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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Upper school librarian Meredith Cranston waves to a student driving by. Students drove by the front loading zone on Saturday to receive supplies for the upcoming school year.

Students receive supplies for upcoming school year during distribution day

by Lucy Ge, Winged Post News Editor August 27, 2020

Students drove by the upper school front loading zone on Saturday to receive supplies for the upcoming school year.  Masked faculty members put bags into trunks and waved the students on. Students...

Associated Student Body President Jason Lin records his speech for the virtual matriculation ceremony, as head of school Brian Yager looks on. Jason touched upon ways that the Harker community has stayed connected during quarantine.

Online matriculation ceremony marks the start of 2020-21 school year

by Lucy Ge, Winged Post News Editor August 25, 2020

Upper school students viewed a video put together by Harker administrators, student council and honor council on Friday during the online matriculation ceremony.  Head of school Brian Yager delivered...

Lightning strikes from thunderstorms were seen across the Bay Area on the morning of Aug. 16. The storms, which came after record-breaking heat, helped fuel the fires, according to a press release from California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Harker community members evacuate in response to California wildfires burning over 1 million acres

by Lucy Ge, Winged Post News Editor August 25, 2020

This is a developing story. Check Harker Aquila for future updates. Over 100,000 California residents have evacuated due to ongoing evacuation orders issued for parts of the counties of Alameda, Contra...

APEX Adventures Director Shaw Dunton explains the rules of a breakout room activity. During the virtual orientation on Thursday, freshman advisory groups participated in team-bonding activities.

Freshmen class of 2024 participates in virtual orientation

by Lucy Ge, Winged Post News Editor August 22, 2020

Members of the class of 2024 participated in various advisory bonding activities during their freshman Zoom orientation on Thursday, marking the start of their transition to virtual learning.  Link...

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate for the 2020 election. She is makes history as the first Black and South Asian-American woman on any major party ballot.

Kamala Harris chosen as Joe Biden’s vice presidential candidate

by Anna Vazhaeparambil and Varsha Rammohan August 11, 2020

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden named Sen. Kamala Harris (D-C.A.) as his running mate for the 2020 presidential election today, making her the first Black and South Asian-American woman to be...

Middle school computer science teacher Sharmila Misra offers her opinion during the town hall last Tuesday. This event took place in light of the racism towards African American students at Harker and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters across the nation.

Town hall discussion explores solutions for racism at Harker

by Lucy Ge, Winged Post News Editor June 23, 2020

Why are there so few African American and Latinx students at Harker? What should the school do to be more inclusive? Is there a way for the school to be more transparent with consequences for racial incidents...

Attendees at the virtual Solidarity and Fellowship Vigil used images of candles as their Zoom backgrounds to symbolize their support and solidarity. The hosts provided the photo of the candle in the Zoom chat for participants to download.

Harker community holds vigil to discuss racism and current Black Lives Matter protests

by Lucy Ge and Isha Moorjani June 7, 2020

Over 250 Harker students, faculty, staff and alumni attended the virtual Solidarity and Fellowship Vigil event on Thursday evening to speak about issues of racial inequality and community exclusion in...

In response to the protests in the Bay Area, Harker's administration and Diversity Committee are hosting a virtual community vigil and town hall meeting for students and faculty in the upcoming week.

Community vigil and town hall meeting regarding protests to take place

by Lucy Ge, Winged Post News Editor June 3, 2020

In response to civil unrest breaking out across America and Black Lives Matter (BLM) protestors calling for reform of the police system, Harker administration and the Harker Diversity Committee is hosting...

Upper school computer science teacher Marina Peregrino and Eric Fang ('20) pose for a selfie at the drive-thru. As seniors drove through, they were able to return items and receive their gifts from masked faculty members stationed in tents.

Senior pick-up day celebrates new graduates with drive-thru ceremony

by Lucy Ge, Winged Post News Editor May 30, 2020

A rare sight was seen on Thursday at the upper school campus in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic: grinning faces of the graduating senior class and their families peering through car windows, greeted...

Filmmaker Bing Liu spoke to upper school journalism students over Zoom. He talked about his journey into filmmaking and gave advice for those interested in producing films.

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Bing Liu speaks to members of Harker Journalism

by Lucy Ge, Assistant News Editor May 25, 2020

The scene opens in a skateboarding park in Rockford, Illinois. A shirtless, scrawny teenage boy in blue denim jeans, black shoes and a pink belt attempts to land a kickflip onto a platform. When he fails,...

In a landmark decision, University of California announced on Thursday their plans to completely eliminate the influence of the SAT and ACT on their admissions process by 2025.

“A pretty big domino to fall”: UC schools to eliminate SAT and ACT testing consideration by 2025

by Lucy Ge, Winged Post Asst. News Editor May 23, 2020

The University of California (UC) Board of Regents unanimously decided on Thursday to take measures to eliminate consideration of SAT and ACT test scores by 2025 to reduce inequity in college admissions,...

Students of third period journalism were able to ask Representative Anna Eshoo questions. Eshoo talked about issues regarding the pandemic such as mental health and eviction moratoriums.

Congresswoman Anna Eshoo speaks to upper school journalism program with message of encouragement

by Lucy Ge, Assistant News Editor May 22, 2020

In a Zoom visit with upper school journalism students on May 7, Representative Anna Eshoo of California’s 18th congressional district delivered a message of optimism amidst the current pandemic and encouraged...

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