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Junior Keira Chang smiles as she reads her children's book "Marinara and Alfredo: How Do Rainbows Work?" to preschoolers. Taking part in Los Altos Library's Science and Technology Week event, this was her first time reading her book at a library rather than a school classroom.

Junior Keira Chang shares her book in local library event

by Lily Peng and Chelsea Xie November 17, 2024

Amazon bestselling author Keira Chang (11) read her book “Marinara and Alfredo: How Do Rainbows Work?” on Thursday for the Science and Technology Week at Los Altos Library. A dozen preschoolers...

Margaret Dunlap explains to parents and students how to approach college admissions in a healthy manner. She guided attendees through exercises related to college admissions.

College application workshop opens new mindset for prospective students

by Lily Peng, Assistant News Editor November 17, 2024

Nonprofit Challenge Success hosted a college counseling workshop titled “A Healthier Approach to College Admissions” for sophomores, juniors and their parents in the Patil Theater on Wednesday.   Associated...

Kallie Wang (11), Neel Kumar (10) and Pascal Qin (10) announce the upcoming Harker Physics Invitational. Winners can receive up to $1000 in cash.

School Meeting 11/12: Honor Council, Bookopoly and Capriccio

by Sam Li and Cynthia Xie November 17, 2024

Dean of Students Kevin Williamson opened school meeting on Tuesday by reminding students to not eat inside academic buildings. He urged students to not leave trays and silverware around academic buildings...

Frosh Kendra Zhao folds a paper origami during Key Club and Origami Club's meeting on Tuesday. Students made a collective of 50 cards and origami animals.

Origami Club and Key Club collaborate to make handmade crafts

by Risa Chokhawala, Assistant Opinions Editor November 16, 2024

Origami Club and Key Club worked together to make cards and origami animals that will be donated to children in hospitals through Cardz for Kidz, a nonprofit organization, on Tuesday. Over 20 students...

Senior Cindy Yu participates in the “Real Talk with Students and for Students” fishbowl discussion. “I saw that it was a no judgment zone, and there was a very high standard of respect," Cindy said.

Students take part in community conversations

by Samuel Tong, Assistant News Editor November 16, 2024

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director Patricia Burrows hosted a “Real Talk with Students and for Students” discussion, inviting students to contemplate various challenges currently facing local...

Student Diversity Coalition representative Elie Ahluwalia (11) analyzes a bar graph during the media literacy workshop. The graphs contained some of the clues necessary to solve an escape room-style puzzle.

Inaugural Day of Understanding promotes empathy inside media world

by Lily Peng, Samuel Tong, and Kairui Sun November 16, 2024

Day of Understanding invited 60 students for a full day of workshops, speaker events and a catered international buffet at the upper school on Nov. 8. The Student Diversity Coalition, along with a dozen...

Former CNN foreign correspondent Atia Abawi speaks to a Newspaper journalism class on Nov. 7. "Sometimes people call you naive as a journalist because you want to make a difference," Abawi said.

Award-winning journalist Atia Abawi speaks to journalism class

by Victoria Li and Heather Wang November 16, 2024

Foreign correspondent and author Atia Abawi spoke about her journalism career to one period of the Newspaper classes on Nov. 7 in the journalism room. Abawi started reporting after graduating from college...

Vishwa Vijay (10), Aarush Vailaya (12) and Claire Tian (10) laugh at a joke before the exam begins. 150 students convened at the Auxiliary Gym before 8 a.m. that morning to take the exam.

Record 150 students take annual AMC exams

by Samuel Tong and Chelsea Xie November 9, 2024

150 students took the American Mathematics Competition (AMC) 10 and 12A exams in the Auxiliary Gym from 8 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday. The 75-minute AMC exam, hosted by the Mathematical Association...

Sophomore Nicole Dean, a member of the ASB Community Service committee, returns money to a student. Members of the committee gave out tickets to students to then buy products from clubs.

Project Peace Wheel supports Afghanistan refugees in farmers market-style fundraiser

by Lily Peng, Assistant News Editor November 9, 2024

Clubs collectively raised $1,509.47 in a fundraiser for Afghanistan refugees by selling a variety of goods to members of the community on Oct. 29 and 31. UNICEF Club proposed the Project Peace Wheel...

Nov. 5 marks Election Day, and Harker Aquila is following along with national news with their own live coverage, including polls and community responses. Check this page for more information about the presidential, Senate and House of Representatives races, as well as California's propositions.

Live Coverage: 2024 Presidential Election

All content in this coverage was reported within the duration of Nov. 5-9, 2024. 6:30 p.m. According to AP, Trump is projected to win Arizona, garnering the state's 11 electoral votes and bringing...

Community Events Secretaries Kairui Sun (11) and Robinson Xiang (11) remind students and faculty to enter photos to the Halloween costume contest. The categories of the contest were best duo, best group, scariest, funniest and most creative.

School Meeting 10/31: DECA, Shakespeare and LIFE Board badminton tournament

by Heather Wang November 5, 2024

Head of Upper School Paul Barksy opened school meeting by reminding students to put away their devices on Thursday in the Zhang Gymnasium. DECA officers Lauren Lin (12), Eden Kelly (11), Nichole Dean...

Annie Yu (9) leans over a pumpkin, examining it carefully. The frosh's pumpkin carving ended up in third place.

Annual pumpkin carving contest encourages class bonding and spirit

by Cynthia Xie and Lindsay Li November 1, 2024

Students participated in the pumpkin carving contest and cheered on their classmates in front of Manzanita Hall during long lunch on Oct. 29. The juniors and seniors tied for first, the sophomores came...

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