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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

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Harker Aquila

New speed bumps and crosswalks  mark the loading zones. They were installed in response to safety concerns around speeding in the parking lots.

Upper school campus features new renovations such as new benches and speed bumps

by Vivek Moorjani, Humans of Harker Managing Editor August 29, 2025

Administration facilitated a number of renovations at the upper school campus, with improvements like new benches, speed bumps, lights and flooring in the Auxiliary Gym, greenery in the quad and updates...

Frosh students and advisers stand as they read the Matriculation Oath. Afterwards, the student body viewed videos of skits about Harker student life.

Matriculation marks start of new academic year

by Jonathan Szeto and Cynthia Xie August 28, 2025

Students and staff welcomed the Class of 2029 to the upper school during the Matriculation Ceremony in the Zhang Gymnasium on Friday. Frosh advisories processed into the Zhang Gymnasium, entering their...

Rhea Sharma (9) steadies herself on the A-frame as her advisory teammates grip the guide ropes. Her group raced against two other advisories and crossed the finish line first.

Fresh starts: Frosh find community at field day

by Tiffany Zhu and Nathan Yee August 28, 2025

Class of 2029 kicked off their high school experience at the annual field day on the upper school campus on Thursday.  Students met their new advisers and advisory groups for the first time in...

Chanting to coordinate their paddling, juniors Arav Vuppala and Neel Kumar accelerate on the kayak. Students also swam, played sports, and enjoyed the beach at Ayala Cove.

Sophomores, juniors bond at annual class trips

by Tiffany Zhu and Nathan Yee August 26, 2025

Classes of 2027 and 2028 embarked on class trips to Angel Island and Santa Cruz Mountain ropes courses on Aug. 21 to open the 2025-26 school year. Juniors headed to the San Francisco Ferry Terminal...

Seniors Emma Li and Joy Hu participate in a game of blindfolded Jenga with their friends. The workshop was made to forge deeper bonds within the senior class.

Seniors reconnect for workshops and academic preparation at Senior Retreat

by Samuel Tong and Jasmine Hansra August 24, 2025

Class of 2026 attended the Senior Retreat, where they participated in teacher and alumni-led  workshops and seminars to prepare for the upcoming year on Aug. 20. Seniors listened to a panel of alumni...

The Harker community bids farewell to nine beloved teachers whose dedication, passion and care have shaped generations of students. Pictured (clockwise from top left): Kevin Oliver, Clifford Hull, Susan Nace, Caren Furtado, Karen Haley, Casey Brown, Dipti Shingnapurkar, Carmela Tejada and Zane Moore.

Honoring their legacy

by Emma Li and Wenjie Zou June 7, 2025

Teachers Casey Brown, Caren Furtado, Karen Haley, Clifford Hull, Zane Moore, Susan Nace, Kevin Oliver, Dipti Shingnapurkar and Carmela Tejada have chosen to step away from their positions for the 2025-26...

Hannah Streeper ('25), Caitlyn Wong ('25) and Haden Andrews ('25) take pictures with their graduation caps. Graduation marked the end of four years at Harker for the class of 2025, from being the first on campus at the end of the pandemic in ninth grade to creating bittersweet memories as seniors.

Cheers, tears and goodbyes: Class of 2025 caps off high school career with graduation

by Lily Peng and Cynthia Xie June 2, 2025

The class of 2025 concluded their high school journey with a graduation ceremony at Mountain Winery on May 22. Students received their diplomas and celebrated the end of their high school careers by...

Thick plumes smoke were visible from campus on Tuesday. "Right when I walked outside I could smell the smoke and saw a huge black cloud of it coming from behind the library," said Angelina.

RV fire near campus triggers shelter-in-place

by Eva Cheng, Aquila Editor-in-Chief May 29, 2025

A fire broke out in a recreational vehicle parked by the 7-Eleven on Kiely Boulevard two blocks away from the upper school, killing one and prompting a campus-wide shelter-in-place on Tuesday morning.  While...

Shreyas Chakravarty delivers a speech warning against blind competitiveness and for greater focus on values. "And you cannot connect your values to your actions without understanding the value of your actions, the input that you put into the world," Shreyas said. "And the way to do that is through service."

Seniors pass leadership onto juniors during Baccalaureate

by Cynthia Xie and Kairui Sun May 27, 2025

Upperclassmen, faculty and parents gathered at the Baccalaureate ceremony to celebrate the conclusion of high school for the Class of 2025 and the Class of 2026’s ascension to their role as seniors on...

Winged Post Editor-in-Chief Katerina Matta and Managing Editor Young Min were selected as first place winners from a pool of around 2,000 students. “This page [shows] how much we paid attention to detail and how much we pushed ourselves to ensure the best quality that we could,” Young said.

Winged Post editors earn first place at National High School Communications Contest

by Ashley Mo, Winged Post Editor-in-Chief May 19, 2025

2024-25 Winged Post Editor-in-Chief Katerina Matta (12) and Managing Editor Young Min (12) placed first in the Single Page Layout category to represent California at the 2025 National Federation of Press...

Performers from the Downtown College Prep (DCP) Folklórico dance group dance during the Cinco de Mayo celebration. Monday’s performance was also DCP Folklórico’s final public appearance, as DCP will close at the end of the academic year.

Cinco de Mayo celebration honors Mexican culture through song and dance

by Vivek Moorjani and Victoria Li May 11, 2025

The LatinX affinity club and the office of DEI hosted a Cinco de Mayo Celebration during lunch on Monday in the Rothschild Performing Arts Center.  Students and faculty watched two traditional Mexican...

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