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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

STEM buddies visit preschool

STEM buddies visit preschool

by Catherine Huang March 12, 2014

Harker WiSTEM, or Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, is an organization that helps further the education of women in the previously mentioned fields of study. STEM Buddies is a program...

Community protests SCA-5 at Cupertino library

by Kacey Fang March 12, 2014

Bay Area community leaders and members gathered on March 2 to discuss Senate Constitutional Amendment 5, which would allow California’s public universities to consider race as a factor in admissions....

Quick tips to conserve water during the drought

Quick tips to conserve water during the drought

by Vineet Kosaraju March 12, 2014

It has been over 10 years since California has faced a drought. As Governor Brown declares a state of emergency, urging officials to take precautions to prepare for the drought, civilians should also...

The girls lacrosse team plays against Menlo-Atherton on March 7. Seven laptops from Harker students were reported missing following the game.

JV lacrosse team reports stolen laptops from Upper School locker room

by Elisabeth Siegel March 12, 2014

Five laptops were taken from the girls’ locker room on the Upper School campus during a lacrosse game on March 7. The laptops, belonging to members of the JV lacrosse team, went missing during the JV...

Director of Admission and Financial Aid Nan Bassoni works on reading and rating applicant files. Decisions for next years Upper School students will be released tomorrow and contracts are due on March 21.

Admissions office releases decisions

by Kacey Fang March 12, 2014

The admissions office released decisions for next year’s new Upper School students on March 13. This year’s number of applicants across all campuses saw an approximate 30 percent increase from last...

JCL hosts Sadies

JCL hosts Sadies

by Tiara Bhatacharya March 12, 2014

The Junior Classical League (JCL) will be hosting an “Up, Up, and Away!” themed Sadies dance in the gym on March 15. Sadies is an annual event planned by JCL, modeled after the Sadie Hawkins dance...

STEM Week: A Showcase of Science Clubs

STEM Week: A Showcase of Science Clubs

by Ayushi Gautam and Kshithija Mulam March 12, 2014

WISTEM and nine other clubs and organizations hosted the annual STEM Week last week along with fundraising for the Children’s Club at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Tanzania, which is where Upper...

Featured violinist Helen Wu (11) performs excerpts from Fiddler on the Roof by Jerry Block at the annual Winter Concert on Jan. 18. The orchestra will travel to Chicago over Spring Break, April 5 to 10, to premiere a composition by Jeremy van Buskirk.

Orchestra to perform in Chicago

by Vasudha Rengarajan, Features Editor March 12, 2014

The Upper School orchestra will travel to Chicago over Spring Break from April 5 to 10 to premiere a composition by Jeremy van Buskirk. The group will be the first in high school orchestra history to...

School Meeting Recap – 3/10

by Maya Jeyendran March 10, 2014

Interact club will be serving frozen yogurt throughout this week as part of its club week. Proceeds will be donated towards supplying 5170 solar ovens to refugees in Afghanistan. Junior State of America...

Upper School debaters discuss their arguments after five rounds of alternating stances on the issue of having single gender classrooms for public schools. The state-qualifying tournament for public forum was held yesterday and today at Leland High School.

Public forum teams debate in state qualifier on the issue of single gender classrooms

by Kacey Fang March 10, 2014

Three Upper School teams debated today in the public forum state qualifier at Leland High School, arguing both sides of the issue concerning whether single gender classrooms would improve the quality of...

Kevina Xiao (10) and Dora Tzeng (12) help Ayla Ekici (10) as she orders frozen yogurt. Toppings included gummy worms and M&MS.

Interact members raise money for Afghan refugees

by Alex Jang and Sindhu Ravuri March 10, 2014

Interact members will sell goods to students and faculty this week in order to raise money to buy solar-powered ovens for refugees in Afghanistan. As part of Interact district 5170, the Upper School...

This is a copy of the special schedule today due to teacher comments. Classes are 30 minutes long.

Special Schedule for teacher comments

by Roshni Pankhaniya and Darian Edvalson March 10, 2014

The administration is running a special schedule today to accommodate teacher comment reviews.  Classes are 30 minutes long and school will end at 1:30. Lunch will be joined and one hour. There will...

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