The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

In a nutshell, out of the box

In a nutshell, out of the box

by Priscilla Pan, Winged Post Features Editor September 4, 2014

The mad race begins. College counseling fired the official shots, but it started much earlier- the search forthe summer plan to beat all other plans before senior year. Last fall, my best school friend...

Meianderings: The introvert/extrovert divide

Meianderings: The introvert/extrovert divide

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinion Editor September 4, 2014

Loud: The power of extroverts in a world of digital isolation It’s a great time to be an introvert. With books like Susan Cain’s Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking...

While I found our class study of the American Civil Rights Movement a poignant and enlightening experience, I hadnt fully internalized its difficulties until I recognized a tie to womens rights, an issue that struck very close to home for me.

Women’s rights and race

by Vasudha Rengarajan, Aquila Editor-in-Chief September 4, 2014

  Cozied up with a few couch pillows and a shamefully large bowl of ice cream, I spent last Friday night alone with my MacBook Pro, excitedly working my way through a string of slam poetry videos....

Editorial: Skirting the issue

Editorial: Skirting the issue

by Winged Post Editorial Staff September 4, 2014

“We have been tested as a community, tested as individuals -- both one and the same in times like these. And the best that we can do in a time like this is to join together and show respect for the feelings...

Straight Talk: Taking a step back

Straight Talk: Taking a step back

by Sheridan Tobin, Winged Post Editor-in-Chief September 1, 2014

I may have turned 17 in June, but I definitely had a 7-year-old’s summer. Unlike many of my classmates, I wasn’t in a lab and I wasn’t taking courses for college credit. I was at summer camp. Granted,...

LiveWell: Balance of the Brain

LiveWell: Balance of the Brain

by Anokhi Saklecha, Reporter June 1, 2014

I stared at the question on my laptop screen, wracking my brain for an answer. No, of course I don’t waste my time doing that...or, wait...maybe I do. Frustration and confusion clogged my mind as I wondered...

Summer opportunities exist outside of research labs

Summer opportunities exist outside of research labs

by Tiara Bhatacharya, Reporter May 20, 2014

As the sweet scent of spring began to roll through the horizon, complete with singing birds and rays of sunshine, one thought began to plague my mind - the mythically infamous summer between junior and...

I dont understand guys...fashion.

I don’t understand guys…fashion.

by Meilan Steimle, Reporter May 20, 2014

I’ll just be honest. I really don’t get guys’ in general fashion. It’s obvious possible that this disconnect is just a symptom of my larger confusion with the male gender. It’s not that I think...

The Thought Bubble: Counting Blessings

by Priscilla Pan, Reporter May 18, 2014

Here we go, just another conversation between me and my mom: “I NEED that. Now.” “No you don’t. And besides, who’s going to pay for it?” I want something (that is not essential to my livelihood),...

Read it Or Weep: Loveletter to Dad: From Your Passenger Seat

Read it Or Weep: Loveletter to Dad: From Your Passenger Seat

by Kaity Gee, Video/Broadcast Editor May 17, 2014

I remember it like it was yesterday. I was five years, eight months, and if you asked me- I would have lied and said I was already six. I had an obsession with the Barbie Diaries, strawberry-everything,...

Read it Or Weep: Get Away

Read it Or Weep: Get Away

by Kaity Gee, Assistant Multimedia Editor May 3, 2014

I first considered the idea of running away when I was ten- a “spontaneous vacation,” if you will. It was infused into the music I lived and breathed, sewn in the fibers of my acid-wash “rebel”...

The Importance of Being a Conformist

by Maya Jeyendran, Global Editor April 22, 2014

A recent question posed in my English class struck a chord within me: what social graces are we obligated to perform every single day? I can think of numerous conventionally polite actions I exhibit every...

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