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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Anjay Saklecha (9) serves during their match against King's Academy. The boys won 6-1.

Boys tennis wins season opener against King’s Academy

by Justin Su, Asst. Sports Editor March 1, 2016

Boys tennis beat King’s Academy today 4 p.m. at Santa Clara Tennis Center in a 6-1 victory for their first match of the season. Head Coach John Fruttero explains the meaning of the dominating win...

Haris Hosseini (9) and Vanessa Tyagi (10) pose for a picture with manicured eyebrows. Across social media, #OnFleek is a hashtag used commonly to describe eyebrows.

Eyebrows #OnFleek

by Jenna Sadhu, Social Media Reporter March 1, 2016

Eyebrows are the windows to the soul, the frame of the face. There are thin brows, bushy brows, unibrows and defined brows. Some groom them, some do not. The three most common methods of grooming eyebrows...

Michelle Honda Phillips speaks about her transgender daughter and the gender spectrum during the school meeting. This week is GSA's club week and they will be selling coffee cake and pearl milk tea.

School meeting recap–2/29

by Alex Wang, Reporter March 1, 2016

GSA will sell coffee cake and boba during lunch and after school for its club week. The club invited a guest speaker, Michelle Honda Phillips, daughter of senator Mike Honda, to speak during the meeting....

Thousands of fans join 4.5 million online viewers to watch the 2014 finals of the International 5, a Dota 2 competition.
The eSports industry and eSports betting has rapidly grown in the past years, making it easier for younger audiences to start gambling.

Media Matters: eSports gambling serves as a negative influence for younger players

by Adrian Chu, Reporter and Aquila Columnist February 29, 2016

After my advisory’s Secret Santa party, in which I received a $20 Steam gift card, I contemplated what to do with my newfound wealth. In spite of an ongoing Steam sale, I was still short a couple dollars...

Pro-Con: Analyzing the Apple password bypass debate

Pro-Con: Analyzing the Apple password bypass debate

by Alex Wang and Derek Yen February 28, 2016

After the San Bernardino shooting in December of last year, the government retrieved one of the shooters’ phones, an Apple iPhone 5C, and demanded that Apple create an encryption key to unlock the phone....

A student fills out a form to buy one of Ayla Ekici's (12) homemade butterscotch cupcakes. The club has raised over 500 dollars from the bake sales held during last year's and this year's club weeks.

FEM club raises money for Kakenya Center for Excellence

by Prameela Kottapalli, Reporter February 26, 2016

The Female Empowerment Movement (FEM) club hosted its annual club week this week and raised money for the Kakenya Center for Excellence, a partner of the Girls Learn International association founded by...

That's a Wrap: And the Oscar goes to...

That’s a Wrap: And the Oscar goes to…

by Melina Nakos, Reporter February 25, 2016

Best costume design to Cinderella. Best original screenplay to Spotlight. Best director to Room. Best Animated feature to Inside Out. Best Cinematography to The Revenant. Best Actor...

Freshman Elise Mayer catches the ball and runs during the girls' first lacrosse match of the season.

Varsity girls lacrosse loses 14-3 to Archbishop Mitty in season opener

by Sharanya Balaji and Trisha Dwivedi February 25, 2016

The varsity girls lacrosse team lost 14-3 to Archbishop Mitty High School during their first game of the season on Davis Field today at 4:30 pm. At halftime, the Lady Eagles were down 9-0. During the...

Davis Howard (11) stays alert as he attempts to find a way to attack the opponent. Davis placed 5th in his weight class at the Jim Root tournament at Prospect.

Did you know: Davis Howard (11) becomes fourth wrestler to make league finals in Harker history

by Danya Zhang and Trisha Dwivedi February 25, 2016

On Feb. 13, the day of the league tournament, Davis Howard (11) became the fourth wrestler to make the league finals in Harker history entering in second place. After making history and getting this...

Junior Jordan Thompson drives to the basket in the gym at Blackford. The varsity girls team lost to Terra Nova in the first round of CCS yesterday.

Varsity girls basketball loses in first round of CCS against Terra Nova

by Sharanya Balaji, Editor-in-Chief February 24, 2016

The varsity girls basketball team lost 44-52 in the first round of CCS playoffs against Terra Nova High School at the Blackford gym yesterday. The Eagles led the first quarter with a score of 11-7...

The construction for the new Events Center has begun on Rosenthal Field. Construction will last until September 2017 for the gym and until January 2018 for the performing arts center.

Upcoming Events Center construction to cause change on campus

by Melissa Kwan and Megan Cardosi February 24, 2016

The Upper School administration plans to make adjustments to accommodate construction on the Events Center, which begins May 9; the groundbreaking ceremony is on April 22. So far, 35 million dollars...

Harper Lee is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George Bush in 2007. Lee passed away last Friday at the age of 89.

Author Harper Lee dies at age 89

by Raveena Kapatkar, Executive News Director February 24, 2016

Renowned author Harper Lee died last Friday in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama at the age of 89. Lee passed away in her sleep early morning on Friday. According to Lee’s family, she was healthy...

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