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Kerry Enzensperger and Edward Sheu (11) decide on how to decorate the staircase.

Spirit Club prepares for Winter Ball

by Aditya Varshney, Aquila Social Media Editor January 17, 2015

With the annual Upper School Winter Ball approaching on Saturday, Jan. 17, Spirit Club has been selling tickets for the dance and setting up decorations over the previous few weeks. Planned for the...

Students who attended the workshop practice a skill taught to them. The workshop was held in the Nichols Atrium during long lunch.

LIFE self defense workshop teaches students basic skills

by Sanjana Avula, Reporter January 17, 2015

LIFE held a self defense workshop in the Atrium to teach students skills that are useful in the outside world during lunch today from 11:20 p.m to 11:50 p.m. The LIFE Board is headed by Jane Keller. Students...

ASB President Sarah Bean (12) welcomes the school to todays school meeting. Todays meeting featured a few short announcements and was followed by performances from Guys Gig and the Brown Derbies.

School meeting recap – 1/12

by Maya Jeyendran, Aquila Lifestyle Editor January 13, 2015

Seniors and sophomores should go to the Atrium and Auditorium respectively for their class meetings tomorrow due to seniors having their graduation cap and gown fitting. Student council will be selling...

Registration for the AMC continues until tomorrow

Registration for the AMC continues until tomorrow

by Praveen Batra, Reporter January 8, 2015

Registration at the Upper School for the annual American Mathematics Competition (AMC) examinations continues until tomorrow, Jan. 9. Registration has been available since the winter break, as mathematics...

Seniors Darby Millard and Noel Banerjee perform at the Santana Row Tree Lighting Ceremony with the rest of the Varsity Dance team. The two will be traveling to London from Dec. 26 to Jan. 2 to perform at the London New Year’s Day Parade.

Noel Banerjee and Darby Millard will dance at the London New Year’s Day Parade

by Neha Sunil, Yearbook Seniors & Social Media Editor December 29, 2014

Seniors Noel Banerjee and Darby Millard, accompanied by dance teacher Karl Kuehn, left for London on Friday to perform at the London New Year’s Day Parade. The two dancers earned the invitation after...

Nikhil Reddy (12) and Jason Chu (12) drizzle food coloring onto the seniors gingerbread sculpture. The contest ended with freshmen in first place, sophomores in second place, juniors in third place and seniors in fourth place.

Students participate in annual gingerbread house building competition

by Kaitlin Hsu, Reporter December 13, 2014

Representatives from the faculty and all four classes gathered inside Manzanita Hall to compete in the gingerbread spirit event today during long lunch. Each team was provided with a tray full of frosting,...

The Driest Route

December 12, 2014

We show you the driest route from Nichols to Shah during the strongest storm around the area in six years.

Assistant Head of School Greg Lawson reviews Shelter in Place procedures in preparation for the drill on Wednesday. Students and teachers are expected to react as if a cloud of lethal fumes were moving onto campus.

School Meeting Recap – 12/8

by Cindy Liu, Talon Academics Editor December 8, 2014

Assistant Head of School Greg Lawson announced a Shelter in Place drill to take place Wednesday and reviewed the procedures for the drill. Students and teachers are expected to estimate the linear amount...

Archaeologist Jodi Magness speaks to the students in Nichols Aditorium about her great finds. Donna Gilbert, who organized Dr. Mangesss visit, used to be a student of the archaeologist.

Archaeologist Jodi Magness presents groundbreaking finds

by Emma Yu, Reporter December 5, 2014

Archaeologist and professor Dr. Jodi Magness spoke to the Upper School community today about her groundbreaking and unpublished late-Roman synagogue excavations in Huqoq, Israel. From the first month...

Chemistry teacher Andrew Irvine addresses the crowd at the dedication ceremony, reflecting on his time coaching Girls Lacrosse with Berry.

Community dedicates statue in Jason Berry’s honor

by Kavya Ramakrishnan, Winged Post Copy Editor December 5, 2014

Head of School Christopher Nikoloff led the dedication ceremony of an orchard and a bronze statue, a memorial to the late English teacher Jason Berry on Wednesday. Nikoloff began the ceremony...

Students at Stanford University hold signs to protest the grand jury decision not to indict the law enforcement official involved in the chokehold death of Eric Garner.

Following no indictments in cases of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, student organization to conduct rally at city hall on Sunday

by Elisabeth Siegel, Winged Post News Editor December 5, 2014

After decisions made not to indict the law enforcement officials involved in the suffocation of Eric Garner and the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, the activist group “Students 4 Ferguson” will hold...

Glenn Reddy (12) waits for his blood to be drawn by an American Red Cross volunteer. The Red Cross club partnered with the Red Cross to host the blood drive.

Red Cross Club holds annual blood drive in gym

by Kathy Duan, Talon Asst. Copy Editor December 3, 2014

The Red Cross Club worked with representatives from the American Red Cross to organize a blood drive in the gym from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. Red Cross staff took tests and drew blood while club members...

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