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The student news site of The Harker School.

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Children's school in Chennai, India overlooks the rest of the neighborhood. There, the children consider themselves fortunate to be sheltered in a cramped single-room working space, with a patch of dead grass as their playground.

Enchanting Chennai

by Jenna Sadhu, Reporter October 2, 2014

Last summer I scrolled through my Instagram feed, and jealousy consumed all of me when I saw pictures of my friends relaxing on beaches, sipping nonalcoholic cocktails, and happily soaking in the sweet...

Sophomore class "Frozen" themed eagle on display in front of the journalism room. The eagles were judged later in the week.

Class eagles go on display outside Manzanita

by Sahana Srinivasan, Reporter October 1, 2014

The class eagles were displayed outside Manzanita Hall today as part of Homecoming spirit week. The Class of 2018 painted a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse-themed eagle, displayed next to the sophomores’ Frozen...

Students rehearse for the upcoming dance production. Rehearsals began this week for the upper school dance production, which premieres on Jan. 30.

Rehearsals start for Upper School dance production

by Praveen Batra, Reporter September 30, 2014

Rehearsals for the Upper School dance show, themed “Welcome to the Jungle,” began last week. “The first act will be Welcome to the Jungle, and the second act will be Animal Inhabitants, and all...

​Glaciers in front of mountains. Photography students on the trip will have the opportunity to take photos of the landscape.

Upper school plans summer Arctic trip

by Lauren Russell, Reporter September 30, 2014

Sign-ups began last week for the first summer trip to Iceland, Greenland, and the Svalbard islands for photography and biology expeditions led by teachers Joshua Martinez and Anita Chetty. The 10 students...

A look inside Theory and Practice of Poetry and Fiction

A look inside Theory and Practice of Poetry and Fiction

by Fred Chang, TALON Managing Editor September 29, 2014

As the last drop falls, a silence blankets the room. Ten, twenty seconds pass. “That ending was very intriguing.” Welcome to Theory and Practice of Poetry and Fiction, affectionately nicknamed...

Two seniors work on their eagle. The senior’s homecoming theme this year is Batman, causing them to make the eagle mainly black.

Spirit Night prepares each class for Homecoming week

by Neil Bai, Reporter September 28, 2014

Spirit members, student council members and volunteers gathered together during Spirit Night yesterday in preparation for Homecoming next week. The event kicked off at about 5 p.m. Each class started...

Journalism students fly drone on Davis Field

by Shannon Su, Executive News Director September 26, 2014

Period 7 journalism students tested the program’s drone yesterday on Davis Field with the help of multimedia specialist Eric Marten. Journalism adviser Ellen Austin chose to purchase the drone, as...

Freshmen line up to cast their votes for student council.

Freshmen vote for student council candidates

by Kaitlin Hsu, Reporter September 25, 2014

Freshmen voted for student council candidates at the journalism room this afternoon after listening to the candidates’ speeches. Presidential candidates included Amy Jin, Jimmy Lin, Praveen Batra,...

Varsity girls water polo loses to Santa Clara

Varsity girls water polo loses to Santa Clara

by Alex Wang September 25, 2014

The Varsity girls’ water polo team lost its third game of the season to Santa Clara High School 13-10 at Singh Aquatic Center at the Harker Upper School. The game started with the two teams scoring...

The Maze Runner cover shows Thomas, portrayed by Dylan O’Brien sprints from the maze being chased by other people who are trapped on the enclosed environment. The energy-packed movie broke box office predictions with a domestic total just under $37 million.

Maze Runner Review – 5/5 Stars

by Jenna Sadhu, Reporter September 25, 2014

Based on a best-selling trilogy and directed by Wes Ball, “The Maze Runner” has broken box office predictions with a rising domestic total of nearly $37,000,000. Critics across the board compare it...

Editorial: Dodging the controversy

Editorial: Dodging the controversy

by Winged Post and Aquila Editorial Staff September 24, 2014

Today during school hours, over 700 students in Denver’s Jefferson County school district left class en masse to protest the censorship of the district’s history curriculum. Also today during long-lunch,...

Leeza Kuo (15) throws a ball during the dodgeball game today during long lunch.

Dodgeball game ends with senior sit-in

by Jessica “Fred” Chang and Elisabeth Siegel September 24, 2014

The annual dodgeball tournament finals ended early due to a sit-in on the dodgeball court conducted by several members of the senior class after the match of three rounds between the seniors and the juniors...

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