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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Divya Rajasekharan (11) and Sana Aladin (11) perform their duo piece during the upper school Speech Showcase. They competed in the California High School Speech Association State Championship tournament at Mission College in Santa Clara, California, from April 16-18.

Upper school speakers compete in state championship tournament

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Features Editor May 5, 2016

Three speakers from the upper school speech and debate team competed in the California High School Speech Association State Championship tournament at Mission College in Santa Clara, California, from April...

The junior varsity dance team poses for a picture along with middle school dance troupe, Showstoppers, after their performance. The two dance groups performed at Dance Days at Great America for the parks 40th anniversary.

Dance performs at Great America

by Anjay Saklecha, Reporter May 5, 2016

Harker’s dance teams, junior varsity dance and Showstoppers, performed their routines at California’s Great America for its “Dance Days” show on April 9. In total, JV Dance had six routines. One...

The Invertigo roller coaster at the amusement park Californias Great America features many twists and turns. Great America contains multiple roller coasters that physics and honors physics students will be able to ride on Friday.

Physics students to travel to Great America

by Rose Guan, Reporter May 5, 2016

Physics and honors physics students will travel to the California’s Great America amusement park to complete a lab about roller coasters and gravitational force on Friday. Students who attend, comprising...

Upper school students attended the Future Problem Solvers (FPS) State Bowl from April 16-17 at St. Anne School. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors all placed in their events.

Upper school students attend FPS State Bowl

by Katherine Zhang, Reporter May 5, 2016

Six upper school students attended the Future Problem Solvers (FPS) State Bowl from April 16-17 at St. Anne School. The team consisting of freshmen Kelly Shen, Sara Min, Taylor Lam and Tiffany Wong...

Derek Yen (10) and Linus Li (10) pose after a challenging chemistry olympiad. The the 28th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) took place in Tbilisi, Georgia from July 23 to August 1.

Upper school students compete in International Chemistry Olympiad

by Stanely Zhou and Shania Wang May 5, 2016

Two Harker students, sophomores Linus Li and Derek Yen, competed at Las Positas College in Livermore, CA on April 23 for a chance to travel to the 28th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) in Tbilisi,...

Elections for class, honor councils held

by Vivek Bharadwaj, Editor-in-Chief May 5, 2016

Millie Line, Rahul Bethanabotla and Sohenee Banerjee were selected as honor council representatives for the sophomore class. The class of 2017 elected Alex Youn (president), Srivatsav Pyda (vice president),...

Teacher appreciation celebrated with breakfast

by Tiffany Wong, Reporter May 5, 2016

ASB and student council hosted a Teacher Appreciation Breakfast to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Day in Manzanita Hall this morning from 7:15 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Students greeted teachers at the doors...

Donors use golden shovels to throw soil off a plot of land on Rosenthal Field during the Groundbreaking Ceremony. The ceremony took place on Tuesday May 3 at 1 p.m.

Groundbreaking ceremony held for upper school events center and gymnasium

by Aneesha Kumar and Anjay Saklecha May 3, 2016

Students, faculty, staff and donors took part today in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new performing arts and athletic center planned by Advancement. Starting off the event, head of school Chris...

A student points out a detail in a piece of art on display at the Artstravaganza today during long lunch. Works from art students, Scholastic Art & Writing Award winners and HELM submitters were displayed on both floors of Nichols.

Students exhibit art, writing and music at annual Artstravaganza

by Rose Guan, Reporter April 27, 2016

Art students, Scholastic Art & Writing Award winners, HELM submitters and jazz band members exhibited their art, writing and music at the third annual Artstravaganza in the Nichols atrium today during...

The freshman team poses after performing their skit. The team placed first for their presentation of an action plan.

Students place at Future Problem Solvers State Bowl

by Katherine Zhang, Reporter April 27, 2016

Six upper school students won awards at the Future Problem Solvers (FPS) State Bowl held from April 16-17 at St. Anne School in Laguna Niguel, Calif. Freshmen Kelly Shen, Sara Min, Taylor Lam and Tiffany...

The staff of the Harker Eclectic Literary Magazine presents about their upcoming release with a slideshow during the meeting. HELM will be available for students to purchase for $5 at the Artstravaganza later this week.

School Meeting Recap 4/25

by Alex Wang, Reporter April 25, 2016

Eighteen students attended the state Future Problem Solvers competition this past week, competing in topics ranging from the arts and humanities to cities and technology. A team of freshmen, which included...

Oisin Coveney (12) picks up Philip Krause (12) and dances along to the music as Janet Lee (12) and Lisa Liu (12) look on. Prom took place at the GlassHouse in downtown San Jose from 8:30 to midnight on Saturday.

Prom held at Glass House in Downtown San Jose

by Catherine Huang, Talon Asst. Photo Editor April 25, 2016

Juniors and seniors went to prom at the GlassHouse in downtown San Jose on Saturday, spending the night from 8:30 to midnight dancing, playing cards and socializing. The new venue chosen by the Prom...

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