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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Senior Shilpa Repakula waits for the simulation to begin. Students were to complete a text message while maintaining control of the car and driving at the speed limit.

Students participate in Arrive Alive Tour

by Varun Baldwa, TALON Photo Editor November 18, 2015

Upper school students participated in the Arrive Alive Tour program organized by UNITE, a health and wellness organization, on Wednesday. For the past 10 years, the Arrive Alive Tour has strived to...

Galina Tchourilova gives advice to Jessica Susai for French class during extra help. Teachers, parents and students have the opportunity to talk about the students academics during Parent-Teacher conferences.

Students participate in parent-teacher conferences

by Neil Bai, Reporter November 17, 2015

Administration will allow students to be present during fall parent-teacher conferences for the second time on Monday and Tuesday. Last spring, administration instituted the new policy, giving students...

Oisin Coveney (12) delivers the eagle update for the week. Harker football lost to Fortuna High School with a score of 0-41.

School meeting recap–11/16

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Wingspan Copy Editor November 17, 2015

Students observed a moment of silence at the beginning of school meeting this morning to honor those who had fallen in Beirut, Lebanon; Baghdad and Paris. The program “Arrive Alive” allows drivers...

France in state of national emergency following attacks in Paris

France in state of national emergency following attacks in Paris

by Tara Parimi, Managing Editor November 13, 2015

France declared a state of national emergency and imposed border controls after terrorist attacks in Paris left over an estimated 120 people dead tonight. According to French and international media...

Cantilena sang their last song at last years Choral Concert while being directed by Susan Nace. Several performing arts groups performed at the Choral Concert titled Ad Amore last year on Nov. 13 in Nichols Auditorium.

Upper school choirs perform at first choral concert of the year

by Katherine Zhang, Reporter November 12, 2015

Bel Canto, Cantilena, Guys’ Gig, Camerata and Acoustics performed in their first choral concert of the year, “I Dream a World,” this evening from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Nichols auditorium. The...

Shannon Richardson (12) smiles while carrying congratulatory balloons from friends and family today in front of Main after signing the Letter of Intent. Following a period of verbal commitment, Shannon officially committed to playing for Stanford Volleyball.

Volleyball senior officially commits to Stanford

by Shania Wang and Zachary Hoffman November 11, 2015

Senior Shannon Richardson, co-captain of upper school girls varsity volleyball team, signed her Letter of Intent to commit to the Stanford women's beach volleyball program today at noon in the college...

GSA invites guest speakers to raise support for the LGBTQ community

by Aditya Varshney, Opinion Editor November 11, 2015

The Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) club held its biannual assembly about sexuality awareness today morning in the gym in which two guest speakers addressed students about the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender...

Ben Carson speaks at the CPAC 2015 in Washington D.C. The republican presidential debate was held yesterday.

Eight Republican candidates take the podium at the fourth presidential debate

by VIgnesh Panchanatham, Reporter November 11, 2015

The eight leading Republican candidates took the stage for the fourth presidential debate hosted by Fox Business Network yesterday at the Milwaukee theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The participants...

Senior Ryan Fernandez dashes to his side of the field with a ball in his hand while Brandon Mo (10) chases after him to take off one of his flags. Each class competed against each other during long lunch in a game of capture the flag.

DECA and Spirit Club host capture the flag game during long lunch

by Jackie Gao, Reporter November 11, 2015

The upper school DECA chapter and Spirit Club hosted a game of capture the flag where each class competed against each other during long lunch today. DECA designated the month of November to celebrate...

The upper school acoustics group sings God Bless the Child. They will perform at the concert I Dream A World at 6 p.m. in Nichols auditorium.

School meeting recap–11/9

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Wingspan Copy Editor November 9, 2015

Assistant head of student affairs Gregory Lawson reviewed the procedure for a school shooting. The protocol is known as “Run, Hide, Defend.” To indicate a lockdown, the sound of a dog barking will...

Middle school orchestra director Dr. David Hart introduces the Eastman Faculty Jazz Quartet. The assembly took place in the gym right after second period.

Eastman Faculty Jazz Quartet perform during assembly today

by Justin Su and Raveena Kapatkar November 6, 2015

The Eastman Faculty Jazz Quartet performed during an assembly after second period in the gym after being invited by middle school orchestra director Dr. David Hart to showcase their musical talents and...

Junior Andrew Tierno poses with his trophy from the tournament. The tournament took place last weekend.

Upper school speech and debate team competes at the Jon Schamber Invitational in Stockton

by Tiffany Wong, Reporter November 6, 2015

The upper school speech and debate team traveled to Stockton last weekend to compete at the Jon Schamber Invitational, a speech and debate tournament. The tournament, hosted annually by the University...

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