April 10. “[The program] allows you to go deep and spend...

Students try food at the 2014 GEO fair. This years GEO fairs date is set to take place at the end of April.

GEO Multicultural Fair set to take place at end of April

by Lauren Russell and Vijay Bharadwaj April 28, 2015

The annual Global Multicultural fair, hosted by the Global Empowerment Outreach (GEO) club, is set to take place towards the end of April. The fair is organized by the club for students to come by and...

Allison Kiang (12) helps clean up after the event. The concert ended up raising over $600 in cash donations.

Changing the PACE of autism

by Kacey Fang, Winged Post Managing Editor April 27, 2015

With April being Autism Awareness Month, several Upper School students performed in and organized “Light It Up Blue,” a benefit concert at Santana Row last Saturday that raised money and awareness...

Rishabh Nijhawan (10) cheers for the sophomore class. The class of 2017 wore shirts with the slogan of We have more class.

Last day of Spirit Week ends in flying colors

by Kaitlin Hsu, Aquila Assistant Sports Editor April 24, 2015

Spirit Week came to a close this Friday with class T-shirt day with the students having the opportunity to participate in the annual Spirit Rally and eat free popsicles. Students also wore class T-shirts...

Students reach for snow cones after school. Spirit Club handed out free food to students every day after school.

Spirit Week 2015: A tradition continues

by Praveen Batra, Reporter April 22, 2015

Pajamas, tie-dye and monochrome are among the themes of this year’s Spirit Week. The Upper School tradition consists of five days of dress-up food, competitions and a Friday spirit rally. “It's...

Jonathan Dai (11), Ankur Karwal (11), and Shay Lari-Hosain (11) set up cameras to film. Multimedia Club produces videos for many clubs across campus.

Multimedia club supports school with photos and videos

by Emma Yu, Reporter April 19, 2015

10 a.m., Monday morning. Students witness the Hulk rescue students from demonic academic pressures by transforming them into undefeatable superheroes and guiding them to a paradise—Sadies. Behind the...

Shannon Hong (11) poses in front of campaign material for Hillary Clinton. Shannon is a supporter of Hillary Clintons bid for presidency.

Hillary Clinton announces 2016 presidential bid to mixed reactions

by Meena Gudapati, Reporter April 16, 2015

Hillary Rodham Clinton announced her 2016 presidential bid in a video on Sunday. Clinton’s announcement comes as a result of her desire to decrease the amount of income inequality. The video begins...

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