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Harker Aquila

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Harker Aquila

Vanessa Tyagi (10), Ashley Zhong (12), Daphne Liang (12), and Vienna Wang (11) laugh recalling the seniors' funny moments of the season. The team had their senior night game on Monday against Mercy High School Burlingame.

Varsity girls golf defeats Mercy Burlingame on senior night

by Aditya Varshney, Opinion Editor October 19, 2015

The varsity girls golf team won its senior night game 194-254 against Mercy High School Burlingame on Monday at the Los Lagos Golf Course. The team honored seniors and team captains Daphne Liang, who...

President Barack Obama spoke at the Democratic National Committee fundraiser. The fundraiser took place at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco on Saturday.

Obama speaks at Democratic National Committee fundraiser in San Francisco

by Michael Sikand, Reporter October 12, 2015

President Barack Obama appeared at the Democratic National Committee fundraiser, raising support for his party on Saturday morning at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco. The Golden State Warriors,...

Junior Grace Park anticipates the ball to fall in her hands, as freshman Allison Cartee looks to strike the ball over.

Junior varsity girls volleyball loses to Mercy High School

by Anjay Saklecha, Reporter October 8, 2015

The junior varsity girls’ volleyball team lost their match to Mercy High School at 4:30 p.m. today in the Blackford gym. Mercy took the lead in the first set with a score of 20-25, but the Eagles...

Eagles defeat Santa Cruz Cardinals in homecoming matchup

Eagles defeat Santa Cruz Cardinals in homecoming matchup

by Ria Gandhi and Justin Su October 4, 2015

The varsity football team won its homecoming game against Santa Cruz yesterday with a score of 23-13. Touchdowns were scored by running back Demonte Aleem (9) and Anthony Contreras (10). The...

Wajahat Ali speaks to a group of students and faculty in the journalism room. Ali spoke at the Upper School on Friday.

Al-Jazeera America’s Wajahat Ali speaks to students

by Trisha Dwivedi, Executive Sports Editor September 19, 2015

Al-Jazeera America’s “The Stream” co-host and Harker alumnus Wajahat Ali spoke about his life as a Muslim-American at an all-school assembly yesterday after second period in the gym. “The Domestic...

Pertussis bacteria is shown through a microscope. The bacterial infection manifests in a runny nose, low fever and mild cough before escalating to a severe cough after one to two weeks.

Whooping cough exposure at upper school

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Features Editor September 10, 2015

After an Upper School student tested positive for pertussis, Debra Nott, Upper School nurse, sent out a school-wide email with information on pertussis and treatment. The infected student attended...

Intel ends sponsorship of Science Talent Search

Intel ends sponsorship of Science Talent Search

by Vineet Kosaraju, Executive STEM Editor September 9, 2015

Silicon Valley computing company Intel Corporation will end its sponsorship of the prestigious high school Science Talent Search after the competition in 2017. Although the Society for Science and the...

Johnathan Keller (12) avoids being tackled by Yerba Buena defense. The Eagles lost 21-38.

Football teams take on Yerba Buena for first game of the season

by Justin Su, Asst. Sports Editor September 8, 2015

The junior varsity and varsity football teams played against Yerba Buena High School this Friday on Davis Field for their first game of the season with both teams losing 6-20 and 21-38 respectively. The...

Senior Adele Li, Vice President of WiSTEM and Co-Preisdent of Research Club, holds up a poster with a "ILookLikeAScientist" hashtag, mimicking the Internet viral campaign of "#ILookLikeAnEngineer". The viral hashtag first appeared to combat stereotypes and the gender gap in STEM fields.

#ILookLikeAnEngineer: Fighting the gender gap

by Vineet Kosaraju and Brian Park September 6, 2015

When Isis Wenger, a 22-year-old software engineer at San Francisco-based tech company OneLogin, appeared in a company recruitment ad on Aug. 1, she probably did not expect to become a part of a viral campaign. After...

A large fire burned the side of a hill in Evergreen, San Jose, in a community called the Ranch at 4 pm today. Starting off as a small fire, it grew and climbed up the hills, partly due to the wind; several emergency fire trucks and helicopters were present at the site of the fire, pouring water onto the hill and checking for any injured victims.

Fire sparks in East San Jose

by Tara Parimi and Trisha Dwivedi September 4, 2015

A fire encompassing between seven to 10 acres spread across one of the hills near the Silver Creek Country Club this afternoon at around 3:47 p.m. leaving the entire hill charred. According to NBC Bay...

In Scotland, Madi Lang-ree ('15) sits in the spotlight, performing "Into the Woods." The audience they attracted from the Royal Mile watch her shine.

“Into the Woods” cast performs in Edinburgh

by Emma Yu, Winged Post Co-Photo Editor September 1, 2015

Edinburgh — the bustling capital of Scotland is where it all took place. Pamphlets gliding from hand to hand, spreading the news of an amazing show. Singers enchanting the ears of a future audience....

Our journey to the top of the world: LIVE BLOG

Our journey to the top of the world: LIVE BLOG

by Sharanya Balaji, Editor-In-Chief July 15, 2015

Follow the daily travels of the twelve Harker Upper School students who embarked on a research expedition to the top of the world - the Arctic. Posts will be posted as and when they have WiFi connection.

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