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Isabella Spradlin (12) and Tiffany Shou (12) hand out balloons to passing students at the Amnesty International booth, a non-governmental organization which advocates for human rights. Several clubs gave out candy, balloons and other treats as a means of encouraging students to sign up.

Students and faculty gather for annual club fair

by Kathy Fang, Photo Editor September 13, 2017

The upper school’s annual Club Fair invited students and faculty to explore a variety of clubs and organizations today at Nichols Hall. Booths hosted by the officers of each club were spread inside...

A San Jose Fire Department truck arrives at the scene of the lightning strike. By the time the firefighters arrived, the tree's fire had already gone out.

Lightning strikes tree in parking lot’s back loading zone

by Tiffany Wong, Aquila News Editor September 11, 2017

Lightning struck a tree near the upper school parking lot’s back loading zone near Main Hall today at around 5 p.m. Director of Upper School Community Service and Student Activities Coordinator Kerry...

Jared Anderson (11), Mahi Gurram (11), Anthony Meissner (11) and Matthew Hajjar (11) deliver Harker Athletics' weekly Eagle Update at today's school meeting. They played a video of the varsity girls' volleyball team's game against Lynbrook High School on Aug. 29.

School meeting recap 9/11

by Anvi Banga, Winged Post Copy Editor September 11, 2017

National Honor Society (NHS) announced the upcoming community service fair on Oct. 13. Students who run their own organization and want a table at the fair can email NHS advisor Mike Pistacchi this week...

Cindy Wang (11), Clarissa Wang (11), Jacob Ohana (12), Alan Hughes (12), Kelly Shen (11), Megan Huynh (12) and Anusha Kuppahally (11) pose for a photo at the Grapevine tournament. Team Cindy and Clarissa advanced to the octofinals in public forum and team Megan and Anusha advanced to the octofinals in policy debate.

Upper school debaters head to Texas for first tournament of school year

by Tiffany Wong, Aquila News Editor September 11, 2017

Seven upper school debaters traveled to Grapevine, Texas to attend the Grapevine Classic Speech and Debate Tournament from Sept. 7 to 10. Public forum team Cindy Wang (11) and Clarissa Wang (11), Lincoln-Douglas...

Junior Dilara Ezer and senior Maxwell Woehrman rehearse an excerpt of a scene from “The Comedy of Errors” during callbacks yesterday. The play will be performed from Oct. 26 to Oct. 28 at the Blackford theater.

Fall play cast gathers for first rehearsal after auditions and callbacks conclude

by Kathy Fang, Photo Editor September 8, 2017

Rehearsals for the fall play, “The Comedy of Errors,” began today after the cast list was announced via email to students last night. Twenty sophomores, juniors and seniors will perform in the...

Head of School Brian Yager reads a copy of the Winged Post published in the previous school year. Yager joins Harker as the new Head of School starting this year.

New Head of School Brian Yager begins first year

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Winged Post News Editor September 6, 2017

Brian Yager joined the Harker School this year as its new Head of School, following former Head of School Christopher Nikoloff's resignation and acceptance of a position at The American School in Switzerland...

The varsity girls volleyball team was the first Harker sports team to hold a sporting event in the new gym. The team's scrimmage was part of the center's opening ceremony on Aug. 18.

Varsity girls’ volleyball inaugurates athletic center in opening ceremony

by Nicole Chen, Rose Guan, and Nerine Uyanik September 6, 2017

The upper school's new athletic center held its opening ceremony to showcase its facilities and features to the Harker community on Aug. 18. The opening ceremony featured numerous speakers, a demonstration...

A car sits in a flooded parking lot during the 2015 Chennai floods. Two years later, both Chennai and Mumbai are experiencing heavy flooding and rains.

Headlines from around the world (Issue 1)

by Eric Fang, Winged Post Asst. News Editor September 6, 2017

Himalayan border dispute Tensions between the two countries of India and China are high after the Chinese military pushed to build a road in the Doklam plateau, a disputed area claimed by Bhutan, a close...

Protesters at an October 2014 demonstration in Venezuela carry yellow flags and a sign. Plummeting oil prices caused Venezuela's economy to crash, resulting in high inflation, a lack of basic necessities and an increased crime rate.

Government corruption in Venezuela leads to social unrest, protests

by Anvi Banga and Gloria Zhang September 6, 2017

The economic crisis has been exacerbated by the current administration's institution of a constituent assembly, reminiscent of the Supreme Court's move to overtake the opposition-controlled National Assembly....

Harker Swiss trip attendees watch as their buddies complete their assigned math homework. A total of 12 upper school students traveled to Switzerland for nine days in June.

Students attend 9-day Swiss exchange program

by Jin Tuan, Reporter September 6, 2017

Twelve Harker students traveled to Switzerland in June for the second part of the biennial Swiss exchange program after their buddies visited California months ago. During their nine-day stay, students...

Protesters gather in Seattle's Hing Hay Park to protest in favor of keeping the DACA program and protecting illegal immigrants from deportation. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with attorney generals and a governor from nine other states, gave President Trump an ultimatum to terminate the DACA program, an initiative which protects illegal immigrants who came to the United States when they were 16 or younger from deportation, before Sept. 5.

Capitol Hill: What You Missed (Volume 19, Issue 1)

by Eric Fang and Maya Kumar September 6, 2017

Healthcare Despite President Trump's campaign promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, the GOP push to repeal the act has been effectively killed in the Senate...

Students and faculty visit booths at last year's Research Symposium in Nichols Atrium. Similarly to this event, the Artificial Intelligence Club plans host a series of workshops and lectures about biology, math, computer science and a variety of other topics.

Prospective clubs for 2018

by Gloria Zhang, Aquila Asst. Features Editor September 6, 2017

Power of Words Club (POW) POW introduces creative writing in the forms of poetry and literature to elementary school students in Boys and Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley by holding workshops. "I was...

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