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Seniors Matthew Goetting, Fiona Yan, Emily McCartney and Harshini Chaturvedula catch up with their eagle buddies over lunch at Davis Field on Friday. Students talked with their Eagle Buddies before participating in a variety activities.

Seniors and sophomores bond with Eagle Buddies in first event of school year

by Ariana Goetting, Ashley Mo, and Lily Shi September 29, 2023

Seniors and sophomores met with their Eagle Buddies for the first time this school year on Sept. 22, with sophomores visiting the Bucknall campus and seniors meeting their buddies at the upper school. The...

Introduction to Journalism studemts listen as Kuhlmeier shares her perspective on fighting for her First Amendment rights as a high school journalist. Prior to Kuhlmeier's visit, Introduction to Journalism students studied court cases like Tinker v. Des Moines and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier to learn about freedom of speech and the press. (Provided by Kevin Oliver)

Be the change: Cathy Kuhlmeier discusses Supreme Court case, teaches Journalism students about press freedom

by Mendy Mao, Charlize Wang, and Ella Yee September 28, 2023

Former plaintiff Cathy Kuhlmeier spoke to Introduction to Journalism classes over Zoom about her experience fighting for student press freedom in the landmark Supreme Court case Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier...

Associated Student Body (ASB) Spirit Coordinator Luke Mehta (12) asks fall sports captains to guess a song during the spirit event. on Wednesday in the Athletic Center (AC). The game included songs such as "Barbie World (With Aqua)" by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice and "Night Changes" by One Direction.

Spirit event brings students together through “Guess the Song” and raffle drawing

by Charlie Wang and Jonathan Szeto September 27, 2023

Sophomores, juniors and seniors gathered in the Athletic Center (AC) for a schoolwide spirit event from 9:35 to 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday.  Associated Student Body (ASB) Spirit Coordinator Luke Mehta...

Ritu Belani (12) discusses the Language and Linguistics Club with Anoushka Chakravarty (10) outside the Athletic Center (AC) during Club Fair on Tuesday. The Language and Linguistics Club hosts activities like the North American Computational Linguistics Open (NACLO) competition and language puzzles.

Club Fair connects students with new opportunities

by Margaret Cartee, Katie Tcheng, and Ram Batchu September 19, 2023

Upper school students showcased their student-run organizations to prospective members during Club Fair on Tuesday outside the Rothschild Performing Arts Center (RPAC). This year’s Club Fair featured...

Students gather in the Rothschild Performing Arts Center (RPAC) back room during the lockdown at around 3:30 pm. Around 50 students waited in the room, dismissed thirty minutes later.

Upper school campus enters lockdown, campus all-clear

by Felix Chen, Desiree Luo, Kinnera Mulam, Gabe Sachse, and Alison Yang September 13, 2023

The upper school campus entered lockdown from 3:25 to 3:59 p.m. today after classes dismissed.   Upper school administration said authorities are investigating the cause of the lockdown. Assistant...

Juniors Sam Parupudi and Sanaa Bhorkar paint the Class of 2025's eagle white. Each grade colored their eagle white ahead of Spirit Week in October, during which classes will decorate their respective eagles to their assigned theme.

Community jumps into year of spirit with Spirit Kickoff

by Felix Chen, Mendy Mao, and Kinnera Mulam September 13, 2023

Around 250 students and faculty attended the Spirit Kickoff on Sept. 1. The event took place in the Quad from 3:30-5 p.m. and featured boardwalk-themed activities to inaugurate another year of Harker spirit. Harker...

Upper school biology teacher Matthew Harley invites students and faculty to vote for Arjun Gurjar (12)'s video for the 2023 Breakthrough Junior Challenge during school meeting on Friday. The Breakthrough Junior Challenge is a science video competition, and Arjun could win a $100,000 prize for Harker if his entry advances to the final round.

School meeting recap 9/8/23: Academic updates, Mock Trial and Club Fair

by Shareen Chahal and Lily Shi September 12, 2023

Associated Student Body (ASB) President Daniel Lin (12) opened the third school meeting of the year on Friday. Assistant Upper School Division Head Kelly Horan announced several academic updates, including...

A parent converses with athletics department representative Vyom Vidyarthi (11) at the Harker athletics booth during Back-to-School Day on Saturday. Club and organization representatives, including faculty and students, set up booths outside the Rothschild Performing Arts Center (RPAC) Saturday morning.

Annual upper school Back to School Day bridges parent to teacher connections

by Ashley Mo, Vivek Moorjani, and Ananya Sriram September 10, 2023

Upper school faculty, students and parents attended the annual Back to School Day to take a glimpse at daily student life at the Saratoga campus on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Back to School...

Co-Managing Editor Jonny Xue (11) leads Harker journalism reporters in a game of “Humans of Harker: Hooray or Horror.” In the activity, reporters critiqued past environmental portraits.

Humans of Harker team hosts environmental portrait workshop

by Kinnera Mulam, Winged Post Co-Editor-in-Chief September 7, 2023

Humans of Harker staff presented to Harker Journalism reporters about how to take environmental portraits for profiles yesterday during long lunch in the journalism room.  Starting in 2016, the Humans...

Harker Spirit Leadership Team (HSLT) announces the annual Spirit Kickoff during school meeting on Aug. 28 in the Zhang Gymnasium. The Spirit Kickoff took place on Friday in the Quad from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

School meeting recap 8/28/23: Artist in Residence, Spirit Kickoff and safety protocols

by Charlize Wang September 5, 2023

Associated Student Body (ASB) president Daniel Lin (12) opened the second school meeting of the year on Aug. 28.  Upper school art teacher Brian Caponi announced the Visual Arts Department’s 2023-24...

Conservatory members Jason Shim (11), Luke Mehta (12), Shareen Chahal (12), Sam Parupudi (11) and Iris Cai (11) announce the Conservatory Kickoff during the school meeting on Tuesday. "I will be giving you your fresh, funky musical theater and theater news along with my colleague Shareen!" Jason said.

School meeting recap 8/22/23: Athletics, Conservatory Kickoff and “Guess the song”

by Isabella Lo and Alison Yang August 28, 2023

Associated Student Body (ASB) President Daniel Lin (12) opened the first school meeting of the year on Tuesday. Performing Arts Production Manager Brian Larsen began the meeting by discussing the basics...

HSLT President Arjun Moogimane (12) catches a football in a game of tag football with new and returning members of HSLT. Tag football was a popular game to play during free time at the HSLT retreat on Aug. 16.

HSLT retreats to Santa Cruz for day of bonding and preparation

by Chayce Milheim, Co-Photo Editor and Co-Organizations Editor August 25, 2023

18 new and returning members of the Harker Spirit Leadership Team (HSLT) bused to Santa Cruz on Aug. 16 to get to know each other and plan events for the upcoming school year.  The retreat began at...

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