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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

The earthquake originated in the heart of the Hindu Kush mountain range. About 400 deaths and over 2,000 injuries resulted from the earthquake.

Earthquake devastates regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan

by Nichole Chen and Michael Sikand November 21, 2015

About 400 deaths and over 2,000 injuries resulted from a catastrophic earthquake that shook the northern regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan at around 2 p.m on Oct. 26. Wreaking havoc in some of the most...

Students sign up for the beach trip hang-out. The trip will be held tomorrow.

Spirit to host beach clean-up, hang-out

by Meena Gudapati and Ria Gupta November 21, 2015

Spirit club will host an open community beach hangout and service trip at Santa Cruz tomorrow. The bus will leave from the upper school campus at 2:30 p.m., and will return around 9 p.m. Activities...

Evan Lohn (12) and Ananya Krishnan (10) face off with their opponents during a chess match against Monta Vista High. The uper school chess team lost to last years National HS champion Monta Vista.

Upper school chess team takes on Monta Vista

by Stanley Zhao and Shania Wang November 21, 2015

The upper school chess team lost 2.5 to 4.5 to Monta Vista on Nov. 12 in a fast-paced, team-based match. Harker’s score is the closest score to Monta Vista’s than any match that they have played in...

Liana Wang (10) leaps during a varsity dance routine at the Santana Row tree lighting ceremony. The ceremony took place last Tuesday.

Performing arts light up Santana Row

by Aneesha Kumar and Ruhi Sayana November 21, 2015

Dazzling visitors to Santana Row with an hour long performance, the Varsity dance troupe, JV dance troupe, Kinetic Krew and Downbeat performed at the Santana Row Tree Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday. Santana...

Junior Ashwin Rao of Guys Gig sings Since U Been Gone written by Max Martin and Lukasz Gottwald. The Choral Concert took place on Nov. 12 in Nichols Auditorium.

Choir groups sing at Fall Concert

by Tara Parimi, Managing Editor November 21, 2015

Upper school performance ensembles Acoustics, Bel Canto, Camerata, Cantilena and Guys’ Gig performed in the annual fall choral concert on Oct. 12 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Nichols Auditorium. The concert...

Juniors meet Eagle Buddies

by Shania Wang, Reporter November 21, 2015

The juniors met with their fourth grade Eagle Buddies yesterday at the Bucknall campus for the first time this school year. In previous years, the Eagle Buddies worked on a community service project...

WiSTEM club president Anika Mohindra (12) writes a question on a piece of paper in preparation for an interactive bulletin board event outside Manzanita during lunch on Monday. Participants in the activity could write about their favorite scientists and inventions as well as draft kind messages to girls being educated by the WISER program.

WiSTEM holds club week

by Rose Guan and Shania Wang November 21, 2015

The Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (WiSTEM) club hosted club week this week, organizing activities to promote awareness of gender disparities in STEM work. The club’s fundraising...

The French National Honor Society, set up a table outside Manzanita encouraging people to write cards for the victims from all around the world. The words on the cards were mostly thoughtful, concise messages such as “stay strong” and “you are in our hearts.

Student body “blackout” to show support for the world

by Prameela Kottapalli, Reporter November 19, 2015

Students and faculty wore black today to support the victims and their loved ones involved in the recent tragedies in places around the world such as Paris, Beirut and Baghdad. Students at other high...

Glenn Reddy (15) waits for his blood to be drawn by an American Red Cross volunteer. The Red Cross club partnered with the Red Cross to host the blood drive last year.

Red Cross Club hosts annual blood drive after Thanksgiving Break

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Wingspan Copy Editor November 19, 2015

The upper school Red Cross Club is holding its annual blood drive on Dec. 2 following Thanksgiving Break to donate to those in need of transfusions. The club will hold a Kits for Kids event tomorrow...

Students write messages for those affected by the various attacks in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad. FNHS posted these messages on its Tribute Board in Main.

French National Honor Society creates Paris tribute board

by Eleanor Xiao, TALON Business Manager November 19, 2015

The French National Honor Society (FNHS) created a tribute board for those affected by the onslaught of the terrorist attacks which occurred in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad last Thursday and Friday. FNHS...

Isabel Lai (11) runs after her buddy on the blacktop at the Lower School. Juniors met with their Eagle Buddies today in the afternoon.

Juniors head to Bucknall to spend time with Eagle Buddies

by Raveena Kapatkar and Trisha Dwivedi November 19, 2015

The junior class traveled to the Bucknall campus this afternoon for the first Eagle Buddies meeting of the year. Students have been exchanging letters with their fourth grade buddies since the beginning...

Teacher Matthew Harley prepares to shoot the basketball into the hoop during the freshmen versus faculty quarter. The faculty won 22-8.

DECA organizes Hoops and Scoops to fundraise for MDA

by Julia Huang, TALON Asst. Copy Editor November 18, 2015

Students and faculty gathered at the gym today during long lunch to watch the student versus faculty basketball game, dubbed Hoops and Scoops, which was organized by DECA to raise money for the Muscular...

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