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For the finale, every performing group gathered on stage to sing together. The United Voices concert is held annually in March at the Mexican Heritage Theater in San Jose.

United Voices concert features vocal groups from three campuses

by Sharon Yan, TALON Co-Student Life Editor March 16, 2017

Vocal groups from the Lower, Middle and Upper School performed in the United Voices concert today at the Mexican Heritage Theater from 7 to 8:15 p.m. The concert featured performances from the upper...

Students and teachers look on as the Green Team present their data collected from a previous survey about Meatless Monday. Many members of the Harker community attended the Meatless Monday forum spearheaded by the Green Team yesterday.

Green Team holds forum to discuss Meatless Mondays

by Ashley Jiang, Winged Post Photo Editor March 15, 2017

Students and faculty attended the Green Team's Meatless Monday forum yesterday during long lunch at 12:45 p.m. in Ms. Moss’s room. In response to the one-day trial of a Meatless Monday in January,...

Latin students of all levels took the annual National Latin Exam in the gym today. Director of Standardized Testing and Scheduling Derek Kameda proctored the test.

Latin students take annual National Latin Exam

by Tiffany Wong, Aquila News Editor March 14, 2017

Upper school Latin students of all levels took the annual National Latin Exam today during long lunch in the gym. The National Latin Exam, one of the various tests offered to Latin students during...

Freshmen gather in Nichols Atrium for the LIFE assembly on Friday. Speaker Diane Main addressed the topic of digital citizenship during the meeting.

Freshmen and sophomores attend annual LIFE assemblies

by Anya Weaver, Reporter March 11, 2017

Upper School Director of Learning, Innovation and Design Diane Main and writer D’ Anne Burwell, author of the memoir “Saving Jake: When Addiction Hits Home,” spoke to the freshman and sophomore classes,...

Devin Keller (9) and Haley Keller (11) show off their dance moves during the salsa dancing competition held at La Noche Cultural. Both also performed in a dance routine in the talent show prior to the salsa dancing competition.

Spanish National Honor Society hosts annual cultural night

by Tiffany Wong, Aquila News Editor March 10, 2017

Colorful paper streamers, decorative cultural posters and traditional Spanish music transformed the gym this evening for the Spanish National Honor Society’s annual La Noche Cultural. Held every spring,...

CEO and founder of PandiaHealth.com Sophia Yen, one of the speakers at the conference, discusses her own experiences with starting her business. The conference featured both a Q&A session and a political panel segment.

Los Altos Hills Youth Commission hosts annual leadership conference

by Maya Kumar, Winged Post Features Editor March 9, 2017

The Los Altos Hills Youth Commission hosted their fifth annual leadership conference on Sunday at 10 a.m. at the Los Altos Hills Town Hall. The event focused around building entrepreneurship skills...

Makenzie Tomihiro (11) takes a photo of an exhibit of Ming pottery at the Asian Art Museum. A total of 10 students, chaperoned by AP Art History teacher Donna Gilbert, were part of the trip group to the museum.

AP Art History students travel to Asian Art Museum in San Francisco

by Rose Guan and Tiffany Wong March 8, 2017

AP Art History students visited the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco for a day-long field trip and museum-based art project today. The trip members, chaperoned by History Department chair and AP Art...

Students sit in anticipation for the awards ceremony at DECA SCDC to begin. The event took place from Thursday, March 2 to Sunday, March 5 in the Santa Clara Marriott.

Harker DECA members take top awards at annual State Career Development

by Helen Yang, Reporter March 7, 2017

This year, 106 upper school students attended the State Career Development Conference (SCDC) to compete with students in DECA chapters from all over California from Mar. 2 to 5 at the Santa Clara Marriott. Students...

A group of Taiko drummers performed a set of pieces outside the journalism room last Tuesday. This event was hosted by the Japanese National Honor Society, who also held a Super Smash Bros. tournament after school last Wednesday.

Student language organizations host week of activities

by Laura Wu, TALON Co-Business Editor March 6, 2017

French, Chinese and Japanese National Honor Societies raised money for Doctors Without Borders by hosting activities and selling food after school throughout last week. According to their website, Doctors...

Every March, the ReCreate Reading books for the next school year are featured in a special section in the library. This year's ReCreate Reading lineup features 69 novels to choose from.

School meeting recap 3/6

by Rashmi Iyer, Reporter March 6, 2017

Next year’s ReCreate Reading will feature 69 books. Authors of five of the novels will also attend or Skype into the group reading meetings in August. Students should watch for an email to register;...

Students at the cheerleading tryouts gather in Nichols Atrium to stretch and learn a performance routine. “Everybody is really nice, and they’re willing to help you learn. They don’t care about speed at first; they just want you to know the cheers and the dances and the choreo,” Emma Boyce (8), a student who attended the tryouts, said.

Cheerleading team holds tryouts for the 2017-2018 season

by Cameron Zell, TALON Reporter March 4, 2017

The cheerleading team began preparations for the next year by holding tryouts for students in grades eight through 11. Each student interested in joining the team attended a three-day tryout session from...

The Harker Academic Decathlon team and team advisor Michelle Andelman pose for a group photo in Ms. Andelman's room. The team earned a total of 14 awards at the regional competition on Jan. 14.

Newly-formed Harker Academic Decathlon team starts off strong in first year of competition

by Tiffany Wong, Aquila News Editor March 3, 2017

Students sit at long rows of desks, staring intently at a series of multiple choice questions on a testing sheet. The room is relatively quiet—filled with a silence only broken by an occasional cough...

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