The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Sochi 2014: Winter Olympics

by Tiara Bhatacharya February 7, 2014

Elation, anger, anticipation, and resentment are just a few of the sentiments surrounding the 2014 Winter Olympics to be hosted in Sochi, Russia from Feb. 7 to 23. The best athletes from around the globe...

Polina Edmunds (15) poses in her skating attire.

Mitty skater heads to Sochi

by Tiara Bhatacharya February 7, 2014

Archbishop Mitty student Polina Edmunds (10) earned a spot on the U.S. Women’s Olympic Figure Skating Team for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics after 13 years of training, joined by teammates Gracie Gold,...

The Women’s Revolution

by Vasudha Rengarajan, Kacey Fang, and Sindhu Ravuri February 5, 2014

Over the years, gender equality has taken up new meaning. With each victory in society comes the realization of increasing opportunities for women. According to a recent census, the state of women has...

Chinese New Year

by Meilan Steimle, Reporter January 29, 2014

The lunar calendar will transition to the year of the horse in a couple of days in the annual, two-week festival that is Chinese New Year. Although it is a holiday widely celebrated in China and the Bay...

Sidhart Krishnamurthi (10) poses with Head of School Christopher Nikoloff and author of The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini, who spoke at the Upper School on Nov. 30.

Saving for shelters: Sophomore fundraises for Afghan refugees

by Mariam Sulakian May 17, 2013

Putting the book down, he pauses. Right then, the inspiration kicks in—money for a mission. Since his reading, Sidhart Krishnamurthi (10) has gone on to fundraise a total of 2,040 dollars for a donation...

Students choose from a variety of frozen yogurt flavors and toppings sold by Interact outside of Manzanita after school. The club raised money for schools and libraries in Bangladesh.

Interact Week: Club fundraises for Bangladeshi schools

by Anishka Agarwal April 20, 2013

Bright green and blue cartons of frozen yogurt lined a table outside Manzanita Hall as students gathered around to buy Pinkberry, one of the many items sold by Interact for its club week. A club new...

Covered in colored powder, Riya Godbole (10) and Vishal Vaidya (10) pop water balloons on each other at a Holi festival.

Holi: Celebrations for the festival of colors

by Mariam Sulakian March 29, 2013

Red, blue, orange, green. Heaps of colors fly here and there as families and friends gather in celebration for the annual Indian Holi Festival. As springtime rolls around, multiple Holi festivals throughout...

Junior Kimberly Ma writes her own personal message to the Towa Lower and Middle School. Messages varied from student to student, either expressing their sympathies or introducing themselves to the kids.

JHNS provides messages for students affected by Fukushima disaster

by Stacey Chao February 25, 2013

From February 25 to March 1, Japanese National Honor Society (JNHS) encourages students to write cards for the Towa Lower and Middle School students who were afflicted by the Fukushima nuclear disaster...

Sophomore Zoë Woehrmann and her buddy Fabienne Ghirarden pose with another Swiss exchange student Lena Kolly and Vivian Isenberg (10) outside of Manzanita Hall. The Swiss students arrived in the United States last Saturday and will be leaving next Tuesday.

Swiss students attend Upper School for exchange program

by Natalie Simonian February 5, 2013

Nine students from the Collége de Gambach in Fribourg, Switzerland arrived at the Upper School this Monday to attend classes and experience a typical week in the life of an American teenager. Activities...

After school meeting is dismissed, the Code Cadets walk from the gym to Nichols in a group. Assistant technology director Diane Main led the boys to the third period computer science class they planned to attend.

Australian students visit during their trip to Silicon Valley

by Arden Hu & Ashwini Iyer January 31, 2013

As one of multiple destinations on their visit to Silicon Valley, the Upper School welcomed students from the Canberra Boys Grammar School to participate in computer science classes on Monday, January...

Hindus celebrate Diwali by lighting a candle to commemorate the victory of good over evil. The candle also signifies hope and the belief that good will always triumph.

Indian festival: Lights on for Diwali

by Vineet Kosaraju October 20, 2012

Last week more than 10,000 people gathered in Cupertino to celebrate the popular Indian festival, Diwali. Also known as “the festival of lights”, this holiday celebrates the return of one of the...

Honors Japanese 3 students Kristen Park (9) and Jason Lee (9) are filming their video, introducing Nichols Hall, for the Tamagawa students.

Japanese students participate in year-long video exchange project

by Alex Jang and Maya Jeyendran October 8, 2012

For the first time ever, Honors Japanese 3 students are participating in a year-long video exchange project with students from the Tamagawa Gakuen school located in Tokyo, Japan. Currently, Assistant...

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