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Captain Alayna Richmond runs with the ball. The varsity girls lacrosse team won their first regular season match against Newark Memorial High School 10-3.

Girls lacrosse kicks off season with win

by Meena Gudapati, Winged Post News Editor March 1, 2017

Girls varsity lacrosse started the season with a win, defeating Newark Memorial High School 10-3 at Davis Field today. Although the game is the first to be included in the season, it counts as a non-conference...

Speaker Dr. Steve Tadelis gave a presentation to Harker students during long lunch on Friday in the Nichols Auditorium. Tadelis addressed his microeconomic work on Ebay's web advertising strategies in his talk.

Berkeley economist speaks at upper school

by Michael Sikand, Social Media Editor February 24, 2017

UC Berkeley economics professor Dr. Steve Tadelis, gave a keynote presentation at an event hosted by the Oeconomia club at the Upper School during long lunch on Friday in the Nichols Auditorium. While...

Jordan Thompson (12) takes a lay-up. She scored her 2000th point on her senior night last Friday.

Senior Jordan Thompson reaches 2000-point milestone

by Alex Wang, Sports Editor February 21, 2017

Varsity girls basketball player Jordan Thompson (12) reached a 2000-career point milestone on her senior night last Friday. The varsity girls basketball team defeated Crystal Springs Uplands School...

The Trump administration continues to often spread misstatements and falsehoods. It is our responsibility to stay skeptical and combat misinformation.

Tempering the impact of “alternative facts,” a month later

by Rose Guan, Winged Post Copy Editor February 21, 2017

The day after President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration, his press secretary, Sean Spicer, stated in a briefing that the crowd in Washington was “the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration.”...

The varsity girls soccer team huddles up during their senior night game. The girls won their senior night game against Eastside College Preparatory.

Varsity girls soccer defeats Eastside College Preparatory on senior night

by Neal Sidhu, Reporter February 16, 2017

The varsity girls soccer team won their senior night game against Eastside College Preparatory, 5-1, yesterday. The team ended the season with an 11-5-1 record, earning them second place in their league....

The team poses outside the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. From left to right: Venkat Sankar (12), Rajiv Movva (11), Shaya Zarkesh (11), coach Gary Blickenstaff, Derek Yen (11), and Swapnil Garg (11).

Science Bowl team wins 2017 regionals

by Derek Yen, STEM Editor February 12, 2017

The school's Science Bowl team took first at the Science Bowl regional round held yesterday at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Science Bowl is a national quizbowl-style academic competition sponsored...

A sign near a polling location for the 2016 presidential elections bears instructions in many languages. According to the Census Bureau, 43 percent of eligible voters 18 to 29 voted that year.

Live election updates

by Maya Valluru, Executive News Editor November 8, 2016

Harker Aquila will update this article as results are announced across the United States. 9:10 p.m.: Trump has taken Iowa as per CNN. 9:07 p.m.: Trump just won Utah as per the Washington Post. 8:48...

The sophomores show their spirit by cheering on their class. Students engaged in numerous activities including watching performances, participating in tug-of-war and performing their class skits.

Students participate in first spirit rally of school year

by Prameela Kottapalli and Tiffany Wong November 4, 2016

The seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen gathered on Davis Field for the first spirit rally of the 2016-2017 school year to participate in a variety of contests and to bond with their peers at today’s...

Cubs fans participate in a victory parade. The Cubs won their first World Series in 108 years this year.

Ending the drought: Chicago Cubs win World Series for the first time in 108 years

by Tiffany Wong and Alex Wang November 3, 2016

A long-awaited moment in baseball history- the Chicago Cubs broke their 108-year championship drought when they clinched game seven of the World Series 8-7 on Nov. 2 at Wrigley Field, beating the Cleveland...

Siemens Foundation announces semifinalists and finalists

Siemens Foundation announces semifinalists and finalists

by Kevin Huang, TALON People Editor October 27, 2016

Nineteen upper school students were selected as Siemens semifinalists this year out of the 498 total semifinalists announced on the Siemens website on the morning of Oct. 18. Over 1600 projects were submitted...

Alex Wang (11) passes the ball. The boys won the match against Milpitas 20-4.

Boys water polo defeats Milpitas High School on senior night 20-4

by Justin Su, Sports Editor October 14, 2016

Varsity boys water polo defeated Milpitas High School 20-4 on their senior night yesterday. Seniors Arnav Tandon, Misha Ivkov, Arben Gutierrez-Bujari, Peter Wu and Misha Tseitliani were honored in a ceremony...

Seniors Sarah de Vegvar, Sarah Gonzales, Nina Levy and Melinda Wisdom gather around coach Allie Lamb on girls water polo senior night. The girls defeated Milpitas 17-1 on their senior night.

Varsity girls water polo defeats Milpitas on senior night

by Alex Wang, Sports Editor October 14, 2016

Varsity girls water polo beat Milpitas High School 17-1 at the Singh Aquatic Center on the girls’ senior night. Seniors Nina Levy, Sarah de Vegvar, Sarah Gonzales and Melinda Wisdom were honored in a...

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