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Harker Aquila

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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Tiffany Zhu

Life without them: Students navigate change after older siblings graduate

by Lily Shi and William Jiang October 11, 2025

Siblings can be both companions and rivals, but every younger sibling at Harker must eventually face the same moment: watching an older sibling leave for college. No matter the relationship, nothing truly...

Chinese and Korean dramas like Squid Games have taken the world by storm the last several years, becoming as popular or even more popular than western shows. These dramas often captivate their audiences with storytelling, visuals and cultural heritage.

Korean and Chinese dramas gain global popularity

by Lily Peng October 10, 2025

After a long day laboring over homework, junior Isabelle Niu stretches, ready for a break. She instantly drifts towards the Chinese drama, “When I Fly Towards You.” In scenic shot after shot, a world...

Eventually, we start to drown out the cookie-cutter suggestions that we always hear — sleep more, stop participating in so many extracurriculars, be productive and stay off social media.

Students benefit from intentional scheduling

by Editorial Board October 10, 2025

During the average week, we spend around an hour and a half sitting in mandatory school and class assemblies, often at the expense of office hours and the short chunks of free time we have during the week....

Director of Learning, Innovation and Design Diane Main fills her bird feeder. This specific feeder contains sunflower and Nyjer seeds.

Observing the campus birds

by Vivek Moorjani and Charlene Li October 10, 2025

In the early hours of dawn before students and faculty arrive to start their day, birds gather across the school, from Patil to Shah to the Graduate’s Grove.  While many people overlook the nature...

Social media trends have turned AI frustration into insults, with videos and memes spreading the slur across platforms.

“Clanker” stems from growing fatigue with AI technology

by Suhani Gupta and Claire Tian October 10, 2025

Influencer Stanzi Potenza posted a YouTube Short on Aug. 20 captioned “POV: You’re a clanker in 2050.” In this video, she portrays a waitress belittling a “clanker” which arrives at her restaurant,...

Harker rolled out an upgraded Wi-Fi system this year that required students them to a digital certificate, raising concerns over tracking and security. “It would be beneficial if students could request to see a log of whatever is tracked from Harker, so then they can see exactly what Harker tracks,” junior Ian Lee said.

Modernization meets mistrust

by Lily Shi and Eva Cheng October 10, 2025

Students across all 4 Harker campuses returned to find a new Wi-Fi system in place this fall: a single unified network, Harker-Approved. To connect, students were required to install a digital certificate,...

Downbeat poses at the end of their performance of “Jump Up, Super Star!” from Super Mario Odyssey. “The amount of effort that goes into putting on a show like this, where everyone's coming together is amazing,” Priya Mysore, parent of senior Downbeat member Ishan Mysore, said.

Harker Day performances bring video game worlds to life

by Lily Peng, Charlene Li, and Saria Lum October 9, 2025

Performing arts groups from all four campuses took part in the annual Harker Day performances themed “Game On” in the Patil Theater on Saturday.  Kinetic Krew kicked off the performances with a...

Lower schoolers paint the banners in front of Nichol's Hall. "This is the only event at Harker throughout the entire year where we gather our whole community," Director of Special Events Loni Keller said.

Harker Day brings community together for a day of celebration

by Suhani Gupta and Dyuthi Vallamsetty October 9, 2025

Students, parents, faculty and alumni filled the Upper School campus for Harker Day, Harker’s largest annual event, enjoying festivities from food trucks and student booths to games and performances...

The girls varsity volleyball team runs out flanked by the cheerleaders. Smoke billowed behind them and the crowd went wild as they exited from the locker rooms a few minutes before the starting whistle.

Live coverage: Harker confronts Branham High School in Northern California’s first outdoor volleyball game

All content in this coverage was reported within the duration of the Homecoming game on Davis Field on Oct. 4, 2025. Final score — Eagles 3, Bruins 1 (25-23, 25-21, 17-25, 25-15) 8:51 p.m. “The crowd...

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