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The Guinness World Records Adjudicator inspects the tomatoes during the festival. The festival took place on Sept. 17,  in Los Gatos.

Tomato festival brings tomato lovers of all kinds together

by Irina Malyugina, Reporter September 25, 2017

Bluegrass music plays as people gather around a display, taking pictures and talking amongst themselves. It’s humid, as is typical of a Californian summer, and the sun beats down on the crowd. Suddenly,...

Homecoming highlights: This week's best moments

Homecoming highlights: This week’s best moments

by Nicole Chen, Aquila Features Editor September 22, 2017

Students from all four grades painted class eagles on Spirit Night last week in preparation for Homecoming week. Sophomores received first place, the juniors and seniors tied for second and the freshmen...

Students crowd onto the dance floor for Cupid's "Cupid Shuffle." The DJ also played DJ Casper's "Cha-Cha Slide" during tonight's dance.

Upper school holds annual Homecoming dance

by Nina Gee and Kaitlin Hsu September 22, 2017

The upper school held its annual Homecoming dance today from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. in Nichols Atrium. A senior fundraiser, the senior class council began preparations for the event earlier in September....

The seniors cheer as they face the sophomores in the second tug of war of today's rally. At tomorrow's Homecoming game, the seniors will compete against the juniors for the final round of this week's tug of war competitions.

Upper school holds first spirit rally of 2017-2018 school year

by Tiffany Wong, Aquila News Editor September 22, 2017

Students and faculty gathered on Davis Field today for the 2017-2018 school year’s first spirit rally, which marked the conclusion of this week’s Spirit Week. The juniors, sophomores and freshmen...

A group of sophomores stand up and cheer as Director of Upper School Clubs Eric Kallbrier announces this week's 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...

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