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President Donald Trump signs executive orders orders in the Oval Office on February 25. That order suggested the Department of Commerce to impose 25% tariffs on copper.

Tariff war causes stock market volatility and economic uncertainty

by Chelsea Xie and Jeremy Peng April 15, 2025

S&P 500 skyrocketed 9.5% on April 9, the largest daily gain since 2008, as a result of President Donald Trump suspending tariffs for 90 days on all trading partners except China.  Trump announced...

National Honor Society Co-President Yasmin Sudarsanam (12) serves a brookie to Hannah Levanon (12) as part of NHS and Key Club's joint bake sale. Over half of the eleven the clubs sold out their goods during the two-day event.

Students buy club goods for soup kitchen fundraiser

by Lily Shi, News Editor April 15, 2025

Clubs sold $1795 worth of goods during a fundraiser for the soup kitchen Martha’s Kitchen on Tuesday and Thursday in the Quad. Students bought items like stickers and pins from Robotics and tiramisu,...

From left to right: Sophia Zhu (10), Albert Yao (11), Luke Wu (11), Nicole Dean (10) and Amishi Gupta (11) won the ASB elections for Secretary, Spirit Coordinator, President, Treasurer and Vice President, respectively, for the 2025-26 school year. Student voter turnout reached 91.74% during voting on Thursday.

Students elect 2025-26 ASB officers

by Lily Shi, News Editor April 11, 2025

Luke Wu (11), Amishi Gupta (11), Sophia Zhu (10), Nicole Dean (10) and Albert Yao (11) won the ASB elections for President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Spirit Coordinator, respectively, for...

Spirit Week Day 5: Classes unite in spirit rally, Class of 2025 wins for second consecutive year

Spirit Week Day 5: Classes unite in spirit rally, Class of 2025 wins for second consecutive year

by Lily Shi, News Editor April 2, 2025

Lily Shi, News Editor: Spirit Week ended with the annual spirit rally, where the seniors earned the title of spirit champions for the year. Each class took the floor with a spirit dance following...

Spirit Week Day 3: Students participate in Regatta, belly flop competitions

Spirit Week Day 3: Students participate in Regatta, belly flop competitions

by Chelsea Xie, Assistant News Editor April 1, 2025

Students raced against each other in the Regatta and competed in a Belly Flop event at the Singh Aquatic Center on March 26.  Teams of four, representing each class, raced across the pool and back...

Students gather on the steps of Columbia University’s Low Memorial Library. The university has become a focal point of national debate over federal intervention, free speech, and protest policy.

Federal crackdown on Columbia sparks free speech concerns

by Lily Shi, News Editor March 30, 2025

Columbia University agreed to a set of policy reforms on Mar. 21 after the Trump administration cut $400 million in federal funding and issued a list of demands tied to the university’s handling of alleged...

Spirit Week Day 1: School gathers for dance performances and dodgeball

Spirit Week Day 1: School gathers for dance performances and dodgeball

by Lily Peng, Nathan Yee, and Risa Chokhawala March 29, 2025

Students participated in the dodgeball tournament and watched performances by Harker Dance Company and Kinetic Krew in the Athletic Center on March 24. Take a look at the sports-themed spirit activities...

Members of the national collective Raging Grannies sang songs outside a Palo Alto Tesla showroom. They denounced Elon Musks’s proposed cuts to social security.

“Honk if you hate Musk”: Palo Alto protesters rally outside Tesla showroom

by Lily Shi, Nathan Yee, and Disha Gupta March 26, 2025

Dozens gathered outside a Tesla showroom to denounce sweeping federal cuts to social programs like Social Security and Medicare proposed by presidential advisor Elon Musk and the Department of Government...

Juniors David Li, Caden Ruan, Stanley Chen and Kairui Sun sing at the karaoke booth outside Manzanita Hall during spirit night. Participants performed songs like “Beauty And A Beat” by Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj and “Take Me to Church” by Hozier.

Spirit Night festivities promote enthusiasm, bonding ahead of Spirit Week

by Shreyas Karnam, Aileen Jang, and Johanna Byun March 25, 2025

Students gathered for the semiannual Spirit Night, added finishing touches to their class banners, enjoyed curly fries and participated in karaoke in Manzanita Hall on Friday.    The classes designed...

Math teacher Anu Aiyer speaks about her experiences as a woman studying math. She encouraged girls to be confident in their own intelligence and academic capabilities.

FEM club teacher panel shares career advice for women

by Lily Peng, Assistant News Editor March 25, 2025

FEM Club hosted a Q&A with female teachers who worked in male-dominated fields in collaboration with Women in STEM (WiSTEM) on March 18. History teacher Carol Green shared anecdotes from her experience...

Speech and Debate Team captains Ananya Pradhan (11), Anoushka Chakravarty (11) and Sahngwie Yim (12) celebrate the Tournament of Champions qualifiers. Harker won for the 10th time in the Cal Berkeley Invitational.

School Meeting 3/20: Fan Art, Speech and Debate and Curly Fryday

by Claire Xu, Assistant Spors Editor March 24, 2025

Head of Upper School Paul Barsky opened the school meeting by expressing appreciation for events like Spirit Week and the musical for bringing the community together. He honored board chair Diana Nichols...

Med Club officer Kimi Yashar (11) acts as afflicted patient as participants collaborate to diagnose her. Members analyzed symptoms and conducted mock medical tests to reach an accurate diagnosis.

Club Corner: Medical Club hosts diagnosis simulation

by Lily Shi, News Editor March 23, 2025

Medical Club hosted its annual Diagnosis Event, inviting students to step into the role of doctors by diagnosing diseases simulated by club officers on March 18.  The two main case studies featured...

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