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Dean of upper school Kevin Williamson recaps the dress code forum that took place last Monday. Students can now wear old Harker apparel and advisory apparel.

School meeting recap 9/21

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Wingspan Copy Editor September 21, 2015

The Harker Summit discussion will occur this Friday. One student from each advisory and one officer from each club are required to attend the meeting during first, second and third periods. Next week during...

Wajahat Ali speaks to a group of students and faculty in the journalism room. Ali spoke at the Upper School on Friday.

Al-Jazeera America’s Wajahat Ali speaks to students

by Trisha Dwivedi, Executive Sports Editor September 19, 2015

Al-Jazeera America’s “The Stream” co-host and Harker alumnus Wajahat Ali spoke about his life as a Muslim-American at an all-school assembly yesterday after second period in the gym. “The Domestic...

Beneath the Skin (right) has a darker attitude than Of Monsters and Men’s debut album, My Head is an Animal. Beneath the Skin was released in Iceland on June 8th.

Beneath the Skin by Of Monsters and Men – 4/5 stars

by Darren Gu, TALON Asst. Photo Editor September 19, 2015

Indie folk band Of Monsters and Men released their second studio album titled Beneath the Skin on June 8 in Iceland, and on June 9 around the world. The album topped at #3 on the US Billboard Top 200 chart....

Miranda Larsen (10) stretches while playing the music for her solo piece. All sophomores chose to self-choreograph their pieces, which includes choosing and altering their own music.

Dance certificate students perform Sophomore Juries

by Eleanor Xiao, Talon Business Editor September 17, 2015

Certificate students specializing in dance performed solos during long lunch today in the dance room. Students who choose to participate in the certificate program must perform a choreographed solo...

Morgan Douglas (10) and Karena Kong (10) play on their phones after school is over. The iPhone 6s and 6s+ come out in stores on Sept. 25.

iPhone 6S and 6S Plus released with new features

by Ashley Jiang September 17, 2015

Apple introduced two new additions to the iPhone 6 family, the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, to the public in an Apple keynote event held at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on Wednesday. “For...

Arun Shriram (12) performs on stage. Arun hosted a music concert to help fundraise for the Make-A-Wish foundation.

Did you know: Arun Shriram hosts music concert to fundraise for Make-A-Wish foundation

by Julia Huang, TALON Asst. Copy Editor September 17, 2015

Senior Arun Shriram hosted a successful music concert that raised $3,901 for Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area at the Good Samaritan Methodist Church in Cupertino on Sept. 12. At least 130 people attended the...

Chetana Kalidindi (11) examines the book cart. Students can write a review of the book on the Book Blog.

Library provides Advanced Reader Copies for Book Blog

by Catherine Huang, Talon Asst. Photo Editor September 16, 2015

The upper school library, in an effort to increase the amount of reviews published, started to allow students to take home Advanced Reader Copies of books and requires readers to write reviews for the...

Dress Code Forum  meeting occurred on Monday from 4:15 p.m. till 4:45 p.m. at the Nichols Hall Auditiorium. Everyone was welcome.

ASB holds Dress Code Open Forum

by Sharanya Balaji, Editor-in-Chief September 16, 2015

Students, faculty and administration participated in an open forum regarding the dress code and its enforcement in hopes to promote a platform for campus-wide communication about dress code related issues...

Doreene Kang (12) prepares to spike the ball. The Eagles lost to first-ranked St. Francis in their home opener today.

Varsity girls volleyball loses home opener against St. Francis

by Kshithija Mulam, Winged Post News Editor September 15, 2015

  The varsity girls’ volleyball team lost their first home game against the first-ranked team in CCS, the St. Francis Lancers, at 5:30 p.m. yesterday at the Blackford gym. The Lancers took...

Marina Newman (11) interviews Rishabh Chandra (12) as Brendan Tobin (11) and Janet Lee (12) sit in to hear the responses. The cast of fall play will be conducting interviews using questions that center around "The Laramie Project."

Fall play cast prepare for roles by interviewing community members

by Melina Nakos, Reporter September 15, 2015

The cast of this year’s fall play, “The Laramie Project”, has begun preparation through activities that cultivate the understanding of the play’s themes as well as expose the cast to different...

Evan Barth discusses the collective vision of the Harker Community. One student from each advisory and one officer from each club are invited to participate in a meeting to discuss Harker's collective vision.

School meeting recap–9/14

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Wingspan Copy Editor September 14, 2015

Assistant head of school Greg Lawson reviewed the safety protocol for students during a fire, as a result of the fire alarm going off last Thursday. Following the alarm, students must move towards a designated...

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