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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Students party at Bond-themed Ball

by Jackie Gao and Kaitlin Hsu January 28, 2015

Students attended Winter Ball, which was organized by the Spirit Committee, on Jan. 17, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., in Nichols Hall. This year, the Winter Ball theme was “James Bond 007,” and the Spirit...

LIFT-OFF: Last year’s HELM was vol- ume 15, featuring a photo of a hot air balloon submitted by an alumnus.

HELM themes new magazine “Revolution”

by Alix Robinson-Guy and Kaitlin Hsu January 28, 2015

Harker Eclectic Literary Magazine (HELM) will accept submissions until February 28 and publish its 2014-2015 issue around March 10. Though HELM has released multiple issues before, this is...

Young journalists interview Anderson Cooper

by Apoorva Rangan, Winged Post Editor-in-Chief January 28, 2015

“It’s unbelievable,” said the Flint Center usher as he swept back the curtains, revealing the staircase to the auditorium’s backstage. “You’re in.” And with that, the three Upper...

Vikram Sundar (14) poses alongside teammates at the International Physics Olympiad in Astana, Kazakhstan. The team of four went on to win the gold medal.

Upper school students to take linguistics examination

by Tara Parimi, Aquila Copy Editor January 28, 2015

North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad’s (NACLO) qualifying exam for semifinalists will be held tomorrow, Jan. 29, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., with check-in beginning at 8:40 a.m. A computational...

HABLAS ESPANOL: Spanish teacher and Foreign Language Department Chair Abel Olivas teaches an AP Spanish class. Next year, the Upper School will be offering an Honors Spanish 4 class to bridge the gap between Spanish 4 and the AP course, as well as a new English elective and several classes on the Global Online Academy.

New courses being offered next year

by Vineet Kosaraju and Jenna Sadhu January 28, 2015

New courses offered next year include a new semester elective, English 4: Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation, a year long Honors Spanish 4 class that is more fast-paced than the current option, Spanish...

School Meeting Recap - 1/26

School Meeting Recap – 1/26

by Maya Jeyendran, Aquila Lifestyle Editor January 27, 2015

WiSTEM’s diabetes awareness week raised $1,068. All proceeds were donated to the American Diabetes Association. The National Linguistics Olympiad will be held on Jan. 29. Students interested in participating...

Upper School journalism seniors interview Cooper after the presentation. They attended one of Anderson Coopers three presentations this week at the Flint Center in Cupertino.

Anderson Cooper shares his journey in the field of journalism

by Sabrina Sidhu and Shannon Su January 24, 2015

CNN journalist and news anchor Anderson Cooper shared his experiences covering stories around the world through presentations on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at De Anza College’s...

Juniors attended their first college counseling session of the year in their respective counselor’s designated location during extra help on Tuesday in preparation for the college application process.

Juniors attend first college counseling session of the year

by Tara Parimi, Aquila Copy Editor January 23, 2015

Juniors attended their first college counseling session of the year in their respective counselor’s designated location during extra help on Tuesday in preparation for the college application process. During...

Students buy Pinkberry outside Manzanita during lunch. The Make a Birthday Wish club is selling frozen yogurt and baked goods this week to fundraise.

Make a Birthday Wish club hosts bake sale and Pinkberry fundraiser

by Sahana Srinivasan, Reporter January 22, 2015

The Make a Birthday Wish club will hold a bake sale after school and sell Pinkberry frozen yogurt during lunch every day this week in front of Manzanita to fundraise as part of its club week. The club...

Seniors Madi Lang-Ree, Zoe Woehrmann, and Caroline Howells announced that Conservatory certificate candidates that are juniors will be performing this Friday in the Nichols Auditorium at 4 p.m.

School Meeting Recap – 1/20

by Maya Jeyendran, Aquila Lifestyle Editor January 20, 2015

Make a Birthday Wish club, which fundraises to help underprivileged children throw birthday parties, held a bake sale today and will be hosting a bake sale tomorrow during extra help and every day this...

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...

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