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Senior Srivinay Irrinki throws a gatorskin ball and the final four freshmen standing. The class wanted to uphold the reputation of the seniors in the dodgeball event.

Students from each grade compete in the annual dodgeball competition

by Varun Baldwa September 19, 2014

Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors competed in the annual dodgeball spirit event in the gymnasium during Wednesday long lunch. Each game lasted for three minutes, and at the end of the three...

Parents peruse food and check in stations at Back to School Day in Nichols Hall. Each parent followed his or her child's schedule throughout the day.

Keller’s Korner – 9 /12

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinion Editor September 19, 2014

School activities started to take off during the second week of school, with students attending Club Fair and a girls water polo tournament, while parents went to back to school day. Club fair was bigger...

Former Baltimore Ravens running-back Ray Rice was “indefinitely” suspended by the NFL on September 8, regarding domestic violence charges. The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) submitted an appeal to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in an attempt to mitigate the terms of Rice’s punishment.

Ray Rice “incident” questions domestic violence in society

by Alex Youn, Talon Business & PDA Editor September 17, 2014

Pro Bowler. Super Bowl Champion. Franchise Player. Abuser. On Feb. 15, 2014, highly-acclaimed running back and offensive juggernaut for the Baltimore Ravens Ray Rice was arrested in Atlantic City’s...

Sophomore Lindsey Trinh and junior Jackie Chen (11) jump to block a shot during the first match. Although the girls lost the first match 23-25, they came back and won the second match 26-24.

Varsity girls volleyball defeats Carmel High School

by Cheryl Liu September 17, 2014

The varsity girls volleyball team won 3-1 against Carmel High School in its fourth game of the season at the Blackford Gym. The girls lost the first set by a slim 23-25 but came back to win the second...

Although studying is greatly important in achieving goals later on in life, a person must find their pleasure in life in order to support it with their actions.

Science of success

by Melina Nakos, Reporter September 15, 2014

There are hundreds of theories as to what makes a person successful, what drives a person to go from a regular, hum-drum human being, to a billionaire with the world in the palm of their hand. People...

Elijah Edgehill (11) and Eric Holt (12) watch a San Jose Giants baseball game together. Elijah will stay with his host family, the Holts, for the duration of his stay at Harker.

New Junior Elijah Edgehill arrives at Harker from Germany

by Ashley Zhong September 14, 2014

The lunch. The variety of food.The numerous different entree choices. Sushi served in school. That was a surprise for Elijah. Elijah Edgehill (11) came to America from Germany a few days before school...

Activist gives presentation to Upper School journalism

Activist gives presentation to Upper School journalism

by Elisabeth Siegel, Winged Post News Editor September 14, 2014

Journalist and activist Ruchira Gupta, founder of the Apne Aap organization addressing sex-trafficking in India, gave a presentation to Upper School Journalism classes last Thursday. Gupta spent her...

Senior Nitya Mani browses through the final T-shirt designs on the class of 2015's re-vote. All class T-shirts with final designs will be ordered next week.

Classes vote for final T-shirt designs after controversy and copyright issues

by Arden Hu September 13, 2014

Classes are finalizing T-shirts in a last round of voting for the most popular design after two weeks of submissions and preliminary voting. The final round of voting for all classes took place on Thursday,...

Today in microflora....

Plants of San Diego

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinion Editor September 12, 2014

Disclaimer: The views expressed by the plants in this article do not reflect those of harkeraquila.com. Readers should keep in mind that while plant-speaking is a perfectly legitimate ability, it is very...

Raymond Xu (10) of Squash Club gets ready to return a ball served to him by Jonathan Lee (12). As their booth was outside in the Quad, they were able to play while still watching their station.

New clubs take the stage at Club Fair

by Alex Jang, Student Life Editor of TALON Yearbook September 11, 2014

As returning clubs like Key Club, Interact, and DECA made their presence known to students at Club Fair during Long Lunch today, several new clubs made their debut as well. Magic and Cardistry Club After...

Clubs attract new members at club fair with interactive activities

by Cindy Liu and Neha Sunil September 11, 2014

In the hustle and bustle of yesterday's Club Fair, many clubs used new interactive techniques to attract sign-ups. Clubs used posters, powerpoints, and videos to introduce their clubs, as well as decorations,...

Harker acquired a technologically advanced visual anatomy table that will allow students to conduct virtual dissections. Anita Chetty is using the technology to enhance Harker's science department and specifically, her Human Anatomy and Physiology classes.

New 3-D virtual dissection table enriches Harker science classes

by Megy Appalaraju September 10, 2014

Harker recently became the first high school in the world to acquire an advanced 3-D touch-interactive virtual cadaver dissection table. The table is to be used primarily by the Human Anatomy and Physiology...

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