Taking a break: Planning your day in quarantine
by Arely Sun, Lifestyle Editor
September 21, 2020
Every day since quarantine started, you find yourself exhausted after spending a day hunched over a screen, taking meeting after meeting. After school, you dive headfirst into a mountain of work, draining the rest of your energy. At the end of your hard work, you reward yourself with a long nap to com...
So you want to be a farmer?
by Emily Tan, Winged Post Features Editor
September 19, 2020
Despite being a fifth-generation farmer, Tara Beaver Coronado didn’t plan on going into agriculture. Growing up on her parents’ farm, she always loved the outdoors and animals, but later considered a job as a teacher and eventually became a nanny. During a two-week vacation, she returned to her p...
Lights, camera … and (Zoom) fashion?
by Alysa Suleiman, Arts & Entertainment Editor
September 15, 2020
The air was crisp and cool, the perfect level of humidity and air conditioning soaking into clean walls, the dozens upon dozens of chairs, the in-season outfits of haute couture people filling the rows. And, of course, the gleaming catwalk. As the music danced through its first few measures, models...
Dalgona coffee: The latest whipped internet sensation
by Emily Tan, Winged Post Asst. Features Editor
April 13, 2020
As states across the country have issued orders to shelter in place, people with more leisure time on their hands are now picking up new hobbies and diving into a variety of different activities including baking, binge-watching TV series and of course, whipping up the latest viral food trend: dalgon...
Skating the curves
by Nicole Tian, Co-Lifestyle Editor
December 7, 2019
High schooler Esteban Rodriguez leans against the rails of the Lake Cunningham Actions Sports Park in San Jose, nonchalantly flipping his black board emblazoned with a painted white skull, its bare teeth and exposed gums clenching onto the scales of a red-eyed viper. The azure edges of the board have b...
More than just paint: Street art speaks out on public walls
by Arely Sun, Co-Lifestyle Editor
November 16, 2019
Sandwiched between a hot pink complex and a beige building in San Francisco, a colorful alley decorated from top to bottom with murals hides in plain sight. Painted words, flowers and symbols extend down the concrete of the narrow street and flow into other sentences and designs. Clarion Alley is ju...
Fall Fashion: Where Colors Meet Comfort
by Alysa Suleiman, Sports Reporter
September 18, 2019
Along with the bustle of students transitioning into their back-to-school lifestyles, the outfits and accessories of students seem to be evolving from summer style to fall fashion. Among upper school students, it’s safe to say that with the new school year starting, creativity and style exploratio...
Harker alumnus swings into PGA tour
by Sara Yen and Esha Gohil
August 28, 2019
Clad in a bright white cap, striped navy polo and slate gray pants, Harker alumnus Maverick McNealy (‘13) finishes his stroke with a determined expression, eyes cast into the distance. From the time that McNealy could walk, his father taught him how to play golf. Although he played a wide variety of spo...
Sweet treats to eat: the influence of Asian desserts
August 28, 2019
The Bay Area is a hub of immigrants, leading to a fusion of cultures in every aspect of life. One noticeable example of this “melting-pot” is the popularity of Asian desserts among people of all backgrounds. The Asian community in Santa Clara County, according to the US Census Bureau, makes up 38.3...
SomiSomi creates a trendy twist on a traditional Korean dessert
by Alysa Suleiman and Arely Sun
April 15, 2019
Nestled in the far corner of Cupertino Main Street Plaza, SomiSomi is a small, simple nook in a row of tall beige buildings that sells a mouthwatering treat known as taiyaki, an originally Japanese fish shaped waffle with a red bean filling. Welcoming mellow yellow letters sit far above the entrance...
So you want to be a librarian?
by Nina Gee and Irina Malyugina
February 27, 2019
If you've been at Harker for more than a year, chances are you've probably had contact with one or more of the campus librarians. Their skill sets seem endless, from evaluating your interpretation of a literary theory to finding obscure primary documents for that history research essay. They are a sign...
So you want to be a tattoo artist?
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Catherine Feng, and Lucy Ge
December 10, 2018
Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog” blasts through the speakers, nearly overpowering the constant hum of tattoo machines that resonate in the room. Greenery and artwork adorn the walls of the shop, and colorful figurines and trinkets fill the shelves. In the center of everything, a tattoo artist sits c...
How are you spending your time in quarantine?
- Watching Netflix (42%, 15 Votes)
- Cooking and baking (25%, 9 Votes)
- Hiking and going on walks (17%, 6 Votes)
- Other (14%, 5 Votes)
- Learning to play an instrument (3%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 36
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