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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

“The way I see it is for as long as I can remember, I’ve been enamored by everything, the concept of everything, and so, I think art is the closest way to achieve infinite consciousness...I feel like that viewpoint—being enamored by everything—kind of affects everything I do," Kismet Singh (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Sketches, doodles, and snippets

by Irene Yuan, Asst. Photo Editor October 21, 2019

Gray lines trace down the page, leading left and right, creating sharp edges and soft curves. Each stroke is unique. Precise, careful lines jumble together to form an abstract face. Shapes are shaded with...

"I don't want to be the person that just spent every day every second, just in office hours or like studying in the library. I want to be that type of person who is fun, who interacts with other people outside of the regime of studies. And [I want to be that person] who was able to connect with other people whether older or younger,” Rishi Dange (12) said.

Humans of Harker: The puzzle of life

by Vishnu Kannan, Winged Post Sports Editor October 18, 2019

Strolling through the Harker campus, Rishi Dange (12) exchanges greetings, laughs and high-fives with friends and teachers alike. Gripping his tennis racket comfortably in hand, Rishi bounces the tennis...

Testing locations for both juniors and sophomores are posted on the TV monitors in Main. Both grades were required to be at school at 7:30 a.m.

Freshmen complete service as sophomores and juniors take PSATs

by Kushal Shah, Sports Columnist October 17, 2019

Sophomores and juniors took the PSATs at school on Wednesday from 8 to 11 a.m., while the freshmen travelled to Coyote Creek to sustain its natural environment and preserve it for years to come.  The...

Dhruv Saoji (10) listens as upper school head Butch Keller delivers a speech to the newly-inducted NHS members.

NHS initiates 59 new members with candle-lighting tradition

by Alysa Suleiman, Sports Reporter October 17, 2019

Four tall, waxy-white candles flicker onstage in the Nichols Hall auditorium, bathing the dimly lit room in warm orange glow. A light smattering of applause echoes down the rows of seats filled with formally...

"Everything I do now I love, from speech to reading to dance. It all sort of boils down to the interaction that comes with them. Whether verbally or artistically, I always appreciate being able to tell my stories through my passions," Prerana Acharyya (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Narrative nuances

by Esha Gohil, Humans of Harker Profiler October 17, 2019

Her colorful rings shine brightly, glinting in the sunlight. Their gleam is matched only by the glow in Prerana Acharyya’s (12) eyes as she runs her fingers along the spines of the books in the Harker...

Adhir Ravipati (‘05), Kristina Bither Gurney (‘09) and former assistant athletics director Chris Collins smile for a photo with upper school athletic director Dan Molin and lower and middle school athletic director Theresa “Smitty” Smith before the homecoming game begins. Maverick McNealy (‘13), who is currently on the PGA tour, was unable to attend the ceremony.

Former assistant athletics director and three athletes inducted into Harker’s Athletic Hall of Fame

by Anna Vazhaeparambil and Aditya Singhvi October 16, 2019

Four new inductees for Harker’s Athletic Hall of Fame were honored on homecoming night in a ceremony just before the game, where they were recognized for their dedication to Harker’s athletics program...

“Most of my interests don’t have any noble reason or specific objective. I just like doing them… For example, I just started doing origami, and there’s not that much purpose to it. I’ll probably get bored of it and stop doing it next week, and that’s completely fine," Kyle Li (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Facts and figures

by Kathy Fang, Aquila Editor-in-Chief October 15, 2019

What’s one fact that nobody knows because nobody needs to know, but everybody should know because it’s simply fun to know? Kyle Li (12) knows. “Armadillos are the only animals besides humans that...

“If you don’t connect with a topic, it’s obviously really going to show, and it just doesn’t make sense, because then I don’t care about what I’m talking about. I talk about things that are really, really personal and important to me that I’ve had experience with, and every time I go out to speak, every round is ten minutes where I can force a room to listen to me…I try to hope that shows through when I perform and bringing reality to the characters I’m portraying, because in the end, everyone’s a real person,” Nikki Solanki (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Voice of the voiceless

by Nicole Tian, Co-Lifestyle Editor October 14, 2019

Poised at the front of the room in a light pink suit and pencil skirt, Nikki Solanki (12) cracks open the small black binder in her hands.  “Speak…up,” she declares, punctuating the tentative...

Marcus Anderson (11) catches a touchdown pass in the endzone.

Live updates: Harker hosts St. Vincent De Paul for annual homecoming game

Final Score: Harker 6 - St. Vincent de Paul 34 9:00 p.m. The game ends with an incomplete pass from Vijay. The final score is 34 - 6, and keep an eye out for more game recaps on Harker Aquila. 8:56...

A map of the Bay Area during the public safety power shutoff, which first hit the Santa Clara, Alameda, San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties Wednesday night, according to data released on Thursday by Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

Update: Bay Area electricity scheduled to return after second phase of PG&E outage shuts off power to some upper school students, faculty

by Kathy Fang, Editor-in-Chief October 11, 2019

This is a developing story. Check Harker Aquila for future updates. After the conclusion of a hazardous wind event, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) issued an “all clear” yesterday evening...

Vidya Jeyendran (11) passes during the second set of the junior varsity match.

Live updates: Girls volleyball teams host Dig Pink fundraiser

The upper school girls volleyball teams are hosting their “Dig Pink” breast cancer fundraiser in the Athletic Center during their matches against Mercy High School Burlingame. Money raised during the...

The varsity girls volleyball team huddles during a win against Mercy High School, San Francisco. At Dig Pink tomorrow, the freshman team will play Mercy High School Burlingame at 4 p.m., junior varsity at 5:30 p.m. and varsity at 6:30 p.m.

Volleyball teams to host Dig Pink fundraiser tomorrow

by Anna Vazhaeparambil and Aditya Singhvi October 9, 2019

The upper school girls volleyball teams will be hosting their “Dig Pink” breast cancer fundraiser in the Athletic Center tomorrow during their matches against Mercy High School Burlingame. Money raised...

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