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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

University of California, San Francisco Marina Sirota shares a UCSF postdoctoral scholars thoughts on women in STEM. Aside from hosting Sirota on Friday, WiSTEM also screened the movie Queen of Katwe on Wednesday for their club week this week.

WiSTEM holds club week

by Rose Guan and Katherine Zhang November 17, 2017

The Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (WiSTEM) club hosted its club week this week, utilizing a variety of events and fundraising activities to promote female involvement in STEM fields. “We...

Crystal Heist 2, the sequel to Ethans The Crystal Heist, follows FBI agents Tran and Choi as they seek to defeat criminals Boss G and the Sphinx Robber. “The whole point of making ‘Crystal Heist 2’ was to thank everyone who somehow survived the first movie and to give them something they just really deserved. I also did it for my grandmother—after fifth grade in Vietnam she had to quit school and work to sell seafood in order to help her family. She has this immense talent for cooking and opened and ran an amazing restaurant, but she broke her back. She’s been through two strokes. I thought about how she got through all that and I decided to push through. She’s coming to the premiere of ‘Crystal Heist 2,’ which I’m really excited about, Ethan said.

Did you know: Ethan Choi’s journey through filmmaking

by Tiffany Wong, Aquila News Editor November 14, 2017

Ethan Choi (9) first began entertaining his classmates by acting in a short comedy sketch with his friends for Harker’s third grade talent show. Now putting up posters and spreading the word in preparation...

Research partners Swapnil Garg (12) and Katherine Tian (11) received notice on Nov. 6 that the Siemens Foundation named them regional finalists. They developed an automatic cancer-severity classifier at the Heng Lab in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center of the Harvard Medical School.

Senior Swapnil Garg and junior Katherine Tian named Siemens national finalists

by Sara Yen, Reporter November 13, 2017

The Siemens Foundation named senior Swapnil Garg and junior Katherine Tian as national finalists in this year’s Siemens competition on Monday at 9 a.m. In each of six regions, up to ten projects were...

Elliot Kampmeier (9), Serena Lu (12), Gwyneth Chen (12) and Amla Rashingkar (10) review student work during one of HELMs workshops this week. HELM members also sold boba tea outside Manzanita on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday for $5 each.

HELM holds club week

by Jessie Wang, Reporter November 10, 2017

Harker Eclectic Literature Magazine (HELM) sold boba tea and hosted art and writing workshops this week for their club week. Club members sold boba tea at lunch on Tuesday, Wednesday and after school...

Piano candidate Ihita Mandal (11) plays Edvard Grieg’s Etude in F Minor, Op 73, No. 5 during this year’s Autumn Song. Ihita was the only piano candidate to perform today.

Junior Certificate candidates voice their passion for music in annual solo recital

by Kathy Fang, Photo Editor November 10, 2017

Autumn Song, the annual solo recital for junior Certificate candidates majoring in vocal music, musical theater and piano, invited students, faculty and family to enjoy a diverse performance of vocal and...

Student councils food committee announced the opening of the snack bar. The snack bar will be open during morning office hours at the Chowda House starting next week.

School meeting recap 11/9

by Anvi Banga, Aquila Asst. News Editor November 9, 2017

WiSTEM announced that their club week is next week. They will be selling boba tea after school every day for $5 and homemade brownies after school on Nov. 14 and Nov. 16 for $2. The next monthly female...

Chris Leafstrand (11), Chris Gong (11), Charlie Molin (11) and Sukrit Ganesh (11) look on as their Eagle Buddies play a game of wallball. The juniors traveled to the Bucknall campus to meet with their Eagle Buddies today.

Junior class meets with Eagle Buddies at Bucknall campus

by Nicole Chen, Aquila Features Editor November 7, 2017

The junior class travelled to the Bucknall campus to meet their Eagle Buddies today for the first time this school year. Juniors left campus at approximately 11:10 a.m. for the lower school, where...

Seniors listen as Harker alum Sheridan Tobin (15) speaks about her college experience. The seniors gathered in Nichols Auditorium for their LIFE assembly, while the sophomores were in the auxiliary gym and the freshmen in Nichols Atrium.

Freshmen, sophomores, seniors participate in LIFE assemblies

by Zoe Sanders and Jin Tuan November 7, 2017

Freshmen discuss digital citizenship The freshman class gathered for a LIFE assembly to discuss digital citizenship with Learning, Innovation and Design Director Diane Main today in Nichols Atrium. Main...

This cartoon is syndicated from the Southwest Shadow, the newspaper of the Southwest Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Gun control after Las Vegas: Our government’s actions speak far louder than words

by Staff Editorial November 6, 2017

One month ago, on Oct. 1 in Las Vegas, a gunman opened fire out an outdoor concert, wounding 527 and killing 58, using a semi-automatic weapon with a bump fire stock accessory that allowed him to fire...

Executive Director of Education at Anchor Distilling Co. and founder of beverage magazine Mutineer Magazine Alan Kropf addresses the importance of finding happiness in ones career. Kropf was one of five featured speakers at todays TEDx event.

TEDx speaker series hosts entrepreneurs, company representatives

by Varsha Rammohan, Reporter November 4, 2017

Several entrepreneurs and businesses presented at the annual TEDx speaker series today in Nichols Auditorium. The speakers featured at the event were Ray Wang, Ryan Evans, Julie Campistron, Alan Kropf...

Dancers practice their routine with different props. The Dance Production will take place on Jan. 26 through Jan. 27.

Behind the scenes: Dance Production

by Saloni Shah, Reporter November 4, 2017

Thunder echoed across the dance room as the group of eleven boys practiced their hip-hop routine to a remix of Bruno Mars’ “24K Magic”. Sweat dripped down their faces as they worked on the fast-moving...

Linguistics Club representatives Derek Yen (12) and Andy Semenza (12) encourage students to sign up for the North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NACLO). Linguistics Club helped students prepare for the NACLO by offering presentations and practice problems.

School meeting recap 11/3

by Anvi Banga, Aquila Asst. News Editor November 3, 2017

Next week is Harker Eclectic Literary Magazine’s (HELM) club week, and they will be selling pearl milk tea during lunch on Nov. 7 and 8 and after school on Nov. 10. HELM will also be hosting an art workshop...

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