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Glenn Reddy (12) announces the results of the class canned food drive competition. All proceeds were donated to charity.

School Meeting Recap – 12/1

by Maya Jeyendran, Aquila Lifestyle Editor December 2, 2014

Upper School students interested in judging a Middle School debate tournament that will take place this Thursday at the Middle School campus and this weekend at the Upper School campus should sign up at...

FOCUSING ON CHANGE: Students and faculty gather at the Oct. 20 focus group meeting to discuss dress code alterations. They decided to change restrictions on boys shirts and girls skirt lengths.

Next year’s dress code altered

by Apoorva Rangan, Meena Gudapati, and Jenna Sadhu December 1, 2014

A revised dress code will be proposed to the administration within the next month, after the Dress Code Committee incorporates suggestions from Wednesday’s faculty meeting and October’s focus group...

SAFETY IN HEADWEAR: Andrew Semenza (11) prepares to bike home in the afternoon wearing his helmet. More attention has been paid to biker safety concerns after a big rig accident in Cupertino.

More attention paid to biker safety in Cupertino

by Trisha Dwivedi and Justin Su November 29, 2014

Cupertino and its City Council came together to discuss new biker safety rules after a student from Monta Vista High School was killed in a big rig bicycle accident on his way to school. According to...

FIRST LANDING: The ESAs Rosetta mission Philae Probe lands on comet 67 on Nov. 12. The Rosetta mission has been flying through space for 10 years.

European Space Agency’s probe makes historic landing on comet

by Kshithija Mulam, Winged Post Photo Editor November 26, 2014

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta mission Philae Probe landed on comet 67P on Nov. 12 in the first successful comet landing in human history, according to a statement on the ESA’s website. The...

“Ad Amore” concert sheds light on love

by Sanjana Avula and Jackie Gao November 23, 2014

Bel Canto, Cantilena, Camerata, Guys Gig held a Choral Concert, Ad Amore, in the Nichols Hall Auditorium on Nov. 13. The concert consisted of Italian and Latin music composed by Brahms, Mozart, Bach,...

California remains in state of exceptional drought

California remains in state of exceptional drought

by Praveen Batra, Reporter November 22, 2014

Despite recent rain, 55 percent of California remains in a state of exceptional drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. “This rainfall will have minimal effect on California’s...

DECA conducts club month

DECA conducts club month

by Raveena Kapatkar, Aquila Copy Editor November 22, 2014

The Upper School DECA chapter will conclude its annual DECA month, which began on Nov. 1 with an open house, and ends tonight with a showing of “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay--Part 1,” at AMC Saratoga...

AP Studio Art students take field trip to Alcatraz Island

AP Studio Art students take field trip to Alcatraz Island

by Cheryl Liu November 21, 2014

Students from AP Studio Art drawing, 2D, photography and 3D visited Alcatraz Island on Wednesday, Nov. 19 for an exhibit by artist Ai WeiWei. The students took a ferry to the island and went on a walking...

Helen Woodruff (11) and her Eagle buddy, Linette Hoffman (4), pose for a picture at todays Eagle buddies event. Students ate lunch and participated in an activity during this particular visit.

Junior class visits Eagle buddies

by Maya Jeyendran, Aquila Lifestyle Editor November 20, 2014

Juniors visited their Eagle Buddies for the first time this school year at the Bucknall campus today. After exchanging letters regarding the start of the school year and Thanksgiving,...

Jill Lacher guides Noel Banerjee (12), Christina Andrus (12), Ishanya Anthapur (12), and Samantha Madala (12) through breathing exercises during fifth period lunch. Lacher and Ms. Jane Keller met each other through a Bikram yoga class, and Keller invited Lacher to come teach these sessions at the Upper School.

LIFE sessions begin with yoga workshop lead by instructor Jill Lacher

by Stacey Chao November 19, 2014

Beginning the series of LIFE sessions to help students relieve stress and feel more relaxed, a balance workshop was held today with yoga instructor Jill Lacher during both lunches in the Innovation Center. The...

One student peeks into one of four collection bins near the front loading zone. The food drive event began Nov. 10 and ended Nov. 14.

Upper School holds annual canned food drive

by Sharon Yan, Reporter November 17, 2014

Faculty and students participated in an annual canned food drive starting Nov. 10 and ending Nov. 14, helping the Second Harvest Food Bank feed the hungry during this holiday season. The Students for...

Choral concert features Bel Canto, Cantilena, Camerata and Guy’s Gig

Choral concert features Bel Canto, Cantilena, Camerata and Guy’s Gig

by Ashley Jiang, Reporter November 17, 2014

Bel Canto, Cantilena, Camerata and Guy’s Gig performed at their first choral concert of the year last Friday night in the Nichols Auditorium from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This year, the general theme of...

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