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

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...

Kedar Gupta (11) receives an award for his participation at a Hackathon. Some Harker students interested in developing software attend Hackathons across the Bay Area.

Students participate in Hackathons

by Nicole Chen, Reporter May 5, 2016

Students crowd around computers with eyes glued to the screens. The sound of murmur and quiet whispers flows through the room, as ideas are developed even further when bounced off each teammate. Hackathons,...

Amy Dunphy (10), one of the Synopsys grand prize winners, speaks with a booth presenter at Symposium.

Students qualify for California State Science Fair and Intel ISEF

by Brian Park, Reporter May 5, 2016

The results of the Synopsys Science and Technology Championship were announced on March. 26, with 34 Harker students receiving prizes at the awards ceremony on April. 3. 16 out of the 34 have qualified...

Rio Olympics attendance hurt by Zika virus, political unrest

Rio Olympics’ attendance hurt by Zika virus, political unrest

by Sahana Srinivasan, Assistant STEM editor May 5, 2016

The spread of the Zika virus, a financial downturn, pollution issues and the recent vote to impeach President Dilma Rousseff in Brazil have raised significant concerns regarding preparations for the 31st...

Video games: an immersive new art form

Video games: an immersive new art form

by Derek Yen, Reporter May 5, 2016

In an endless expanse of sun-scorched sand lingers a faceless figure cloaked in crimson samite. The vastness of the desert only yields to scattered stone ruins and a vast mountain cleaved by a pillar of...

Sarah Gonzalez (11) participates in metal shop training. The Subatomic Smarticles will travel to St. Louis to participate in the World Championship from April 27-30.

Students participate in robotics competitions outside of school

by Katherine Zhang, Reporter April 14, 2016

FRC Team 5677, the Subatomic Smarticles, which includes juniors Antony Sagayaraj, Ashwin Rao, Elena Bronder-Chang, Preethi Kandappan, Sarah de Vegvar, Sarah Gonzalez, Vedaad Shakib and Winifred “Winnie”...

Members of team 1072 pose in front of last years robot at CalGames in October. The team will showcase its program to incoming freshmen at AnswerQuest on April 19.

Upper school robotics team’s season comes to a close

by Katherine Zhang, Reporter April 14, 2016

The upper school robotics team, FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team 1072, ended its season after participating in the FRC at the University of California at Davis from March 23 to March 26. The team...

Upper school students receive results from Synopsys Science Fair

Upper school students receive results from Synopsys Science Fair

by Aneesha Kumar, Reporter April 13, 2016

The Synopsys Science Fair took place on March 17 at the San Jose Convention Center where students from Santa Clara County interested in science, technology, engineering, and math are challenged to go beyond...

Harker math club poses outside after taking a math contest. The team will be taking the Purple Comet! Math Meet contest on April 14 and 20.

Math Club prepares to take last team competition of school year

by Neil Bai, Reporter April 13, 2016

Harker math club members will take the Purple Comet! Math Meet contest on campus between on April 14 and April 20. “It is free [and] online, so as far as accessibility goes, any school anywhere can...

Freshmen Christopher Gong, Andrew Chang and Kaushik Shivakumar consider their robot during a VEX tournament. The team has won multiple awards at both the middle school and high school levels.

Students compete in VEX Robotics tournaments

by Sahana Srinivasan, Asst. STEM Editor April 3, 2016

The sound of frantic voices and conversations fill the cramped space as dozens of teams bustle around their robots, making split-second decisions and fixes. Teams have chosen their alliances and continue...

A team of students participates in the annual Harker Programming Invitational. The event took place in Nichols Hall on March 20.

Programming club holds annual invitational

by Nicole Chen, Reporter April 3, 2016

Programming club hosted the annual Harker Programming Invitational (HPI) from 8:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. which included competitions, speakers and a college fair was hosted by the programming club in Nichols...

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