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Daniel Hudkins, the director of information technology service and support for the upper school, announces the change of schedule at school meeting. The schedule will be piloted during the month of January and will be permanently implemented next year.

New schedule to be introduced in the upper school

by Melina Nakos, Reporter October 5, 2015

A new class schedule designed to reduce student stress will be tested in January for possible implementation in the school years ahead. The schedule was designed by two committees of teachers as well...

Performing arts students talk about plays for SDS. Audition signups begin tomorrow, and auditions will take place on Oct. 13.

School meeting recap–10/5

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Wingspan Copy Editor October 5, 2015

Students who are interested in engineering programs can sign up for the Tests of Engineering, Math, Aptitude and Science (TEAMS) competition, which will take place in February. Interested participants...

Seniors cheer for their class after they make an entrance onto the field. Traditionally, seniors run through a paper banner in a special entrance.

Students kick off homecoming with spirit rally

by Lauren Russell, Reporter October 3, 2015

Students competed in the homecoming spirit rally yesterday as a kickoff for the dance yesterday evening and the upcoming game today. Each class competed in a screaming competition and came up with an...

The sophomores walk in the parade with their bee hive themed float. The parade was held yesterday in the quad.

Students take part in annual “Panoply of Chaos” parade

by Nicole Chen, Reporter October 1, 2015

Upper school students showcased their spirit by participating in the annual homecoming parade “Panoply of Chaos” that was held in the quad yesterday during long lunch. The parade was led by Jazz...

Members of each class gather in front of Manzanita Hall to compete in a donut eating contest. The freshmen won first place.

Students participate in donut-eating competition

by Maya Valluru and Kaitlin Hsu September 30, 2015

Eight students in each lunch period competed in a donut-eating contest yesterday in front of Manzanita Hall. Spirit club members and advisers suspended donuts from the edges of an umbrella. The objective...

Students vote for their honor council representatives during lunch on Thursday. The Class of 2017’s three representatives were announced at class meeting on Tuesday.

Junior Honor Council representatives announced

by Aditya Varshney and Michael Sikand September 29, 2015

The three Honor Council representatives chosen by the Class of 2017 were announced at the juniors’ class meeting on Tuesday. The elected Honor Council officers are juniors Chetana Kalidindi, Soham...

Arben Gutierrez-Bujari (11) shares his ideas and opinions to the rest of the students. Student representatives will discuss the topics covered during the Harker Summit with their advisories on Oct. 7.

Students take part in the Harker Summit

by Ashley Jiang, Winged Post Photo Editor September 25, 2015

One representative from every advisory and club joined together to discuss and share their ideas about what the community is like at Harker along with ways to improve the school at the Harker Summit in...

Connie Miao (11), Daphne Yang (12), Victoria Ding (12) and Samali Sahoo (12) discuss the protocol for the year. The society will organize Club Week, plan cultural night and publish “Sans Limite” in the spring.

French National Honor Society holds induction ceremony during long lunch

by Melissa Kwan, TALON People Editor September 24, 2015

New and returning members of the French National Honor Society (FNHS) gathered in French teacher Antoinette Gathy’s room during long lunch yesterday to discuss plans for the year, including club week,...

Nikhil Manglik (11) delivers his Honor Council speech to the junior class. Students can vote for their top candidates on Thursday during both lunches in the Journalism room.

Junior Honor Council candidates present speeches

by Raveena Kapatkar, News Editor September 22, 2015

Junior candidates running for Honor Council presented their speeches to the class of 2017 today during class meeting. Andrew Rule, Chetana Kalidindi, Nikhil Manglik and Soham Khan are running for positions...

Dean of upper school Kevin Williamson recaps the dress code forum that took place last Monday. Students can now wear old Harker apparel and advisory apparel.

School meeting recap 9/21

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Wingspan Copy Editor September 21, 2015

The Harker Summit discussion will occur this Friday. One student from each advisory and one officer from each club are required to attend the meeting during first, second and third periods. Next week during...

Miranda Larsen (10) stretches while playing the music for her solo piece. All sophomores chose to self-choreograph their pieces, which includes choosing and altering their own music.

Dance certificate students perform Sophomore Juries

by Eleanor Xiao, Talon Business Editor September 17, 2015

Certificate students specializing in dance performed solos during long lunch today in the dance room. Students who choose to participate in the certificate program must perform a choreographed solo...

Chetana Kalidindi (11) examines the book cart. Students can write a review of the book on the Book Blog.

Library provides Advanced Reader Copies for Book Blog

by Catherine Huang, Talon Asst. Photo Editor September 16, 2015

The upper school library, in an effort to increase the amount of reviews published, started to allow students to take home Advanced Reader Copies of books and requires readers to write reviews for the...

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