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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Jimmy Fallon hosts the 2016 Emmys at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The Emmy Awards Show gives recognition to excellence in the television industry.

Standout Moments of the 2016 Emmys

by Megan Cardosi, TALON Sports Editor September 21, 2016

To honor the actors bringing characters to life in starring roles and the team working behind the scenes of everyone's favorite TV shows, the Emmys give awards to standouts in multiple television categories....

Will Park (12) avoids a tackle while running down the field. Harker lost 49-12 to the Encinal Jets.

Varsity football team loses to Encinal Jets

by Kevin Huang, Yearbook People Editor September 20, 2016

The varsity football team lost 49-12 to Encinal at a home game Friday night, and they now have three losses and one win so far this season. The Encinal Jets scored 14 points in the second quarter before...

Congressional debaters Aditya Dhar (12), Jason Huang (10) and Nakul Bajaj (9) pose for a team picture at Yale University. This year, the Yale Invitational had competitors from over 200 schools and 28 states.

Congressional debaters win awards at the Yale University Invitational

by Tiffany Wong, Aquila Copy Editor September 20, 2016

Members of the Upper School debate team traveled to New Haven, Connecticut, to compete at the Yale University Invitational Tournament from Sept. 16 to Sept. 18. The Invitational, hosted annually by...

An Epi-Pen style epinephrine auto injector which is the latest version in the USA. Mylan has been bumping the price of the product over the last 7 years.

Increasing the profit margin of life-saving drugs is unethical

by Justin Su, Sports Editor September 20, 2016

Recently, Mylan, the company that produces the EpiPen, has continually increased the price of the potentially life saving drug. The increase in price for the EpiPen started nearly seven years ago, when...

Students in the Upper School wore black to school today in support of a fellow student who recently left Harker. The senior class organized the event and invited all other classes to participate.

Students wear black to school to support fellow student

by Kaitlin Hsu, Wingspan Editor-in-Chief September 19, 2016

More than 150 students wore black to school today in a show of support for a student who recently left Harker. In response to this student’s Facebook post on Friday about her struggle with mental...

The new dishwasher is in the form of a conveyer belt, so it can help reduce the usage of water and energy. The kitchen staff hopes that by reopening the dishwashing system, it will help reduce trash consumption and traffic in Manzanita Hall.

New dishwasher installed in Manzanita Hall

by Anjay Saklecha, Aquila Features Editor September 19, 2016

Students and faculty began using reusable metal utensils and plastic trays again as the upper school kitchen staff reopened the dishwashing system in the middle of Manzanita Hall after three weeks of using...

Harker Journalism adivsor Ellen Austin poses with staff members from Talon, the Upper School's yearbook publication. Austin was one of only eight advisors nationwide awarded the 2016 NSPA Pioneer Award. Photo courtesy of Ellen Austin.

Harker Journalism advisor awarded 2016 NSPA Pioneer Award

September 17, 2016

Ellen Austin, Director of Journalism at the Upper School, was one of only eight advisors nationwide to receive the 2016 Pioneer Award, the highest individual honor granted by the National Scholastic Press...

Sully was released on Sept. 9. The film is still playing in theaters.

Sully review – 3/5 stars

by Adrian Chu, Opinion Editor September 17, 2016

After “American Sniper” and “Invictus”, Clint Eastwood released his next biopic, “Sully,” starring Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart and Laura Linney, a touching film about the 2009 Hudson river landing...

Tesla to release version 8.0 of car's software

Tesla to release version 8.0 of car’s software

by Meena Gudapati, Winged Post Copy Editor September 16, 2016

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced details about the release of Version 8.0 of the Tesla car’s software on Sunday, which will include major modifications to the Autopilot system. The software upgrade will...

Hundreds of people line up  at the 9/11 Memorial in New York and pay homage to the people who died during the tragic 9/11 attacks. Members of the upper school community were among those with friends and family working in the World Trade Center on 9/11.

Community reflects on 9/11, 15 years later

by Sahana Srinivasan, Winged Post Managing Editor September 15, 2016

For many of today’s high school students, the events of 9/11 are just history, a time before they were born or when they were young enough not to remember. Raveena Kapatkar (12) was three years...

Janet Lee '16, a student director of one of last year's SDS shows, rehearses lines with Chetana Kalidindi (12), one of this year's student directors. Staged readings will be held before auditions take place during the first week of October.

SDS staged readings to be held before auditions in October

by Maya Kumar, Winged Post Features Editor September 12, 2016

The four Student Directed Showcase (SDS) directors will be holding staged readings of their  plays in Patil 52 on Sept. 27 and Sept. 29 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. Seniors Sana Aladin, Emre Ezer,...

Senior Will Park runs past a Menlo defender. The Eagles lost their home opener 48-0.

Varsity football team loses home opener to Menlo

by Melissa Kwan, TALON Seniors Editor September 11, 2016

The varsity football team lost 48-0 in their home opener against Menlo Friday night. With quarterback Nate Kelly (11), linebacker James Pauli (11) and center Dominic Cea (11) unable to play, the Eagles...

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