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The Weeknd performs at the Bumbershoot 2015 music festival. The Weeknd won two Grammy awards this year.

58th annual Grammy award show aired Monday night

by Jenna Sadhu, Reporter February 19, 2016

The 58th annual Grammy award show took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday night. Taylor Swift won Album of the Year for 1989. She also took home an award for Best Pop Vocal Album and...

Viral meningitis typically develops from viruses such as enterovirus, mumps, herpes, measles and influenza. The upper school currently requires all students to be vaccinated against polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and chickenpox.

Meningitis case at upper school

by Tara Parimi, Managing Editor February 19, 2016

After an upper school student contracted viral meningitis before Presidents’ week break, Harker’s Director of Health Services Debra Nott emailed upper school parents information on the illness and...

Kerry Enzensperger and Edward Sheu (12)  decorate the staircase for last year's Winter Ball. The dance will take place this Saturday in the Nichols Atrium.

Harker Spirit and junior class council prepare for winter ball

by Zachary Hoffman, Reporter February 18, 2016

After returning from February break, Harker Spirit and the junior student council continue to prepare for the annual Winter Ball, which will be held in Nichols atrium on Saturday evening. This year’s...

Doreene Kang (12) works on a piece with acrylic paint in the art studio. The exhibition will take place next Wednesday during long lunch in the Nichols atrium.

Art department prepares for AP Studio Art Exhibition

by Maya Valluru, Asst. News Editor February 18, 2016

The AP Studio Art students and teachers are preparing for their annual exhibition, which will take place next Wednesday, Feb. 24 in the Nichols Atrium, by finalizing pieces and coordinating the details...

ASB President Michael Zhao starts the Monday meeting. Student Council showed a staff appreciation video during the meeting as part of an ongoing series.

School meeting recap–2/16

by Alex Wang, Reporter February 16, 2016

Japanese Honor Society and Chinese Honor Society have their club weeks this week from today through Friday. During today’s long lunch, Japanese Honor Society continued their tradition of origami folding...

Students cross the street after school to buy snacks and drinks. Senior privileges will be enforced after February break.

Class of 2016 receives senior privileges after February break

by Katherine Zhang, Reporter February 4, 2016

The Class of 2016 will receive their senior privileges starting from Feb. 16 because on-campus construction for the new Events Center will cause them to lose their current parking spots. These privileges...

Republican candidate Marco Rubio presents at a previous event for the 2016 Presidential Elections. Rubio received 23% of the vote from the Republican Iowa caucus.

Iowa caucus held Monday night

by Shania Wang, Reporter February 3, 2016

Registered voters in Iowa gathered at 1,682 precincts across the state for the Iowa caucuses, which represent the official start of the primary election season, on Monday night. By definition, a caucus...

Ashwin Reddy (9), Tiffany Wong (9), Brian Park (9) and Grace Koonmen (10) discuss homework questions that were assigned. All four of these students are in Honors Algebra 2 with math teacher Jane Keller.

Upper school students take AMC 10/12 exam

by Aneesha Kumar, Reporter February 2, 2016

Approximately 120 students took the 75-minute American Mathematics Competition (AMC) 10 or 12 test this morning at 8 a.m. in Nichols Atrium to develop their math abilities. AMC is a nationwide math...

Annual Dance Show sells out

Annual Dance Show sells out

by Shania Wang, Reporter February 1, 2016

The annual upper school Dance Production premiered last Friday and Saturday at the Blackford Theater. Themed “Mixed Tape: Songs to Dance To,” this year’s show, directed by dance teachers Karl...

Charlotte "Charley" Huang (10), Jerrica Liao (10) and Jessica Wang (10) take a selfie with their Eagle Buddies. The sophomore class traveled to the lower school campus on Jan. 15 to meet with their Eagle Buddies at the culmination of the third grade's service project to collect pajamas and books.

Sophomores, juniors and seniors meet with Eagle Buddies

by Rose Guan, Reporter January 31, 2016

Three events from the Eagle Buddies program, which has allowed students from the Saratoga campus to connect with their Bucknall campus counterparts since its 2009 founding by former history and social...

Diversity committee member Mark Janda introduces the assembly to the sophomore class. The assembly was on diversity.

Sophomore class attends LIFE assembly on diversity

by Justin Su, Asst. Sports Editor January 28, 2016

The sophomore class attended a LIFE assembly on diversity after lunch today in Nichols Hall. The assembly started with history teacher Mark Janda introducing the topic. Then, AP Spanish Language and...

Maile Chung (11), three Eagle Buddies, and a circus performer balance metal plates on rods. Directly following this act, a clown gave a comedic rendition of opera singing.

Juniors host Eagle Buddies for clown-themed activities

by Alex Youn, TALON Sports Editor January 28, 2016

Colorful streamers and balloons decorated the gym as the juniors participated in clown-themed activities with their fourth grade Eagle Buddies today. Donning bright red noses, they watched circus performers...

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