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Harker Aquila

Sabrina Sidhu (11) and Jacqui Villarreal (11) interview rapper Macklemore at the San Francisco airport on their way to a journalism retreat in Maui.

Macklemore comments on transgender youth Ryland Whittington

by Elisabeth Siegel, News Editor June 7, 2014

Aquila reporters Sabrina Sidhu (11) and Jacqui Villarreal (11) interviewed rapper Ben Haggerty, better known as Macklemore, on his support for transgender youth at an airport in the Bay Area on the way...

Broadcast: Week in review (May 26-30)

Broadcast: Week in review (May 26-30)

by Shannon Su and Vedant Thyagaraj May 30, 2014

Harker Aquila is here to introduce the second weekly broadcast, in which we will review the week. Enjoy!

Graduated seniors used the Sledge as their class home. The rising seniors will no longer have a senior lounge.

Sledge no longer a senior lounge next year

by Elisabeth Siegel, Winged Post Copy Editor May 30, 2014

The Sledge, which has served as the senior lounge, will no longer be available for exclusive senior use next year, as revealed to the Class of 2015 today in a meeting conducted by Dean of Students Kevin...

Juniors Shikhar Dixit, Fred Chang, and Sarah Bean wait to be initiated at the Senior Appreciation Assembly as ASB Secretary, Vice President, and President, respectively. New ASB and class councils convened for their first meeting yesterday to discuss ideas for the annual Matriculation skit and plans for the upcoming school year.

New ASB and class councils assemble for their first meeting

by Riya Godbole, Aquila Lifestyle Editor May 29, 2014

The new ASB and class councils convened at their first meeting yesterday, May 28, in the faculty dining room to discuss plans for the upcoming school year. Rising junior class Treasurer Ankur Karwal (10)...

English teacher Pauline Paskali discusses the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The festival will take place from Sept. 26 - 28.

School Meeting Recap – 5/27

by Maya Jeyendran, Aquila Lifestyle Editor May 27, 2014

The new ASB conducted the last school meeting of the year in the gym from 9:50 to 10:10 a.m. today. The Green Team, formerly the BOSS Club, announced a campaign that encourages drivers to refrain from...

College counselor Martin Walsh, begins the meeting and starts addressing the various topics that he will discuss throughout the meeting. This was the last college counseling meeting for the junior class.

Junior class has its last college counseling meeting

by Raveena Kapatkar May 27, 2014

The junior class had its last counseling meeting today, which was held in the Nichols auditorium during extra help. During this meeting, the college counselors, Nicole Burrell, Kevin Lum Lung, Martin...

Ian Richardson (12) performs Cry Me a River by Arthur Hamilton at
the 2014 Senior Showcase at the Mexican Heritage theater. This is his
final number as a musical theater certificate student at the Upper
School.

Seniors graduate from certificate program at Senior Showcase

by Melina Nakos, Reporter May 25, 2014

The senior certificate students shared their progress as performers from the past four years on Friday at the Mexican Heritage theater with the performing arts community. Each of the graduates performed...

Extra TALON yearbooks flood the journalism room. Last-minute books can be purchased by joining a wait-list, available in the journalism room.

New yearbook reflects program’s changes

by Kaity Gee, Multimedia Editor May 23, 2014

TALON staff delivered over 400 yearbooks to the 68 freshman, sophomore, and junior advisories and staff today during a 20-minute advisory period, and seniors while on their annual trip. On average, 600...

Efrey Noten (12), chosen to speak by the senior class, took the stage after an introduction by Upper School Head Butch Keller in todays baccalaureate celebration. The seniors graduate on Monday morning.

New senior class initiated at annual baccalaureate

by Mariam Sulakian, Aquila News Editor May 22, 2014

The annual baccalaureate celebration, hosted in the Quad, initiated members of the 2015 class as the seniors of the upcoming school year. The ceremony began at approximately 6:30 p.m. with the juniors...

First annual Senior Appreciation Assembly held

by Vivek Bharadwaj, Reporter May 22, 2014

“Shocked," “Bittersweet," and “Happy." These were some of the adjectives that members of the senior class used to describe their state of mind as the Upper School held its first annual Senior Appreciation...

Participants in the Bay Area Math Olympiad (BAMO) pose in their BAMO T-shirts and hold up their trophies. Patrick Lin (11), Ashwath Thirumalai (11), and Vikram Sundar (12), who each had perfect scores and were Grand Prize winners, helped the Upper School win first place.

Upper School students rank high in math competitions in beginning of 2014

by Cindy Liu May 19, 2014

Upper School students participated in numerous math competitions since the beginning of 2014, ranking high in both individual and team categories. The Math Club provided opportunities for students to...

Senior Showcase 2014

by Anokhi Saklecha and Melina Nakos May 17, 2014

After four years of practice, dedication, and memories, the seniors of the performing arts Conservatory Certificate program will put on their final collective performance of their high school career on...

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