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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

Mittlestet plans to return in August

by Tiffany Chien May 23, 2011

After several months of recovery since her accident, English teacher Sharron Mittelstet is now undergoing physical therapy and will resume teaching in August. On Friday, March 18, Mittelstet was...

Gap year: Senior postpones college for personal pursuits

by Nayeon Kim May 18, 2011

After seniors receive their high school diplomas on their much awaited graduation day, Kiran Vodrahalli will be the only one pursuing a different path from the others. While his peers attend college...

Cum Laude hosts its second Music and Poetry session

Cum Laude hosts its second Music and Poetry session

by Connie Li April 21, 2011

On April 20, three members of the Upper School English department, Marc Hufnagl, Alexandra Rosenboom, and Jennifer Siraganian, presented selections of their own poetry and songs as a part of the Cum Laude...

FPS State Bowl: Students win awards and qualify for the international competition

by Nayeon Kim & Jackie Jin April 19, 2011

On April 16, 26 Upper School students participated in the California Future Problem Solving (FPS) State Bowl held in Hillsborough, at Nueva School. The team of Daanish Jamal (11), Jackie Jin (11),...

Nikoloff finishes 6-part seminar

by Tiffany Chien & Shreya Nathan April 14, 2011

Head of School Christopher Nikoloff culminated his “Six Great Ideas” Cum Laude Lecture Series on March 23 with his final talk on Justice. The series, which began in September, was held in the Nichols...

Japan Bowl: Students return victorious

by Emily Chu April 14, 2011

On April 7-8, two teams of students travelled to Maryland to compete in the national Japan Bowl, bringing back first and second place awards in Level 4 and Level 3 respectively. Japan Bowl is an annual...

Jazz musicians of the Taylor Eigsti Trio perform as part of the Concert Series

Jazz musicians of the Taylor Eigsti Trio perform as part of the Concert Series

by Michelle Lo & Karen Wang April 4, 2011

Musicians come from all different backgrounds; they travel the world to make recordings, give performances, and offer master classes, all the while building relationships with fellow artists. Coming...

Red Cross club holds blood drive on campus

Red Cross club holds blood drive on campus

by Mercedes Chien March 12, 2011

On March 9, the Red Cross Club held their annual blood drive to support patients in hospitals all throughout the bay area. This year, the club focused most of their attention on the blood drive rather...

Wajahat Ali: Alumnus takes cultural theater scene by storm

Wajahat Ali: Alumnus takes cultural theater scene by storm

by Daniela Lapidous March 4, 2011

Wajahat Ali does not know what he wants to be when he grows up. It is without a doubt, though, that he will refuse to settle for just one thing. In the 30 years of his life, he has fought a winning...

Roundtable interview with actress and director of “Jane Eyre”

by Samantha Hoffman & Sophia Wang March 4, 2011

In a roundtable interview on Wednesday, March 2, the Winged Post interviewed the rising star, Mia Wasikowska and director Cary Joji Fukunaga about their work in the film Jane Eyre. The movie's release...

Debate: Update on TOC and Nichols Invitational Tournament

Debate: Update on TOC and Nichols Invitational Tournament

by Emily Chu March 2, 2011

The Speech and Debate team has faced success over the past few months with students collecting awards from various tournaments. The team now prepares to host the Howard and Diana Nichols Invitational Tournament...

I Am Number Four offers an appealing mix of fast-paced action and sweet romance

“I Am Number Four” offers an appealing mix of fast-paced action and sweet romance

by Samantha Hoffman and Nayeon Kim March 2, 2011

Running from malicious aliens that are attempting to decimate the earth while simultaneously learning to control new-found supernatural abilities is not usually part of the normal teenage experience. Then...

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