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Registered dietician Sara Leung speaks to students about sports nutrition during long lunch on Dec. 1. Leung has over 15 years of experience helping people develop a positive and healthy relationship with food.

WiSports Club welcomes dietitian, discusses sports nutrition

by Janam Chahal, Assistant News Editor December 19, 2023

Women in Sports Club hosted a speaker event about sports nutrition with registered dietitian Sara Leung in math teacher Bianca Cung’s classroom on Dec. 1 during long lunch.  Leung has over 15 years...

Writers’ Advocate officers Tanisha Singh (12), Felix Chen (11) and Sydney Ling (12) analyze a mythology-themed poem "Gaea" for entry into the Scholastic Awards. Participants discussed how to use literary devices that communicated the writer's voice without sacrificing clarity for the reader.

Club Corner: Writer’s Advocate hosts Scholastic writing workshop

by Jeremy Peng, Assistant Copy Editor December 19, 2023

Writers’ Advocate Club hosted its annual Scholastic Art and Writing Awards writing workshop during long lunch on Dec. 1 in advance of the competition’s Dec. 11 regional submission deadline. Club...

Attendees of Thursday's CareerConnect meeting clap as the panel of three seniors conclude their presentation. Seniors Ramit Goyal, Ella Lan and Fiona Yan gave a presentation to an audience of mostly frosh about studying practices, useful mindsets and personal experiences in preparation for final exams.

CareerConnect holds finals preparation workshop

by Lily Shi, Assistant STEM Editor December 15, 2023

CareerConnect hosted a workshop to help students prepare for final exams with a panel consisting of seniors Ramit Goyal, Ella Lan and Fiona Yan in the Innovation Center during Thursday’s long lunch. The...

Upper school chamber choirs Dolce Voce, Rhapsody, and Cantilena assembled to sing "Musica est Dei donum optimi." For the finale of their performance, they ended with "The Harker School Song."

Fall choral concert “From Outer Space” encompasses otherworldly themes

by Suhani Gupta, Reporter December 13, 2023

Cantilena singers gather on stage in a half circle, their faces shining in blue and purple light. A moment of quiet elapses before choir director Susan Nace raises her arms, setting the song “Voices...

Director of Standardized Testing and Scheduling Troy Thiele reveals that campus cat Tony, who is also a pet cat known as Athena, is one of three cats roaming the upper school during the school meeting on Thursday. Thiele said that Athena’s doppelgängers may include her sibling Atlas and mother Chaos.

School meeting 12/7/23: PANMUN, Winter Instrumental Concert and campus cat double life

by Anika Maji and Kairui Sun December 12, 2023

Associated Student Body President Daniel Lin (12) opened the last school meeting of 2023 on Thursday.  CareerConnect officer Ruhan Sahasi (11) announced a Finals Study Workshop to help students learn...

Anna Eshoo holds a hearing of the Health Subcommittee on Feb. 20, 2020. As the Chairwoman, Eshoo presented bills regarding medical cures and representation in clinical trials. (Provided by eshoo.house.gov)

Silicon Valley representative Anna Eshoo to retire

by Mendy Mao, Assistant Copy Editor December 12, 2023

Silicon Valley Congress representative Anna Eshoo announced on Nov. 21 that she will leave public service after her term ends in January 2025. Since she was elected in 1992, Eshoo has served as the...

Music Monday is a new installation featuring a different category of songs on a weekly basis.

Music Monday: Enjoy “GREEN APPLE” every day with Aquila

by Jessica Hu, Assistant Copy Editor December 11, 2023

Music Monday features a different category of songs on a weekly basis. Each Monday, Harker Aquila will release seven songs, one song for each day of the week. With finals looming ahead, the upcoming...

Unlike older makeup trends often geared towards Western features, many recent makeup trends originate from Asian beauty trends and specifically compliment Asian features. Asian beauty’s rise in popularity also reflects the growing popularity of Asian culture as a whole in Western media.

East Asian makeup trends gain TikTok spotlight

by Charlize Wang, Co-Assistant Opinions Editor December 10, 2023

Spiky false lashes. Bright eye glitter. Heavy pink blush. These East Asian makeup trends have taken over TikTok in the past months. With over one billion users, the app’s influence creates a platform...

In honor of Miyazaki’s final film, “The Boy and the Heron,” which released Friday, here’s a list of my favorite Ghibli films to introduce viewers to the magical adventures that await in the Ghibli world.

Friday Five: Studio Ghibli films

by Charlize Wang, Assistant Opinions Editor December 8, 2023

I never enjoyed animated movies. The shallow dialogue, cliché themes and predictable storylines offered little substance to fulfill my imaginative mind.  My interest in animation only began when I...

UCSC Professor Yi Zhang talks about how AI lanaguage models comprehend human language. Research club held the speaker event last Friday for those interested in computer science and artificial intelligence.

UCSC professor explores AI language models at Research Club speaker event

by Victor Gong and Jessica Wang December 7, 2023

University of California, Santa Cruz Professor Yi Zhang presented her award-winning research in Natural Language Processing, Multimodality and Information Retrieval in Chris Spenner's Room last Friday...

Blackpink kicks off their concert in San Francisco with their pre-release single “Pink Venom.” Blackpink's "Born Pink" tour began in Seoul in October 2022, concluding in the same city this September.

Blackpink lights up Bay Area

by Young Min, Co-A&E and Lifestyle Editor December 7, 2023

“BLACKPINK IN BAY AREA” echoes throughout Oracle Park while cheers erupting from the crowd illuminated by pink lightsticks let San Francisco know Blackpink is in their area. The cloudy mist separates...

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