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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

Registered dietician Sara Leung speaks to students about sports nutrition during long lunch on Dec. 1. Leung has over 15 years of experience helping people develop a positive and healthy relationship with food.

WiSports Club welcomes dietitian, discusses sports nutrition

by Janam Chahal, Assistant News Editor December 19, 2023

Women in Sports Club hosted a speaker event about sports nutrition with registered dietitian Sara Leung in math teacher Bianca Cung’s classroom on Dec. 1 during long lunch.  Leung has over 15 years...

Writers’ Advocate officers Tanisha Singh (12), Felix Chen (11) and Sydney Ling (12) analyze a mythology-themed poem Gaea for entry into the Scholastic Awards. Participants discussed how to use literary devices that communicated the writers voice without sacrificing clarity for the reader.

Club Corner: Writer’s Advocate hosts Scholastic writing workshop

by Jeremy Peng, Assistant Copy Editor December 19, 2023

Writers’ Advocate Club hosted its annual Scholastic Art and Writing Awards writing workshop during long lunch on Dec. 1 in advance of the competition’s Dec. 11 regional submission deadline. Club...

Attendees of Thursdays CareerConnect meeting clap as the panel of three seniors conclude their presentation. Seniors Ramit Goyal, Ella Lan and Fiona Yan gave a presentation to an audience of mostly frosh about studying practices, useful mindsets and personal experiences in preparation for final exams.

CareerConnect holds finals preparation workshop

by Lily Shi, Assistant STEM Editor December 15, 2023

CareerConnect hosted a workshop to help students prepare for final exams with a panel consisting of seniors Ramit Goyal, Ella Lan and Fiona Yan in the Innovation Center during Thursday’s long lunch. The...

Director of Standardized Testing and Scheduling Troy Thiele reveals that campus cat Tony, who is also a pet cat known as Athena, is one of three cats roaming the upper school during the school meeting on Thursday. Thiele said that Athena’s doppelgängers may include her sibling Atlas and mother Chaos.

School meeting 12/7/23: PANMUN, Winter Instrumental Concert and campus cat double life

by Anika Maji and Kairui Sun December 12, 2023

Associated Student Body President Daniel Lin (12) opened the last school meeting of 2023 on Thursday.  CareerConnect officer Ruhan Sahasi (11) announced a Finals Study Workshop to help students learn...

Anna Eshoo holds a hearing of the Health Subcommittee on Feb. 20, 2020. As the Chairwoman, Eshoo presented bills regarding medical cures and representation in clinical trials. (Provided by eshoo.house.gov)

Silicon Valley representative Anna Eshoo to retire

by Mendy Mao, Assistant Copy Editor December 12, 2023

Silicon Valley Congress representative Anna Eshoo announced on Nov. 21 that she will leave public service after her term ends in January 2025. Since she was elected in 1992, Eshoo has served as the...

Ethan Guan (11) writes out the roles that club members could volunteer for at the film club meeting. The intricacies of making film makes it such a beautiful process, Ethan said. Its a combination of so many art forms, and because of that, you can have so many different emotional tones involved.

Club Corner: Film club hosts second annual short film selection

by Mendy Mao, Assistant Copy Editor December 6, 2023

Film Club officers picked a to-be-titled drama by Sophie Pellet (10) for their second film production in English teacher Christopher Hurshman’s room during lunch on Monday.  This is the second year...

Frosh Vivian Wu and Zoe Wang draw chalk art outside of Dobbins Hall for Honor Week on Nov. 15. Students were prompted to draw or describe an emoji that describes respect.

Annual Honor Week inspires students to reflect on Honor Code tenets

by Lily Shi and Margaret Cartee December 6, 2023

Honor Council hosted their annual Honor Week which featured activities based on the three tenets of the Honor Code, honesty, accountability and respect, during the week of Nov. 13. Honor Council encouraged...

Book Blog member Kristiyan Kurtev (9) helps students choose books during the book swap at lunch in the Quad on Thursday. Last year, Book Blog also hosted a book drive, except it was in collaboration with the Green Team for Earth Week.

Readers exchange mysteries, memoirs and more in second annual book swap

by Charlie Wang and Jonathan Szeto December 1, 2023

Harker Upper School Book Blog hosted its second annual book swap in the quad during lunch on Nov. 16 and in the Nichols Atrium after school on Nov. 17. Students and faculty explored dozens of books...

Om Tandon (12) smiles as he answers a question during the senior panel at the eighth grade introduction to the upper school. Om was one of the eight seniors selected to participate in the panel.

Eighth grade families explore upper school through performances, presentations and panelists

by Ashley Mo, Reporter December 1, 2023

Eighth grade students and their families assembled in the Rothschild Performing Arts Center for an introduction to the upper school from 6 to 7:15 p.m on Nov. 14 at the Saratoga campus. The annual upper...

An Israeli soldier examines a damaged house in Israel on Oct. 18. The attack by Hamas occurred on Oct. 7, when militants from the nearby Gaza Strip killed and captured numerous Israelis. (Provided by AP News)

Global Headlines (Issue 3)

by Disha Gupta, Janam Chahal, and Claire Yu November 30, 2023

Potential Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Faces Delay Israel and Hamas reached a consensus to temporarily halt hostilities for four days in a diplomatic deal on Nov. 22. The agreement is part of a larger...

Conservatory representatives Luke Mehta (12), Jason Shim (11), Sam Parupudi (11), Shareen Chahal (12) and Iris Cai (11) present upcoming holiday shows. The shows include Big Assembly Day (BAD), Santana Row tree lighting and Downbeats home show.

School meeting 11/27/23: Transgender Day of Remembrance, Holiday Performances, Robotics Competition

by Janam Chahal, Reporter November 30, 2023

Associated Student Body President Daniel Lin (12) welcomed students to the first school meeting after Thanksgiving break on Monday. Daniel requested that students disconnect from their phones and remain...

Maria Hantzopoulos speaks as the morning keynote for Harkers Social Justice Conference in the Zhang Gym on Nov. 10. Hantzopoulos spoke about her personal upbringings in Queens, New York and her experiences with students with New York City public schools to address how the community can support social justice.

Harker hosts first ever Social Justice Conference

by Felix Chen, Alison Yang, Brandon Zau, and Vivek Moorjani November 29, 2023

275 students, faculty and staff from all Harker campuses attended Harker’s inaugural Social Justice Conference at the upper school from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 10.  The conference featured a...

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