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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The senior class shouts during the annual scream-off competition. The Spirit Rally was held on Friday April 22 at 11 a.m. on Davis Field.

Spirit rally concludes Spirit Week

by Sharon Yan, Reporter April 22, 2016

Freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors congregated on Davis Field today for the annual Spirit Rally hosted by the Spirit Club. The rally concluded the series of Spirit Week events and activities held...

Eight Harker seniors who received John Near and Mitra Family Scholar grants presented their papers to friends, teachers and family during a reception on April 25.

Near and Mitra Applicants submit research proposals

by Neil Bai, Reporter April 22, 2016

Current juniors turned in their applications for the John Near Endowment in U.S. History and the Mitra Endowment for the Humanities scholar program on Wednesday online or at the library. The Near and...

Upper school students participate in annual regatta

by Maya Valluru, News Editor April 22, 2016

Upper school students participated in the annual regatta race yesterday at the Singh Aquatic Center. In celebration of Earth Day, students picked up trash from the swimming pool.

Prince Rogers Nelson was pronounced dead today at 10:07 a.m.  after collapsing in an elevator almost half an hour earlier. “As a Minnesotan, I can say that all Minnesotans were proud that Prince stayed in Minnesota and never left despite his world success,” upper school college counselor Martin Walsh said.

Music icon Prince dies at age 57

by Tiffany Wong, Reporter April 21, 2016

Musician Prince, known worldwide as an innovator and one of the most iconic, original and influential performers of his generation, died yesterday in an elevator at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen,...

President Obama greets the cast of Hamilton after viewing the play with his family. The musical drew the attention of numerous famous figures, including Bernie Sanders, Kanye West, and Beyonce.

Hamilton creator and other artists honored in Pulitzer Prize Centennial

by Prameela Kottapalli, Reporter April 21, 2016

Columbia University celebrated the Pulitzer Prize Centennial, recognizing dozens of reporters, authors, photographers, playwrights and cartoonists from over 20 publications on Monday, April 18th. In...

Spirit club member Shannon Richardson (12) holds a sign. Today marked the start of Spirit week.

School Meeting Recap 4/18

by Alex Wang, Reporter April 18, 2016

The new Associated Student Body, which consists of rising seniors Sandip Nirmel, Eddie Shiang, Alexander Lam, and Ray Song, ran today’s school meeting. The Green Challenge will continue through Wednesday....

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

Upper school students perform in annual Spring musical

by Zachary Hoffman and Tiffany Wong April 15, 2016

Parents, friends, students and teachers gathered to watch the Harker Upper School’s production of the musical “Bye Bye Birdie” on Thursday, April 12. “Bye Bye Birdie,” written by Michael Stewart,...

Sahana Srinivasan (10) interviews Jose Antonio Vargas after his speech. His keynote address was given yesterday evening at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel.

Pulitzer prize winning journalist speaks on immigration at journalism convention

by Sahana Srinivasan, Asst. STEM Editor April 15, 2016

Filipino-American, Pulitzer prize winning journalist, filmmaker and activist Jose Antonio Vargas spoke about immigration to 3,800 high school journalists and their advisers and chaperones at the National...

Nikhil Parmar signs up to buy a ticket for prom. Tickets will be sold for $120 during both lunches outside of Manzanita.

Prom to be held at The Glass House

by Gloria Guo, TALON Seniors Editor April 13, 2016

This year’s prom, themed the “After Party,” will take place on April 23 at The Glass House from 8:30 pm to midnight. Every year, prom is planned and executed by the Prom Committee, a crew of juniors...

Interact Co-President Kevina Xiao (12) sells Popbar and Pinkberry during Wednesday long lunch. The club has sold Pinkberry during all four annual club weeks that it has hosted.

Interact sells food for club week

by Maya Kumar, Winged Post Asst. Features Editor April 12, 2016

Interact Club sold Pinkberry to fundraise for various organizations that aim to combat human trafficking as part of their club week every day last week outside Manzanita. They also sold popbars on...

Juniors Sandip Nirmel, Eddie Shiang, Alexander Lam, and Ray Song were elected to the 2016-17 ASB council. Students voted in the candidates during lunch Thursday at the journalism room.

Student body elects ASB council for 2016-2017 school year

by Vignesh Panchanatham, Reporter April 12, 2016

Upper school students elected four juniors to the 2016-2017 Associated Student Body (ASB) council last Thursday. Students from grades nine through 11 voted in the journalism room last Thursday. Results...

Three NEC teams from the upper school pose in front of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. The Northern California state competition was held on April 4.

Students take top honors at National Economics Challenge state round

by Rose Guan, Reporter April 11, 2016

Three teams of upper school juniors and seniors competed in the Northern California Adam Smith division of the National Economics Challenge (NEC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on April 4. After...

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