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The Cat's Meiow: Faking my way through fall fashion

The Cat’s Meiow: Faking my way through fall fashion

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinion Editor October 24, 2014

When looking at the harkeraquila.com home page, it appears that, for 56 percent of us, sweater weather is the best part about autumn. To be honest, I couldn’t agree more, especially considering how bored...

TSA officers serve fantasia milk tea to Harker students. TSA sold cupcakes and milk tea all throughout last week.

Keller’s Korner – 10/17

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinion Editor October 23, 2014

Last week was irregular in its schedule, the information released, and the food options provided. The Technology Student Association (TSA) sold bubble tea  and cupcakes, the school schedule changed to...

Madelyn Wang (12) and Archana Podury (12) wear sweaters during the fall.

Sweater weather

by Kavya Ramakrishnan, Winged Post Copy Editor October 22, 2014

With average temperatures finally in the 60s this week, giving students the chance to bring back their fall wardrobe, including sweaters, sweatshirts and scarves, into rotation. Cardigans : Great for...

Eric Holt (12) prepares to throw the ball at the goal. Eric was the leading scorer in the game with a total of seven goals.

Varsity boys water polo loses to Wilcox High School

by Roshni Pankhaniya, Winged Post Sports Editor October 21, 2014

Varsity Boys Water Polo had its fourth league loss of the season today against Wilcox High School, ending the game 16 to 10. The boys were repeatedly counterattacked during the first quarter, with Wilcox...

Juniors Amar Jain, Shreya Sankara and Aathira Menon watch the Giants game in the Bistro. The Giants defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-1 in the first game of the World Series.

Giants defeat Royals in game one of the World Series

by Vivek Bharadwaj, Winged Post Tech Editor October 21, 2014

The San Francisco Giants defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-1 in the first game of the World Series today. The Giants garnered a three run lead during the first inning after a home run by Hunter Pence;...

Sophomores Chetana Kalidindi and Sneha Bhetanabhotla smile with their eagle buddy. The class of 2017 travelled to the Bucknall campus to visit their eagle buddies for the first time on Thursday.

Keller’s Korner – 10/10

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinions Editor October 20, 2014

NHS inducted new members, sophomore and seniors met with Eagle Buddies, and students and faculty wore red for National Coming Out Day this week. The 26 new NHS members inducted on Tuesday were primarily...

ASB President Sarah Bean (12) prepares to address the school at school meeting. Today's meeting included announcements about the fall play, a spirit event, and more.

School Meeting Recap – 10/20

by Maya Jeyendran, Aquila Lifestyle Editor October 20, 2014

Spanish National Honor Society (NHS) reserved the back half of the gym for an event that will take place this Wednesday during long lunch. The Fresh Mex station will still be open. The Harker chapter...

Dr. Cohen describes his historical outlook on the current nuclear situation. Members of the CNS institute talked to Upper School students about their work regarding nuclear non-proliferation.

Members of the CNS discuss nuclear disarmament with Upper School students

by Ayushi Gautam, Aquila Social Media Editor October 19, 2014

Members of the Monterey Institute of International Studies spoke to Upper School students about the future of nuclear disarmament and the Upper School’s relationship with this institute. At the beginning...

Artist Hoodie Allen self-released his own album titled "People Keep Talking" on Oct. 14. The style of the songs varies dramatically throughout the album.

Album Review: People Keep Talking by Hoodie Allen

by Varun Baldwa October 19, 2014

American hip-hop artist Hoodie Allen self-released his first studio album titled "People Keep Talking" on Oct. 14. The album consists of 14 tracks, all of which follow an underlying theme of being oneself...

The team celebrates after Keanu Forbes (12) scores the winning touchdown. Keanu’s earlier fumble recovery on defense helped the team’s close victory.

Varsity football wins with last minute touchdown

by Neha Sunil, TALON Social Media and Seniors Editor October 18, 2014

The score now stands 25-28. The score board declares in fluorescent orange that the game has one minute and six seconds left. The crowd sits on the edge of their seats as quarterback Keanu Forbes (12)...

Students take part in Student Directed Showcase callbacks today

by Kshithija Mulam, Photo Editor October 16, 2014

Students participated in Student Directed Showcase callbacks today after school following the initial auditions earlier this week on Monday and Tuesday Student Directed Showcase callbacks are the second...

Dancers at Oola Dance Fitness move and shake to the beat. Vedaad Shakib (10) and Ashwin Rao (10) created a mobile app for the dance company to keep track of student attendance and finances.

Students code for dance studio

by Raveena Kapatkar and Justin Su October 16, 2014

Sophomores Ashwin Rao and Vedaad Shakib created an app called Oola, a dance company, in December of 2013, that is designed to help the instructors of the dance class keep track of student attendance and...

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