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Kinetic Krew performs at the Santana Row Tree Lighting. The Kinetic Krew routine was choreographed by dance teacher Rachelle Haun.

Lights and action for the holiday season

by Varsha Rammohan, Copy Editor November 22, 2018

As warm jackets and boots become a common sight around the upper school campus, the holiday season makes its appearance, starting off with the annual Santana Row tree lighting ceremony on Nov. 13, which...

Maya Shukla (11) presents her service opportunity to students walking by. The fair took place after advisory on Nov. 12.

Students attend service-themed assembly and fair

by Nilisha Baid, TALON Assistant Business and Social Media Editor November 22, 2018

Former National Honor Society adviser Mike Pistacchi worked with the NHS to hold Harker’s fourth annual Service Fair, where students could sign up to volunteer at any of the organizations present, on...

Luisa Pan (10) sells donuts on Oct. 13 for Harker Horizon's club week. The club, a science magazine, sold donuts and popcorn chicken to raise money for their club last week.

Harker Horizon hosts club week

by Aditya Singhvi, Sports Editor November 21, 2018

The Harker Horizon club hosted their club week from Nov. 12 to Nov. 16, selling popcorn chicken and donuts inside Manzanita during office hours, lunch and after school. Proceeds from the fundraiser...

Chairs in the upstairs Dobbins hallway for parents and students attending conferences.

Parents, students and teachers meet for first semester conferences

by Kathy Fang, Managing Editor November 20, 2018

Students and parents met with teachers today in the first day of conferences, which will continue tomorrow. Due to unhealthy air quality conditions, students and parents were advised to stay indoors as...

Smoke over San Jose from the Camp Fire in Butte County.

Some parent-student-teacher conferences to be relocated due to air quality

by Kathy Fang, Managing Editor November 19, 2018

Due to the unhealthy air quality in San Jose, which is currently recorded at an index of 159, some teachers will be moving their parent-student-teacher conferences tomorrow and on Tuesday to alternate...

Daniel Wu (9) wears a mask to protect from the unhealthy air quality today during lunch.

School will not be cancelled while unhealthy air quality, Camp Fire persist

by Ryan Guan and Kathy Fang November 16, 2018

Updated: 12:52 p.m. Nov. 16, 2018 School will not be cancelled Friday despite unhealthy air conditions across the Santa Clara County school district, which includes Harker, according to an email sent...

Andy Lu (10) helps Arjun Virmani (10) with his worksheet during the sophomore LIFE assembly on Nov. 6. The students filled out worksheets during the assembly with information about their courses, how much time they allocated to them weekly and how much they enjoyed them.

Freshmen, sophomores and seniors attend LIFE assemblies, juniors meet Eagle Buddies

by Irina Malyugina, Photo Editor November 14, 2018

Freshmen, sophomores, and seniors attended LIFE meetings while the juniors met with their eagle buddies during lunch Nov. 6. Freshmen discuss anxiety management Freshmen participated in an assembly...

Downbeat members Neha Premkumar (12) and Kenya Aridomi (11) sing a rendition of "Deck the Halls." Downbeat performed both at the pre-show and during the tree lighting ceremony.

Harker performers attend annual Santana Row Tree Lighting

by Kathy Fang and Nicole Chen November 14, 2018

Upper school choral and dance groups performed at the annual Santana Row Tree Lighting festival, which was hosted last night starting at 5 p.m. Students from Downbeat, Varsity dance, JV dance, Kinetic...

Maya Shukla (11) presents her service opportunity to students walking by. The fair took place after advisory today.

National Honor Society hosts Service Fair

by Nicole Chen, Editor-in-Chief November 13, 2018

Students were introduced to a multitude of volunteer opportunities at the service fair after advisory yesterday. Around 30 volunteer organizations, mostly student-led, presented at booths at the fair hosted...

Staff photographer Mark Kocina performs his juggling act during Quadchella on Thursday.  The song "Take On Me" by a-ha accompanied his act.

Quadchella talent show features comedy, poetry, music, juggling

by Anika Rajamani and Ritika Rajamani November 11, 2018

Harker’s third Quadchella event attracted many students and faculty to the quad to watch a variety of performances during long lunch on Thursday. The name of the talent show is a play on the annual...

Forensics representatives Nakul Bajaj (11), Nikki Solanki (11), Maddie Huynh (11) and Anusha Kuppahally (12) announce results from recent competitions.

School meeting recap 11/8/18

by Ryan Guan, Executive News Editor November 11, 2018

Eagle Update presenters congratulated girls volleyball on their successful CCS run. Girls golf placed seventh in NorCal and second in CCS, and Natalie Vo (10) qualified for the state tournament. Rohan...

Hazy air lingers over campus as smoke from the Camp Fire north of Sacramento travelled throughout the Bay Area today. The current Air Quality Index is 152, which is categorized as "Unhealthy."

Bay Area air quality on alert due to smoke from Camp Fire

by Ryan Guan, Kathy Fang, and Nicole Chen November 9, 2018

The smell of smoke permeated the upper school today as air from the Camp Fire in Butte County, north of Sacramento, blew south toward the campus. As a result of the smoke, sports practices for boys and...

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