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Harker Aquila

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Harker Aquila

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

Music Monday: Keep cool with Aquila

by Charlie Folk, TALON Co-Organizations Editor October 23, 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. As the weather begins to cool and fall...

Sophomore Lincoln-Douglas debaters Roshan Amurthur and Sofia Shah pose with their trophies at the Mid America Cup's Sophomore Throw Down section. Sofia and Roshan finished in 1st and 2nd place, respectively, at one of the most prestigious invitational events in the country.

Eloquence and excellence: Speech and debate team starts season in style

by Mihir Kotbagi, Reporter October 22, 2023

Over 70 members of Harker’s speech and debate team performed well at recent fall tournaments in September, including the Greenhill Fall Classic in Addison, Texas from Sept. 13-18, the Mid America Cup...

"Even if I have one bad morning, that doesn't mean I have to waste the rest of my day. With writing, I get writer's block sometimes, but [my mindset is] that if something I wrote doesn't come out well, I can always go back and edit it. I try to move on, and who knows? Maybe the next part will be better," Sebastian Dionne (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Shelf of dreams

by Ashley Mo, Reporter October 22, 2023

A spiral tower brimming with trap-ridden chambers and magical creatures. A cyborg-esque robot on a quest to navigate a distant planet. Whether delving into the realms of fantasy or Sci-Fi, Sebastian Dionne...

Model United Nations (MUN) officers and new club members gather in Shah Hall to go over MUN procedures before beginning mock conferences on Sept. 22. “I liked seeing the unique ideas and interpretations of the prompts,” Director-General Marketing: Social Media Sophia Ou (10) said. “The discussions were nice to witness, and the atmosphere was lively.”

Harker Model United Nations club ushers in new school year with kickoff event

by Andrew Liang and Katie Tcheng October 20, 2023

Upper school students gathered in history teacher Carol Green’s room for Harker Model United Nations (MUN) Club’s kickoff event on Sept. 22 from 3:30 to 8 p.m. Officers first introduced the basic...

“Along with motivation comes being able to adapt. Just because you fail the first time shouldn't mean that whatever you're doing isn't right for you. Sometimes it just means that you have to improve on areas you're weak on. By doing that, I learned that being motivated and having an open mindset is really what keeps me going,” Chloe Lee (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Through the looking glass

by Jonathan Xue, Humans of Harker Co-Managing Editor October 18, 2023

Reflective and transparent, glass is multifaceted in nature. Within its very substance lies infinite possibility, all captured in a single sheet. Peer deeply, and who knows what can be seen? A mirror,...

TEDxHarkerSchool Curators Daniel Lin (12) and Alena Suleiman (12) reveal the speakers for TEDxHarker 2023. The event will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m on Friday in the Rothschild Performing Arts Center (RPAC).

School Meeting Recap 10/12/23: Artist in Residence, Chellaween and National Coming Out Day

by Ella Guo, Reporter October 18, 2023

Associated Student Body (ASB) President Daniel Lin (12) opened the fifth school meeting of the year on Thursday.  Winged Post Co-Editors-in-Chief Ariana Goetting (12) and Kinnera Mulam (12) introduced...

Curtains draw back, revealing a stage decorated as a typical suburban house. The 1975 set up their instruments and chatted with one another like characters on an idyllic sitcom.

This is what it looks like

by Gabe Sachse and Alena Suleiman October 17, 2023

Gasps erupt throughout the audience as a nude Matty Healy body double rises from a disguised B-stage in the middle of the stadium. The real, half-clothed Healy follows closely behind. Climbing on the platform,...

Students line up to get cookies outside of Manzanita Hall on Tuesday. In celebration of former Harker president Howard Nichols' birthday, students and faculty enjoyed chocolate chip cookies, one of Nichols' favorite desserts.

Upper school honors Howard Nichols’ birthday through chocolate chip cookie tradition

by Vivian Chen and Anika Maji October 15, 2023

The upper school celebrated former Harker president Howard Nichols’ birthday through the annual tradition of serving chocolate chip cookies to students and faculty during lunch on Tuesday. In a Schoology...

“One [thing I’ve learned] is creativity and problem solving. There's a lot of innovation, like ‘How can I manipulate this to look like what I want, but without using countless things?’ I’ve also learned precision and focus, and I have an eye for small details. That applies to school, so when I’m learning, I make sure to understand every aspect of a subject," Katie Reed (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Wired for success

by Tiffany Zhu, Reporter October 15, 2023

As Katie Reed (12) scrolls through her social media feed, a video of a creator expertly threading a wire through a metal charm to create jewelry catches her attention. For a brief moment, she pauses, captivated...

Executive Director of the Association of Texas Photography Instructors and Harker Journalist-in-Residence Mark Murray points out sports photography basics to journalism students Sid Sanghari (11) and Michelle Wei (12) on Sept. 27. Students practiced taking photos at different locations on campus including Nichols and Davis Field.

“What makes a great photo?”: Mark Murray visits upper school journalism classes

by Katerina Matta, Disha Gupta, and Alison Yang October 12, 2023

Association of Texas Photography Instructors Executive Director and Harker’s Journalist-in-Residence Mark Murray offered photography advice and reviewed portfolios with upper school journalism students...

Members of the Winnipeg Police Band of Winnipeg, Canada march before the audience stands prior to their performance. The band is one of the few bands in the world to wear the Royal Stewart tartan, the personal tartan of Queen Elizabeth.

Kilts, cabers and bagpipes

by Felix Chen, Co-News Editor October 10, 2023

Late-summer visitors to Pleasanton, Calif., may find themselves surrounded by a sea of tartan kilts better suited to the damp mists of the Scottish Highlands than to California. Every Labor Day weekend,...

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