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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Whoever will attend Back to School Day will receive a brochure with the campus map in its pages. Back To School Day will take place Saturday, September 10.

Upper School hosts Back to School Day

by Nisha Shankar, Reporter September 9, 2016

Back to School Day invites all Harker Upper School parents to the Saratoga campus to learn about their child’s classes and teachers, while the teachers meet their student’s parents and discuss the...

Aliesa Bahri (11) and Millie Lin (11) take a picture of Anusha Kuppahally (10) for FEM Club. The annual Club Fair took place on September 6.

Students attend annual Club Fair

by Katherine Zhang, Asst. STEM Editor September 6, 2016

A four-wheeled robot rolling through the hot, muggy crowd scene was one of the highlights of this year’s Club Fair, held yesterday during long lunch in the Nichols Atrium. Due to the ongoing construction,...

The Green Team advises students to keep in mind all rules for the Wet and Dry trash system. The Green Team announces its Green Tips every week during school meeting.

Green Team revamps itself with the start of the school year

by Neil Bai, Copy Editor August 30, 2016

The Green Team announced the first of their weekly Green Tips during the school meeting on Monday as a part of an effort to reduce the school’s carbon footprint. The Green Team is a student-based...

Facility Director Mike Bassoni talks about the various machines and vehicles needed for the construction of the Performing Arts and Athletic Centers on Aug 11, 2016. The machine behind him was used to level out the sight by utilizing GPS.

Construction of athletics and performing arts buildings starts

by Nicole Chen, Features Editor August 29, 2016

  The foundation will get poured and typically sit for 28 days so the concrete will get as strong as it can. Then you can start stacking steel on top. That’s why we’re kind of in a hurry because...

Performing arts department holds various activities for the start of a new school year

by Nicole Chen and Tiffany Wong August 28, 2016

With the start of the new school year, the performing arts department has been holding numerous workshops, auditions and performances to further student participation in performing arts. Conservatory...

Freshmen walk from class at the end of the day on the first day of school. The new bell schedule was implemented on Aug. 22.

New block schedule implemented

August 27, 2016

The Upper School implemented a year-round block schedule year-round for the first time this school year. The administration had put together a steering committee for developing the schedule, and Mr....

The inside of the gym/theater can be seen through the digital rendering. To accommodate for its construction, teams can no longer practice on Rosenthal field or utilize the nearby locker rooms.

New parking procedures adopted: Administration pushes forward new campus traffic policies as a result of construction

by Sahana Srinivasan, Winged Post Managing Editor August 27, 2016

Due to campus construction, the administration has implemented several new measures to regulate campus traffic flow and to aid students and faculty without parking spots, including an increased number...

Upper School Head Butch Keller named Administrator of the Year

by Katherine Zhang, Asst. STEM Editor August 24, 2016

Upper School Head Butch Keller was named Administrator of the Year by the Journalism Education Association (JEA) this morning at 10 a.m. The award is presented to administrators who support the rights...

Sophomores Taylor Vaughan and Elise Mayer conquer the Giants Ladder, helping out each other to scale the distance between the rungs. The class of 2019 trip occurred on August 18.

Sophomore class embarks on annual ropes course outing

by Prameela Kottapalli, Asst. Features Editor August 19, 2016

The class of 2019 travelled to the Koinonia Conference grounds in the Santa Cruz Mountains to  participate in the annual sophomore ropes course trip on Thursday. The sophomores were separated into...

Head of School Christopher Nikoloff gives the first speech of Matriculation. The Matriculation Ceremony took place on the morning of Aug. 19 in the Quad.

Matriculation welcomes students and faculty to new school year

by Tiffany Wong, Copy Editor August 19, 2016

The 2016-2017 school year officially began this morning with the Upper School’s annual Matriculation Ceremony, which invited students and faculty to the Quad to attend a series of speeches and performances. After...

A cheerful therapy dog comforts a student at the Edge last year. ​Student council plans to continue the tradition of bringing in therapy dogs to relieve student stress.

Student council aims to relieve final exam-induced student stress

by Prameela Kottapalli, Reporter May 25, 2016

The Associated Student Body (ASB) and student council are making efforts this year to help reduce student stress during second semester finals. Rising sophomore class president and former freshman...

Upper school students perform in the spring musical Bye Bye Birdie, showing on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night.

Spring musical cast honored in state competition

by Katherine Zhang, Reporter May 23, 2016

The cast of the Harker Conservatory’s production of “Bye Bye Birdie” was nominated for the Best Production award at the Rita Moreno California High School Musical Honors competition, which will take...

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