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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

Student Diversity Coalition representative Elie Ahluwalia (11) analyzes a bar graph during the media literacy workshop. The graphs contained some of the clues necessary to solve an escape room-style puzzle.

Inaugural Day of Understanding promotes empathy inside media world

by Lily Peng, Samuel Tong, and Kairui Sun November 16, 2024

Day of Understanding invited 60 students for a full day of workshops, speaker events and a catered international buffet at the upper school on Nov. 8. The Student Diversity Coalition, along with a dozen...

“It's very important to make sure the people in your life know they're important to you. Whether that's doing small acts of kindness or just being there whenever they need you, having a really strong support system is what gets you through life, and it's a really valuable life skill to have," Sofie Marino (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Pillar of support

by Chayce Milheim, TALON Editor-in-Chief November 9, 2024

The whistle blows for a timeout. The San Jose Express age 12 and under (12U) girls’ water polo team has twenty seconds to debrief and plan for the next play, tensions running high as they prepare...

Nov. 5 marks Election Day, and Harker Aquila is following along with national news with their own live coverage, including polls and community responses. Check this page for more information about the presidential, Senate and House of Representatives races, as well as California's propositions.

Live Coverage: 2024 Presidential Election

All content in this coverage was reported within the duration of Nov. 5-9, 2024. 6:30 p.m. According to AP, Trump is projected to win Arizona, garnering the state's 11 electoral votes and bringing...

Aquila’s guide to 8v8 football

by Eva Cheng and Tiffany Zhu August 30, 2024

Eva: Hi, I’m Eva. Tiffany: And I’m Tiffany. Eva: And we’re sports editors for Harker Aquila. Today we’re going to be explaining the basics of 8v8 football. To set the stage, how is it different...

Student researcher Nisha Padhi (10) examines a test tube of MTT solution. Over the summer, she focused on chemical synthesis of small molecules and looks forward to combining aspects of cell biology work into her future research.

Journey into hands-on research

by Ashley Mo, Co-STEM Editor August 29, 2024

Imagine stepping into a chemistry lab, feeling the snap of blue nitrile gloves around your fingers and draping a pristine white lab coat over your everyday clothes. At school, science is mostly about facts...

Fifty-nine percent of student respondents spent upwards of $150 on textbooks for the upcoming year and 29% of students spent over $300. The lack of value that students find in some textbooks, however, invalidates their price. 

Editorial: Textbook underutilization reveals flaws in course materials planning

by Editorial Board August 28, 2024

Scanning the MBS online bookstore for the school year’s course materials, one word jumps off the screen: REQUIRED. The bright red font and all-caps letters precede each title. You check the box labeled:...

Talk Around Campus: Election thoughts

Talk Around Campus: Election thoughts

by Lily Shi and Jessica Hu August 24, 2024

This year’s presidential election has been one of the most closely watched by the American people. From President Joe Biden and former President Donald J. Trump arguing about golf during a presidential...

Harker welcomes several new
faculty and staff members to the upper
school this year. Many of the new faculty and staff expressed their excitement to step into their new positions.

Welcoming new faces on campus

by Isabella Lo, Mendy Mao, Janam Chahal, Claire Yu, and Vivek Moorjani August 23, 2024

Harker will be welcoming nine new faculty and staff members to the upper school this year. Many of the new faculty and staff expressed their excitement to step into their new positions for the 2024-25...

Alvin Siamwalla (9) signs the Matriculation book as other frosh watch. Before signing, the whole school read the Matriculation Oath together.

Matriculation renews core tenets for new year

by Lily Shi, News Editor August 23, 2024

Humans of Harker: Flying with determination

by Brandon Zau and Aishani Singh May 24, 2024

View the full transcript here: So my dad, he got me an RC remote control model airplane as a birthday gift. And I flew that around all the time whenever we went to a small park. I just fell in love...

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