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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Trump's administration aims to decrease funding to the Department of Education. “If funding for county offices is cut, it's our students who are the most vulnerable," Santa Clara County Board of Education member Tara Sreekrishnan said.

Pulse of the People: Debate and doubt over the Department of Education

by Elizabeth Zhang, Assistant Features Editor March 21, 2025

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education on Thursday. Although Trump can’t lawfully dismantle a federal agency without first going through Congress, he...

Whether through theater, technical production, teaching or cooking, Larsen remains committed to storytelling and actively engaging curious minds. "By staying very connected to and focused on the kids that are coming through the program, it continues to be exciting because different people bring different skill sets," Larsen said.

Meet your staff: Bringing stories to life

by Tiffany Zhu and Minal Jalil March 4, 2025

Above the bustling Elizabethan-costumed crowd, an over six-foot-tall high schooler takes in the bright sights and sounds. Students’ laughter and live orchestral music echo through the air. On this trip...

Point guard Jillian Chen (9) drives to the basket to set up a shot. The Eagles' strong offensive start allowed them to jump to an early lead.

Varsity girls basketball suffers 51-54 loss against Menlo in CCS final, earns second place

by Emma Milner, Eva Cheng, Ashley Mo, and Suhani Gupta March 4, 2025

Varsity girls basketball narrowly lost to Menlo 51-54 in the CCS Division IV final on Mar. 1 at Mission College.

Guard Isabella Lo (12) receives posters, flowers and plushies during varsity girls basketball senior night. After the game against Eastside concluded, the seniors took photos with their friends to celebrate their last home game of their high school careers.

Varsity girls basketball demolishes Eastside College Prep 57-15 on senior night

by Jessica Wang and Kairui Sun February 23, 2025

Varsity girls basketball beat Eastside College Prep 57-15 in the Zhang Gymnasium on Feb. 18 in their last home league game of the season.  Before tipoff, head coach Daniza Rodriguez honored seniors...

Varsity girls soccer draws Notre Dame San Jose 0-0 on senior night

Varsity girls soccer draws Notre Dame San Jose 0-0 on senior night

by Eva Cheng and Tiffany Zhu February 18, 2025

Varsity girls soccer battled to a 0-0 stalemate against Notre Dame San Jose on Friday during their senior night game on Davis Field.  Seniors Claire Anderson, Kylie Anderson, Gia Emelie and Sara Glusman...

Varsity boys basketball captains Vyom Vidyarthi, Advay Monga and Bowen Xia (12) lead a team huddle. The captains frequently take on the responsibility of motivating the team to improve on-court morale and performance.

Leaders of the pack

by Eva Cheng, Wenjie Zou, and Claire Xu February 6, 2025

As global temperatures and sea levels rise, climate change intensifies weather patterns. California has seen stronger
and more frequent wildfires, drier and hotter droughts and stronger winds and waves during storms.

Global Reset: Stronger storms, fiercer fires

by Jeremy Peng and Jonathan Szeto February 6, 2025

From rising sea level to retreating glaciers, global warming has caused radical changes in our world’s oceans, forests and ecosystems. But few places across the globe have seen as impactful a shift in...

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