Skip to Main Content
The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Avi Gulati (10) acts out his interpretation of the monologue Edgar delivers as he escapes the hunt in "King Lear." As the winner of the upper school's competition, Avi will be competing at the regional level of the National Shakespeare Competition in San Francisco on March 3.

Annual school National Shakespeare Competition features student performances of play monologues

by Darren Gu, TALON Sports Editor February 22, 2018

Students participated in the upper school’s annual National Shakespeare Competition in Nichols Auditorium during long lunch today. Using a rubric based primarily on the performer’s understanding...

Performing arts director Laura Lang-Ree reminds students about theater protocol. The Rothschild Performing Arts Center opened on Feb. 3.

School meeting recap 2/22

by Anvi Banga, Aquila Asst. News Editor February 22, 2018

The meeting started with a moment of silence for the victims of the recent Parkland, Florida school shooting. The AP art students are showcasing their art in an exhibition during lunch in Nichols Hall...

String quintet Hanoom Lee (10), Rakesh Nori (10), Vishnu Jaisim (10), Rani Sheth (10) and Jeffrey Yang (10) perform Joseph Haydn's "Emperor Quartet in C major." The other Tri-M ensemble performing at today's event at the Saratoga Retirement Community was a jazz group consisting of members Katelyn Chen (10)Max Lee (10), Joshua Valluru (10), Bryan Wang (10) and Brendan Wong (10).

Tri-M Music Honor Society performs at Saratoga Retirement Community

by Tiffany Wong, Aquila News Editor February 17, 2018

Members of music club Tri-M performed at the Saratoga Retirement Community on Feb. 17. Jazz ensemble Katelyn Chen (10), Max Lee (10), Joshua Valluru (10), Bryan Wang (10) and Brendan Wong (10) performed...

Presidents' Week Break this year is from Feb. 12 to 19. Academic classes will resume on Feb. 20.

Campuses observe Presidents’ Week Break from Feb. 12 to 19

by Vijay Bharadwaj, News Editor February 11, 2018

The Harker School will be on Presidents' Week Break from Feb. 12 to 19, celebrating the birthdays of presidents past and present. Academic classes will resume on all four campuses on Feb. 20. Per Harker...

Upper school instrumentalists practice in one of the rehearsal spaces of the center. The facility also includes a series of dressing rooms.

Harker community celebrates opening of new performing arts facility

by Anika Rajamani, Reporter February 9, 2018

The Harker community gathered together for the opening ceremony of the Rothschild Performing Arts Center at the upper school last Friday. The event included a ribbon-cutting ceremony, performances in the...

Last year's AMC 10 and 12 exams were held at 8 a.m. in Nichols Atrium on Feb. 20. According to Dr. Aiyer, around 120 students will be taking one of the exams this year, which will both be held next Thursday.

Students take annual AMC 10 and 12 exams

by Neil Bai, Aquila Copy Editor February 7, 2018

Upper school students participated in the Mathematical Association of America’s American Mathematics Competition (AMC) 10 and 12 math contests today morning at 7:45 a.m. in Nichols Atrium. Every year,...

San Jose firefighters fight the bush fires behind Nichols Hall. Students and teachers were evacuated to Davis Field after a small fire broke out on I-280.

Small fire on Interstate 280 disrupts afternoon classes

by Vijay Bharadwaj, News Editor February 7, 2018

Upper school students and faculty evacuated campus buildings today after a small fire broke out before 2 p.m. at the highway wall separating the campus from Interstate 280 by Nichols Hall. Because...

The debate team poses after one of their competitions. The speech and debate teams has participated in and won several competitions over the past two months.

Speech and debate teams garner awards in competitions nationwide

by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Reporter February 6, 2018

Members of the upper school speech and debate team have participated in several tournaments this past month and will continue to attend more as they prepare for the national tournaments at the end of the...

Sana Pandey (10) does the cha-cha to a mix of music from the DJ. Winter Ball took place on Jan. 20 in the Nichols Atrium.

Annual Winter Ball, themed “Starry Night,” lights up campus

by Vivian Jin, Reporter February 6, 2018

The upper school's annual Winter Ball, themed “Starry Night” this year, took place in Nichols Atrium on Jan. 20 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. The junior class council and Harker Spirit hosted the dance...

Harker alumna Jessica Dickinson Goodman '07 (right) takes her oath to become City of San Jose Human Services Commissioner for District 2. Dickinson Goodman was sworn in on Jan. 16.

Harker alumna Jessica Dickinson Goodman ’07 sworn into San Jose public office

by Nerine Uyanik, Asst. Humans of Harker Videographer and Feature Photographer February 6, 2018

Harker alumna Jessica Dickinson Goodman ‘07, who has made a career of helping others, was sworn in as City of San Jose Human Services Commissioner for District 2 on Jan. 16. Surrounded by family and...

The RPAC contains a green room, dressing rooms, spaces for orchestra and band practice and the Patil theater. Alumni, staff and students alike gathered for its grand opening last Friday.

Rothschild Performing Arts Center opens, inaugurates new era for arts

by Kathy Fang, Saloni Shah, Jin Tuan, and Tiffany Wong February 6, 2018

After a year and a half of construction, the ribbon-cutting ceremony held last Friday opened the Rothschild Performing Arts Center (RPAC) to student use, with many performing arts classes moving into the...

Security guard Brendan Carroll patrols campus on Tuesday evening. Administration is evaluating and reinforcing security across all campuses after a Jan. 2 assault on a middle school teacher.

After assault of middle school teacher, administration tightens campus security

by Meena Gudapati and Sahana Srinivasan February 6, 2018

As a result of the early morning assault and robbery of a Harker middle school teacher on Jan. 2 at the Blackford campus, school administration is currently expanding and reinforcing security protocols...

Load More Stories