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Jason Shim (10) observes a beaker while participating in the AP Chemistry lab. Students in the classes created aspirin during a lab from Oct. 6 to Oct. 10.

Chemistry classes create aspirin for lab

by Andrew Liang and Kinnera Mulam October 19, 2022

Students in upper school chemistry teachers Dr. Mala Raghavan and Dr. Casey Brown’s Advanced Placement (AP) chemistry classes created aspirin during a lab from Oct. 6 to Oct. 10.  On the first day...

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

Music Monday: Try Taylor and savor Swift with Aquila

by Jonathan Xue, Reporter October 17, 2022

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 Taylor Swift’s new album "Midnights"...

An illustration of history textbooks. When we deliberate contrasting viewpoints as well as the hard facts of the situation, we develop better understandings of each other and a more complete view of the world.

Forbidden history impacts our lives. We should talk about it.

by Isabella Lo, Reporter October 16, 2022

Trigger warning: This article includes discussion about human deaths, racial injustice, the Tuskegee syphilis experiment and the Tulsa race massacre. We advise readers who may be sensitive about these...

Students fill out PSAT registration in their advisory. The sophomore and junior classes took the PSATs on Wednesday.

Sophomores and juniors take PSAT exam, frosh participate in annual service trips

by Hima Thota, Reporter October 16, 2022

The sophomore and junior classes took the annual Preliminary SAT (PSAT) examination from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday morning while the frosh class embarked on their yearly community service trip. Testing...

Jason Yi (10) receives a ballot from Jai Vir Mehta (12) at the Harker Student Mock Election registration desk on Monday. "When voting becomes something that we build into our schedules as a responsibility of being a community member, we're more likely to turn out to elections," upper school history and social science teacher Carol Green said.

Harker’s Student Mock Election boasts 48.9 percent voter turnout

by Ella Yee, Co-News Editor October 16, 2022

392 upper school students voted in Harker’s Student Mock Election held in history and social science teacher Carol Green’s room on Monday. With California Midterms occurring in less than a month...

Amiya Chokawala (12) interacts with new members of the Women in STEM (WiSTEM) club at their kickoff meeting on Thursday. The officers delved into the purpose of their club and their main initiatives with a presentation.

Women in STEM club introduces initiatives with first meeting

by Hima Thota, Reporter October 16, 2022

The Women in STEM (WiSTEM) club held their first meeting during long lunch on Thursday to introduce the club’s officers and initiatives.  Garnering a large turnout from students across all classes,...

An illustration of NASA's three big questions: "How did we get here," "How does the universe work" and "Are we alone?" In the past 30 years alone, scientists have made major progress towards discovering the origins of our universe.

Understanding our universe

by Edward Huang and Jonathan Xue October 14, 2022

From here on Earth, the inner workings of faraway galaxies might seem all too distant from our lives. Why are we looking into space when we have so many problems to solve here? Why then does the National...

Seniors Rohan Gorti and Zubin Khera (pictured on the right) present TuffToy, a dog toy business they co-founded with senior Arin Jain, at a Harker Day booth. All across campus, a variety of stations promoted clubs, organizations and student-run businesses.

Harker community unites in second annual Harker Day

by Ella Yee, Co-News Editor October 12, 2022

Staff, alumni, parents and students across all four Harker campuses gathered at the upper school to enjoy food, games, performances, sporting events and more for the second Harker Day event held on Saturday. Last...

Seniors Emily Novikov 
and Lexi Wong pose together wearing their 
respective college commitment sweatshirts. “The biggest piece of advice I’d give is to not be afraid to reach out to coaches,” Emily said. “What do you have to lose by sending an email?”

Student athletes talk college sports recruiting

by Gabe Sachse, Reporter October 11, 2022

As the upper school’s fall sports season kicks off, several athletes in the senior class, who have dedicated their high school years to their sport, push their athletic journey forward — past high...

“The thing that keeps me inspired is the gratification I get when I see a girl who's never learned programming before become so excited about it and continue it. The fact that I can inspire someone to that level keeps me going," Amiya Chokhawala (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Planting seeds of care

by Sarah Mohammed, Winged Post Co-Editor-in-Chief October 9, 2022

Amiya Chokhawala (12) keeps her eyes open. Curious about the world, attentive to the planet and sensitive about others’ feelings, she identifies as honest, creative and empathetic. If she sees a person...

Rohan Gorti (12) rushes past a defender at the varsity football team's Homecoming Game on Saturday. Rohan ran the ball from the left sideline to score the Eagles' first touchdown of the night.

Live coverage: Harker football faces Delta Charter for Homecoming game

FINAL SCORE: Eagles 48, Dragons 20 8: 45 p.m. The Dragons kneel out the clock. The Eagles win 48-20.   8: 40 p.m. Dragons' touchdown and successful 2 point conversion brings the score...

Davidson Institute Co-Founder Bob Davidson congratulates Arjun 
Barrett (12) on receiving a Davidson Fellows award at the MIT campus on Sept. 10. “It's less about the fact that it's an award and more about the validation that [my project] is actually meaningful and has contributed in some small way to some field of technology,” Arjun said. “And that's something that I really strive to do just in general. So that's kind of why I find it super rewarding.”

Davidson Fellows scholarship program celebrates upper school student’s accomplishments

by Ariana Goetting, Co-A&E Editor October 7, 2022

The Davidson Institute held its annual Davidson Fellows ceremony honoring the technical works of students, including Harker upper school student Arjun Barrett (12), at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

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