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Stanford Medical School assistant professor Dr. Al'ai Alvarez speaks at a Medical Club speaker event on Feb. 28. For their club week, the Med Club invited Dr. Alvarez as well as Dr. My Phuong Mitarai to speak to students about medicine.

Medical Club hosts speaker events for club week

by Varsha Rammohan, Copy Editor March 17, 2019

Students crowded around the upper school Anatomage Table, marveling at the layers of skin and muscle that was displayed brightly on the screen. The anatomy tool was just one of the few activities that...

Director of Community Service Kerry Enzensperger and Alyssa Huang (11) position the posters. LIFE agreed to lend their bulletin board to the Appreciation Committee.

Appreciation Committee creates posters for staff appreciation

by Nicole Tian, Reporter March 17, 2019

Lining a bulletin board in one of the corridors in Manzanita are 17, out of the 24, beaming faces of the upper school kitchen staff, accompanied by their favorite sports teams, music, bucket list items...

“For me at least, I get this feeling when I know I helped out someone else where I’m like ‘dang, I made a difference.’ That’s important to me. Because I think I realize how much people have helped me get to where I am today. Teachers, parents, mentors. I think I want to give that back," Jason Huang (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Blazing a path forward

by Jessie Wang, Reporter March 16, 2019

Jason Huang (12) grew serious as he told a story of visiting a run-down little village in the depths of rural China. He was seven or eight years old, and the village didn’t really have running electricity,...

Green Team members Alex Shing (11), Sachi Bajaj (10), and Anvi Banga (11) led Harker students on a walkout as part of the Youth Climate Strike. Green Team organized the event, which was partaken in by students all around the world in efforts to push lawmakers to focus on climate-related policy.

Over 250 students step out of class in climate strike

by Arushi Saxena, Global Editor March 16, 2019

Over 250 students participated in a 15-minute walkout organized by Green Team on Friday in solidarity with the Youth Climate Strike. The Youth Climate Strike was participated in by students from around...

“The cars...give you a sense of satisfaction when you complete a job and get in the car like 'Oh! That thing doesn't squeak anymore. Or, oh, my oil isn't bursting out of the hood. That's awesome.' It's good to have a sense of accomplishment and working on cars really does that because it's a tangible difference with every single thing you fix,” Oliver Doig (12) said. “With the vast majority of things, it's a lot of just really simple, basic quality of life stuff that you are actually capable of improving for yourself, and that's awesome.”

Humans of Harker: Driving towards satisfaction

by Saloni Shah, Asst. Humans of Harker Editor March 16, 2019

Clad in a checkered blue shirt, looking relaxed and carefree, Oliver Doig (12) exudes charm and a laughter that fills the auditorium. His eyes twinkle with kindness, honesty, and loyalty as he leans back...

“One thing I’ve always believed in is the power of communication and just being honest and truthful in all respects. Communication, to me, is more than language in a traditional sense: it also includes communication in a nontraditional sense like body movement or painting or programming. The power of communication is inexplicable. I want to bring that love and apply it to a greater world purpose,” said Devanshi Mehta (12).

Humans of Harker: Steps and strokes

by Varsha Rammohan, Copy Editor March 15, 2019

“Marketing executive. New York City. Manhattan, proper Manhattan or Brooklyn Heights. Corner office with floor-to-ceiling windows.” Devanshi Mehta’s (12) dream career towers above her petite 5-foot-2-inch...

Kai Franz (12) returns the ball during the match against Kings on Monday. Their overall record now stands at 4-1.

Varsity boys tennis secures win over King’s

by Anmol Velagapudi, Reporter March 15, 2019

Varsity boys tennis defeated King's 6-1 on Monday at the Blackford tennis courts. The match was postponed from last week due to the rainy conditions. The boys next play against Crystal Springs on Monday...

Students play in the Japanese National Honor Society (JNHS) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate video game tournament on Friday of their club week. JNHS organized thee tournament and sold traditional Japanese snacks throughout the week.

Language National Honor Societies host joint club week

by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Reporter March 15, 2019

The Chinese, French, Japanese, and Latin national honor societies hosted various activities and fundraisers for the school community during the week of Feb. 25, in order to spread awareness of their clubs...

“For me, performing is absolutely magical. It makes me happy beyond anything else, and if you find something like that, and if that’s performing for you, it doesn't matter if you are going to get a lead or you're going to have a show-stopping number or something. If it makes you feel that way, then it's 100 percent worth doing because there's so much room to grow in every aspect of life and I guess that's kind of how I approach life. It's that there's so many possibilities and there's so much out there that we haven’t even touched," Neha Premkumar (12) said.

Humans of Harker: More than just an act

by Anthony Xu, TALON Co-Academics Editor March 14, 2019

With a cheerful grin on her face and a twinkle in her eyes, Neha Premkumar (12) recounts one of her most distinguishable memories as a young child. Fifth grade Neha was enjoying her time at the Harker...

“Knowing [my friends] for that long, I always know what they’re going to say and how they’re going to act. And it’s great that I know them so well,” Nishant Ravi (12) said. “But I kind of feel that when I was in freshman year and middle school, I was a very one track-minded person. I didn’t really know what I wanted, so during the following years, I kind of expanded my views from only liking certain things to being a lot more broad."

Humans of Harker: Building chemistry

by Mark Hu and Katherine Zhang March 14, 2019

Nishant Ravi (12) reclines on a bench outside Shah Hall, his chin resting on the palm of his hand as he considers the question at hand. The morning air is crisp, almost biting, but he seems relaxed and...

"The confusion I faced [in my art] was also reflected in my life in general. I didn’t know what identity I wanted to have. But, as my art became clear, I was also able to get a clear perspective on what kind of person I wanted to be," Rithika Devarakonda (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Beauty in complexity

by Olivia Guo, TALON Reporter March 13, 2019

Mixing bold colors together, Rithika Devarakonda (12) carves her palette knife across the blank canvas. Using the duality of the knife, she integrates both blended colors and edges within her work, creating...

Justice Department indicts fifty people in nationwide college admissions bribery scandal

Justice Department indicts fifty people in nationwide college admissions bribery scandal

by Kathy Fang, Nicole Chen, and Arushi Saxena March 13, 2019

The Justice Department indicted fifty people yesterday for involvement in a nationwide conspiracy to commit fraud in order to secure spots at elite universities as recruited athletes and to falsify college...

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