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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

NBC Sportscaster Bonta Hill shares advice to the attendees. In the session, he highlighted important points, such as staying persistent and demonstrating humility to succeed.

Students enrich skills and perspectives at JEA NorCal workshops

by Charlene Li, Sam Li, Shreyas Karnam, and Chelsea Xie September 27, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO — Student reporters, advisers and professional journalists explained concepts ranging from the legal aspects of coverage to the creation of page layouts to impactful editing at the annual...

Reporter Addison Nguyen (9) at the “ChaRIZZmatic Communications” session discusses ways to implement team bonding activities at her own high school, University Preparatory Academy. The session offered many opportunities for students to interact with journalists with other schools and form new friendships.

You may be charismatic, but are you chaRIZZmatic?

by Liana Barooah and Dyuthi Vallamsetty September 27, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO  — Harker Aquila A&E/Lifestyle Editor Chelsea Xie (11) and Photo and Sports Editor Lily Peng (11) gave a presentation titled “ChaRIZZmatic Communications” at Archbishop Riordan...

Harker Journalism Advisers and EICs assemble in a group after leading the "Leadership Roundtable." They shared Harker Journalism's management initiatives and drew inspiration from other schools over the course of the workshop.

Harker Journalism leads “Leadership Roundtable” at JEA Norcal Media Day

by Heather Wang and Victoria Li September 27, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO — Harker Journalism Editors-in-Chief Lily Shi (12), Tiffany Zhu (12) and Hannah Jeon (12) and Managing Editor Alvira Agarwal (12) discussed tips for leadership through a roundtable session...

HoH Managing Editor Heather Wang (11) introduces the publication. “I wanted to share this project with other schools because Humans of Harker is meaningful and my favorite part of Harker Journalism,” Heather said.

“Give the seniors a memory to look back upon”: Journalism presents “Humans of [Your School]” at 2025 JEA NorCal Media Day

by Lily Peng and Aileen Jang September 27, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO — Humans of Harker managing editors Heather Wang (11), Victoria Li (11) and TALON sports and photo editor Samaara Patil (11) presented “Humans of [Your School]” at JEA NorCal Media...

Sophomores Aileen Jiang, Liana Barooah and Dyuthi Vallamsetty talk about the workshops they attended. Workshops included topics such as developing character-driven ledes and working in sports broadcasting.

Journalism staff explores, connects at JEA NorCal Media Day

by William Jiang, Chelsea Xie, and Sam Li September 27, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO — Nineteen Harker journalism students, Director of Journalism Whitney Huang and TALON Yearbook Adviser Stephen Baxter attended the Journalism Education Association NorCal (JEANC) Media...

Phoebe Lee (11) and Omar Khan (11) introduces UNICEF's initiatives to Dr. Aiyer. UNICEF advocates for children's rights around the world.

Club fair spotlights 93 student organizations

by Ashley Mo and Aileen Jang September 22, 2025

Ninety-three student-run organizations invited students to explore Harker’s wide range of extracurricular opportunities at the annual Club Fair in the Nichols Atrium and Rothschild Commons on Sept. 17.  Students...

Parents laugh at a joke told by computer science teacher Swati Mittal. Mittal explained the curriculum for AP Computer Science A and told stories about the students.

Back to School Day gives parents a peek at campus life

by Saria Lum and Dyuthi Vallamsetty September 22, 2025

Upper School parents were invited to Back to School day to meet teachers and experience their student’s schedules on Sept. 13.  Each session was brief, yet purposeful. Parents spent ten in each of...

Juniors Robinson Xiang and Brady Tse sing "Snowman" by Sia. Previously, they ventured into songs without holiday themes like "Die With A Smile" by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars.

Annual Winterfest celebrates community and holidays

by Lily Peng and Wenjie Zou December 13, 2024

Winterfest invited students to chill before finals with holiday festivities from karaoke to cookie decorating at Manzanita Hall on Friday. A fake snow machine sprayed students as they participated in...

Frosh Madelene Hu scoops marshmallows into her cup of hot chocolate. Destress Week started on Monday and featured four days of activities to help students relax.

Destress Week helps students unwind before finals

by Chelsea Xie, Assistant News Editor December 12, 2024

Destress Week, organized by Harker Spirit Leadership Team’s Flight Crew, provided students with a variety of lunchtime activities from Dec. 2 to Dec. 5. Students helped themselves to hot cocoa and...

Sophomore Alice Luo adds frosting to her class' gingerbread house. "There were so many people working on it and so many moving parts, but we all were trying to do well," Alice said.

Gingerbread house building inspires class spirit

by Cynthia Xie and Risa Chokhawala December 11, 2024

The annual gingerbread house building competition sparked holiday cheer and friendly class competition in Manzanita Hall during long lunch on Dec. 5. The seniors took first place, the juniors second...

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...

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