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Upper school dance department hosts production of “Welcome to the Jungle”

by Tara Parimi, Copy Editor February 1, 2015

As the theatre lights began to dim, an anticipatory hush settled over the auditorium; the coal-black curtains rolled open, and the varsity and junior varsity dance troupes materialized across the stage...

Boys’ varsity basketball loses to Menlo in last seconds of the game

by Aditya Varshney, Social Media Editor January 31, 2015

The varsity boys' basketball team narrowly lost 49-48 against the rival Menlo School varsity basketball team on Friday evening at Blackford. A crucial shot with eight seconds left on the clock in the...

Talking about the different parts of the teenage brain, Main teaches the freshman that some teenagers make bad decisions, because their brains are not fully developed yet.

Freshman learn about digital citizenship and online safety

by Jenna Sadhu, Reporter January 31, 2015

Freshmen learned about the importance of online safety and digital citizenship presented by the Director of Learning Diane Main in the Nichols auditorium on Thursday. Main touched upon many topics in...

Healthy Valentine's Day candies

Healthy Valentine’s Day candies

by Lauren Russell, Reporter January 31, 2015

Every year as Valentine’s day nears, candy companies begin advertising sweet chocolates and candies to give as gifts. Instead of eating a bunch of sugary snacks, here’s a list of 8 festive alternatives...

Leg bent and arm down, junior class dean Matthew Harley mockingly prepares to drop the egg. Juniors comprised the majority of the crowd that watched the spirit event.

Four-way tie at egg drop competition

by Kathy Duan, Talon People Editor & Asst. Copy Editor January 30, 2015

All four classes emerged victorious at the egg drop competition held in front of Nichols Hall during Wednesday long lunch. After building up anticipation about a surprise spirit event at previous Monday...

Marina Newman (10) asked Shuttleworth a question about the paper he handed out during the meeting. She enquired whether or not he had a copy of Hamlet.

Students learn more about the National Shakespeare Competition during long lunch

by Julia Huang, Reporter January 29, 2015

Students gathered at Charles Shuttleworth’s room during Wednesday long lunch to receive details about the National Shakespeare Competition. Though the competition occurred yearly, starting with the...

Tom Brady walks off the field after playing the Denver Broncos. Brady has been playing in the NFL since 2000.

#DeflateGate: Fact or fiction?

by Ria Gandhi, Aquila Asst. Sports Editor January 29, 2015

It all started with one interception. Ever since Indianapolis Colts’ linebacker D'Qwell Jackson caught a pass thrown by New England Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady and threw the ball to the sidelines,...

4 breakfasts in 5 minutes or less

4 breakfasts in 5 minutes or less

by Melina Nakos, Reporter January 29, 2015

Sometimes, mornings seem to become too hectic for breakfast, but the benefits that breakfast offers you are too important to pass up. A healthy breakfast in the morning can help maintain a healthy weight,...

Jeremiah Anderson (12) dribbles the ball away from a defender. The boys lost 0-5 yesterday.

Boys’ varsity soccer loses to Sacred Heart Preparatory

by Gloria Guo, Reporter January 29, 2015

The varsity boys' soccer team lost to Sacred Heart Preparatory 0-5 yesterday at its tenth game of the season. Prior to warming up for the game, Nick Acero (9), one of the team’s left wingers, spoke...

New Year, New Me: students share their fitness and health resolutions for the coming year

by Tara Parimi, Aquila Copy Editor January 29, 2015

Arriving back at home from school, you are presented with two options. You can either hunker down in front of the T.V., watching a re-run of Grey’s Anatomy and gorging on a box of fudge brownies, or...

Alexa Gross (10) and Shreya Basu (12) work on the bench. They collaborate in continuing on what had been painted before.

Art club initiates project of painting VTA benches

by Emma Yu, Reporter January 28, 2015

The Art Club started a project of painting the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) benches outside of Shah Hall during long lunch today. Three sophomores, Alexa Gross, Marti Sutton and...

Sophomores Anuva Mittal and May Gao read an article in Wingspan. The first issue of the Upper School's new long-form magazine released today.

First issue of Wingspan released today

by Trisha Dwivedi, Winged Post Business Editor January 28, 2015

Wingspan, the Upper School’s fourth publication and first long-form magazine, released its first issue today, along with the January issue of the Winged Post. This fourth publication is an integration...

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