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From left to right: Democratic 2020 candidates Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and former San Antonio mayor Julian Castro.

2020 Democratic primaries race opens with first round of presidential bids

by Kathy Fang, Managing Editor January 13, 2019

Three prominent Democrats—Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and former San Antonio mayor Julian Castro, and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard—have announced their candidacy...

Jami Cassady Ratto, who is Beat Generation author Neal Cassady's daughter reminisces about her childhood memories, telling students in the Beat Generation English elective about her recollections of her father.

Beat Generation author Neal Cassady’s daughter visits English class

by Kathy Fang, Managing Editor January 12, 2019

Jami Cassady Ratto, who is the daughter of Beat Generation author Neal Cassady, visited English teacher Charles Shuttleworth's Kerouac and the Beat Generation class yesterday during fourth period to speak...

English teacher Charles Shuttleworth reminds students about the annual Shakespeare competition, which will be held at Harker on Jan. 18.

School meeting recap 1/8/18

by Eric Fang, News Editor January 9, 2019

The first school meeting after the two-week Winter Break began with Matthew Hajjar (12) leading the students and faculty in chanting “put your Eagles up”. After, Grace Hajjar (11) and Adhya Hoskote...

History teacher Donna Gilbert talks with Sahana Srinivasan ('18). At the alumni reunion yesterday, students could eat and talk with faculty and staff.

Reunion welcomes alumni back to campus

by Kathy Fang, Managing Editor January 9, 2019

Upper school alumni attended a reunion held in Nichols Atrium yesterday afternoon, where upper school teachers met and conversed with former students. This piece was originally published on Harker Aquila's...

Avi Gulati (11), who won the Harker division of the annual Shakespeare Competition last year, performs a monologue from "King Lear."

School meeting recap 12/13/18

by Ryan Guan, Executive News Editor December 14, 2018

Grace Hajjar (11) and Adhya Hoskote (11) began the last meeting of 2018 with the Eagle Update. A meeting for students interested in boys tennis was held today at 1 p.m. in the team room, while students...

Rani Sheth (11) paints with watercolors from the Palo Alto Art Center Teen Pop-Up. Students could experiment with mediums in the workshops, which were held in the art building.

Palo Alto Art Center workshops allow students to explore creativity

by Ryan Guan, Executive News Editor December 12, 2018

The Palo Alto Art Center brought Teen Pop-Up workshops to the upper school's art room on Nov. 16, Dec. 3, Dec. 5 and Dec. 7. Students could explore different mediums and styles.

The Miró Quartet in an undated photograph from their website's press kit.

Miró Quartet brings the strings to upper school Concert Series

by Ryan Guan, Executive News Editor December 12, 2018

This year's Harker Concert Series continued as the Miró Quartet performed in the Patil Theater last Friday at 8 p.m. The string quartet, comprising violinists Daniel Ching and William Fedkenheuer,...

Greg Lawson gestures with a fork to illustrate the importance of putting metal utensils in bins where they will be washed, not throwing them in the trash or on the ground.

School meeting recap 12/3/18

by Arushi Saxena, Global Editor December 9, 2018

As students scuffled through the bleachers to find their seats at the 2nd to last school meeting before Winter Break, Matthew Hajjar (12) opened with a stentorian chant as Adhya Hoskote (11) and Grace...

The 2018 midterm elections. Original map source: Wikimedia Commons

Inside the midterm elections

by Varsha Rammohan, Saloni Shah, and Aditya Singhvi December 9, 2018

The Democrats gained a majority in the House of Representatives while Republicans expanded their lead in the Senate during the midterm elections on Nov. 6. These elections had the highest ever number...

Face of the people: Radical populism rises to the forefront of national politics

Face of the people: Radical populism rises to the forefront of national politics

by Saloni Shah and Arya Maheshwari December 7, 2018

Some of the world’s largest democracies are being led by currently conservatives from Italy, with Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, to India, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to the United Kingdom,...

Dance teacher Karl Kuehn attempts Arrive Alive's 
impaired driving simulation. The tour visits school campuses and other locations to spread awareness of how dangerous distracted driving can be.

Arrive Alive tour teaches dangers of distracted driving

by Ryan Guan, Executive News Editor December 6, 2018

The Arrive Alive tour, an organization that brings simulations and information about distracted driving to the likes of school campuses, visited the upper school today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students...

The sun shines a bright orange-red color due to the smoke. The Camp Fire in Butte County started in November, causing air quality issues through northern California.

How to support the Northern California Camp Fire victims from campus

by Ryan Guan, Executive News Editor December 5, 2018

After the state's deadliest wildfire ravaged several Northern California counties last month and recovery efforts continue, several groups on campus will host fundraisers in order to assist victims. The...

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