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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Silicon Valley Probs makes waves in the Bay Area through memes and captions

Silicon Valley Probs makes waves in the Bay Area through memes and captions

by Prameela Kottapalli, Winged Post Asst. Features Editor May 30, 2017

Ah, Silicon Valley. To the rest of the world, it’s the hub of the West Coast, a tech-mogul metropolis buzzing with innovation. To Valley citizens, it’s a place to called home–quiet suburbs, clean...

Good Fortune Friday: Our interpretations of what sits inside a fortune cookie

Good Fortune Friday: Our interpretations of what sits inside a fortune cookie

I have a rather distinct and perhaps uncommon view on fortune and luck. First, I believe thinking about good/ bad luck is counterproductive. It absolves you from responsibility over your actions...

The Class of 2017 throws their caps into the air. The graduation ceremony was held at the Saratoga Mountain Winery yesterday from 5 to 7 p.m.

Class of 2017 graduates in Saratoga Mountain Winery ceremony

by Rose Guan and Kathy Fang May 19, 2017

The class of 2017 graduated in a ceremony at the Saratoga Mountain Winery yesterday from 5 to 7 p.m. The ceremony featured the upper school’s orchestra and graduation chorus and addresses from Upper...

Jarett Anderson (10) prepares to hit the ball against blockers. The boys varsity volleyball team lost to Homestead in five sets.

Varsity boys volleyball loses to Homestead High School in five sets

by Anthony Xu, TALON Reporter April 18, 2017

Varsity boys’ volleyball lost against Homestead in five sets today at Blackford, dropping their overall record to 14-10. Harker took the lead early, winning the first set 25-22. From there, the...

Attendees visit corporate booths in the Nichols Atrium. The annual Harker Research Symposium was held on Saturday.

Annual Research Symposium features Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality Theme

by Eleanor Xiao, TALON Co-Student Life Editor April 16, 2017

The Women in STEM (WiSTEM) club held the annual Research Symposium, themed Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality, this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the upper school, spanning from Nichols to...

Journalism students attend national convention in Seattle

Journalism students attend national convention in Seattle

by Jenna Sadhu, Cameron Zell, Heidi Zhang, and Tiffany Wong April 13, 2017

Wondering how Harker Journalism spent our Spring Break? 22 Harker journalists from across all four staff publications learned more journalistic skills and sight-sea-ing in the city of Seattle for the...

President Donald Trump proposed budget cuts for many government programs and increases in defense spending on Mar. 16. Researchers previously reliant on government funding must learn to appeal to philanthropists and the private sector to survive.

Trump’s proposed budget cuts throw the future of research into question

by Katherine Zhang, Assistant STEM Editor March 29, 2017

President Donald Trump released a preliminary 2018 budget proposal on Mar. 16 detailing his planned cuts and increases in spending for the next year. Trump proposed cuts for hundreds of programs and has...

Which Harker building are you?

Which Harker building are you?

by Rose Guan, Winged Post Copy Editor March 29, 2017

Click here to take the quiz to find out! Courtesy of The Harker School

Bryan Wang (9) wears a pair of Spectacles while posing with a group of friends for a selfie.

Snapchat begins sales of newly released Spectacles

by Adrian Chu, Opinion Editor March 28, 2017

Snap began their online sales of their Spectacles in February, a pair of glasses with cameras compatible with iOS and Android built for the Snapchat app initially sold last November. The Spectacles...

The good, the bad and the injured: a look into athletic injuries and prevention of them

The good, the bad and the injured: a look into athletic injuries and prevention of them

by Mahika Halepete, Reporter March 26, 2017

Sports Injuries In December of 2013, tennis-playing junior Elizabeth Schick had her first surgery for a multitude of sports-related injuries, including a bone contusion, an ankle sprain, and torn ligaments....

Devin Keller (9) and Haley Keller (11) show off their dance moves during the salsa dancing competition held at La Noche Cultural. Both also performed in a dance routine in the talent show prior to the salsa dancing competition.

Spanish National Honor Society hosts annual cultural night

by Tiffany Wong, Aquila News Editor March 10, 2017

Colorful paper streamers, decorative cultural posters and traditional Spanish music transformed the gym this evening for the Spanish National Honor Society’s annual La Noche Cultural. Held every spring,...

Qualifiers participate in the NACLO invitational round, held on March 9.

Students participate in Invitational Linguistics Olympiad

by Rose Guan, Winged Post Copy Editor March 10, 2017

Nine upper school students participated in the invitational round of the North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NACLO) in Main yesterday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The students, Kai-Siang Ang...

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