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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

“Soccer shaped me to be an athlete and healthy person and to take care of my body and be a leader in terms of learning how to manage a team. It instilled confidence in my leadership skills and made me a more interesting person because I know more about different facets of life,” Cassie May (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Leading and listening

by Shaina Cohen, Reporter April 16, 2023

The air is electric with anticipation as the soccer ball zips around on the field, passed from the defense to the center backs and then to the midfielders. From the side, Cassie May (12) sprints toward...

"I remember feeling very intimidated, but every round
I progressed in the elimination, I realized that there
isn’t an outside boundary between me and these
ultra-great competitors. If I wanted to be, I could
become one of them. That mindset shift helped me," Rahul Mulpuri (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Winning with words

by Hima Thota, Co-Features Editor April 16, 2023

From the Green Hill Round Robin in Texas to the Damus Hollywood Invitational in Los Angeles, Rahul Mulpuri (12) has traversed the nation participating in debate tournaments. Whether it’s a small-scale...

Adrian Liu (11) serves the ball in the match against Cupertino High School on March 29. The team defeated Cupertino in three straight sets 25-23, 25-17, 25-18 at home.

Varsity boys volleyball team earns major win against Cupertino in three sets

by Margaret Cartee, Opinions Editor April 14, 2023

The varsity boys volleyball team defeated Cupertino High School in three straight sets 25-23, 25-17, 25-18 at home on March 29. Harker started off the set with the serve, garnering an early 3-0 advantage...

Shareen Chahal (11) as Leaf Coneybear. The eccentric homeschooled speller becomes an underdog of the bee.

Conservatory brings pandemonium with Spring Musical

by Alison Yang, Jonathan Xue, and Young Min April 12, 2023

In thirty minutes, Rona Lisa Peretti, played by Samvita Gautham (12), will take the stage, pink pumps and purple power suit bursting out from the beige set. “Syzygy,” she spells, as the cheers in her...

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

Music Monday: Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month with Aquila

by Katerina Matta, Assistant Features Editor April 3, 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. In honor of this April’s Arab American...

Phoebe Castle (11) takes in a work from the "Color Trip: Yoshida Hodaka’s Modern Prints" exhibit at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco during a field trip on Mar. 27. "I was immediately drawn to the different themes of color in each one of the [prints]," she said.

AP Art History students tour San Francisco Asian Art Museum

by Felix Chen and Katerina Matta April 3, 2023

Advanced Placement (AP) Art History students visited the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco during a field trip on Mar. 27.   After attending their fifth period classes, students left school from the...

Fiona Yan (11) strikes a pose in the junior class dance. They danced to “Welcome to New York” by Taylor Swift, “In Ha Mood” by Ice Spice, “Empire State of Mind” by JayZ, Alicia Keys and Kanye West and “Friend Like Me” by Will Smith.

Day of dance and activities: Junior class champions Spirit Week

by Shareen Chahal and Felix Chen April 3, 2023

The juniors took home a victory in the annual spring Spirit Week after Friday's rally, furthering their lead over the other classes with triumphs in four square and other rally day activities.  Harker...

Students contend for the frisbee during yesterday's Ultimate Frisbee game held during lunch on Davis Field. Tomorrow will wrap up Spirit Week with a rally in the Zhang Gymnasium starting at 11:10 a.m.

Ultimate Frisbee game sparks friendly competition during Spirit Week

by Felix Chen and Emma Gao April 1, 2023

Around 20 upper school students participated in an Ultimate Frisbee tournament as part of Spirit Week, competing on Davis Field during lunch on Thursday. The combined team of seniors and frosh triumphed...

Upper school math teacher Anthony Silk judges one of the LEGO towers during the skyscraper building competition yesterday during lunch. With the sophomore and junior towers reaching the same height, the junior tower narrowly attained victory in a decision based on its design.

HSLT adapts to inclement weather with LEGO skyscraper building competition

by Felix Chen and Emma Gao March 29, 2023

Around 30 students from each class participated in a LEGO skyscraper building competition as part of Spirit Week activities in the Innovation Center during lunch yesterday.  Due to heavy rain, the...

An illustration of the National Rifle Association of America logo. What questions should we be asking about the NRA and gun violence?

NRA and America: What questions should we be asking?

by Hima Thota, Assistant Sports Editor March 29, 2023

Content warning: This article mentions gun violence.  “Our Second Amendment is freedom’s most valuable, most cherished, most irreplaceable idea. History proves it. When you ignore the right of...

 While popular culture associates Gen Z with short attention spans and addiction to technology, Stanford research shows that Gen Z strives to address current issues and solve them, whether through protests, activism, and more. “It’s our collective responsibility to ensure that we hear a variety of distinct and diverse perspectives in order to produce the most holistic and effective policy,” Gordon Chen (12) said.

Pulse of the People: ‘Our collective responsibility’

by Vika Gautham and Desiree Luo March 28, 2023

Content warning: This article mentions gun violence and abortion.  When Sara Bhowmick (12) became a political intern for Saratoga City councilmember Rishi Kumar the summer before her junior year at...

Alana Brill (9) competes in the butterfly race during a home meet last Thursday. Girls lacrosse, boys volleyball, swimming and baseball have matches this week.

Weekly sports previews: March 28 to March 31

by Emma Milner, Assistant Sports Editor March 28, 2023

Girls lacrosse Varsity girls lacrosse stands undefeated in their league with a score of 7-0. The team beat Notre Dame San Jose 18-5 in an away game on Friday. The team looks to play Presentation High...

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