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Sophomore Melina Nakos speaks about disability awareness. Melina will become the new leader of the Disability Awareness Program this fall.

School Meeting Recap – 4/21

by Maya Jeyendran, Global Editor April 21, 2014

Global Empowerment Outreach (GEO) is fundraising as part of its club week to assist the Somaly Mam Foundation, which aims to prevent sex trafficking in Southeast Asia. Members of the club are selling baked...

The freshman class participates in the traditional "scream off," in which they placed third.

SPIRIT WEEK: Spring rally

by Megy Appalaraju, Reporter April 18, 2014

The freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors gathered on Davis field today to compete in a variety of class events in the annual spring spirit rally. The rally started off with a cheerleading routine...

SPIRIT WEEK: Regatta recap

by Shannon Su and Shay Lari-Hosain April 18, 2014

The Upper School participated in the annual boat Regatta at the Singh Aquatic Center as a part of Spirit Week today. The regatta is centered around a race in which four boats, one constructed by each...

SPIRIT WEEK: Powderpuff

by Mariam Sulakian, Aquila News Editor April 16, 2014

Students and faculty gathered on Davis Field for the annual Powderpuff football game and cheerleading halftime routine today during long lunch. The freshman and senior girls’ football team won 6-0 against...

Members of the sophomore class participate in the mattress racing held at lunch. - See more at: https://harkeraquila.com/17735/news/students-and-teachers-alike-get-spirited-for-fictional-character-day/#sthash.eZJJ1mAw.dpuf

SPIRIT WEEK: Fictional Character Day

by Catherine Huang, Reporter April 15, 2014

Members of the Harker community dressed up as their favorite fictional characters for today’s Spirit Day. Students were able to register for class points during lunch, and the points will be added...

Winners at the national debate tournament hold up their awards in the halls of Weber University, where the Upper School debate team competed this past weekend.

Debate team wins a historic number of awards at national tournament

by Raveena Kapatkar and Kshithija Mulam April 15, 2014

The debate team won first place national titles in three out of four offered events at the National Debate Coaches Association National Championship at Weber University this past weekend. Eight students...

Harker takes out the trash: adapting to a new system

by Apoorva Rangan April 14, 2014

All four Harker campuses began using a new waste disposal system today, separating compostable trash from non-compostable material. The new system is a program of the Santa Clara County branch of Republic...

School Meeting 4/14

School Meeting 4/14

by Juhi Gupta April 14, 2014

Career Connect's mentor banquet will take place tomorrow from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. ASB announced the implementation of a new trash system beginning this week. Trash will be sorted into two bins: a blue...

Juniors Juhi Gupta and Vasudha Rengarajan answer questions about keeping the flow of news constant on a news site in their presentation at the NSPA convention in San Diego.

San Diego: Journalism students present at national journalism convention

by Elisabeth Siegel and Shay Lari-Hosain April 12, 2014

SAN DIEGO – Harker Aquila staff presented a breakout session about online news coverage to students and advisers attending the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) convention in San Diego on...

Documentary filmmaker and journalist Laura Castañeda addresses a roomful of student journalists at a convention in the Bayfront Hilton in San Diego. In her keynote speech, she discussed her work on her documentary The Devil’s Breath and encouraged budding journalists.

Emmy-winning broadcast journalist gives keynote address at convention

by Elisabeth Siegel and Kacey Fang April 10, 2014

SAN DIEGO – Emmy Award-winning journalist Laura Castañeda gave a keynote speech at the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) convention at the Hilton Bayfront Hotel in San Diego tonight. “The...

Crisis in Crimea

by Tiara Bhatacharya and Ria Gandhi April 10, 2014

Russian President Vladmir Putin annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula on March 18, in a move spurring international discussion over the validity of Putin’s actions. Crimea belonged to Russia until...

Security Changes Introduced After Laptop Theft

by Maya Jeyendran and Catherine Huang April 4, 2014

Several new policies have been implemented to heighten campus security after six students’ laptops were stolen from their backpacks during a lacrosse game on March 7. These policies include closing...

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