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Activities Coordinator Kerry Enzensperger, Assistant to Activities Coordinator Eric Kallbrier, President Layla Walker (12) and Vice President Arben Gutierrez-Bujari (11) gather in Kerry’s room to discuss upcoming spirit events. The leadership team also collaborates with all class Spirit Coordinators so that students of each grade can participate as much as possible.

Harker Spirit undergoes change in structure to encourage participation

by Kathy Duan, TALON Student Life Editor September 12, 2015

Harker Spirit revamped its leadership structure this year in order to create a positive “school-wide program that encompasses every single member of the community,” according to Assistant to Activities...

Changing the driver: self-driving cars save lives

Changing the driver: self-driving cars save lives

by Derek Yen, Reporter September 11, 2015

Self-Driving Cars | Create infographics Cars have always held a special place in the hearts of the American public, and justifiably so. Trite as it may sound, cars symbolize freedom. They grant the...

Pertussis bacteria is shown through a microscope. The bacterial infection manifests in a runny nose, low fever and mild cough before escalating to a severe cough after one to two weeks.

Whooping cough exposure at upper school

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Features Editor September 10, 2015

After an Upper School student tested positive for pertussis, Debra Nott, Upper School nurse, sent out a school-wide email with information on pertussis and treatment. The infected student attended...

Intel ends sponsorship of Science Talent Search

Intel ends sponsorship of Science Talent Search

by Vineet Kosaraju, Executive STEM Editor September 9, 2015

Silicon Valley computing company Intel Corporation will end its sponsorship of the prestigious high school Science Talent Search after the competition in 2017. Although the Society for Science and the...

Milagros Schmoll walks the runway at the Custo Barcelona Spring 2009 show in New York. This year's New York Fashion Week begins tomorrow.

Previewing New York Fashion Week

by Emma Yu and Katherine Zhang September 9, 2015

Fashion expresses many aspects of one’s personality, outlook on life, and preferences. The latest clothing fashions will debut in New York City during New York Fashion Week (NYFW). NYFW starts tomorrow,...

Students practice boat pose individually. Wendler's classes will take place every Tuesday and Friday.

Yoga and capoeira classes begin

by Maya Kumar and Aneesha Kumar September 9, 2015

The athletics department began after school classes for Yoga and Capoeira this week on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. Yoga is split into two sections, section one on Mondays and Thursdays and...

Interact Co-Presidents Alice Wu (12) and Kevina Xiao (12) cut a balloon for their booth during Club Fair. The annual Club Fair helped clubs attract new members.

Annual Club Fair held during long lunch

by Kaitlin Hsu and Shania Wang September 9, 2015

Students attended the annual Club Fair in the gym today during long lunch. In an effort to draw more attention from prospective members, Club Fair expanded the outdoor section and tried to increase...

Students avoid the sun while eating lunch and studying by sitting in the shady area of the table. San Jose is experiencing a heat wave that will last throughout the week.

San Jose heat wave raises health concerns

by Jackie Gao and Rose Guan September 9, 2015

A heat wave in San Jose will last throughout the week, resulting in higher temperatures and lower humidity levels than usual. Relative humidity levels of 30 percent to 40 percent coupled with temperatures...

Google through the Ages

Google updates logo, continuing rebranding

by Prameela Kottapalli and Meilan Steimle September 9, 2015

Continuing the trend of rebranding, Google released a new logo on Tuesday, after its status-change to a sub-company of Alphabet in August. Alphabet is the newly-created umbrella company that encompasses...

Artificial intelligence has advanced since its beginnings two decades ago. Some examples of artificial intelligence include driverless cars and robots.

The future of artificial intelligence

by Jackie Gao and Rose Guan September 8, 2015

Artificial intelligence has made great advances since the advent of inventions such as robots that can think through difficult problems and cars that can function autonomously, and the future holds even...

Students talk about the music workshop for the certificate program. The music workshop will be held in Jennifer Sandusky's room from 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Sept. 10.

School meeting recap–9/8

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Wingspan Copy Editor September 8, 2015

Starting today, teachers are not mandated to attend school meeting due to space constraints in the gym. The upper school Journalism team will post a video of the school meeting every Monday. Students...

Davis Howard (11) and Lindsey Trinh (11)  wave to the crowd during the 2014 Homecoming game. Davis and Lindsey were the class of 2017's prince and princess in 2014.

Looking into homecoming court nominations

by Ria Gandhi and Anika Rajamani September 5, 2015

The annual selection of the homecoming court, a longstanding Harker tradition, is well underway, with voting now open to students from all grades. Each grade will select one boy and one girl to represent...

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