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Seniors Noor Singh, Hazal Gurcan, Surabhi Rao and Tamlyn Doll dance to the song "Glitter in the Air" by P!nk. This routine featured the four senior members of the varsity dance team.

Welcome to the circus: Annual dance show features students, faculty

by Gloria Zhang, Reporter January 29, 2017

Harker presented its annual upper school dance production on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. This year’s Dance Show was the largest upper school dance production with 160...

Teachers perform "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in the 2014 HOSCARS show. Teachers perform each year in HOSCARS.

Construction leads to Hoscars complications: Annual talent show may be cancelled due to lack of available facilities to perform on campus

by Maya Valluru, Aquila News Editor January 25, 2017

Hoscars, the annual upper school talent show that usually takes place in the weeks before Spring Break, will most likely be canceled this year, as there is no facility available to host the event. Historically,...

Students rehearse a routine in the dance room after school. This year's production features over 160 dancers in 24 dances.

Annual dance show fast approaching

by Nina Gee, Reporter January 25, 2017

Run-throughs for the annual upper school dance show are underway at the Blackford campus as of Monday. For the duration of this week, the dancers, having rehearsed an hour each week per dance beginning...

The upper school orchestra, lab band and jazz band performed at the concert. The Spring Concert will be in April.

Conservatory finishes winter performances

by Angele Yang and Nina Gee January 24, 2017

Student Directed Showcase provides a creative outlet for student actors: Harker’s annual program, Student Directed Showcase (SDS), allowed novice and experienced actors to showcase their skills under...

While approximately 40 percent of California was in exceptional drought danger last year, only around two percent is still in that category as of Jan. 10 this year. Prolific snow this winter in the Sierra Mountain regions, as well as a recent series of rain and storms, has contributed immensely to alleviating the drought.

Bay Area exits historic drought

by Nicole Chen and Rose Guan January 24, 2017

Due to the immense amount of rain in the past few weeks, the historic six-year drought in northern California has come to an end. Sporadic rain in October started to improve the drought situation. Approximately...

Capitol Hill: What You Missed (Volume 18, Issue 4)

by Nicole Chen, Maya Kumar, and Nisha Shankar January 24, 2017

President Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States in Washington, D.C., on Friday, after winning the 2016 presidential election. The inauguration ceremony began at...

HELM club, along with Andrew Tierno (12), head of Programming Club, designed this front page for their first online magazine, which displays artwork by Katrina Liu (10). The editors and club members beta-tested the digital issue last week before its unveiling.

HELM releases first ever digital issue school-wide

by Anika Rajamani, Reporter January 24, 2017

Harker’s Eclectic Literary Magazine (HELM) Club unveiled its first unthemed, digital issue comprised of written pieces, artwork and multimedia on Friday. The website was shown to club members on...

Participants in the Women's March in San Francisco hold up signs. The number of demonstrators in major cities across the country as well as overseas significantly exceeded the amount of expected participants.

Record number of individuals participate in Women’s Marches across globe

by Maya Valluru and Tiffany Wong January 22, 2017

Close to 210,000 Bay Area residents traveled to the cities of San Jose, Oakland and San Francisco yesterday to participate in a series of marches, most prominently Women's Marches, in protest against Trump’s...

DJ Myty Myke plays music during Winter Ball. Students from all grades attended the annual dance in the Nichols Atrium on Saturday night.

Winter Ball themed New York, New York took place Saturday

by Julia Huang, TALON Co-Organizations Editor January 22, 2017

At around 10:30 p.m., red and gold balloons began falling onto the 360 students who attended Winter Ball. Lights flashed and changed colors from purple to pink, blue and green. A miniature Empire State...

President Donald Trump takes office

President Donald Trump takes office

by Rose Guan, Winged Post Copy Editor January 20, 2017

Photo from whitehouse.gov President Donald J. Trump took office as the 45th president of the United States in Washington, D.C., today after winning the 2016 presidential election. The inauguration...

Lauri Vaughan, upper school campus librarian, was awarded the 2017 Margaret A. Edwards (MAE) Award for Best Literature Program for Teens by the The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 
Vaughan’s program, ReCreate Reading, is a program that promotes reading to all levels of the school, involving students, faculty, administration, staff, and coaches alike.

Upper school librarian wins 2017 Margaret A. Edwards Award for Best Literature Program for Teens

by Michael Sikand, Social Media Editor January 18, 2017

Lauri Vaughan, upper school campus librarian, was awarded the 2017 Margaret A. Edwards (MAE) Award for Best Literature Program for Teens by the The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), part...

Donors for the Capital Campaign as well as a number of students signed the I-beam, a vital piece in the new Performing Arts building. While the beam was only meant to be signed by those who contributed to the construction of the center, the enthusiasm of students who wrote on the steel was still appreciated.

Contributors to Capital Campaign sign girder

by Zachary Hoffman, Reporter January 16, 2017

Donors for the Capital Campaign signed a white painted I-beam in Nichol’s atrium throughout last week to commemorate contributions to and the progress of the construction. The atrium hosted two events...

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