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Panelists Aleks Goeva, Johanna Kim, Anita Chetty and Dr. Natalie Pageler, all female industry professionals working in the fields of medicine or computer science, speak to Girls Programming League Challenge participants. The panelists discussed their experiences as women in the fields of computer science and medicine.

Fifth annual Girls Programming League Challenge offers new coding opportunities

by Grant Yang and Vivian Chen October 7, 2022

Competing against the clock, upper and middle school students from across the nation participated in  the Girls Programming League (GPL) Challenge, solving coding problems and hearing from a panel of...

Students play wall ball on the lower school campus during the sophomore eagle buddies event. “I think it benefits both sides tremendously,” Lower school Dean of Students Walid Fahmy said. “The third graders get to see what they're going to look like, and what things are going to be like as they get older. When you're a kid, everybody always wishes they were older. And then when you get to that point with the tenth graders, they come back and they're like, ‘Oh my god, I miss this.’”

A day of festivities and engagement: seniors, sophomores meet eagle buddies, juniors, frosh participate in LIFE assembly

by Anwen Hao and Vika Gautham October 7, 2022

Smiles bloom on sophomore and seniors’ faces as they meet their Eagle Buddies for the first time. Their relationships would only strengthen as they proceed to engage in outdoor activities in the lower...

“A lot of the connections and people I’ve met in journalism have inspired me to take actions in my community and improve how I should be as a person. For example, TALON has taught me a lot about how to be a leader in the real world: a big part of leadership is just being patient, trusting your staff and remembering that everyone is working hard and doing their best to put their full effort in," Lavanya Subramanian (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Our moments captured

by Sabrina Zhu, Winged Post Co-Editor-in-Chief October 7, 2022

A giggle, and snap! A moment of friendship, love and laughter, captured with perfect aperture and lighting through the lens of a Nikon DSLR. It’s a beautiful scene, caught and suspended in time forever.  Lavanya...

Senior lip sync participants Kris Estrada and Gordon Chen pose together in a heart shape. The seniors' routine described some of the "horrors of Harker," in line with their theme of the horror movie "It."

Homecoming Week Day 4: Homecoming Rally closes Spirit Week with a bang

by Vika Gautham and Aishani Singh October 6, 2022

Students and faculty gathered in the Zhang Athletic Center for the annual Homecoming Rally today, which featured various competitions, lip-syncs and performances from Jazz Band and Kinetic Krew. The...

Eileen Ma (12) writes on Honor Council representative Gwen Yang’s (12) box on Sept. 27. The council organized activities and goals for each day last week to remind students of the four tenets of the upper school.

Students reflect on honesty, respect, accountability in annual Honor Week

by Jonathan Xue and Vika Gautham October 6, 2022

Honor week started last Tuesday, with members of the upper school Honor Council hosting a variety of events throughout the week that encapsulate the community’s core values: honesty, respect and accountability. Activities...

Oskar Baumgarte (10) throws a ball at the opposing team of juniors during the dodgeball finals on Wednesday. The class of 2025 defeated the class of 2024, taking them to first place in the dodgeball tournament.

Homecoming Week Day 3: Sophomores clinch victory in dodgeball finals, seniors and frosh dress up for class themes

by Margaret Cartee and Jessica Wang October 5, 2022

The sophomore class defeated the juniors in the dodgeball finals, while the frosh team bested the seniors in their matchup, hosted in the Zhang Gymnasium during lunch today. To celebrate the third day...

Instrumental music teacher and artistic director of the Harker Concert Series Jaco Wong speaks at Friday's performance. Jaco introduced his own piece the “Whampoa Overture," which was then performed by the orchestra.

San Jose Chamber Orchestra performs for Harker community

by Felix Chen, Reporter October 5, 2022

The musicians of the San Jose Chamber Orchestra took the stage in the Rothschild Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. on Friday to perform in front of an audience consisting of students, parents and administration...

“A lot of things that I’ve done, I’ve done because of the fact that it was new. The process of just picking up something new and learning is so rewarding," Johnny Kuehnis (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Diving into community

by Katerina Matta, Reporter October 5, 2022

The other side crushes the ball. It hurdles to the middle of the court, directly between Johnny Kuehnis (12) — then a sophomore pushing to make varsity — and an experienced upperclassman defender....

Sophomore tug of war participants Aaron Bao and Leo Sobczyn rally the crowd, preparing to pull the rope. The sophomore class defeated the seniors in tug of war preliminaries during Spirit Week this Tuesday.

Homecoming Week Day 2: Students cheer in spirit parade, battle in tug-of-war preliminaries

by Katerina Matta and Felix Chen October 4, 2022

Students participated in the spirit parade, tug of war preliminary rounds and class color-themed dress-up today, the second day of Homecoming Week. In the annual spirit parade organized by the Harker...

“I want to be a person who's willing to foster innovation and change and have an impact on intellectual curiosity and exploration. Through the investment club, through doing research and through mentoring other kids, I want to stimulate creativity,” Armaan Thakker (12) said.

Humans of Harker: On the fast track

by Lakshmi Mulgund, TALON Co-Editor-in-Chief October 4, 2022

Maybe you’ve seen him walking through the halls with his colorful hoodies and eccentric shoes, cracking a smile while talking to friends. Perhaps you’ve heard his name come up in Eagle Updates during...

A Blue Tang fish swims in the fish tank in Nichols Hall. The tank’s current fish residents also include African Blue Spotted Rabbitfish, Flame Angels, Atlantic Blue Tangs and Yellow Damsels among many other living creatures such as sea urchins and a red and green brittle starfish.

Fishing into the depths of Nichols: Decade-old fish tank brings vitality to building

by Yifan Li and Alison Yang October 4, 2022

They are watching. Students might spare them a glance on the way to class or tap on the glass to watch them scatter or stare at them during a class break. Maybe they start to wonder about their names,...

The senior dodgeball team prepares to throw balls at the sophomores at the preliminary homecoming dodgeball tournament. The class of 2025 defeated the seniors in the game and will advance to the finals against the juniors on Wednesday.

Homecoming Week Day 1: Sophomore and junior dress up for theme day, dodgeball prelims determine finals game

by Shareen Chahal, Reporter October 3, 2022

Students kicked off the first day of Homecoming Week today with the sophomores’ and juniors’ themed dress-up day and the annual preliminary dodgeball tournament in the Zhang Athletic Center during...

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