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The philosophy conference will feature two keynote speakers. It will be held this Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.

Philosophy club conference to be held on Saturday

by Rithika Devarakonda and Raveena Kapatkar March 10, 2016

The Philosophy Club will host its first conference with guest speakers, Professor Rob Reich and Author Jack Bowen, this Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon in the Upper School campus. According to the Philosophy...

Nikhil Dharmaraj (9) delivers his speech, titled "Sinking Sinking Sunk," to a panel of judges. Nikhil competed in three preliminary rounds before advancing to both the semifinals and finals in oratory, later placing sixth overall.

Upper school speech and debate wins awards at the Southwest Speech and Debate Institute Tournament

by Tiffany Wong, Reporter March 8, 2016

One public forum team and one speaker from the upper school speech and debate team traveled to Gilbert, Arizona, to compete at the fifth annual Southwest Speech and Debate Institute Tournament (SWSDIT)...

Dr. Holmes speaks about the science and dangers of climate change in Nichols Auditorium.

Senior Scientist speaks about climate change

by Meena Gudapati, Winged Post Copy Editor March 3, 2016

Dr. Robert Max Holmes, a Senior Scientist at environmental research institute Woods Hole Research Center (WHRC), spoke to students and faculty about climate change during lunch and class periods in the...

DECA holds a study session in the Innovation Center after school on Feb. 19. DECA will travel to compete in a San Diego Conference today.

DECA prepares for conference

by Michael Sikand, Reporter March 3, 2016

Eighty-nine upper school students will attend the DECA State Career Development Conference (SCDC) in San Diego from Mar. 2-6. Upwards of 2,000 students from forty California high schools will come together...

Namitha Vellian (12), Emma Doherty (12) and Marita DelAlto (12) dance with the crowd. Winter Ball was on Feb. 20.

Junior council and Spirit club host Winter Ball

by Kaitlin Hsu, Features Editor March 3, 2016

Spirit Club and the Class of 2017 hosted a masquerade-themed Winter Ball for upper school students in Nichols Atrium on Feb. 20 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Students originally chose the Winter Ball theme...

Seniors Nikita Ramoji and Ayla Ekici sell Pinkberry and other baked goods to raise funds for the Kenya Center for Excellence.

FEM club week raises awareness, funds

by Prameela Kottapalli and Maya Kumar March 3, 2016

The Female Empowerment (FEM) club sold baked goods and Pinkberry to raise money for the Kenya Center for Excellence last week outside Manzanita after school and during lunch. The Kakenya School for...

The kitchen staff gives students a sad emoji on Feb. 2. The emoji system has not helped students clean up Manzanita, according to the kitchen staff.

Emoji system fails to help kitchen

by Nisha Shankar, Reporter March 3, 2016

ASB announced at a school meeting, on Jan. 5, that the kitchen staff was going to start the emoji system again to help change student attitudes towards cleaning up Manzanita Hall. The emoji system involves...

A tractor paves the ground in a fenced off area on Rosenthal Field this week. The Upper School will begin building its new Events Center, featuring a gymnasium and performing arts building, after the groundbreaking ceremony on April 22.

Construction for the upper school’s new events center will begin this April

by Anika Rajamani, Reporter March 3, 2016

The Upper School will commence construction of the events center, which will be built in the space of the current parking lot and Rosenthal field, with a groundbreaking ceremony on April 22. The new...

UNICEF club prepares for Snowflake Ball fundraiser

by Neil Bai, Reporter March 3, 2016

Harker’s UNICEF club along with other schools hosted the Snowflake Ball on February 27 at Piedmont Hills high school. Other than Harker, Silver Creek high school, Independence High, and Milpitas High,...

The cheerleaders practice their gala routine during cheerleading practice. The gala featured a variety of entertainment throughout the evening, including a performance from the cheerleaders of both the lower and upper school campuses. In past years, Jazz Band, Varsity Dance Troupe and Downbeat were among the groups that performed at the gala.

Annual Night on the Town hosted on Friday

by Kshithija Mulam and Zachary Hoffman March 3, 2016

A collection of students, faculty and parents attended Harker’s annual fundraising event, the Night on the Town Gala, at Levi’s Stadium’s United Club on Friday at 7 p.m. What was previously the...

Madison Tomihiro (12) hangs up one of her pieces that she drew for her portfolio. The exhibition featured art works from a total of 25 students taking the AP course.

AP Studio Art exhibition showcases artworks from students’ concentration portfolios

by Ashley Jiang, Winged Post Photo Editor March 3, 2016

Students in the AP Studio Art class held an exhibition in the Nichols Atrium on Wednesday during long lunch. Students, faculty and parents were allowed to come observe the artworks done by the 25 students...

Upper school orchestra director Chris Florio conducts at the annual Winter Concert this past January. The orchestra will travel to Sonoma County for their yearly trip to compete in the Fourth Annual Sonoma Invitational Wind, Band and Orchestra Festival.

Orchestra trip to Sonoma County

by Shania Wang, Reporter March 3, 2016

The upper school orchestra will travel to Sonoma County for a two-night trip from March 22 to 24 for the Fourth Annual Sonoma Invitational Wind, Band and Orchestra Festival. They will perform at Sonoma...

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