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

Apple unveils iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus

Apple unveils iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus

by Kaitlin Hsu, Wingspan Editor-in-Chief September 22, 2016

Apple fans can buy the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, released in Bay Area stores a week after their announcement in San Francisco. The new models are waterproof, larger and designed with a new range...

Tesla to release version 8.0 of cars software

Tesla to release version 8.0 of car’s software

by Meena Gudapati, Winged Post Copy Editor September 16, 2016

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced details about the release of Version 8.0 of the Tesla car’s software on Sunday, which will include major modifications to the Autopilot system. The software upgrade will...

A photo of the HI-SEAS biosphere in Hawaii. Astronauts spent eight months in the biosphere in order to prepare for NASAs upcoming mission to Mars.

A year in the HI SEAS

by Derek Yen, STEM Editor September 5, 2016

A team of six researchers returned from a yearlong sojourn “to Mars” in Hawai’i this Monday, concluding an experiment meant to study the long-term psychological challenges of a manned mission to...

Global reset: the darker side of light

Global reset: the darker side of light

by Tiffany Wong, Copy Editor August 28, 2016

In the fight to protect the environment, countless organizations and groups have spoken out about the impacts of the pollution of air, water and chemicals on the natural world. But while light pollution...

Apple jacks jacks

Apple jacks jacks

by Anjay Saklecha, Features Editor August 28, 2016

First they removed the floppy disk. Then they removed the USB port. Now Apple Inc. plans to do away with the 3.5mm headphone jack that has been on iPhones since their inception. With the release date...

Juniors Michael Kwan, Jerry Chen, Sahana Srinivasan, Shaya Zarkesh and Randy Zhao pose on stage after receiving their first place trophies on June 30. The team placed third in presentation and problem solving and fourth in the essay.

Rising juniors succeed in TEAMS competition

by Neil Bai, Copy Editor August 28, 2016

The upper school’s underclassmen team was named Best in Nation in their age group at the annual Test of Engineering, Aptitude, Mathematics and Science (TEAMS) National Competition, held this year in...

Senior named Google Science Fair finalist

by Neil Bai and Michael Sikand August 28, 2016

Rishab Gargeya (12) was named a regional finalist in the 2016 Google Science Fair on July 18 for his development of a smartphone application capable of producing an instant diagnosis for common eye diseases....

Googles step-by-step guide explains how to vote in California. The new features are designed to help users register to vote.

Google Search feature helps voters register

by Ashley Jiang, Photo Editor August 28, 2016

Google recently added two new features to its search engine to help people register to vote and keep up-to-date with political news. The company informed the public of this change on its official blog...

Hovering over a course title in the Naviance course planner causes a description of the course to appear. The Naviance course planner is the current method for creating a four-year course plan at the upper school.

Challenge posed to redesign course planner

by Rose Guan, Reporter May 28, 2016

Upper school Academic Dean Evan Barth announced a programming challenge to create an alternative to the four-year course planner tool, Naviance, through daily announcements and at school meeting on Monday. Design...

Middle school students talk to a representative at a booth at the annual Harker Research Symposium. The 11th research symposium was held on April 9.

11th research symposium introduces workshops

by Katherine Zhang, Reporter May 5, 2016

Around 650 students, parents, alumni and visitors attended the 11th annual Harker research symposium, which centered around machine learning, predictive analytics and data science, on April 9. The...

Global reset: facing our future

Global reset: facing our future

by Sahana Srinivasan and Vineet Kosaraju May 5, 2016

Torrential storms submerged Houston in two feet of rain last week, leading to flooding in the streets and forcing emergency personnel to rescue stranded citizens. These floods could be a preview into...

Alexander Chen (10) fills up his reusable water bottle during passing period in Manzanita Hall. During the challenge, contributors could buzz in whenever they refilled their water bottles in order to earn points.

School responds to Green Team’s Green Challenge

by Nisha Shankar, Reporter May 5, 2016

In recognition of Earth Day on April 22, the Green Team and the Green Committee hosted the first Harker Green Challenge from April 13 to April 20. During this event, students used the app SJEnvironment...

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