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Peace, Love, Dance

Peace, Love, Dance

by Daphne Liang February 3, 2014

Using costumes, music, and moves, 119 dancers expressed their own visions of Peace, Love, and Dance in this year’s dance production this past Friday and Saturday. The dances were mainly choreographed...

School meeting recap – 2/3

by Maya Jeyendran, Global Editor February 3, 2014

The Upper School’s chapter of the Triple Helix, an international undergraduate science publication, opened the meeting by announcing that the journal is accepting submissions until Feb. 14. Questions...

Harker hosts annual U.S. Invitational Young Physicists Tournament

by Riya Godbole and Anokhi Saklecha February 2, 2014

The Upper School hosted and won the annual international United States Association for Young Physicists Tournament (USAYPT), held Friday, Jan. 31, and Saturday, Feb. 1. The tournament featured a range...

Eagle Buddies circus day

by Apoorva Rangan January 30, 2014

School isn't usually associated with clowning around. But at yesterday's "Clown Day" for the 11th and 4th grade Eagle Buddies, the students watched clowns perform and learned some circus skills of their...

The seniors and sophomores perform their routine during Wednesday lunchs activity.  Each grade made paper dragons and choreographed a dance for the judges.  With students and teachers watching on the sides of the walkways in front of Manzanita Hall, the performances were a great way to celebrate Chinese New Year.

Chinese New Year spirit event takes place

by Sean Youn and Vedant Thyagaraj January 30, 2014

As part of a class competition, students made a paper dragon and then choreographed a dance routine to present to the judges on Wednesday during long lunch to honor the upcoming Chinese New Year. They...

The Wonderful World of Dissocia

Student Directed Showcase implements work of cast, crew, and directors

by Alyssa Amick and Arthi Iyer January 29, 2014

A world full of “insecurity guards,” crazy therapists, and a defense attorney that switched sides halfway through the case greeted the audience in the annual Student Directed Showcase (SDS). Seniors...

Co-founders Vamsi Gadiraju (11) and Vedant Thyagaraj (11) announce their new Harker Economics Club at school meeting. The club plans to promote a greater interest in economics within the school community.

New Harker Economics Club announced during school meeting

by Cindy Liu, Talon Organization Editor January 28, 2014

Juniors Vamsi Gadiraju and Vedant Thyagaraj announced the launch of the Harker Economics Club at school meeting on Monday, Jan. 27. Co-founded by Vamsi and Vedant with economics teacher Samuel Lepler...

DECA wins record number at SVCDC

by Priscilla Pan January 27, 2014

The Distributive Education Club of America (DECA) attended the Silicon Valley Career Development Conference (SVCDC) brought home a record number of wins and will be attending the State Career Development...

The dance team announces the dance show at the school meeting. The show will take place on Friday and Saturday.

School meeting recap – Jan. 27

by Alyssa Amick January 27, 2014

The Green Team, formerly known as the BOSS Club, began the meeting with an announcement about paper towel usage in bathrooms around campus. They showed a video teaching students how one paper towel is...

Changes implemented to Student-Parent Handbook

by Mariam Sulakian, Aquila News Editor January 27, 2014

An email sent out Friday, Jan. 17 by Upper School Dean of Students Kevin Williamson explained the Student-Parent Handbook changes, which went into effect the start of the second semester. “Having...

Dancers rehearse for annual production

Dancers rehearse for annual production

by Shannon Su and Melina Nakos January 27, 2014

Upper School dancers are rehearsing for the annual dance production themed Peace, Love, Dance. The Upper School dance instructors Karl Kuehn and Amalia De La Rosa have been working to put together...

Swine Flu season returns

by Sharanya Balaji, Reporter January 27, 2014

The seasonal flu is back again with the number of deaths from the flu in the Bay Area rising to 29 as of Wednesday, Jan. 22. This year’s flu has been identified as Type A, subtype H1N1 which is also...

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