Start of high school sports delayed until at least December
by Vishnu Kannan and Muthu Panchanatham
July 26, 2020
High school sports for the upcoming school year will only start in December 2020 or January 2021, according to the California Interscholastic Federation’s (CIF) announcement on Monday. The three usual high school sports seasons – fall, winter and spring – will be condensed into just two sea...
Town hall discussion explores solutions for racism at Harker
by Lucy Ge, Winged Post News Editor
June 23, 2020
Why are there so few African American and Latinx students at Harker? What should the school do to be more inclusive? Is there a way for the school to be more transparent with consequences for racial incidents on campus? Over 170 Harker faculty, staff and students from sixth to 12th grade gather...
Humans of Harker: Grit and grind
by Nina Gee and Sydney Takemoto
June 19, 2020
This is the fourth installment of the Humans of Harker 2020 video series. Through this project, the Harker journalism program aims to tell the story of the senior class, one profile at a time. ...
Humans of Harker: Artistic nonconformity
by Michael Eng and Nina Gee
June 17, 2020
This is the third installment of the Humans of Harker 2020 video series. Through this project, the Harker journalism program aims to tell the story of the senior class, one profile at a time. ...
Editorial: Say their names — and listen
June 14, 2020
Say their names. Tony McDade. Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. Eric Garner. Rodney King. Tamir Rice. And so many more African American men and women — most unpublicized, many minors — have been killed by the police in this country. Black lives matter. Yet this country continues to sys...
Harker community holds vigil to discuss racism and current Black Lives Matter protests
by Lucy Ge and Isha Moorjani
June 7, 2020
Over 250 Harker students, faculty, staff and alumni attended the virtual Solidarity and Fellowship Vigil event on Thursday evening to speak about issues of racial inequality and community exclusion in an hour of open discussion. The Harker Diversity Committee organized the vigil in light of the recent ...
Class of 2020: Humans of Harker compilation, part five
by Saloni Shah, Humans of Harker Editor-in-Chief
June 1, 2020
Due to the unprecedented circumstances surrounding COVID-19, our seniors cannot experience their spring semester and graduation in its traditional format. Yet, we want to honor the Class of 2020 and celebrate together. In this spirit, we present to you our fifth installment of a six-part series of “Class...
Humans of Harker: Staying stylish
by Erica Cai and Esha Gohil
May 30, 2020
This is the second installment of the Humans of Harker 2020 video series. Through this project, the Harker journalism program aims to tell the story of the senior class, one profile at a time. ...
Senior pick-up day celebrates new graduates with drive-thru ceremony
by Lucy Ge, Winged Post News Editor
May 30, 2020
A rare sight was seen on Thursday at the upper school campus in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic: grinning faces of the graduating senior class and their families peering through car windows, greeted by cheers and applause from masked Harker faculty members. Seniors arrived on campus throughout the day...
White privilege is still white privilege, intentional or not
![I could never personally relate to any of the struggles [Lana del Rey] pens down in her poetic lyrics, but enhancing the severity of her own battle scars by rubbing salt into the wounds of others was a petulant move, lacking both empathy and respect.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_3236-435x475.jpeg)
by Alysa Suleiman, A&E Editor
May 30, 2020
“He hit me and it felt like a kiss”: a controversial line from popular indie artist Lana Del Rey’s 2014 song “Ultraviolence.” Although Del Rey’s lyrics sprawl her raw emotions in poetic lyrics, listeners will not be hearing a rise-above-the-challenge, time-to-fight-back message of female empowerment t...
Stories from quarantine: “The outfit I never wore”
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Varsha Rammohan, and Aditya Singhvi
May 25, 2020
Over the last week, members of Harker Journalism dug through their closets to pull out outfits and accessories they haven't touched since quarantine started—a glimmer of normalcy in a time of uncertainty and change. These images showcase the styles, fashions and trends of our yearbook and newspaper...
Class of 2020: Humans of Harker compilation, part four
by Saloni Shah, Humans of Harker Editor-in-Chief
May 24, 2020
Due to the unprecedented circumstances surrounding COVID-19, our seniors cannot experience their spring semester and graduation in its traditional format. Yet, we want to honor the Class of 2020 and celebrate together. In this spirit, we present to you our fourth installment of a six-part series of “Class...
How are you spending your time in quarantine?
- Watching Netflix (42%, 15 Votes)
- Cooking and baking (25%, 9 Votes)
- Hiking and going on walks (17%, 6 Votes)
- Other (14%, 5 Votes)
- Learning to play an instrument (3%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 36
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