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Niki Iyer (10) and Jack Rothschild (11) run laps around the Blackford field as a part of their preseason conditioning. Track and Field practice will begin on Feb. 2 at Blackford.

Spring sports begin next Monday

by Ashley Zhong, Talon Design Editor January 27, 2015

A new season starts next Monday, Feb. 2 for all spring sports. The spring sports’ teams include baseball, softball, track & field, boys tennis, boys volleyball, swimming, girls lacrosse and boys...

I use my computer frequently for writing and studying because it helps me work more efficiently. However, it's easy to become distracted while working on a computer, which hurts productivity instead of helping it.

Working hard or hardly working?

by Praveen Batra, Reporter January 27, 2015

If I’m writing an essay by hand, I can’t just flip over my binder paper and read a news article on the back. But if I’m working on an essay in Google Docs, I can do just that—I create a new tab,...

School Meeting Recap - 1/26

School Meeting Recap – 1/26

by Maya Jeyendran, Aquila Lifestyle Editor January 27, 2015

WiSTEM’s diabetes awareness week raised $1,068. All proceeds were donated to the American Diabetes Association. The National Linguistics Olympiad will be held on Jan. 29. Students interested in participating...

School Holds Annual Kicks Against Cancer Event

School Holds Annual Kicks Against Cancer Event

January 25, 2015

Students and faculty supported the junior varsity boys, varsity girls, and varsity boys soccer teams during the annual Kicks Against Cancer Games. The three teams played games back-to-back, providing endless...

Upper School journalism seniors interview Cooper after the presentation. They attended one of Anderson Cooper's three presentations this week at the Flint Center in Cupertino.

Anderson Cooper shares his journey in the field of journalism

by Sabrina Sidhu and Shannon Su January 24, 2015

CNN journalist and news anchor Anderson Cooper shared his experiences covering stories around the world through presentations on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at De Anza College’s...

Juniors attended their first college counseling session of the year in their respective counselor’s designated location during extra help on Tuesday in preparation for the college application process.

Juniors attend first college counseling session of the year

by Tara Parimi, Aquila Copy Editor January 23, 2015

Juniors attended their first college counseling session of the year in their respective counselor’s designated location during extra help on Tuesday in preparation for the college application process. During...

Victor Shin (9) and Brandon Mo (9) discuss homework at a table in front of Manzanita Hall. Students start the second semester off strong by working hard.

First week of the second semester begins

by Alex Wang, Reporter January 23, 2015

Students implement new classes and shift schedules with the beginning of a new semester of high school. While the semester presents a great deal of change for some students, it has a minimal impact on...

Students buy Pinkberry outside Manzanita during lunch. The Make a Birthday Wish club is selling frozen yogurt and baked goods this week to fundraise.

Make a Birthday Wish club hosts bake sale and Pinkberry fundraiser

by Sahana Srinivasan, Reporter January 22, 2015

The Make a Birthday Wish club will hold a bake sale after school and sell Pinkberry frozen yogurt during lunch every day this week in front of Manzanita to fundraise as part of its club week. The club...

Steven Wang (12) and Andrew Jin (12) were two of Harker's three Intel's finalists. Harker set a new national record with 15 semifinalists and 3 finalists.

Record number of Intel STS finalists announced

by Stanley Zhao, Vedant Thyagaraj, and Vineet Kosaraju January 22, 2015

The Intel Science Talent Search announced the finalists of its science research competition on Wednesday morning. Upper School seniors Andrew Jin, Rohith Kuditipudi and Steven Wang were among those named. This...

Seniors Madi Lang-Ree, Zoe Woehrmann, and Caroline Howells announced that Conservatory certificate candidates that are juniors will be performing this Friday in the Nichols Auditorium at 4 p.m.

School Meeting Recap – 1/20

by Maya Jeyendran, Aquila Lifestyle Editor January 20, 2015

Make a Birthday Wish club, which fundraises to help underprivileged children throw birthday parties, held a bake sale today and will be hosting a bake sale tomorrow during extra help and every day this...

With over 25 million users, Runtastic can track bike rides, jogs, and walks. Runtastic is one of the most popular fitness apps on the app store, and is available on Android, Apple, Windows, and Blackberry markets.

5 apps to get you moving in 2015

by Kaitlyn Gee, Aquila Multimedia Editor January 20, 2015

New year, new you. The most common new years resolution is to lose weight, and if yours is getting fit, there is a surplus of apps to get you started. We have rounded up some of the best fitness apps out...

Freshman Dominic Cea finishes his homework on his laptop. The first semester was challenging for many freshman, as they weren't used to the difficulty of high school academics.

Freshmen reflect on the end of first semester

by Eric Jeong, Reporter January 19, 2015

As freshmen finish their first semester of high school, some resolve to get better grades, some feel relieved that the school year is halfway finished and some feel heartbroken that their first semester...

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