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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...

Exploring identity

by Ashley Jiang, Maya Valluru, and Maya Kumar November 22, 2015

When students attended a biannual assembly hosted by Harker GSA, Ruth McFarlane told them to snap their fingers each time they found something she said interesting. As she clarified the terms used in the...

Campus protests surrounding treatment of students of color gain traction across nation

Campus protests surrounding treatment of students of color gain traction across nation

by Sahana Srinivasan, Kaitlin Hsu, and Kavya Ramakrishnan November 22, 2015

Amid allegations of administrators failing to address racial concerns, universities across the nation, most notably the University of Missouri and Yale University, have become centers of student protests...

Keller’s Korner

by Sharanya Balaji, Editor-In-Chief November 20, 2015

As the upper school community heads for a week long break to celebrate Thanksgiving, Upper School Head Butch Keller reflects upon the last month attributing the beauty of high school to its constant unexpectedness...

Behind the scenes: Dance teams prepare for upcoming performances

Behind the scenes: Dance teams prepare for upcoming performances

by Rose Guan, Reporter November 16, 2015

The nine members of the junior varsity dance troupe stand motionless, heads lowered, as the powerful first chords of Lady Gaga’s “Applause” thrum through the mirrored practice room. When the pitch...

Upper School students celebrate Diwali

Upper School students celebrate Diwali

by Aneesha Kumar, Reporter November 16, 2015

Flickering flames in intricately painted oil lamps light up people’s houses and yards as they celebrate Diwali. Lights shine brilliantly all around the world on Wednesday and Thursday as Indian families...

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