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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

Unknown Movie Review: A good action film with many twists

“Unknown” Movie Review: A good action film with many twists

by Akshay Aggarwal February 26, 2011

Unknown is much like any action film: it is filled with car chases, fights between the main character and the antagonists trying to capture him out to get him, and several twists and turns in the plot....

Boys basketball wins first game of CCS

Boys basketball wins first game of CCS

by Laura Yau & Malika Mehrotra February 25, 2011

The division four boys basketball team, number 10 seed, defeated Pacific Grove High School, number 15 seed, on February 22 at the Blackford Gym. The boys were in the lead most of the game with the help...

Seniors show school spirit by participating in Fashion Show

by Akshay Aggarwal February 23, 2011

Lights, cameras, music, modeling, and fame. Seniors looking to leave the school with fond memories assumed important roles on all aspect of this year’s fashion show. Seniors Naomi So, Alex Kablanian,...

Editorial: Violating Twains message

Editorial: Violating Twain’s message

by Winged Post Editorial Board February 4, 2011

Cen---ship. Recently, the issue of censorship has been brought to the forefront of news because the new edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by New South Publishing replaces the “n -word”...

Nationally-recognized ragtime pianist performs as part of the Speaker Series

Nationally-recognized ragtime pianist performs as part of the Speaker Series

by Priyanka Sharma January 30, 2011

On Friday, January 28, world-renowned ragtime pianist Bob Milne performed at the Upper School as part of the Speaker Series and introduced ragtime music to many students for the first time. During the...

French teacher returns to classroom after semester away battling cancer

French teacher returns to classroom after semester away battling cancer

by Tiffany Chien January 28, 2011

A member of the Upper School community for ten years, French teacher Antoinette Gathy has resumed teaching after taking a semester off to treat her nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a rare cancer that infects...

Intel STS: Only school in nation with two finalists

Intel STS: Only school in nation with two finalists

by Daniela Lapidous January 28, 2011

“It’s a dream come true.” That was the recurring phrase issued by students and mentors on January 26, when two of the school’s Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists emerged among 40 national...

Andrew Irvine wins kayak polo competition

Andrew Irvine wins kayak polo competition

by Aditi Ashok January 28, 2011

Kayak (n): a canoe made of a light frame with a watertight covering having a small opening in the top to sit in. Water polo (n): a game played by swimmers in a pool, with a ball like a volleyball that...

Field trip in San Francisco: Economics class travels to the Federal Reserve Bank

Field trip in San Francisco: Economics class travels to the Federal Reserve Bank

by Sophia Wang January 26, 2011

The smell of crisp paper money filled the air as the students walked down the hallway to the lower-level vault of the Federal Reserve Bank. On January 10, twenty-one Economics students took a field trip...

Country Strong Review: Strong cast and catchy tunes overshadow subpar storyline

“Country Strong” Review: Strong cast and catchy tunes overshadow subpar storyline

by Mahum Jamal - TalonWP Alum January 9, 2011

Just like a country song: sappy enough to get your toes curling, catchy enough to get your head bobbing, and vague enough to lose track of what the song’s about. Country Strong’s subpar storyline...

Juniors win WiSTEM Science Bowl competition

by Michelle Deng January 7, 2011

Lightning-fast fingers and minds won the juniors first place at the Science Bowl class competition during long lunch this Wednesday. The Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics club...

Sons of Sylvia Review: Rockin’ with Country Pops

Sons of Sylvia Review: Rockin’ with Country Pops

by Michelle Lo January 5, 2011

Surprisingly unlike the typical rock band, Sons of Sylvia’s distinctive sounds offer a mix of beats that I can listen to while driving in the car, studying at my desk, or getting ready in the morning....

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