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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Jonathan Ma (12) poses with four other finalists from the Bay Area at Washington DC for the Intel Science Talent Search (STS). STS started in 1942 and is the most prestigious high school research competition. Jonathan’s project involved predicting cancer drug responses with machine-learning.

Intel STS finalist travels to Washington D.C.

by Rose Guan, Reporter March 25, 2016

Senior Jonathan Ma, who was named an Intel Science Talent Search (STS) finalist on Jan. 20, traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with judges and 39 other finalists from March 10 to March 16. Jonathan,...

Students to compete in local Chemistry Olympiad

Students to compete in local Chemistry Olympiad

by Derek Yen, Aquila Columnist March 23, 2016

The United States was initially not going to send a team to the 48th International Chemistry Olympiad, held in Karachi, Pakistan in late July this year. The Department of State officially advises against...

Forty-eight Harker students who participated in the TEAMS competition stand inside San Jose State University. The competition, which took place Feb. 27, included two other schools, Palo Alto High School and Mountain View High School.

Students participate in annual TEAMS competition

by Prameela Kottapalli, Reporter March 6, 2016

Two teams from Harker took first place in their divisions in the multiple choice portion of the annual Test of Engineering Aptitude in Math and Science (TEAMS) competition, which took place last Saturday...

Facebook has added five new Reaction options in addition to being able to "like" posts. The feature was released worldwide on Feb. 24.

Facebook releases Reactions feature

by Sahana Srinivasan, Asst. STEM Editor March 6, 2016

Facebook released Reactions worldwide on Feb. 24, adding options for “love, haha, wow, sad or angry” to the traditional “like” and “comment” features. “Not every moment you want to share...

Nastya Grebin (9) explains her research project at the research symposium. She conducted her research with her partner, Anooshree Sengupta (9).

Students to showcase research in annual Synopsys Competition

by Brian Park, Reporter March 6, 2016

The Synopsys Science and Technology Championship science fair, with 74 Harker students participating, will take place on March 17. Both upper school and middle school students will participate and...

Harker Horizon met last Wednesday to discuss their plans for the upcoming year. The club, advised by Chris Spenner, research class teacher, is publishing an online peer-reviewed journal to highlight student research.

Horizon begins online peer-reviewed student journal

by Derek Yen, Reporter March 4, 2016

Harker Horizon, the school’s work-in-progress science journal, plans to publish a first issue online and is currently calling for student researchers, especially Intel or Siemens competitors, to submit...

Three members of Twitter's Women in Engineering group present at their open house event in San Francisco in April, 2015. This group is one of several at the company that is intended to promote a sense of community and support.

The Diversity Gap

by Sahana Srinivasan, Asst. STEM Editor March 4, 2016

Last year, Intel announced a goal of making 40 percent of their new employees female, African American, Latino or Native American, and earlier this month, the company announced that it had exceeded its...

The health effects of climate change

The health effects of climate change

by Tiffany Wong, Reporter March 3, 2016

Increases in global temperatures, changes in humidity and rainfall patterns enable certain insects, such as ticks and mosquitoes, to populate regions previously uninhabitable by these organisms. These...

Summer interns preview fields of interest

Summer interns preview fields of interest

by Kavya Ramakrishnan March 3, 2016

For students interested in gaining professional experience in STEM fields over the summer, research, programs and internship opportunities present opportunities to supplement in-school learning. Although...

Zika virus spreads across the globe

Zika virus spreads across the globe

by Prameela Kottapalli, Reporter March 3, 2016

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified over one million global cases of the Zika virus, and as of Feb. 17th, 82 cases were confirmed in the United States. The Zika Virus...

Science bowl team places second in regional competition

Science bowl team places second in regional competition

by Katherine Zhang, Reporter March 3, 2016

Eight students grip their buzzers and anxiously watch the blinking timer as the moderator reads the last question of the round. His words immediately spark recognition from a member of Harker’s team,...

The Harker team poses in front of the John Harvard statue after participating in the Harvard-MIT Math Tournament. The team did not place in the tournament.

Students participate in Harvard-MIT Math Tournament

by Neil Bai, Reporter February 29, 2016

Math Club members participated in the Harvard-MIT Math Tournament at Harvard University on Feb. 20. The tournament was founded in 1998 and is run by students at Harvard, MIT and other nearby schools....

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