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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Tech Talk

by Arushi Saxena, Reporter November 17, 2017

iPhone X The iPhone X was released on Nov. 3. The phones, with a beginning capacity of 64 GB, have a starting cost of $1000. Tesla Model 3 Tesla announced that its Model 3 will begin production...

Water cascades from an overflowing creek in Santa Clara, washing up on the surrounding banks during floods in March. The Bay Area experienced a high amount of rainfall and flooding in early March, with water levels reaching a high of 14.4 feet in San Jose.

The growing risk of climate refugees

by Srinath Somasundaram, Reporter November 16, 2017

Climate change has forced many in disaster prone areas such as Puerto Rico to leave their homes, causing the number of environmental refugees to grow. An increasing number of climate refugees have been...

Math Club members work on practice problems for the Princeton University Mathematics Competition. The competition will take place on Nov. 18.

Math Club prepares to compete in upcoming Princeton University Math Competition

by Saloni Shah, Reporter November 15, 2017

The Math Club will compete in Princeton University Mathematics Competition (PUMaC) on Nov. 18. PUMaC is a student-run math competition organized since 2006 to motivate high school students to both enjoy...

Research partners Swapnil Garg (12) and Katherine Tian (11) received notice on Nov. 6 that the Siemens Foundation named them regional finalists. They developed an automatic cancer-severity classifier at the Heng Lab in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center of the Harvard Medical School.

Senior Swapnil Garg and junior Katherine Tian named Siemens national finalists

by Sara Yen, Reporter November 13, 2017

The Siemens Foundation named senior Swapnil Garg and junior Katherine Tian as national finalists in this year’s Siemens competition on Monday at 9 a.m. In each of six regions, up to ten projects were...

Daylight saving time: What, why and when

Daylight saving time: What, why and when

by Kaidi Dai, Reporter November 8, 2017

This year’s daylight saving time began on Mar. 13, when people set their clocks forward an hour, and ended on Sunday, Nov. 5, when people did the opposite. Daylight saving time (DST) is the practice...

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Astronomers detect neutron star merger for the first time

by Jin Tuan, Reporter November 5, 2017

Scientists detected a neutron star merger for the first time on Aug. 17 using two different methods of signal detection. The neutron star merger, also known as a kilonova, sent signals that set off...

Rajiv Movva (12) speaks in the first of several lectures held by the upper school Research Club. The lecture series is an ongoing effort by the club.

Research club begins new lecture series

by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Reporter October 19, 2017

The Research Club’s new lecture series officially began with Rajiv Movva’s (12) presentation on the biology and ethics of gene editing last Friday in Nichols Auditorium. In his lecture, Movva first...

Research partners Swapnil Garg (12) and Katherine Tian (11) received notice on Nov. 6 that the Siemens Foundation named them regional finalists. They developed an automatic cancer-severity classifier at the Heng Lab in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center of the Harvard Medical School.

Siemens regional finalists announced today

by Helen Yang, Aquila Asst. STEM Editor October 18, 2017

Two upper school students were named regional finalists for the 2017 Siemens Competition today. 101 regional finalists from across the country were selected from the 491 semifinalists announced yesterday....

Siemens semifinalists announced today

Siemens semifinalists announced today

by Helen Yang, Aquila Asst. STEM Editor October 17, 2017

Ten upper school students were named semifinalists for the Siemens Competition today. The Siemens Foundation posted the list of 491 semifinalists online this morning. Seniors Amy Dunphy, Swapnil Garg...

Haris Hosseini (11) and Haley Keller (12) present their book Humans of Ecology: Our Place in Nature, a collection of photographs and interviews of all the people they met on the trip. A total of 12 students presented at todays human ecology showcase in Nichols Auditorium.

Alaska trip students present at first human ecology showcase

by Jin Tuan, Reporter October 16, 2017

The 12 students who took the human ecology course taught by physics teacher Chris Spenner and biology teacher Dr. Kate Schafer last year and attended the Alaska trip last summer presented at the first...

Batteries: The dangers and how to prevent them

Batteries: The dangers and how to prevent them

by Eric Fang, Winged Post Global Editor October 14, 2017

A small fire ignited in the robotics room last Wednesday night with evidence pointing towards a charging battery as the cause. Two types of batteries were in the robotics supply room closet when the fire...

All Nobel laureates announced by Nobel Foundation

All Nobel laureates announced by Nobel Foundation

by Helen Yang, Aquila Asst. STEM Editor October 14, 2017

For many students, working on a single project for three or four years would reflect great dedication. But what kind of drive is required to work on a project for decades? For Dr. Barry Barish, Nobel laureate...

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