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The map shows my car ride from my house to school. This time serves as my "mindful minutes" for the day.

The Calm Car Ride

by Sharanya Balaji, Reporter March 27, 2014

The alarm clock goes off. I press snooze. Soon 6:30 AM becomes 7 o’clock. Getting to school on time seems impossible. I’m barely awake and it’s hard to focus while I’m thinking about the two tests,...

GEO Multicultural Fair lures students

GEO Multicultural Fair lures students

by Jonathan Dai March 26, 2014

Strange notes, foreign sights, and unfamiliar aromas filled the Nichols Atrium as the Multicultural Fair kicked off. Global Empowerment and Outreach (GEO) held their annual event during long lunch today. Ten...

CareerConnect holds computer science panel

CareerConnect holds computer science panel

by Vivek Bharadwaj March 26, 2014

The CareerConnect Program held a computer science and engineering panel at 11:30 a.m. in the Nichols Auditorium today. Panelists included Sudhir Wadhwa, global IT Director of Company Confidential; Edward...

2048 takes the stage as newest hit game

2048 takes the stage as newest hit game

by Stanley Zhao and Juhi Gupta March 26, 2014

Groups of students gathered around with laptops and vigorously started mashing their keyboards. Was an English paper due next period? Was the programming assignment that difficult? No, it was the math...

Brooklyn Nine-Nine -- 4/5 stars

Brooklyn Nine-Nine — 4/5 stars

by Raveena Kapatkar March 25, 2014

“Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” a new comedy series that began in September of 2013 on Fox Network, follows the lives of six detectives in the 99th Precinct of the New York City Police Department in Brooklyn. In...

D.I.Y. Greeting Cards

D.I.Y. Greeting Cards

by Riya Godbole, Aquila Lifestyle Editor March 25, 2014

The next time you give someone a present, ditch the Hallmark card and try out one of these simple handmade cards instead. From the classic Simple Square to the adorable Itty Bitty Box, these crafty ideas...

Q&A with Mary Roach

Q&A with Mary Roach

by Vineet Kosaraju March 25, 2014

Aquila: Our journalism program has just started doing long form journalism pieces and going more in depth into the pieces. We were really hoping that as a professional in the field of journalism, that...

TEDxHarkerSchool 2014: Fostering youth entrepreneurship

TEDxHarkerSchool 2014: Fostering youth entrepreneurship

by Juhi Gupta, Multimedia Editor March 25, 2014

Students, faculty, and entrepreneurs gathered at the third TEDxHarkerSchool event on Saturday, held in the Nichols Auditorium and Atrium from 8 a.m to 2 p.m. The event featured experienced Silicon Valley...

Writer Mary Roach spoke to the first period journalism class on March 17, sharing her experiences as author and journalist.

Writer Mary Roach videochats with journalism students

by Vasudha Rengarajan, Online Features Editor March 24, 2014

The woman’s image popped suddenly into view, her short silvery hair sweeping across her cheeks as she leaned into the camera. Watching her projection on the board, the first period journalism class jotted...

LiveWell: The Misconception of Multitasking

by Anokhi Saklecha, Reporter March 24, 2014

Open up your math book; check your email. Flip to a blank page in your notebook; reply to the text message you just received. Do your first math problem; refresh your Facebook newsfeed. This continuous...

New York: Journalism teacher honored at Columbia convention

by Elisabeth Siegel March 24, 2014

Upper School Director of Journalism Ellen Austin received a Gold Key award for excellence in journalism at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) convention at Columbia University on Friday,...

Journalism students travel to New York City for annual CSPA conference

Journalism students travel to New York City for annual CSPA conference

by Sheridan Tobin March 24, 2014

Subways, sessions, and street pretzels comprised the last five days for the seven journalism students and two chaperones who attended the annual Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) conference...

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