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Donors use golden shovels to throw soil off a plot of land on Rosenthall Field during the Groundbreaking Ceremony. The ceremony took place on Tuesday May 3 at 1 p.m.

Ground broken for campus development

by Rose Guan, Reporter May 6, 2016

The groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the new gymnasium and performing arts building took place on Rosenthal Field yesterday during extra help, having been moved from its original date of...

David Horsey, Los Angeles Times' Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and columnist, describes one of his political cartoons. Fifteen journalism students traveled to Los Angeles for the 2016 National High School Journalism Conference.

Journalism students attend national convention

by Katherine Zhang, Reporter May 5, 2016

Members of Harker Journalism attended the National High School Journalism Conference (NHSJC) to participate in workshops, attend learning sessions and keynote speeches and receive awards from the National...

Sophia Luo (12) and Esther Wang (12) dance together. Prom took place at the GlassHouse in 

downtown San Jose from 8:30 to midnight on Saturday.

Upperclassmen end Prom over the city

by Michael Sikand, Reporter May 5, 2016

The prom committee held this year’s prom at the GlassHouse in downtown San Jose on April 23 from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. Upwards of 300 students attended the annual event in downtown San Jose. This...

Senior Anika Mohindra was named Class of 2016 valedictorian on April 26. She had the highest cumulative GPA over four years of high school.

Senior Anika Mohindra declared valedictorian

May 5, 2016

Senior class dean Dr. Matthew Harley formally announced Anika Mohindra as the Class of 2016 valedictorian during the senior class meeting on April 26. “I was surprised because I didn’t really expect...

Enya Lu (9) steps forward to receive her medal after being called forward as an overall finalist in Principles of Finance. Later that evening, Enya earned first place, making Harker DECA history.

DECA member wins big at ICDC

by Shania Wang, Reporter May 5, 2016

Twenty students and two advisors from the upper school’s DECA chapter traveled to the 2016 International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Nashville, Tennessee, from April 22 to 27. For the...

Visitors relax on Laguna Beach. Normally, the water closest to the shore is mild, anywhere from 60 to 70 degrees (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Seniors travel to Southern California for class trip

The class of 2016 will travel to the Surf & Sand Resort in Laguna Beach, California, and Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California,  for its class trip from May 14 to May 17. Trip adviser Anthony...

Divya Rajasekharan (11) and Sana Aladin (11) perform their duo piece during the upper school Speech Showcase. They competed in the California High School Speech Association State Championship tournament at Mission College in Santa Clara, California, from April 16-18.

Upper school speakers compete in state championship tournament

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Features Editor May 5, 2016

Three speakers from the upper school speech and debate team competed in the California High School Speech Association State Championship tournament at Mission College in Santa Clara, California, from April...

The junior varsity dance team poses for a picture along with middle school dance troupe, Showstoppers, after their performance. The two dance groups performed at "Dance Days" at Great America for the park's 40th anniversary.

Dance performs at Great America

by Anjay Saklecha, Reporter May 5, 2016

Harker’s dance teams, junior varsity dance and Showstoppers, performed their routines at California’s Great America for its “Dance Days” show on April 9. In total, JV Dance had six routines. One...

The Invertigo roller coaster at the amusement park California's Great America features many twists and turns. Great America contains multiple roller coasters that physics and honors physics students will be able to ride on Friday.

Physics students to travel to Great America

by Rose Guan, Reporter May 5, 2016

Physics and honors physics students will travel to the California’s Great America amusement park to complete a lab about roller coasters and gravitational force on Friday. Students who attend, comprising...

Upper school students attended the Future Problem Solvers (FPS) State Bowl from April 16-17 at St. Anne School. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors all placed in their events.

Upper school students attend FPS State Bowl

by Katherine Zhang, Reporter May 5, 2016

Six upper school students attended the Future Problem Solvers (FPS) State Bowl from April 16-17 at St. Anne School. The team consisting of freshmen Kelly Shen, Sara Min, Taylor Lam and Tiffany Wong...

Derek Yen (10) and Linus Li (10) pose after a challenging chemistry olympiad. The the 28th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) took place in Tbilisi, Georgia from July 23 to August 1.

Upper school students compete in International Chemistry Olympiad

by Stanely Zhou and Shania Wang May 5, 2016

Two Harker students, sophomores Linus Li and Derek Yen, competed at Las Positas College in Livermore, CA on April 23 for a chance to travel to the 28th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) in Tbilisi,...

Elections for class, honor councils held

by Vivek Bharadwaj, Editor-in-Chief May 5, 2016

Millie Line, Rahul Bethanabotla and Sohenee Banerjee were selected as honor council representatives for the sophomore class. The class of 2017 elected Alex Youn (president), Srivatsav Pyda (vice president),...

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