Student 911 emergency closes back loading zone
by Kathy Fang, Managing Editor
April 22, 2019
Filed under News, Online Exclusive
The back loading zone was closed off due to a 911 call regarding a student emergency. A fire truck and ambulance arrived on campus at approximately 3:10 p.m. and left shortly after 3:30 p.m. The back loading zone has been reopened.
Jazz groups perform in an Evening of Jazz, ending with a commemoration of graduating seniors
by Esha Gohil, Reporter
April 21, 2019
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Jazz groups from the Middle School and Upper School continued their annual tradition of performing in Evening of Jazz, held tonight in the Rothschild Performing Center. The show started at 6:30 p.m and ended at 9:00 p.m, with a brief 10 minute intermission in between. The night began with 6th gr...
Special schedule accommodates ReCreate Reading, ASB speeches, senior meeting
by Ryan Guan, Executive News Editor
April 17, 2019
Filed under Facebook Briefs, News, Online Exclusive
ASB candidates gave their speeches to freshmen, sophomores and juniors in the Athletic Center today in place of school meeting, after fifth period. Results from the election will be announced Thursday, and all but two candidates are running uncontested. For President, the candidate is Avi Gulati (11);...
New Zealand students tour Harker for a day
by Arushi Saxena, Global Editor
April 16, 2019
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A group of students from New Zealand visited the Harker campus on Tuesday and toured classes, participated in lab activities, and socialized with Harker students. The students, all girls, all attend various schools, but attended the “Innovative Young Minds” summer camp last summer in Hutt City, New...
Historic Notre Dame cathedral saved after being engulfed in flames
by Arushi Saxena, Irene Yuan, Nicole Tian, and Erica Cai
April 15, 2019
Filed under Global, News, Online Exclusive
Four hundred firefighters are currently battling a blaze at the Notre Dame Cathedral, which caught fire earlier today, at around 7 p.m. CEST, due to unknown causes, in Paris, France. The dome collapsed earlier today, with the rest of the building currently alight. As of late Monday night, both of...
Students leap, twirl and jump during annual “Just Dance”
by Arushi Saxena, Global Editor
April 15, 2019
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As a medley of multicolored lights flush the stage, dancers prance into their starting positions and strike a pose. The music begins, and with a graceful turn, “Just Dance” begins. Six dance groups from the lower, middle and upper schools joined together on the stage of the Rothschild Performing...
Students dance and compete in spirit rally to conclude Spirit Week
by Eric Fang and Nicole Chen
April 14, 2019
Filed under News, Online Exclusive, Showcase
A spirit rally that included class dances and inter-class competitions closed out Spirit Week after sixth period today. At the rally, the spirit team announced that the seniors had earned the most spirit points and won the annual spirit competition, followed by the juniors, sophomores and freshmen in t...
Head of school Brian Yager hosts first Parent Connect meeting
by Arushi Saxena, Global Editor
April 11, 2019
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In a “town-hall” style meeting today, Brian Yager addressed three topics: Harker’s recent accreditation process, the new middle school campus, and future goals for the Harker community. Speaking in Nichols Auditorium, Yager spoke to approximately 30 parents of students from various grades, answering ...
Spirit Week Continues: Students dress in “meme” themed clothing, rehearse spirit rally
by Nicole Chen and Eric Fang
April 11, 2019
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In the second to last day of spirit week, students dressed in "meme" themed clothing today. Some popular costumes included foam mannequin heads under their hoodies, an allusion to the Mannequin Head Meme, and bright orange shirts, a reference to sophomore Michael Eng's brightly colored orange shirts....
Students make some noise during 1st annual ROAR
by Emily Tan, Reporter
April 11, 2019
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The entire school, dressed in different themes by advisory, gathered in the Athletic Center at 9:35 this morning to watch the roar competition, as well as the volleyball championship game between the juniors and seniors. Seniors came out on top to win first place for the roar, followed by the sophomore...
School Meeting Recap 4/8
by Eric Fang, News Editor
April 10, 2019
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Avi Gulati (11) began the school meeting on Monday by announcing when the annual Quadchella talent show will take place. The event will be on May 2 and will be held at the Shah patio instead of the quad this year. Because of this, Avi joked that the event would be more appropriately named “Shahchel...
Spirit Week Continues: Students dress up in “time travel” themed clothing
by Eric Fang, News Editor
April 9, 2019
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Students dressed up in "time travel" themed clothing today, the second day of spirit week. In addition, as part of spirit week, several volleyball matches took place in the athletic center at 11:20 a.m.. The juniors faced off against the freshmen and the seniors played against the sophomores. In the end, t...
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