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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Brandenburg Gate is lit in the colors of the Belgian flag after today's terrorist attacks. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the bombings.

At least 30 killed during a terrorist attack in Brussels; ISIS takes responsibility

by Sharanya Balaji, Editor-in-Chief March 22, 2016

ISIS has taken full responsibility for the terrorist attacks killing at least 30 people and wounding 230 early this morning in an airport and subway station in Brussels, Belgium. Police have now found...

Arun Shriram (12) gestures as he beatboxes a dubstep song. Arun's performance won the best vocal act award.

Students and faculty perform at sixth annual HOSCARS talent show

by Rose Guan, Reporter March 18, 2016

The Upper School hosted its annual talent show, HOSCARS, which featured various acts ranging from dances to magic tricks, in the gym today. Sign-ups for the show started Feb. 1, while auditions began...

Senator Patrick Leahy met with Chief Judge Merrick Garland yesterday. Obama nominated Garland to fill the vacancy left by late Justice Antonin Scalia.

President Obama nominates Judge Merrick Garland as 113th Supreme Court justice

by Sharanya Balaji, Editor-in-Chief March 18, 2016

President Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court early Wednesday morning in order to fill the highly controversial vacancy left by late Justice Antonin Scalia’s that has been used...

Upper school teachers discuss biggest pet peeves

Upper school teachers discuss biggest pet peeves

by Laura Wu, TALON Reporter March 15, 2016

Wonder why your teacher looks a bit crabby today? You may be aggravating them with a bad habit. This past weekend, Harker Aquila got in touch with 12 of the upper school faculty to provide students with...

Freshman Taylor Lam pitched the entire junior varsity game today. The team scored 21 runs and held Gunderson High to 2 runs.

Junior varsity softball scores blowout win 21-2 against Gunderson High School

by Aneesha Kumar, Reporter March 14, 2016

The upper school softball team remains undefeated with their commanding 21-2 win over Gunderson High School. This game was a junior varsity game, so seniors were not permitted to play. The eagles started...

#Deeptalks with John Docherty: On self-improvement, happiness, and privilege

#Deeptalks with John Docherty: On self-improvement, happiness, and privilege

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Features Editor March 9, 2016

Winged Post: What motivates you in life? John Docherty: Lots of little things, but I think a big picture motivation might be a pursuit of excellence. Doing everything that I do to the best of my ability,...

Nate Kelly (10) lunges forward in preparation to throw a pitch during the second inning. Nate was one of three Sophomores to pitch during the game, alongside Akhil Arun and Dominic Cea.

Varsity boys baseball loses to San Mateo High at home

by Eleanor Xiao March 8, 2016

Boys baseball lost to San Mateo High School 3-12 in five innings at 4 p.m. at the Blackford campus today. The game was cut short of its usual seven innings due to bad weather conditions. The boys were...

Anjay Saklecha (9) serves during their match against King's Academy. The boys won 6-1.

Boys tennis wins season opener against King’s Academy

by Justin Su, Asst. Sports Editor March 1, 2016

Boys tennis beat King’s Academy today 4 p.m. at Santa Clara Tennis Center in a 6-1 victory for their first match of the season. Head Coach John Fruttero explains the meaning of the dominating win...

Guide to Super Tuesday

Guide to Super Tuesday

by Sharanya Balaji, Editor-In-Chief March 1, 2016

Seven Candidates. Thirteen States. Two Parties. Two Winners. One Super Tuesday. So what really is Super Tuesday? It is when thirteen states vote to hand out the most delegates awarded on any given...

Freshman Elise Mayer catches the ball and runs during the girls' first lacrosse match of the season.

Varsity girls lacrosse loses 14-3 to Archbishop Mitty in season opener

by Sharanya Balaji and Trisha Dwivedi February 25, 2016

The varsity girls lacrosse team lost 14-3 to Archbishop Mitty High School during their first game of the season on Davis Field today at 4:30 pm. At halftime, the Lady Eagles were down 9-0. During the...

The construction for the new Events Center has begun on Rosenthal Field. Construction will last until September 2017 for the gym and until January 2018 for the performing arts center.

Upcoming Events Center construction to cause change on campus

by Melissa Kwan and Megan Cardosi February 24, 2016

The Upper School administration plans to make adjustments to accommodate construction on the Events Center, which begins May 9; the groundbreaking ceremony is on April 22. So far, 35 million dollars...

Team co-captain Rohan Desikan (12) runs with the ball. Rohan was one of 14 seniors honored at the joint varsity boys basketball-cheerleading senior night on Feb. 19.

Varsity boys basketball loses senior night game to Menlo

by Rose Guan and Tiffany Wong February 20, 2016

The varsity boys basketball team lost 42-55 in a league game against rival Menlo School on its senior night at the Blackford campus yesterday. The boys honored senior team co-captains Rohan Desikan,...

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