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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The Milpitas Police Department visited Milpitas High School today to investigate the firearms incidents that occurred yesterday. Classes at Milpitas High School resumed today.

Milpitas High classes resume after school put under lockdown following firearms reports

by Kathy Fang, Photo Editor October 27, 2017

Milpitas High School returned to its regular class schedule today after two individual reports of students with firearms put the school under lockdown twice yesterday. After investigations of both incidents,...

Tri-M co-president Jeffrey Yang (10) takes money from a student buying boba at the club's fundraiser outside Manzanita after school on Tuesday. Tri-M sold pearl milk tea from Tea Top on Tuesday and Thursday.

Tri-M Music Honor Society holds club week

by Rose Guan, Wingspan Senior Staff Writer and Designer October 27, 2017

The upper school’s Tri-M Music Honor Society chapter sold pearl milk tea from Tea Top after school Tuesday and Thursday in order to raise money for a music education organization as part of its club...

Anthony Meissner (11) raises his chosen pumpkin into the air during today's school meeting. Pumpkins for this Friday's pumpkin carving contest were chosen by representatives from each grade level in order of seniority.

School meeting recap 10/23

by Anvi Banga, Aquila Asst. News Editor October 23, 2017

Physics teachers Scott Pflaumer and Miriam Allersma announced that the physics teachers will be hosting a Haunted Physics Lab on Nov. 1 during long lunch. The event will take place in Pflaumer and physics...

Economics teacher Samuel Lepler was presented with his Teacher of the Year Award from the California Association of School Economics Teachers (CASET) during the annual CASET conference in San Francisco last Friday. “It’s great. It’s an honor. It’s nice to be able to get credit for things that other people do, because I don’t take the tests, but it’s fun and it feels nice,” Lepler said.

Economics teacher Samuel Lepler receives California Teacher of the Year award from CASET

by Anika Rajamani, Reporter October 23, 2017

Economics teacher Samuel Lepler received the Teacher of the Year award from the California Association of School Economics Teachers (CASET) last Friday. The award was presented to Lepler during the...

Academic Decathlon Kahoot participants review their answers to the question "What is Nkanda?" Members of the club also sold boba tea outside Manzanita for 6 dollars each today.

Academic Decathlon holds club week

by Farah Hosseini, Reporter October 20, 2017

Academic Decathlon hosted a mini Kahoot scrimmage for both members and non-members yesterday and sold boba tea outside of Manzanita during lunch today for their club week. As the theme for this year’s...

SNHS advisor Abel Olivas holds up a bingo card and bingo clues while explaining the rules of the game. Event attendees also participated in another activity where they attempted to identify the genres of a series of Spanish songs.

Spanish National Honor Society holds annual Spanish Olympiad

by Srinath Somasundaram, Reporter October 19, 2017

Members of the Spanish National Honor Society (SNHS) participated in the annual Spanish Olympiad in Nichols Atrium during lunch today. The event included a few cultural activities, including a cultural...

Andy Lee (9) and Maddie Huynh (10) pose with their Sophomore Hoedown awards from the Heart of Texas Invitational. Maddie was awarded third speaker and Andy was awarded fifth speaker out of all the competitors in the Hoedown.

Upper school debaters compete at Heart of Texas Invitational

by Anmol Velagapudi, Reporter October 19, 2017

Eight members of the upper school speech and debate team competed in the Heart of Texas Invitational at St. Mark’s School from Oct. 14 to 16. Alan Hughes (12), Jacob Ohana (12), Megan Huynh (12)...

Guest speaker Maureen R. Johnston introduces herself to the sophomore and freshman classes during the assembly today. She spoke to upper school students about gender roles, gender identity, depression and anxiety today.

Therapist discusses gender at school assembly

by Karina Chen and Tiffany Wong October 18, 2017

Students across all four grades attended an assembly hosted by guest speaker Maureen R. Johnston about gender roles and stereotypes today in Nichols Atrium. Johnston, a licensed marriage and family...

Assistant to the Head of the Upper School Lori Villarreal sent out an email to all students and parents this morning notifying them of the gradebook reports release. Teachers were able to input grades until Oct. 16.

First gradebook reports of school year released on student and parent portals

by Arya Tandon, Reporter October 18, 2017

Gradebook reports for students were released on the student and parent portals today at 5 p.m. This past week, the students have had many different reactions and emotions to receiving their first gradebook...

Smoke from the ongoing fires in the North Bay color the Friday morning skies above the upper school burnt orange. Students, parents and faculty are invited to bring all donations Friday afternoon to either the lower, middle, or upper school campuses for Harker's "Stuff the Bus" drive.

Northern California wildfires: How to help

by Karina Chen, Rose Guan, Kaitlin Hsu, Ashley Jiang, and Tiffany Wong October 17, 2017

Various organizations nationwide have begun recovery efforts for the fires that started in Northern California last Monday. Harker will be hosting a “Stuff the Bus” drive for canned goods, nonperishable...

Students gather in the auxiliary gym to eat lunch to avoid the unhealthy amount of participate matter in the air last week. “You didn’t want to be outside. When I drove north [around] San Mateo, it almost looked like the car was going underwater; the air was like a thick, dirty water,” chemistry teacher Dr. David Casso, who lives in San Francisco, said.

Northern California wildfires: Smoke travels south, fires continue to burn

by Kathy Fang, Rose Guan, Kaitlin Hsu, and Prameela Kottapalli October 17, 2017

The upper school operated on a rainy day schedule this past week with indoors lunches and cancelled outdoor events, including the annual Family and Alumni Picnic, following directives that Bay Area residents...

Haris Hosseini (11) and Haley Keller (12) present their book "Humans of Ecology: Our Place in Nature," a collection of photographs and interviews of all the people they met on the trip. A total of 12 students presented at today's human ecology showcase in Nichols Auditorium.

Alaska trip students present at first human ecology showcase

by Jin Tuan, Reporter October 16, 2017

The 12 students who took the human ecology course taught by physics teacher Chris Spenner and biology teacher Dr. Kate Schafer last year and attended the Alaska trip last summer presented at the first...

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