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Singles player Santoshi Tirumala (10) prepares to hit the ball. Santoshi, along with doubles partners Gina Partridge (11) and Amanda Cheung (11), fell in Monday's quarterfinals.

Varsity girls tennis competes in WBAL tournament, players advance to CCS

by Jessie Wang, Reporter November 4, 2018

The varsity girls tennis team played in the WBAL Individual Tennis Tournament, which took place on Monday and Tuesday at Menlo. Doubles partners Fonda Hu (10) and Sachi Bajaj (10) took second place...

Spirit club officers Arjun Kilaru (12) and Zachary Hoffman (12) announce the results of the costume contests from Wednesday. Each winner received prizes as well as spirit points for their class.

School meeting recap 11/2/18

by Ryan Guan, Executive News Editor November 2, 2018

Eagle Update presenters announced that the girls volleyball team made the CCS finals, and girls water polo won their league finals and will play their first CCS game tomorrow. Boys water polo and boys...

Lauren Beede (11) reaches up to tap the ball over the net in today's CCS semifinals game against Santa Cruz High School. The game was held at Menlo High School and was carried by the Harker varsity girls team, who will proceed to play Notre Dame High School in the finals game on Saturday.

Varsity girls volleyball advances to CCS finals, winning semifinals in three sets

by Kathy Fang, Managing Editor November 1, 2018

The varsity girls volleyball team moves forward to CCS finals after winning their semifinals match against Santa Cruz High School in three sets at Menlo-Atherton High School this afternoon. The game...

Katherine Ho sings on stage. Her music journey started at age five when she began a tradition of performing every year in her local Lunar New Year show dancing and singing in Mandarin.

Inside a Crazy Rich Asians singer’s quest to mix the best of both worlds

by Jin Tuan, Lifestyle Editor November 1, 2018

Neat rows of mahjong tiles shuffle around on the movie screen. Quick cuts between shots of Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) and Eleanor Sung-Young (Michelle Yeoh) reveal their poker faces, strained with tight...

Abigail Wisdom talks to a coach during a game. "After we won, everyone sprinted out of the water, and we pushed our coach into the pool. Some of the seniors got emotional because it meant a lot to win leagues for the first time in a few years and to just see how far the team has come,” Elizabeth Fields (10) said.

Varsity Girls Water Polo wins SCVAL Tournament

by Julia Amick, TALON Business Manager November 1, 2018

The varsity girls water polo team won all three of their games this week in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) Tournament, receiving first place in their league and moving on to the Central...

Zoey Rosa (11) puts a headband on Ronit Gagneja (11). Students wore Halloween costumes today to celebrate the holiday.

Upper school celebrates Halloween with colorful costumes, spirit contests

by Nicole Chen, Editor-in-chief October 31, 2018

The Harker community celebrated Halloween today, dressing in a vibrant array of costumes. Students as well as faculty checked in with spirit club during lunch to compete in various "best costume" contests,...

Trevor Thompson (12) returns a serve during today's round of pingpong games. Winners from this round will advance to the semifinals, which will be held tomorrow during lunch in the quad.

Student competitors advance in spirit club pingpong tournament

by Nicole Chen, Editor-in-chief October 31, 2018

UPDATE: The second round of the pingpong tournament was held during lunch today, with eight competitors remaining. Spirit club hosts the semifinals tomorrow during lunch, and the final match will take...

History teacher Julie Wheeler, along with art teacher Japp Bongers and english teacher John Docherty, listen to history teacher Carol Green talk about ballot and voting resources. Wheeler and Green co-hosted the "Election 2018" session.

Shah Salon kicks off second year of discussions

by Nicole Chen, Editor-in-chief October 31, 2018

The first set of Shah Salon discussions this school year took place today in various Shah classrooms from 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event was broken down into four sessions: “#Me2.0” with history...

Michelle Ning (10) jumps up to hit the ball. The team won 3-0 against Mercy-Burlingame in a game today.

Varsity girls volleyball wins CCS quarterfinals, advances to semifinals

by Aditya Singhvi, Sports Editor October 31, 2018

The varsity girls volleyball team won its CCS quarterfinal match against Mercy-Burlingame 25-15, 25-18, 25-14 tonight. The girls will play Santa Cruz, who upset first seeded Carmel in the quarterfinals,...

Ellie Lang-Ree (12), in the role of Mrs. Gibbs, mimes stringing beans with Marina Logue (12), who plays Mrs. Webb. "Our Town", this year's fall play, portrays a pre-industrial small town at the cusp of the 20th century, with machinery and cars appearing as the play's timeline progresses.

Cast performs annual fall play, first in RPAC

by Michael Eng, Global Columnist October 31, 2018

The faint smell and sizzle of bacon circulates throughout the audience while Mrs. Webb, played by Marina Logue (12), prepares breakfast on stage. Her daughter, Emily, played by Dilara Ezer (12), travels...

Anya Gert (11) hits the ball over the net. “[CCS] is nerve-wracking, so I know [the team] was nervous and had the jitters,” Smith said. “We came in early and actually warmed up early so we could get some of that stuff out. I was a little worried about where [the team] would be mentally, but I think we handled ourselves pretty well.”

Varsity girls volleyball wins big in first postseason appearance since 2015

by Aditya Singhvi, Sports Editor October 30, 2018

In their first postseason appearance since 2015, the varsity girls volleyball team won a blowout 25-13, 25-17, 25-12 victory over the Marina High Mariners at home Saturday, advancing to the Central Coast...

Upper school students and faculty evacuate to Davis Field at the sound of the alarm during lunch today.

Fog machine sets off fire alarm, students and faculty evacuate

by Nicole Chen, Editor-in-chief October 26, 2018

A fire alarm went off around 12:45 p.m. today. The fog machine in physics teacher Scott Pflaumer’s haunted physics lab caused the alarm.

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