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A group of sophomores stand up and cheer as Director of Upper School Clubs Eric Kallbrier announces this weeks spirit competition results. The upper school will hold its first spirit rally of the 2017-2018 school year tomorrow on Davis Field.

School meeting recap 9/21

by Anvi Banga, Winged Post Copy Editor September 21, 2017

To start off the meeting, Dean of Students Kevin Williamson briefly spoke about safety during the morning commute and reminded students to take care while crossing the street. Upper school history teachers...

Hannah Eckert (11) and Nikhita Karra (10) prepare for their auditions outside musical director Laura Lang-Ree’s room on Tuesday. Students were given a choice from a selection of short monologues from “42nd Street” to perform along with their songs during auditions.

Actors, vocalists and dancers participate in early auditions for spring musical 42nd Street

by Kathy Fang, Photo Editor September 21, 2017

Auditions for the spring musical, “42nd Street,” brought students of all grades together today and earlier this week during lunch on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. “42nd Street” will be the...

Icicles: A new take on ice cream

Icicles: A new take on ice cream

by Neal Sidhu, Winged Post Asst. STEM Editor September 20, 2017

Walking into Icicles, ice-cream lovers are instantly greeted with the sight of skilled workers making ice cream with ease. Impressed, customers quickly take photos and videos. With five locations in...

Memoir Monday: The happiest place on earth

Memoir Monday: The happiest place on earth

by Nina Gee, Reporter September 18, 2017

The navy blue color of the sign accentuates the glowing silver plates that read “California Institute of the Arts” in all caps. Seven girls stand in front of the sign, arms linked around each other,...

Lightening struck a tree at the Harker upper school campus on Sept. 11. The San Jose Fire Department truck arrived at the scene soon after the lightening hit.

How to prepare for disasters in California

by Mahika Halepete and Gloria Zhang September 16, 2017

A tree was struck by lightning Monday evening. While the fire caused wasn’t large, teachers communicated to each other to call the fire department, while others sent students inside. In light of recent...

Aditi Vinod (9) adds blue details on the Class of 2021 eagle with a small paintbrush. The freshmen painted an ombré blue sky on their eagle to represent the clear blue skies they hoped were lying ahead.

Spirit Night kicks off Homecoming week preparations

by Melissa Kwan, Humans of Harker Managing Editor September 15, 2017

Spirit Night invited students to paint the finishing touches on their class eagles in preparation for next week’s Homecoming festivities. The event took place today from 3 to 7 p.m. in front of Manzanita. Spirit...

Director of Upper School Clubs Eric Kallbrier and charades team Meena Gudapati (12) and Akshay Manglik (9) laugh as Elizabeth Yang (11) attempts to act something out for teammate Mihir Sharma (10). Elizabeth and Mihir won the charades game.

School meeting recap 9/15

by Anvi Banga, Winged Post Copy Editor September 15, 2017

*note: the following story has been updated following the conclusion of the junior class' Dippin' Dots fundraiser on Friday, September 15.  The junior class’ Dippin’ Dots fundraiser during long...

Siemens Competition extends deadline in light of natural disasters

Siemens Competition extends deadline in light of natural disasters

by Katherine Zhang, STEM Editor September 14, 2017

The Siemens Competition announced this morning that it would be extending its deadline to Sept. 25, six days after the original deadline, in order to accommodate for students in areas affected by recent...

The Cassini spacecraft makes a flyby around Titan, one of Saturns moons. The spacecraft is set to plunge into Saturns atmosphere early tomorrow morning.

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft to descend into Saturn’s atmosphere

by Tiffany Wong, Aquila News Editor September 14, 2017

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, currently traveling on course to Saturn, will end its 13-year trip around the planet and its moons by descending into the Saturn’s atmosphere early Friday morning. Researchers...

Leon Lu (11) prepares to throw the ball to his teammate. The boys’ team beat Lynbrook 9-8 in their second home game of the season.

Boys’ varsity water polo wins close match against Lynbrook

by Eric Fang, Winged Post Global Editor September 14, 2017

Varsity boys’ water polo beat Lynbrook 9-8 in a close match yesterday afternoon at home.   Lynbrook began the game strong with a 4-1 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Eagles managed to catch...

Protesters gather in Seattles Hing Hay Park to protest in favor of keeping the DACA program and protecting illegal immigrants from deportation. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with attorney generals and a governor from nine other states, gave President Trump an ultimatum to terminate the DACA program, an initiative which protects illegal immigrants who came to the United States when they were 16 or younger from deportation, before Sept. 5.

Trump threatens DACA, 800,000 undocumented immigrants at risk

by Nicole Chen and Prameela Kottapalli September 14, 2017

President Donald Trump ordered an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a policy that protects approximately 800,000 young immigrants from deportation. The announcement...

Get Skoold with Jenna and Meena: Episode 2

Get Skool’d with Jenna and Meena: Episode 2

by Meena Gudapati and Jenna Sadhu September 14, 2017

Get ready for natural disasters, science insults and animal noises in Jenna and Meena's fall series kickoff of their podcast Get Skool'd. Click below to hear the podcast!

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