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Joel Morel (11) participates in an activity led by actors in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival company on Saturday morning. A group of upper school students, accompanied by four teacher chaperones, travelled to Ashland on an annual trip this past weekend.

Students travel to Shakespeare festival on annual trip

by Jessie Wang, Reporter September 25, 2018

A group of 28 Harker students, accompanied by four teachers, visited the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) in Ashland, Oregon over the weekend. The group left early Friday morning and will return later...

Nellie Tonev (11) and Maya Franz (10) discuss ideas for a storytelling exercise during a workshop at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival this weekend. A group of 28 students and four teachers travelled to Ashland, Oregon, on Friday and returned to San Jose on Sunday night.

Weekend recap 9/24/18

by Eric Fang, News Editor September 24, 2018

The Guys' Gig club organized rehearsals that were open to all upper school students on Monday. Freshmen prepared for homecoming during the advisory period on Tuesday. They met in the Nichols atrium,...

Senior Raphael Sanche performs a line at a Sept. 17 rehearsal for the upcoming fall play, "Our Town". Early rehearsals, which began this month, have focused on character development, actor movements and line run-throughs.

Fall play cast begins rehearsals

by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Reporter September 21, 2018

Rehearsals have officially begun for the upcoming fall production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town,” after months of behind-the-scenes planning and preparation. The play tells the story of the...

Theater candidate Nicky Kriplani (10) performs a monologue from Eugene O’Neill’s play “Long Day’s Journey into Night” for his jury performance. Sophomore Certificate candidates are required to perform a two minute piece for a panel of Conservatory teachers.

Certificate candidates perform at sophomore juries

by Kathy Fang, Managing Editor September 20, 2018

Certificate candidates performed at sophomore juries in the Patil Theater today at lunch and after school as a part of their Certificate requirements. Students were asked to prepare a short piece of under...

Avi Gulati (11) adjusts Junior Classical League's poster board at Club Fair.

Campus organizations invite students to join in annual Club Fair

by Eric Fang, Ryan Guan, and Arushi Saxena September 16, 2018
This year's Club Fair invited students to join a plethora of on-campus organizations or attract new members to existing clubs in the quad during lunch on Wednesday. Unlike the past two years, the event did not take place in the Nichols atrium. Instead, Club Coordinator and Assistant Activities Director Eric Kallbrier opted for Club Fair to be held in the quad, where tables were arranged around the edges and at the center.
A white, unpainted eagle is one of four standing outside Manzanita Hall this week. Before painting their eagles to correspond with their spirit themes for the homecoming rally, each class needed to remove the paint from previous years.

Weekend recap 9/15/18

by Ryan Guan, Executive News Editor September 14, 2018

In a senior tradition, the class of 2019 gathered on Davis Field on Aug. 27, the first day of classes, to watch the sunrise. The Upper School observed Labor Day with no classes on Sept. 2. Green...

Student director Ellie Lang-Ree (12) announces her play at school meeting on Sept. 14. The four 2018 SDS directors are seniors Neha Premkumar, Emmy Huchley, Dilara Ezer and Ellie.

School meeting recap 9/14/18

by Ryan Guan, Executive News Editor September 14, 2018

Jennifer Walrod, director of global education, introduced a visiting teacher from the Shanghai World Foreign Language Academy in China. Mr. David will be observing classes at the Upper School. Johnny...

College counselors visit the class of 2019 during a class meeting.

Seniors named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists

by Ryan Guan, Executive News Editor September 13, 2018

Forty-three members of the class of 2019 were named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists last week. Semifinalists were notified at college counseling class Sept. 4. They can submit SAT scores and...

Students gather on Davis Field for an emergency evacuation drill today. The drill was announced at school meeting Monday.

Fire drill held between first and second periods

by Nicole Chen and Kathy Fang September 13, 2018

The upper school's fire alarm rang at around 9:15 a.m. today, alerting students and faculty to report to Davis Field for an emergency drill. Students remained on the field until after 9:35 a.m. and...

The Shah patio at the upper school. Upper school psychology teacher Dr. Jonathan Sammartino was arrested Sept. 11 on three charges of sexual misconduct at a previous teaching position in San Diego.

Upper school teacher arrested on charges of sexual misconduct at previous teaching position

by Nicole Chen, Kathy Fang, and Ryan Guan September 12, 2018

Warning: The following story contains information about sexual assault charges and may be upsetting to some readers. Updated: 10:04 p.m. Sept. 19, 2018. An upper school psychology teacher was arrested...

Performing arts representative Emmy Huchley (12), Alex Kumar (10), Vance Hirota (11) and Ellie Lang-Ree (12) announced information about upcoming dance show auditions, which will be held in RPAC this Saturday afternoon.

School meeting recap 9/10

by Arushi Saxena, Global Editor September 11, 2018

As students settled in their seats for the second school meeting of the year, Harker Aquila’s photo slideshow displayed the highlights of the past two weeks. ASB President Neil Ramaswamy spoke briefly...

Festooned with newspapers, a student at Spirit Kickoff strikes a pose.

Spirit kickoff starts off year with after-school activities

by Irina Malyugina, Vivian Jin, and Ryan Guan September 9, 2018

This year's spirit kickoff was held in the auxiliary gym on Friday at 3:30 p.m. The event included dodgeball and other opportunities to earn spirit points.

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