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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Raveena Kapatkar (10), Rishi Maheshwari (10) and Shekar Ramaswamy (10) peruse But Wait...theres more during advisory. By the time the three had reached advisory, Talons staff had already delivered copies of the yearbook to their advisor Ohad Paran.

Yearbooks distributed during advisory, signaling end of school year

by Tara Parimi, Aquila Managing Editor May 21, 2015

Talon staff members distributed the 2014 to 2015 yearbook, “But Wait...there’s more,” yesterday afternoon and this morning during first period, towing the yearbooks to advisors’ classrooms from...

 Eighth graders and returning staff members participate in bonding games to get to know each other.

Eighth graders visit the journalism program

by Jenna Sadhu, Reporter May 21, 2015

To welcome the incoming freshman journalists, current staff members of Talon, the Winged Post, Wingspan and Aquila held a casual meet-and-greet to introduce the eighth graders to the program in the journalism...

Physics classes visit Great America

by Justin Su, Assistant Sports Editor May 15, 2015

Students in regular and honors physics took a trip to California’s Great America today to experience physics concepts they had been learning in class in the real world. The purpose of the trip was...

Courtesy of Ashwath Thirumalai.

Five seniors to travel to New York City for National Economics Challenge

by Tara Parimi, Aquila Managing Editor May 15, 2015

A team of five Upper School economics students will travel to New York City on an all-expenses paid trip to compete in the televised national finals of the Council for Economic Education’s (CEE) annual...

Names of 2015-2016 Near and Mitra scholars released

by Julia Huang, Reporter May 14, 2015

Names of the students of next year’s Near and Mitra program were broadcasted on the TV screens located in Shah and Main last Friday. Near scholars include juniors Zarek Drozda, Shannon Hong, Jasmine...

Physics students to take Great America trip

by Meena Gudapati, Reporter May 13, 2015

Students in Physics and Honors Physics will take a trip to Great America on May 15 to apply physics concepts to various rides and scenarios. “We go to Great America to obviously test some of the physics...

Sather Tower is a notable attribute of University of California, Berkeleys campus. UC Berkeley will be one of the universities that has tuition hikes for the next five years.

UC increases tuition by 5% for upcoming years

by Lauren Russell, Reporter May 13, 2015

Janet Napolitano, University of California president, and the board of regents approved a series of yearly tuition hikes at the University of California in an effort to accept more students and continue...

Upper school choirs perform at annual spring choral concert

by Praveen Batra and Vijay Bharadwaj May 13, 2015

Bel Canto, Downbeat, Guys’ Gig, Camerata and Cantilena performed in the annual spring choral concert, “In Concert: Pastiche,” on April 30. Bel Canto opened the concert, performing “Bring Me...

This assortment of fireworks was discovered in Tsarnaevs backpack, discarded by friends. Black powder extracted from the fireworks may have been used in the construction of bombs, but no black powder has not been forensically detected in the Tsarnaev residence.

Jury deliberates death sentence for Boston Bomber

by Derek Yen, Reporter May 13, 2015

The jury for the trial of the Boston Marathon bomber declared Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty on April 8 on all 30 charges, but has not yet declared a sentence. The penalty phase, or period when a sentence is...

Police officers line up across the street during a protest at Baltimore. Six officers were charged in the death of Freddie Gray on May 1.

Baltimore Protests: Death of Freddie Gray in police custody ignites demonstrations affecting lives

by Meena Gudapati and Maya Kumar May 13, 2015

As the city of Baltimore heals from unrest from last month, and six officers are charged for the death of Freddie Gray, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch begins a federal investigation for civil rights...

Students selected for the Near and Mitra scholarships will be announced in two days.

Rising senior students submit prospective proposals for historical research

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Features Editor May 13, 2015

The library and history department released the list of next year’s Near and Mitra scholars on Friday. The committee reviewed research proposals from 24 applicants and choose the top nine for the...

Jimmy Lin (9) sets down a box of fresh donuts on the Rosenthal field bleachers after third period. As the freshmen class president, Jimmy helped organize the event.

Freshmen meet at Rosenthal field for donuts

by Jessica W, Reporter May 12, 2015

The freshman class council handed out free donuts to its class after third period today. Students had been notified of the event, in previous class meetings and by email. The council planned the gathering...

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