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Diane Main, Assistant Director of Instructional Technology, educates the student body about the school Wi-Fi and encourages them to refrain from excessively using bandwidth.

School meeting recap – 2/24

by Maya Jeyendran, Global Editor February 25, 2014

AP Art students will host an exhibition culminating their work from the past semester at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday in the Nichols atrium. Drawings, digital designs, and 3D art will be on display for students...

JNHS kicks off festivities for Japan Week

by Mariam Sulakian, Aquila News Editor February 24, 2014

  In honor of Japan Week, the Japanese National Honor Society (JNHS) will host a series of activities to celebrate Japanese heritage this week, Feb. 24 to 28. Members of JNHS hope that the various forms...

The Upper School received a C for its clean-up after lunch today due to the large amounts of napkins left out. The prize for earning six A's in a two week time span has not been determined yet.

Lunch grading

by Shannon Su February 21, 2014

Upper School students received a C today from the kitchen staff as a reflection of the leftover trash, a new grading system implemented a month ago. Last year, ASB tried raising awareness on the problem...

Caption: Ariana Shulman (12), Vice President of Deca, introduces Inequality for All to all viewers. The screening was hosted by Deca, JSA, and Economics Club as well as the history, economics, and business and entrepreneurship classes on Thursday, Feb. 20.

Inequality for All enlightens students

by Mercedes Chien February 20, 2014

Around 50 students attended a screening of Inequality for All, hosted by DECA, Junior Statesmen of America, and Economics Club as well as and attended by the history, economics, and business and entrepreneurship...

Junior Helen Wu uses her phone in Main Hall after school. Main Hall is a popular hangout location for students.

Students struggle with returning to school

by Alex Jang February 18, 2014

Coming back to school from break can prove a difficult task for some students. Despite many things to look forward to returning to school, many students voiced their difficulty readjusting. Many expressed...

ASB treasurer Rohith Bhethanabotla (12) wishes school President Arjun Goyal (12) a happy birthday through a comical presentation during the weekly school meeting.

School meeting recap 2/18

by Mariam Sulakian, Aquila News Editor February 18, 2014

Students and faculty were reunited after a weeklong break at today’s school meeting, which encapsulated a review of upcoming events and analysis of affairs from the past two weeks. Director of Harker...

An attempted hijacking of a Turkish flight to Sochi occurred today. This is just after the ban of all liquids on flights to Russia was enforced.

Attempted hijacking of Turkish flight to Sochi foiled

by Shay Lari-Hosain and Vivian Isenberg February 7, 2014

There was an attempted hijacking today by a passenger aboard a Pegasus Airlines flight en route to Istanbul from Kharkov, Ukraine. According to the New York Times, the alleged passenger attempted to divert...

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards regional winners were announced last Thursday. Gold Key Winners proceed to the national competition to be judged.

Scholastic Art and Writing Awards announced

by Shay Lari-Hosain February 7, 2014

The Scholastic Art and Writing Award regional winners were announced last Thursday, Jan 30. The Awards, established in 1923, is one of the most prestigious recognition programs for young writers and...

Technology at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Technology at the 2014 Winter Olympics

by Vivek Bharadwaj and Vedant Thyagaraj February 7, 2014

Several technology companies are partnering to modernize the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and increase security surrounding the event. ATOS Origin states that Sochi games will be the most “digitally enabled”...

Chicago Tribune reporter Stacy St. Clair voices her concerns about unfiltered water. Other common problems visitors of Sochi face include broken fixtures and lack of internet.

Alleged Corruption in the Olympics

by Kevin Kai Huang, Maya Jeyendran, Vineet Kosaraju, Stephanie Chen, and Vasudha Rengarajan February 7, 2014

The Olympics are supposed to be a spectacle of athleticism: a show of international cooperation and national pride that lifts up the host city for years to come. This year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi,...

A Sochi journalists complains about his hotel wi-fi. Hotels have been reported to have poor living conditions.

Sochi conditions disappoint Olympics-goers

by Tiara Bhatacharya February 7, 2014

Thousands of athletes and attendees arrived in Sochi anticipating the 2014 Winter Olympics, only to be greeted by shambling hotel accommodations. Despite the enormous, unprecedented budget surrounding...

The writer behind @SochiProblems ridicules the presence of only four Olympic rings as opposed to the traditional five. Technical difficulties are one of numerous problems faced by people visiting Sochi.

SochiProblems Twitter Created

by Maya Jeyendran February 7, 2014

An anonymous twitter account called @SochiProblems has been created to mock the unsatisfactory accommodations of the Sochi Olympics. The account was created on February 4th, and has since gathered over...

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