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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

Keller’s Korner – 11/8 & 11/15

by Alyssa Amick, Managing Editor November 20, 2013

The past two weeks have been filled with numerous performing arts events, the start of the Nikoloff lecture series, and multiple athletic events including the annual dodgeball tournament. The fall play...

Gabriele Stahl, Upper School Math teacher, dances the tango, a passion she has pursued for many years. In order to help her communicate with her tango teachers, she is taking Spanish classes.

Teachers extend knowledge, head “back to school”

by Alyssa Amick and Elisabeth Siegel November 16, 2013

Some students do not even consider the possibility of returning to classes after they are done with college, but for some teachers on the Upper School campus, taking extra classes gives them the opportunity...

Students Earn CJCL Ludi Awards

by Alyssa Amick, Managing Editor November 11, 2013

Upper school students recently competed in the Northern California, California Junior Classical League (CJCL) Ludi event winning a total of 20 ribbon awards. Students competed in categories such as...

Dr. Lars Peter Hansen was one of the recipients of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Dr. Hansen shared the award with economists Dr. Eugene F. Fama of the University of Chicago and Dr. Robert J. Shiller of Yale University

Q&A with Nobel Laureate Dr. Lars Peter Hansen

by Shay Lari-Hosain, Reporter November 6, 2013

Harker Aquila reporter Shay Lari-Hosain conducted a phone interview with 2013 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences. Shay Lari-Hosain So first I just wanted to start off with how you would explain your...

Keller’s Korner – November 1

by Alyssa Amick, Managing Editor November 6, 2013

The boys’ and girls’ water polo senior nights, Halloween festivities, and an assembly hosted by Law Club provided students a change in the usual schedule. Both water polo teams won their senior...

Alumna Daniela Lapidous raises awareness about fossil fuel divestment

by Juhi Gupta and Allison Sun November 5, 2013

Harker alumna Daniela Lapidous (‘12) is on a quest to divest. The Columbia University sophomore has been working individually and with Barnard Columbia Divest to stop the university from investing its...

Keller’s Korner – October 25

by Alyssa Amick October 31, 2013

The week featured a variety of successes among sports teams and many activities sponsored by the Speech and Debate program to celebrate its week. “This past week we’re highlighting two sports teams:...

Keller’s Korner 10/11&10/18

by Alyssa Amick October 22, 2013

The past two weeks featured events such as football and cheer senior nights, the junior class' sailing and kayaking trip, the freshman community service trip, National Honors Society Induction ceremony,...

Members of the Upper School Choir sing at a concert last spring. The five students selected to perform in the Honor Choir felt that participating in the Upper School Choirs prepared them well for this opportunity.

Five students selected for Honor Choir

by Roshni Pankhaniya and Vasudha Rengarajan October 14, 2013

The American Choral Directors Association selected five Upper School students to participate in the Coastal Region Honor Choir. Four students, Simran Singh (11), Sahana Narayan (10), Maya Nandakumar...

Keller’s Korner – October 4

by Alyssa Amick October 7, 2013

Events of the week included Eagle Buddies, Life sessions, and the Honors and Ethics Conference. “Anytime there is an Eagle Buddies event, it is one of my favorite. I love to see the interaction...

Keller’s Korner – September 20

by Alyssa Amick September 23, 2013

This week featured a different LIFE assembly for each grade as well as a Junior Varsity football game against Irvington High School. The freshman class listened to advice about the upcoming school...

Students and staff honor those lost in the 9/11 attacks twelve years ago. The flag in the quad was lowered to half-mast as a sign of respect.

Students and teachers reflect on 9/11

by Allison Sun September 12, 2013

Twelve years ago, four passenger planes were hijacked by an Islamist terrorist group known as al-Qaeda. Two of the planes crashed into the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, and one was flown into the...

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