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An Upper School Future Problem Solvers team approaches the stage to receive commendation for its performance at the State Bowl. The closing ceremony for the Laguna Niguel State Bowl was held from April 26 to 27.

Harker FPS Members Travel to Laguna Niguel State Bowl

by Lavinia Ding, Reporter May 16, 2014

Thirty-nine FPS members, 21 middle schoolers and 18 high schoolers, coached by middle school History teacher Mr. Merrill, participated in the Laguna Niguel state bowl from April 25 to 27, an annual event...

Journalism advisor Ellen Austin and first period journalism students found cockraches on the floor of the room this morning. The infestation is due to a decision not to treat city sewage with roach insecticide.

Cockroaches crowd Upper School campus

by Vasudha Rengarajan and Anokhi Saklecha May 9, 2014

Upper School students noticed roaches crawling around campus this week, the result of a city-wide change in sewage treatment. The campus perimeter was sprayed with insecticide to rid the school of the...

Elliott Almond gestures at Nhat Meyer's picture of photographers at the Olympics. Almond and Meyer both attended and reported at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics as representatives of the San Jose Mercury News.

Olympic sportswriter and photographer visit journalism students

by Kshithija Mulam and Ria Gandhi May 8, 2014

San Jose Mercury News editor Elliott Almond and photographer Nhat Meyer visited the seventh period newspaper students today to speak about their experience reporting at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.  ...

Natasha Santhanam (10) does math homework in the Edge after school. Although cramming for AP's was common, students still needed to complete homework assignments like normal.

AP week kicks off

by Kathy Duan, Reporter May 6, 2014

Although AP students carried an enormous amount of stress on their shoulders, the majority of them felt prepared for the upcoming week. Today, the Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Psychology exams...

The new Events Center construction plans have begun with the fundraiser launch for the project, for which Upper School parents Jeffrey and Marieke Rothschild committed to matching donations up to $10 million.

Challenge to $10 million: New Events Center

by Shannon Su May 2, 2014

Head of School Christopher Nikoloff publicly announced today that a generous donor would match up to $10 million for contributions to the new Upper School Event Center. A week ago on April 21, Upper School...

Students swarm around the Key Club table after school
to buy food. Baked goods sold for various amounts of money and frozen
yogurt was sold for $5.

Key Club kicks off Club Week

by Alex Jang, Talon People Editor April 29, 2014

Key Club is raising money for the Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation’s Pediatric Trauma Program (PTP) during its club week this week. PTP’s mission statement, according to its website, “is to develop...

English department chair Mark Hufnagl makes an announcement about Recreate Reading. Required reading books for rising freshman and seniors taking AP Literature will be announced on the library portal on May 1.

School Meeting Recap – 4/28

by Maya Jeyendran, Global Editor April 29, 2014

Debate Club is hosting a speech showcase in the NIchols Atrium this Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The event will feature performances from Divya Rajasekharan (9), Sana Aladin (9), Lisa Liu (10), Nephele...

Jeton Guitierrez-Bujari (11) and Ishanya Anthapur (11) perform “Move that Thang.” This song also featured spotlight dancers.

Upper School performs “The Wedding Singer”

by Meilan Steimle, Reporter April 27, 2014

The cast of The Upper School’s production of “The Wedding Singer” performed for the fourth and final time yesterday evening at the middle school campus. “The Wedding Singer,” which is based...

Armenians and their supporters carry signs during a protest to mark the 97th anniversary of the beginning of the Armenian genocide and to call on the Turkish government to recognize the deaths of about 1.5 million people, in front of the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 24, 2012.

Los Angeles students commemorate the Armenian Genocide

by Mariam Sulakian, Aquila News Editor April 26, 2014

In commemoration of the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) protested in Los Angeles Thursday afternoon to raise awareness and recognition for its cause. The...

The Upper School experienced a power outage today at 8:01 a.m. Classes are back in session following the regular schedule.

Power outage at Upper School

The Upper School experienced a power-outage at 8:01 a.m. this morning. The lights flickered on and off until 8:17 a.m. when the power came back on. Lights were back on  but WiFi had to be restarted...

Students line up in front of the journalism room for codes to access computers to vote. Candidates for the junior class especially differed this year due to class officers who were elected to join the ASB Council.

Freshman to junior classes vote for next year’s class officers

by Arden Hu and Kacey Fang April 24, 2014

Students cast ballots for their future class council officers and voted on a proposed measure to rotate class colors today during both lunches in the journalism room. Students lined up according to grade,...

Class Vice President candidate Ankita Sharma (10) presents her electoral speech at today's class meeting using a metaphor of a potato and carrot to relate to the class. Voting will be held during both lunches tomorrow.

Classes hold election speeches for voting tomorrow

by Daphne Liang, Reporter April 23, 2014

With student council elections coming up tomorrow, candidates presented their speeches to their respective classes today. While the seniors learned about graduation, the other classes listened to their...

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