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Panelist Rowena Tomaneng shares her unique perspective on reproductive rights in the context of higher education. She emphasized the importance of  educating people about these rights in higher education institutions.

Town hall tackles reproductive rights and encourages community action

by Lily Shi and Chelsea Xie October 25, 2024

Assemblymember Evan Low hosted a panel on reproductive rights, inviting local residents and three experts to San Jose City College on Oct. 19. The panel emphasized the need to protect and expand reproductive...

What's on my ballot?

What’s on my ballot?

by Gabe Sachse and Jessica Hu October 25, 2024

Big-name presidential candidates and rising political stars often flood the airwaves and capture voters’ attention across California during election season, overshadowing one of the Golden State’s...

Sophomores Megha Unny and Sophia Zhu laugh while chatting in the quad. Students relaxed outside to take a break from dancing and play cornhole or foosbal.

Students dance and rejoice at annual homecoming dance

by Cynthia Xie, Chelsea Xie, and Samuel Tong October 24, 2024

The annual Homecoming dance invited students for a night of music and festivity in the Auxiliary Gym on Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. Harker Spirit Leadership Team volunteers arrived early that morning...

Sophomores Grace Fu and Adrian Roufas laugh as they shuffle through pumpkins. Both of them bought pumpkins for themselves, with Grace choosing a small orange one and Adrian selecting a mushroom-shaped one.

HSLT and SAB select pumpkins in spirit-filled excursion at Spina Farms

by Lily Peng, Reporter October 23, 2024

Harker Spirit Leadership Team and Student Activities Board members picked pumpkins at Spina Farms last Friday in preparation for the pumpkin carving competition on Oct. 29. Representatives from...

Joiner, a fashion content creator with a following of over 850,000 across YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, identified authenticity as a key trait to achieving his platform. He was one of three speakers, joined by Mike Wallz and Savya Agarwal.

TEDxHarkerSchool brings in new perspectives with “unfiltered”-themed event

by Suhani Gupta, Claire Tian, and Charlie Wang October 22, 2024

TEDxHarkerSchool hosted its annual event with three talks and a variety of entrepreneurial booths in the RPAC on Friday. Entrepreneur and music artist Mike Wallz, fashion influencer Drew Joiner and...

Aquila Weekly Wrap-Up: Oct. 12-18

by Lily Shi, News Editor October 21, 2024

This is Aquila Weekly Wrap Up, where we bring you the latest updates from around our school community. Monday Jazz Band and Orchestra played the piece “Malambo” from the ballet “Estancia”...

Sophomore Dhanya Ramanan speaks about her coming out story. She recounted how accepted she felt and encouraged the Harker community to treat people coming out in the same way.

School meeting 10/14: Hispanic Heritage Month, National Coming Out Day and fall play

by Mendy Mao and Elizabeth Zhang October 17, 2024

Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Director Patricia Burrows opened school meeting by presenting orchestra and jazz band on Monday.  Orchestra director Jaco Wong introduced the piece “Malambo” from...

Sophomores Saahithi Koneru and Joyce He write letters to individuals currently in jail. Amnesty International planned to mail the letters to the victims as a sign of support and to advocate for their release.

Club Corner: Amnesty Club counteracts censorship by writing letters of support

by Lily Peng, Reporter October 17, 2024

Amnesty Club wrote letters to governments and government-silenced individuals around the world to promote social justice in their first club meeting on Oct. 10. They chose to support a list of 13 artists...

Sophomore Samaara Patil takes a picture of the San Francisco Giants 2012 World Series Ring. The Giants have won three World Series titles: in 2010, 2012 and 2014.

Students visit Oracle Park in CareerConnect field trip

by Cynthia Xie, Reporter October 15, 2024

Eight students learned about the world of sports business at Oracle Park, the home stadium of the San Francisco Giants, on Oct. 7. Bill Schlough, the Chief Information Officer of the Giants and former...

Aquila Weekly Wrap-Up: Oct. 5-11

by Lily Shi, News Editor October 13, 2024

This is Aquila Weekly Wrap Up, where we bring you the latest updates from around our school community. Monday Eight students visited Oracle Park, the home stadium of the San Francisco Giants, to...

Senior Rishi Lalwani enters his ballot in the mock election. AP U.S. Government students took shifts manning the polling booths during their class period.

AP U.S. Government mock election emphasizes youth civic engagement

by Cynthia Xie and Janam Chahal October 12, 2024

50.7% of the student body voted in AP U.S. Government’s annual mock election on Tuesday. The seniors led voting turnout with 67.2% of the class voting, followed by the sophomores with 54.2%, the frosh...

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine rallies global leaders for support in his country’s grueling war against Russia at the 2024 U.N. General Assembly on Sep. 25. Besides his official address, Zelensky wanted to sell what he calls his “victory plan”, a strategy to secure Ukraine’s victory on their terms, to Western leaders and especially President Biden.

Zelensky urges western support in ongoing war with Russia

by Charlize Wang and Lily Shi October 10, 2024

As the Russia-Ukraine war rages on after more than two years, Western involvement in the war has become critical to its outcome. Despite the military, economic and humanitarian assistance from the U.S....

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