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Speaker Kenneth Manaster stands at the podium to give a brief summary of the documentary he produced prior to its screening. While the event was open to all students, NHS members earned NHS points for attending.

National Honor Society hosts documentary screening and Q&A session

by Rose Guan, Winged Post Copy Editor March 3, 2017

The Upper School’s National Honor Society (NHS) chapter hosted a documentary screening and Q&A session with Kenneth Manaster, professor emeritus of law at Santa Clara University and executive producer...

Michael Auld (12) lies down on an examination table as a Red Cross technician prepares him for the donation process. Signups for the 15-minute appointments began last Thursday.

Red Cross Club hosts annual blood drive

by Ria Gupta and Anika Rajamani March 3, 2017

The Red Cross Club held their annual blood drive today from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m in the Nichols Atrium. Students who donated had to be 16 or older and meet certain weight requirements based on their height...

Joshua Valluru (9) performs a guitar piece to judges and Spanish teachers Isabel Garcia, Diana Moss and Abel Olivas. Auditions for La Noche Cultural were held last Thursday during long lunch in Mr. Olivas' room.

Spanish National Honor Society holds La Noche Cultural auditions

by Jin Tuan, Reporter March 2, 2017

The lunchtime classroom of Mr. Olivas looked more like “America's Got Talent” today as dancers practiced their “Danza Kuduro” routine one last time and a guitarist quietly strummed a few chords...

Speaker Marissa Enfantino gestures to a digital copy of her own resume while explaining the importance of consistency and organization in a report. "You can see here how all of the key topics are bolded and underlined, so we can see a clear difference between what I'm listing below and the keyword on top," she said.

Former Facebook and Adobe Recruiter Marissa Enfantino hosts resume-building workshop

by Lavinia Ding, TALON Organizations Editor February 28, 2017

Former Facebook University and Adobe Talent Partner Marissa Enfantino hosted a Resume-Building Workshop for students of all grades in the Innovation Center during long lunch on Tuesday. Enfantino began...

Students at the freshman and sophomore school meeting watch BEcon's promotional video for their upcoming conference on March 11. The presentation featured BEcon officers Ria Gandhi (12), Lucas Wang (12) and Haley Tran (12).

School meeting recap 2/28

by Rashmi Iyer, Reporter February 28, 2017

The Los Altos Hills Youth Commission, a group of students that represent teenagers in local government and support civic involvement of youth, will host a leadership conference for students on Sunday from...

Speaker Dr. Steve Tadelis gave a presentation to Harker students during long lunch on Friday in the Nichols Auditorium. Tadelis addressed his microeconomic work on Ebay's web advertising strategies in his talk.

Berkeley economist speaks at upper school

by Michael Sikand, Social Media Editor February 24, 2017

UC Berkeley economics professor Dr. Steve Tadelis, gave a keynote presentation at an event hosted by the Oeconomia club at the Upper School during long lunch on Friday in the Nichols Auditorium. While...

Within the first 20 days of the Trump administration, President Donald Trump made and executed several executive orders to fulfill promises made during his campaign. Trump signs executive orders in January surrounded by key members of his adminstration.

Trump’s executive orders: a recap

by Nicole Chen, Aquila Features Editor February 23, 2017

Within the first 20 days of the Trump administration, President Donald Trump made and executed several executive orders to fulfill promises made during his campaign. Trump signed three executive orders...

The Senate voted Feb. 7 to confirm Trump’s education nominee, Betsy DeVos, as secretary of education, making her the highest-ranking official in the American education system.

Senate confirms Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education

by Michael Sikand and Rose Guan February 23, 2017

Michigan billionaire DeVos, 59, was the first cabinet nominee in U.S. history to require a tie-breaking vote by the vice president. Two Republican senators, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of...

President Donald Trump nominated Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, proposing a new justice to fill the year-long vacancy left behind by the late conservative, Justice Antonin Scalia. Gorsuch speaks at his nomination announcement.

Trump nominates Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to Supreme Court

by Michael Sikand and Rose Guan February 23, 2017

In a highly anticipated announcement on Jan. 27, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, proposing a new justice to fill the year-long vacancy left behind by the late...

In response to requests for a morning breakfast option, the ASB and Breakfast Committee created a breakfast bar for student use. Members of both student council and ASB, as well as chefs from the kitchen staff, started a two-week trial period of the policy before canceling it due to a lack of student interest.

Student council announces end of new breakfast bar option

by Tiffany Wong, Aquila News Editor February 23, 2017

*note: the following story has been updated following the school meetings on Wednesday, February 22. Representatives of student council announced at yesterday’s school meetings their decision to stop...

FPS members sold chai tea and Bundt cakes during FPS club week before break.

Club update (Issue 5)

by Jin Tuan, Reporter February 23, 2017

FPS sells food for literacy charity Before February break, members of the Future Problem Solvers club met to participate in the State Qualifiers problem in order to qualify for the state-level competition...

Trump announced that he believes reporters to be some of "the most dishonest human beings on earth" during a press conference at the CIA headquarters on Jan. 21. "As a student journalist, it's kind of depressing how combative [Trump]'s being towards the media, but as a citizen, I think it's very scary," Meilan Steimle (12), co-editor-in-chief of the Winged Post, said.

Trump vs. media: Media’s role shifts in the Trump administration

by Ashley Jiang and Nicole Chen February 22, 2017

The role of the press shifts with the inauguration of President Donald Trump as he and his administration have made numerous accusations of the media’s unreliable reporting and release of fake news....

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