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Delaney Martin (12) decorates the Senior Christmas tree in Manzinita today at lunch.

Holiday spirit spreads on campus

by Anokhi Saklecha, Winged Post Global Editor December 3, 2014

Colorful lights adorn the hallways of Main, red and silver bulbs embellish the campus greenery, and neatly-wrapped gifts float among students. As the Christmas season quickly approaches, here are a few...

Juniors work with one another to put together the cans their class donated to the food drive.

‘Tis the season for cans for charity

by Priscilla Pan, Winged Post Features Editor November 29, 2014

After a day of using weed wackers and hackers in the overgrown orchard, Spanish teacher Diana Moss and Kevin Moss (‘14) fought until they could see the remaining fruit trees. Like the Moss family,...

SDS Director Madi Lang-Ree (12) reviews her play with the cast.

SDS directors discuss upcoming plays

by Riya Godbole and Maya Kumar November 27, 2014

Chaotic weddings, strangers trapped in theaters, blind dates, and love vignettes will all come together on stage during this year’s upcoming Senior Directed Showcase (SDS). The Winged Post caught up...

School email access policy

School email access policy

by Vivek Bharadwa and Emma Yu November 26, 2014

Careful with that passionate, romantically-worded email to your crush. As with most other email-providing institutions, Harker’s Intellectual Technology (IT) department can access the contents of student...

Five things you didn’t know about the Harker cafeteria

Five things you didn’t know about the Harker cafeteria

by Meena Gudapati, Reporter November 25, 2014

Produce of the Month Every month, there is a new fruit or vegetable, which is featured in many of the dishes across all four campuses. It is decided based on the season. This month’s produce, cranberry,...

Agata Sorotokin (12) performing piano. She performed as a piano soloist with the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra at Davies Symphony Hall on Nov. 23, from 2:00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.

Q&A with Agata Sorotokin

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinion Editor November 25, 2014

Agata Sorotokin (12) is performing as a piano soloist with the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra at Davies Symphony Hall on Nov. 23, from 2:00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Apoorva Rangan (12), Jason Jeong (12),...

American Diabetes Month takes place each November. WiSTEM hosted Diabetes Awareness Week last week to raise awareness.

WiSTEM hosts Diabetes Awareness Week

by Kavya Ramakrishnan, Aditya Varshney, and Jackie Gao November 24, 2014

Diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in the United States in 2010, responsible for or contributing to 234,051 deaths, according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA). According to the...

Demonstrators rally against the deaths of 43 students in Guerrero, Mexico. The students were found dead months after they were allegedly kidnapped in September.

Missing students after protests in Mexico

by Trisha Dwivedi and Praveen Batra November 24, 2014

43 students from the Guerrero state of Mexico went missing after the police stopped their political activism practice from continuing on Sept. 26 in the city of Iguala. 38 out of the 43 students, who...

Usage of "Ebola" over time.

Ebola: Has the fear subsided?

by Aditya Varshney, Reporter November 23, 2014

The U.S. was declared Ebola-free on Monday following the death of the only remaining Ebola patient in the country. So far, the U.S. has confirmed 10 cases of EVD and, of these cases, there have been two...

Countries which have recognized Palestine.

Sweden recognizes Palestine, joins ranks of 134 other UN member states

by Elisabeth Siegel and Derek Yen November 23, 2014

Sweden’s Prime Minister, Stefan Lofven, announced Sweden’s recognition of Palestine on Oct. 30, making Sweden the first major European nation to do so and sparking controversy among the involved nations,...

A guest lecturer at the fall JCL convention discusses Caesar's "De Bello Gallico." Other lectures focused on topics such as Vergil's "Aeneid."

JSA and JCL Host Conventions

by Vedant Thyagaraj and Praveen Batra November 22, 2014

Both Junior State of America and the Junior Classical League held their first set of conventions on the weekend of Nov. 15 to help interested students further explore their interests, whether in political...

Update on the trash situation

Update on the trash situation

by Danya Zhang, Reporter November 18, 2014

Before lunch, the tables in front of Manzanita look clean and spotless. Yet after both lunch periods, students find the tables covered in dirty napkins, used plates, and greasy utensils which are left...

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