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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

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XSCAPE is the rebirth of Michael Jackson, the King of Pop

XSCAPE is the rebirth of Michael Jackson, the King of Pop

by Varun Baldwa, TALON Reporter May 9, 2014

From his unique dance moves to his renowned pop music, Michael Jackson always kept his audience entertained. Ever since his death on June 25, 2009, fans have been longing for the King of Pop’s return. Epic...

Offensive player Hannah Bollar (11) looks to score. Hannah scored two goals over the course of the game, which the Eagles lost 11-6.

Varsity Girl’s Lacrosse loses 11-6 to Notre Dame San Jose

by Ria Gandhi, Reporter May 8, 2014

The Varsity girls’ lacrosse team lost 11-6 yesterday against Notre Dame San Jose on Davis Field. The game started off strong with captains Mabel Luo (12) and Hannah Bollar (11) scoring goals to give...

Keller's Korner - 5/1

Keller’s Korner – 5/1

by Alyssa Amick, Managing Editor May 8, 2014

Students had the opportunity to enjoy the annual art show and the Upper School choir concert last week. Additionally, the teachers received recognition and appreciation for all of their hard work throughout...

Elliott Almond gestures at Nhat Meyer's picture of photographers at the Olympics. Almond and Meyer both attended and reported at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics as representatives of the San Jose Mercury News.

Olympic sportswriter and photographer visit journalism students

by Kshithija Mulam and Ria Gandhi May 8, 2014

San Jose Mercury News editor Elliott Almond and photographer Nhat Meyer visited the seventh period newspaper students today to speak about their experience reporting at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.  ...

Sean Youn (11)  prepares to serve the ball. Varsity Boys' lost 3-0 against Monta Vista on Monday.

Varsity Boys’ Volleyball Loses 3-0 to Monta Vista

by Kshithija Mulam, Reporter May 8, 2014

The Varsity boys’ volleyball team lost 3-0 to the Monta Vista Matadors on Monday at the Blackford gym. The Eagles were neck and neck with Monta Vista throughout the first set, losing 28-26. The team...

Natasha Santhanam (10) does math homework in the Edge after school. Although cramming for AP's was common, students still needed to complete homework assignments like normal.

AP week kicks off

by Kathy Duan, Reporter May 6, 2014

Although AP students carried an enormous amount of stress on their shoulders, the majority of them felt prepared for the upcoming week. Today, the Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Psychology exams...

The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers battle against each other in Game 6 of the first round of NBA playoffs. In spite of the circumstances regarding their team owner, the Clippers managed to maintain a close game, losing 99-100 to the Warriors.

LA Clippers owner’s remarks spark protests in NBA

by Trisha Dwivedi May 5, 2014

The National Basketball Association’s Los Angeles Clippers protested against the team’s owner Donald Sterling due to his alleged racist comments in a conversation with his half African American girlfriend,...

The new Events Center construction plans have begun with the fundraiser launch for the project, for which Upper School parents Jeffrey and Marieke Rothschild committed to matching donations up to $10 million.

Challenge to $10 million: New Events Center

by Shannon Su May 2, 2014

Head of School Christopher Nikoloff publicly announced today that a generous donor would match up to $10 million for contributions to the new Upper School Event Center. A week ago on April 21, Upper School...

Students swarm around the Key Club table after school
to buy food. Baked goods sold for various amounts of money and frozen
yogurt was sold for $5.

Key Club kicks off Club Week

by Alex Jang, Talon People Editor April 29, 2014

Key Club is raising money for the Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation’s Pediatric Trauma Program (PTP) during its club week this week. PTP’s mission statement, according to its website, “is to develop...

English department chair Mark Hufnagl makes an announcement about Recreate Reading. Required reading books for rising freshman and seniors taking AP Literature will be announced on the library portal on May 1.

School Meeting Recap – 4/28

by Maya Jeyendran, Global Editor April 29, 2014

Debate Club is hosting a speech showcase in the NIchols Atrium this Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The event will feature performances from Divya Rajasekharan (9), Sana Aladin (9), Lisa Liu (10), Nephele...

Keller's Korner - 4/25

Keller’s Korner – 4/25

by Alyssa Amick, Managing Editor April 28, 2014

During the past week students in grades 9-11 had the opportunity to campaign and run for their class council. Seniors swimmers were celebrated at their Senior Night.   I can’t see all the speeches...

Jeton Guitierrez-Bujari (11) and Ishanya Anthapur (11) perform “Move that Thang.” This song also featured spotlight dancers.

Upper School performs “The Wedding Singer”

by Meilan Steimle, Reporter April 27, 2014

The cast of The Upper School’s production of “The Wedding Singer” performed for the fourth and final time yesterday evening at the middle school campus. “The Wedding Singer,” which is based...

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