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Harker Aquila

Green Team members Sachi Bajaj (9), Natasha Yen (9), Anthony Shing (10), Alex Shing (10) and Satchi Thockchom (12) organize baked goods sales at their booth outside Manzanita during their club week. During long lunch on Friday, the club hosted Isabelle Cnudde of Clorofil, who talked about sustainable agriculture in Nichols Auditorium.

Green Team fundraises for environmental non-profit, hosts Green High Schools Challenge for club week

by Arya Maheshwari, Reporter April 20, 2018

Green Team held numerous events and sales to promote eco-friendly actions and raise environmental awareness as a part of its club week this week.  Throughout the week, the club sold baked goods and...

Philosophy Club member Alex Young (11) shares details of the organizations speaker series featuring professor of philosophy at Stanford University Dr. Barry Maguire. Dr. Maguire will speak about the influence of popular media in modern society and politics.

School meeting recap 4/20

by Anvi Banga, Aquila Asst. News Editor April 20, 2018

Members of the swim team played a video about their upcoming senior night on April 25 at 3:45 p.m. Green Team is hosting a clothing exchange on April 26 in Spanish teacher Diana Moss’s room. The club...

“I think over the past year I sort of just realized that friendships and any relationships in general just come from effort from both parties, and so its really like for the longest time I sort of expected things to come and I think thats like a major problem in thinking,” Randy Zhao (12) said. “I was always expecting friends to want to talk to me. I was expecting things to come to me without having to work for them myself and I think in any friendship or relationship in general thats like the worst thing you can think. There has to be that understanding that any relationship comes form effort from both sides, so I think that couples with my willingness to open up to more people. I’ve started putting a lot more effort into people I care about and people I want to care about me and I think that sort of manifested itself in stronger relationships with friends.”

Humans of Harker: Randy Zhao finds silver lining in brother’s accident

by Eleanor Xiao, TALON Editor-in-Chief April 19, 2018

Slouching in the passenger seat a full day of his summer AP Chemistry course, senior Randy Zhao’s entire summer quickly went into extreme shock. As his mom broke the news to him that his brother was...

Harker journalism attends JEA/NSPA conference in San Francisco

Harker journalism attends JEA/NSPA conference in San Francisco

by Kathy Fang, Irina Malyugina, and Nicole Chen April 18, 2018

Fourteen student journalists from Harker attended the event to practice with their peers and learn important journalistic skills from experienced educators. Harker Aquila received its award for becoming...

Extemporaneous speaker Meha Goyal (9) addresses the possibility of the Democratic Party gaining a majority in the House of Representatives in 2018. Todays annual Speech Showcase was held in Nichols Auditorium from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Speech and debate team holds annual speech showcase

by Tiffany Wong, Aquila News Editor April 18, 2018

Six members of the speech and debate team performed in this year’s Speech Showcase from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Nichols Auditorium today. Featured students included original oratory speakers junior Alycia...

Junior class council treasurer candidate Allie Yen (10) addresses the sophomore class. Voting for this years class council elections took place in the journalism room and Shah 404 during long lunch today.

Students vote in annual class council elections

by Kathy Fang, Photo Editor April 18, 2018

Students cast their votes for next year’s sophomore, junior and senior class councils in the journalism room and Shah 404 during long lunch today after hearing the candidates’ speeches at separate...

Students view art and writing on display at the Artstravaganza today during long lunch. The event included a performance by Jazz Band, the unveiling of this years issue of HELM magazine and readings by selected authors.

Artstravaganza showcases student artwork, literature in Nichols reception

by Anthony Xu, Reporter April 18, 2018

Annual campus art exhibition Artstravaganza displayed student artwork and literature in a series of exhibits during long lunch in Nichols Atrium today. Students, faculty and parents alike attended the...

Ironically enough, my entire family is descended from English professors, Anooshree Sengupta (12) said. My dad was kind of the rebel when he went into science, so Ive never seen science as something I was forced into or that I was ever out of place in. It was just something I was interested in, and my mom has so much confidence in whatever she does — like I was so shy, but my mom said, You just have to get over it.

Humans of Harker: Anooshree Sengupta embraces spontaneity inside and outside the classroom

by Kat Zhang, STEM Editor April 17, 2018

Anooshree Sengupta (12) talks about research exactly the way you'd expect someone who truly loves science to speak. She's a self-proclaimed "huge math nerd." She reminisces about attempting to explain...

“I started off in Washington State, where I was born,” Peter Connors (12) said. “Then I moved to Oregon, where Jack was born. Then I moved to Southern California, then Minnesota, then New Jersey, and then here. I feel like each time I’ve tried a different type of person. In New Jersey, I was kind of like a screw up, a screw off. I played into the dumb jock persona. I would do stupid things and say stupid things. When my parents told us we were going to move, I was kind of relieved because I could kind of tell that this was not who I was and not who I wanted to be, especially moving forward. I feel like California is the place where the trial and error has come to its highest point.”

Humans of Harker: Peter Connors stays loyal to his friends, his family and himself

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Winged Post News Editor April 16, 2018

With every cross-country move and state border crossed, Peter Connors (12) took the opportunity to redefine his identity. “I started off in Washington State, where I was born,” Peter said. “Then...

“My relationship with my siblings is really not different from others — I dont know, its just that some people think of taking care of their siblings as an onus, a chore for them to do, but I think of it as something happy,” Michael Kwan (12) said. “Like when the mom has the baby it’s like a blessing, right? I think of taking care of them as a blessing as well. And with friends its the same thing — having friends is the blessing, its not like some sort of chore where you have to drive them around and everything, just spending time with them is okay and should not be taken for granted.”

Humans of Harker: Michael Kwan embodies caring role among friends and family

by Eleanor Xiao, TALON Editor-in-Chief April 15, 2018

Michael Kwan (12) rolls up in his black Mercedes 7-seater, sunglasses on, driver’s window rolled down, ready for wherever the day takes him. Impromptu afternoon ice cream run with friends? They can ride...

Music is the most beautiful, true and genuine connection to someone’s soul, Sohenee said. Music is something that transcends all boundaries, all cultures. No matter what language a song is in, you can still feel it even if you don’t know what the words means. Music is one thing that’s been there for me. That’s so cheesy, but I’m a really cheesy person. Music is my compass, it guides me to where I want to be, and it’s so beautiful.

Humans of Harker: Sohenee Banerjee practices everyday acts of kindness

by Devanshi Mehta, TALON Seniors Editor April 14, 2018

Ever listened to the melodious covers of songs posted on Instagram? Or maybe scrolled through captions punctuated with various heart emojis? That’s Sohenee Banerjee (12).   “Sohenee is one of those...

Yayoi: Unique twist on traditional Japanese cuisine

Yayoi: Unique twist on traditional Japanese cuisine

by Emily Chen, Reporter April 13, 2018

Looking for something new to try? Craving for some Japanese cuisine? Yayoi’s your restaurant. With one step into the restaurant, the aroma of fried pork cutlet and wagyu beef simmered in sauce and...

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