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Diana Nichols speaks at the opening of the Rothschild Performing Arts Center in February.

Former board of trustees chair Diana Nichols dies

by Nicole Chen and Kathy Fang September 8, 2018

Diana Nichols, former chair of the board of trustees and school leader, died last Sunday in her home in Carmel. Faculty and staff learned of Nichols's death through an email on Monday, and upper school...

Head of Upper School Butch Keller speaks about proper student-teacher interactions at school meeting yesterday.

School meeting recap 9/4

by Eric Fang, News Editor September 5, 2018

Harker Aquila’s first photo slide show of the year greeted students as they took their seats for the school meeting yesterday. ASB President Neil Ramaswamy gave a brief welcome to the students before...

Class of 2022 attends upper school orientation

Class of 2022 attends upper school orientation

by Nicole Chen and Eric Fang September 2, 2018

The freshman class of 2022 visited the upper school for the first time and participated in various team-building activities with their advisories as part of freshmen orientation on August 23.  The freshmen...

Upper School welcomes eight new teachers to campus

Upper School welcomes eight new teachers to campus

by Eric Fang, News Editor September 2, 2018

David Hart - Orchestra, AP Music Theory, Study of Music and Performance Practice   Goal for next year: “This is my ninth year at Harker and it is cool that a lot of students have worked with...

MSD staff, faculty return to classrooms and begin recovery after tragedy

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Prameela Kottapalli, Anjay Saklecha, Sahana Srinivasan, and Kat Zhang September 1, 2018

MSD held an optional reunification event for faculty, students and parents on Feb. 25, intended for community members to provide comfort and be comforted as the school reopened. “It was basically...

Students and faculty voice their support for MSD victims in activist activities, banner

by Anvi Banga, Kathy Fang, and Tiffany Wong September 1, 2018

After the conclusion of the vigil yesterday which honored the 17 victims of the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, upper school students and faculty were the given the opportunity...

School shooting in Parkland, Florida kills 17

by Anjay Saklecha, Sahana Srinivasan, and Nerine Uyanik September 1, 2018

A gunman killed 17 people—14 students and three faculty—at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSD) in Parkland, Florida on Feb. 14. The 19-year-old gunman, a former student who was expelled...

Winged Post Co-Editors-in-Chief Kaitlin Hsu (12) and Sahana Srinivasan (12) and Harker Aquila Editor-in-Chief Meena Gudapati (12) announce the new issue of the Winged Post during the school meeting. Harker Journalism conducted interviews with MSD students Emma Gonzalez and David Hogg as well as MSD journalism teacher Melissa Falkowski for coverage of the shooting.

Upper school supports MSD through banner, donations

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Prameela Kottapalli, Anjay Saklecha, Sahana Srinivasan, and Kat Zhang September 1, 2018

The upper school community is organizing a fundraiser, assembly and banner in support of MSD and its students. Esha Deokar (11) proposed the idea of hosting a series of school events in support of...

The upper school’s quad. Former Harker upper school teacher Florio was terminated in June and arrested on Aug. 16 on felony and misdemeanor charges.

Former upper school music teacher arrested on misconduct charges

A former Harker upper school teacher was arrested in San Jose on Aug. 16 and faces criminal charges for inappropriate communication with a minor during school functions and on social media. Schools...

Capitol Hill: What You Missed (Volume 20, Issue 1)

Capitol Hill: What You Missed (Volume 20, Issue 1)

by Ryan Guan, Executive News Editor August 31, 2018

Rose Guan This piece was originally published in the pages of the Winged Post on Aug. 31, 2018.

High up in the treetops, a member of the class of 2021 grips a rope for support during the sophomores’ ropes course trip in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Aug. 23. The classes of 2020 and 2021 participated in off-campus trips on Aug. 23.

Sophomores and juniors enjoy ropes course, rafting to start the new year

by Kathy Fang and Ryan Guan August 31, 2018

Juniors whitewater raft The class of 2020 traveled to OARS American River Output in Coloma, California, for the annual junior class rafting trip on Aug. 23. Students split into groups of six to eight...

Counter-protesters raise their fists at the “No to Marxism in America 2” rally in Berkeley on Aug. 5. “[The counter protest is] about making sure that working class people have solidarity,” said Khawer Khan, one of the counter-protesters.

Rally a year after Charlottesville faces resistance

by Varsha Rammohan, Winged Post Copy Editor August 31, 2018

One year after the violent Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Unite the Right 2 rally took place in Washington, D.C. from Aug. 11 to Aug. 12. White supremacist groups began to gather...

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