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Harker Aquila

Varsity boys' basketball defeats The Kings Academy in dramatic overtime game

Varsity boys’ basketball defeats The Kings Academy in dramatic overtime game

by Priyanka Mody January 18, 2012

On Tuesday, January 17, the Varsity Boys’ basketball team defeated league rival The Kings Academy 62 - 58 in overtime. Highlights of the evening’s game include junior Nikhil Panu’s three consecutive...

11 Seniors named Intel Talent Search Semifinalists

11 Seniors named Intel Talent Search Semifinalists

by Rahul Jayaraman January 11, 2012

On Wednesday, January 11, eleven Harker seniors were named semifinalists in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search in a school-wide assembly that featured three employees from Intel, who presented...

Varsity basketball loses to Menlo 44-52

Varsity basketball loses to Menlo 44-52

by Priyanka Sharma January 9, 2012

On Friday, crowds filled the Blackford gym bleachers as Varsity boy’s basketball faced league rival Menlo School. Even as the team was just warming up, floods of students, faculty, and parents filled...

Varsity basketball defeats Eastside Prep

Varsity basketball defeats Eastside Prep

by Nikhil Dilip & Nisha Bhikha January 5, 2012

On Tuesday, January 3, the varsity basketball team defeated Eastside College Prep 52 - 42 at home for its first league win of the season. This win is the first of fourteen league games leading up to...

WP College Board Exclusive Interview

WP College Board Exclusive Interview

by Sanjana Baldwa & William Chang December 15, 2011

The Winged Post recently received the opportunity to conduct an exclusive interview with Stephen McCue, College Board Educational Manager for K-12 Services, regarding the college exam company. McCue...

Gingerbread house spirit competition held during long lunch

Gingerbread house spirit competition held during long lunch

by Advaita Kanakamedala & Sarah Bean December 8, 2011

Candy canes and graham crackers littered the tables in the Edge during long lunch on Wednesday, December 7th as each class constructed and decorated a graham cracker “gingerbread” house as part of...

Sophomores receive letters from Eagle Buddies

Sophomores receive letters from Eagle Buddies

by Sean Youn December 7, 2011

On Tuesday, December 6, sophomores received notes from their Lower School Eagle Buddies during their class meeting. Victor Adler, the 2014 class dean, handed out the letters that were separated by...

Results of food and toiletries drives announced at school meeting

Results of food and toiletries drives announced at school meeting

by Nayeon Kim & Neha Sunil November 29, 2011

On November 28, Students for Charitable Causes (SFCC) Club and Red Cross Club announced that freshmen won first place in the competition to donate the most amount to the food and toiletries drive. “[The...

Seniors in first: results of Homecoming week announced at school meeting

Seniors in first: results of Homecoming week announced at school meeting

by Darian Edvalson & Nila Banerjee November 19, 2011

The Seniors placed first for Homecoming week, while the Freshman came in second, the Sophomores third, and the Juniors fourth. After much anticipation, the results were announced during Monday's school...

Upper School celebrates Homecoming Rally

Upper School celebrates Homecoming Rally

by Cindy Liu November 11, 2011

On Thursday, November 10, the upper school community convened on Davis Field for the Homecoming Rally, held one day earlier than expected due to rain forecasts. This year, the themes for each grade...

First day of Homecoming Week: Eagles, Candyland, and Candy Pass

First day of Homecoming Week: Eagles, Candyland, and Candy Pass

by Jackie Jin & Catherine Manea November 8, 2011

Monday November 7 marked the first day of Homecoming week, and it was the Freshmen’s day to take over the campus with their theme: Candyland. The class of 2015 took full advantage of their designated...

First ever spirit night helps students catch up on Homecoming activities

First ever spirit night helps students catch up on Homecoming activities

by William Chang, Kevin Lin, & Isha Patnaik November 6, 2011

From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on November 4, all four grades came together on the school's first Spirit Night to work on Homecoming activities such as eagle painting, float building, and decorating the campus....

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