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Senior Nitya Mani browses through the final T-shirt designs on the class of 2015s re-vote. All class T-shirts with final designs will be ordered next week.

Classes vote for final T-shirt designs after controversy and copyright issues

by Arden Hu September 13, 2014

Classes are finalizing T-shirts in a last round of voting for the most popular design after two weeks of submissions and preliminary voting. The final round of voting for all classes took place on Thursday,...

Clubs attract new members at club fair with interactive activities

by Cindy Liu and Neha Sunil September 11, 2014

In the hustle and bustle of yesterday's Club Fair, many clubs used new interactive techniques to attract sign-ups. Clubs used posters, powerpoints, and videos to introduce their clubs, as well as decorations,...

Anuva Mittal (10) writes a message in her Eagle Buddies card. The cards are supposed to be completed during this Thursdays advisory.

Sophomores assigned Eagle Buddies

by Trisha Dwivedi, Reporter September 9, 2014

Sophomores received the names of their Lower School Eagle Buddies last Thursday during advisory. The Eagle Buddies program pairs one or two sophomores with a third grader, and these students meet with...

A representative from Chapman University hosts an information session to prospective seniors looking to apply. Seniors can sign up for these sessions on Naviance.

College information sessions begin this week for seniors

by Stacey Chao September 8, 2014

College representatives will visit Harker for the next two months for information sessions. Starting the visits, John Hopkins and Chapman University visited prospective senior applicants during third and...

Joe Rosenthal, Executive Director of Advancement, explained the Capital Giving Project,  which hopes to create a performing Arts Center and gymnasium on the Upper School Campus. Information about the new facility can be found at harker.org/eventcenter.

School meeting recap – 9/8

by Sharanya Balaji, Asst. Video and Broadcasting Editor September 8, 2014

Joe Rosenthal, Executive Director of Advancement, explained the Capital Giving Project,  which hopes to create a performing Arts Center and gymnasium on the Upper School Campus. Information about the...

Link Crew meets with advisories for the first time

by Shay Lari-Hosain September 4, 2014

An unfamiliar, large campus. Hallways teeming with a sea of new faces. The move to high school can sometimes appear daunting, but the Link Crew program at the Upper School is designed to ease that transition. Today,...

This picture was taken during last years fundraiser on Aug. 10 at the Santa Clara University Recital Hall.

A preview of Sharanya Balaji’s dance fundraiser

by Anokhi Saklecha and Sabrina Sidhu September 3, 2014

Sharanya Balaji (11) will be hosting a classical Indian solo dance performance on Saturday, September 6 to raise money for a nonprofit called Starting Arts. Sharanya has been dancing for the past 12...

Senior Class President Savi Joshi discusses the new dress code committee at yesterdays student council meeting. Student and faculty representatives will form the committee.

Student council holds first meeting of the school year

by Mariam Sulakian, Aquila Features Editor September 3, 2014

The student council held its first meeting of the new school year yesterday after school at 3:45 p.m. at the innovation center. The meeting was headed by ASB Vice President Jessica "Fred" Chang (12)...

Upper school students attempt the inflatable obstacle course on Davis Field during First Friday. The event also includes access to the Upper School pool, human-sized hamster balls on Davis Field and food, drinks, and music.

Spirit Club hosts annual First Friday event

by Riya Godbole September 1, 2014

Human-sized hamster balls, an inflatable obstacle course, and free snacks all came together to set the stage for First Friday, an annual event held on Davis Field yesterday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Beginning...

Record number of freshmen check out Upper School during orientation

Record number of freshmen check out Upper School during orientation

by Apoorva Rangan, Winged Post Editor-in-Chief August 31, 2014

A record 194 freshmen joined the Upper School this year, nine percent more students than in the current senior class. The Class of 2018 officially set foot on campus for the first time at freshman...

Senior joins National Youth Orchestra

by Vivek Bharadwaj, STEM editor August 31, 2014

Senior Helen Wu spent the summer training with professional musicians and performing on a coast-to-coast musical journey as part of the National Youth Orchestra (NYO). Helen was one of the...

Rachel Freed’s advisory prepares to set out on the rapids during the junior class trip.

Rapid ropes and rafting

by Kavya Ramakrishnan and Raveena Kapatkar August 31, 2014

The sophomores went to a ropes course and the juniors went white water rafting for their annual class trips last Friday. The point of the trips is to facilitate class and advisory bonding....

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