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Peace, Love, Dance

Peace, Love, Dance

by Daphne Liang February 3, 2014

Using costumes, music, and moves, 119 dancers expressed their own visions of Peace, Love, and Dance in this year’s dance production this past Friday and Saturday. The dances were mainly choreographed...

The seniors and sophomores perform their routine during Wednesday lunch's activity.  Each grade made paper dragons and choreographed a dance for the judges.  With students and teachers watching on the sides of the walkways in front of Manzanita Hall, the performances were a great way to celebrate Chinese New Year.

Chinese New Year spirit event takes place

by Sean Youn and Vedant Thyagaraj January 30, 2014

As part of a class competition, students made a paper dragon and then choreographed a dance routine to present to the judges on Wednesday during long lunch to honor the upcoming Chinese New Year. They...

Changes implemented to Student-Parent Handbook

by Mariam Sulakian, Aquila News Editor January 27, 2014

An email sent out Friday, Jan. 17 by Upper School Dean of Students Kevin Williamson explained the Student-Parent Handbook changes, which went into effect the start of the second semester. “Having...

Varsity soccer teams participate in fifth Kicks Against Cancer

Varsity soccer teams participate in fifth Kicks Against Cancer

by Alex Jang January 24, 2014

Fans gathered on Davis field today to support the Varsity boys’ and girls’ soccer teams today for the school’s fifth annual Kicks Against Cancer game. “I think it [the boys’ match] went really...

The Robotics team unpackages the Avatar I Micro tactical robot, which was donated by tech company RoboteX. The machine will be demonstrated at the STEM Fair and local robotics competitions.

Robotics receives new military robot

by Allison Sun January 23, 2014

With built-in infrared vision, an operating range of 200 meters, a 360 degree pan-tilt zoom camera, and the ability to traverse through land and water, the Avatar I Micro tactical robot is unlike any other...

Upper School performs at annual Winter Concert

by Mariam Sulakian, Aquila News Editor January 21, 2014

The Upper School instrumental groups performed in the annual Winter Concert at the Mexican Heritage Theater on Friday, Jan. 17. The concert, which began at 7:30 p.m., showcased a variety of pieces from...

Performing Arts students dance for spring musical audition

Performing Arts students dance for spring musical audition

by Meilan Steimle January 16, 2014

Prospective cast members of this year’s spring musical, The Wedding Singer, met to learn the Roger Rabbit and the Robot for dance auditions today after school. Students who had already performed a monologue...

Juniors prepare for college counseling

Juniors prepare for college counseling

by Mariam Sulakian, Aquila News Editor January 9, 2014

The junior class prepares for the commencement of the college counseling process, with the first meeting to be held on Jan. 21, the first Tuesday of the new semester. Junior Class Dean Diana Moss introduced...

Students socialize with friends during a lunch period. Daily moments can provide meaningful memories that will be treasured.

Remembering the past when leaving the nest

by Sonia Sidhu May 16, 2013

I’ve found the term “leaving the nest” often misused when it comes to leaving for college. Perhaps a better phrase would be “being pushed out of the nest, praying that you have learned to fly.” There...

The Medical Club will donate the majority of the profits to the Leukemia Society and will keep the rest to fund their dissections and field trips. Sponsored by Medical Club, Cecilia Lang-Ree (12) will be speaking about her experiences as a cancer survivor.

Medical club hosts fundraiser for Leukemia Society

by Nikhil Dilip and Advaita Kanakamedala October 23, 2012

The Medical Club is hosting a baked goods fundraiser in the front loading zone this week to raise money for club activities and for the Leukemia Society. The club will donate at least half of the profits...

Junior Zareen Choudhury and seniors Paulomi Bhattacharya, Ashvin Swaminathan, and Rohan Chandra were recognized by the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology as regional finalists. They will be competing in the next round at Caltech, which would entail poster and oral presentations as well as questioning by a panel of professors.

Four regional finalists and six semifinalists named for Siemens competition

by Emily Chu October 22, 2012

On October 19, the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology recognized 10 students from the Upper School for their research projects, six as semifinalists and four as regional finalists. The...

The Eagles line up on defense in the first quarter. On their senior night, the team played against Monta Vista High School and lost 6-48.

Varsity football honors seniors at home game against Monta Vista

by Shay Lari-Hosain October 20, 2012

Ten seniors on the football team were honored yesterday during one of the last games of the season. The team lost to Monta Vista High School 6-48. Seniors Spenser Quash, Drew Goldstein, Adrienne Mendel,...

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