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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Michelle Honda Phillips speaks about her transgender daughter and the gender spectrum during the school meeting. This week is GSAs club week and they will be selling coffee cake and pearl milk tea.

School meeting recap–2/29

by Alex Wang, Reporter March 1, 2016

GSA will sell coffee cake and boba during lunch and after school for its club week. The club invited a guest speaker, Michelle Honda Phillips, daughter of senator Mike Honda, to speak during the meeting....

A student fills out a form to buy one of Ayla Ekicis (12) homemade butterscotch cupcakes. The club has raised over 500 dollars from the bake sales held during last years and this years club weeks.

FEM club raises money for Kakenya Center for Excellence

by Prameela Kottapalli, Reporter February 26, 2016

The Female Empowerment Movement (FEM) club hosted its annual club week this week and raised money for the Kakenya Center for Excellence, a partner of the Girls Learn International association founded by...

The construction for the new Events Center has begun on Rosenthal Field. Construction will last until September 2017 for the gym and until January 2018 for the performing arts center.

Upcoming Events Center construction to cause change on campus

by Melissa Kwan and Megan Cardosi February 24, 2016

The Upper School administration plans to make adjustments to accommodate construction on the Events Center, which begins May 9; the groundbreaking ceremony is on April 22. So far, 35 million dollars...

Harper Lee is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George Bush in 2007. Lee passed away last Friday at the age of 89.

Author Harper Lee dies at age 89

by Raveena Kapatkar, Executive News Director February 24, 2016

Renowned author Harper Lee died last Friday in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama at the age of 89. Lee passed away in her sleep early morning on Friday. According to Lee’s family, she was healthy...

The they entry in Garners Modern American Usage redirects to sections on concord, pronouns, and sexism. The singular they is currently considered a grammatical mistake in formal writing at Harker, according to the Bedford Handbook.

Singular “they” named the Word of the Year

by Catherine Huang, TALON Asst. Photo Editor February 23, 2016

The American Dialect Society named the singular “they” the 2015 word of the year on Jan. 8, and its use as a singular pronoun has recently gained popularity as a topic of discussion in the context...

Sarah Gonzalez (11) and other students pick up donuts for dessert during lunch on Friday. The trial period of the pilot bell schedule, which ended today, featured long lunches on every alternate day of the week.

Upper schools ends trial period for pilot bell schedule

by Kshithija Mulam, Winged Post News Editor February 19, 2016

Upper school students and faculty finished their six week trial period of the pilot bell schedule today and will return to the old schedule on Monday. The pilot bell schedule featured four different...

The Weeknd performs at the Bumbershoot 2015 music festival. The Weeknd won two Grammy awards this year.

58th annual Grammy award show aired Monday night

by Jenna Sadhu, Reporter February 19, 2016

The 58th annual Grammy award show took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday night. Taylor Swift won Album of the Year for 1989. She also took home an award for Best Pop Vocal Album and...

Viral meningitis typically develops from viruses such as enterovirus, mumps, herpes, measles and influenza. The upper school currently requires all students to be vaccinated against polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and chickenpox.

Meningitis case at upper school

by Tara Parimi, Managing Editor February 19, 2016

After an upper school student contracted viral meningitis before Presidents’ week break, Harker’s Director of Health Services Debra Nott emailed upper school parents information on the illness and...

Kerry Enzensperger and Edward Sheu (12)  decorate the staircase for last years Winter Ball. The dance will take place this Saturday in the Nichols Atrium.

Harker Spirit and junior class council prepare for winter ball

by Zachary Hoffman, Reporter February 18, 2016

After returning from February break, Harker Spirit and the junior student council continue to prepare for the annual Winter Ball, which will be held in Nichols atrium on Saturday evening. This year’s...

Doreene Kang (12) works on a piece with acrylic paint in the art studio. The exhibition will take place next Wednesday during long lunch in the Nichols atrium.

Art department prepares for AP Studio Art Exhibition

by Maya Valluru, Asst. News Editor February 18, 2016

The AP Studio Art students and teachers are preparing for their annual exhibition, which will take place next Wednesday, Feb. 24 in the Nichols Atrium, by finalizing pieces and coordinating the details...

ASB President Michael Zhao starts the Monday meeting. Student Council showed a staff appreciation video during the meeting as part of an ongoing series.

School meeting recap–2/16

by Alex Wang, Reporter February 16, 2016

Japanese Honor Society and Chinese Honor Society have their club weeks this week from today through Friday. During today’s long lunch, Japanese Honor Society continued their tradition of origami folding...

Students cross the street after school to buy snacks and drinks. Senior privileges will be enforced after February break.

Class of 2016 receives senior privileges after February break

by Katherine Zhang, Reporter February 4, 2016

The Class of 2016 will receive their senior privileges starting from Feb. 16 because on-campus construction for the new Events Center will cause them to lose their current parking spots. These privileges...

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