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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Bryan Wang (9) wears a pair of Spectacles while posing with a group of friends for a selfie.

Snapchat begins sales of newly released Spectacles

by Adrian Chu, Opinion Editor March 28, 2017

Snap began their online sales of their Spectacles in February, a pair of glasses with cameras compatible with iOS and Android built for the Snapchat app initially sold last November. The Spectacles...

Bare Bowls: A satisfyingly refreshing California meal

Bare Bowls: A satisfyingly refreshing California meal

by Zachary Hoffman, Multimedia Editor March 28, 2017

A new popular option for super foods is the açaí berry (pronounced ah-sah-EE), an ingredient commonly added to in your Starbucks iced tea and energy bars. The up and coming favorite is the açaí...

“Most of the shelter dogs have been hurt so much, whether physically or emotionally by previous owners, or theyve had to bear very bad conditions if they were strays on the streets. But as a foster carer, within a few hours, dogs will learn to trust you and give you all of their love, Pooja Kini (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Pooja Kini fosters dogs in need of homes

by Lavinia Ding, TALON Organizations Editor March 28, 2017

Anytime a dog walks by, Pooja Kini’s (12) face lights up with joy regardless of the situation. A dog lover her entire life, she decided to help out the canine community in seventh grade and began volunteering...

Sohenee Banerjee (11) shares her experience with community service projects at the freshman and sophomore school meeting. Students must submit their community service hours to Director of Community Service Kerry Enzensperger before Wednesday to be invited back to Harker for the next academic school year.

School meeting recap 3/28

by Rashmi Iyer, Reporter March 28, 2017

Model United Nations will be selling Teaspoon today and tomorrow during lunch for its club week. Proceeds will be donated to the Malala Fund, an organization that promotes girls’ education around the...

The good, the bad and the injured: a look into athletic injuries and prevention of them

The good, the bad and the injured: a look into athletic injuries and prevention of them

by Mahika Halepete, Reporter March 26, 2017

Sports Injuries In December of 2013, tennis-playing junior Elizabeth Schick had her first surgery for a multitude of sports-related injuries, including a bone contusion, an ankle sprain, and torn ligaments....

 “Social issues and stuff like that inspires me to draw. I feel that art speaks a lot more than words sometimes and I like using art as a platform to showcase my thoughts about society,” Maya Rai (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Maya Rai finds inspiration in art

by Laura Wu, TALON Business Manager March 26, 2017

Since she was young, Maya Rai (12) has always been interested in art and has been drawing for as long as she can remember. As a child, her father taught her how to draw.  “I like using Microns, a...

“The way I look at hip-hop and music in general is that I really want to learn something when I listen to it, whether that be ‘Wow, they used really cool word play or that rhyme was really cool or that was really complex” or it can be “Wow, their upbringing was difficult” and that made me reflect on the way that I live, Srivatsav Pyda (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Srivatsav Pyda learns to love hip-hop

by Laura Wu, TALON Business Manager March 25, 2017

To Srivatsav Pyda (12), hip-hop is more than just a mean of entertainment as it combines the sounding good aspect of music with learning something new. “The way that I think about hip-hop music in...

GSA club members Emmy Huchley (10), Sian Smith (10), Damini Kaushik (10), Kevin Huang (12) and Emilie Sanche (10) sell boba outside of Manzanita. GSA members also handed out rainbow smiley stickers to students and faculty on Monday during lunch.

GSA hosts annual club week

by Devanshi Mehta, TALON Co-Business Manager March 24, 2017

Harker Gender-Sexuality Alliance (GSA) held its club week this week, selling blueberry coffee cake and boba during office hours and after school. All profits were donated to Outlet, an LGBTQ youth support...

Trump administration investigates wiretapping

Trump administration investigates wiretapping

by Neil Bai, Aquila Copy Editor March 24, 2017

“Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing Found. This is McCarthyism!”   On Mar. 4, President Donald Trump sent out this...

This years ReCreate Reading selection featured 69 titles. Students will meet with their reading groups for a pre-summer meeting on April 10.

ReCreate Reading registration opens this week

by Gloria Guo, TALON Academics Editor March 24, 2017

Students picked their ReCreate Reading books from a vast selection of 69 titles this week. They will read and discuss their selection with peers after returning from the summer vacation. Upper school...

Sure, its nice to have results and your final shiny paper, even if it takes so many hours of just struggling and terror, but really, I love [research] because of the monotony of it in very specific moments, where Im sitting on a plane for like ten hours and I happen to be stuck there just working with my computer. Its a very important, kind of determined feeling that you get when youre really in the zone and working on something that youve been working on for so long and you will continue to work on for so long. I like that monotony,” Antony Sagayaraj (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Antony Sagayaraj finds unexpected passions while trying new things

by Tiffany Wong, Aquila News Editor March 24, 2017

For Antony Sagayaraj (12), learning is a never-ending adventure. Currently an active member of the Harker science scene and a participant in Synopsys, Siemens and a variety of other research competitions,...

The Gender and Sexuality Alliance meets in the dance room with dance teacher Karl Kuehn. The club is a LGBTQ+ support group and helps spread awareness about the LGBTQ+ community.

Equity Beat: LGBTQ+ rights in the Trump administration

by Kathy Fang, Reporter March 23, 2017

LGBTQ+ rights remain uncertain after the Supreme Court puts off the hearing of a transgender boy’s case regarding whether he could use the boy’s bathroom at his school in Virginia. Even though...

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