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Celebration of life at Upper School for Jacqueline Wang

Celebration of life at Upper School for Jacqueline Wang

by Michelle Deng & Karen Wang November 4, 2011

Students, parents, and faculty from all three campuses gathered on Davis Field on November 3 to celebrate the life of Jacqueline Wang (11) and to honor her passing. “She was the very essence of happiness,”...

Guy Kawasaki presents entrepreneurial lessons at TEDx conference held at Upper School

Guy Kawasaki presents entrepreneurial lessons at TEDx conference held at Upper School

by Kevin Lin & Alisha Mayor October 24, 2011

Venture capitalist, author, avid blogger, and former Chief Evangelist at Apple, Guy Kawasaki gave the final presentation at TEDx HarkerSchool: Fostering Youth Entrepreneurship, held in the Nichols Hall...

Upper School students inducted into National Honor Society

Upper School students inducted into National Honor Society

by Pavitra Rengarajan October 19, 2011

On October 18, fifty-eight sophomores, juniors, and seniors were formally inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS). A formal candle-lighting ceremony took place in Nichols Auditorium. The NHS...

Deanna Bower teaches prospective "chain chick" Cindy Bloch the logistics of "running the chain." 14 years ago, Bower founded the chain chicks, a group of women who voluntarily "runs the chain" in high school and junior college football games.

Love for football leads to active involvement on sidelines

by Mercedes Chien October 13, 2011

The roaring crowd jumps off their seats. The stadium lights beam in the sky. With all the chaos of a Friday night football game, who actually sees where the ball lands? The chain gang does. During...

Upper School seniors compete in televised Quiz Bowl tournament

Upper School seniors compete in televised Quiz Bowl tournament

by Vivian Isenberg and Apoorva Rangan October 11, 2011

On Sunday, October 9, the Upper School Quiz Bowl team lost in a televised Quiz Kids tournament to last year’s champions, Bellarmine College Preparatory. The team comprised of seniors Evan Yao, Ananth...

Austin Whitney speaks to Upper School students on drunk driving

Austin Whitney speaks to Upper School students on drunk driving

by Jackie Jin October 7, 2011

On Wednesday, October 5, Austin Whitney spoke in front of Upper School sophomores, juniors and seniors on drunk driving and the importance of a positive attitude. Whitney, a twenty-two year old paraplegic,...

Local shooting causes heightened security at Upper School

Local shooting causes heightened security at Upper School

by Mercedes Chien, Michelle Deng & Priyanka Mody October 5, 2011

On Wednesday, October 5, shootings in Cupertino caused the school to enter an “indoor recess,” whereby all outdoor activities ceased and students and faculty heeded intensified measures. According...

Juniors triumph in annual dodgeball class competition

Juniors triumph in annual dodgeball class competition

by Aditi Ashok September 23, 2011

Students and faculty members crowded into the gym during long lunch on September 21 to watch and participate in the final events of the annual dodgeball competition. In the first game, the sophomores...

Bus breaks down during return from Sophomore ropes course trip

Bus breaks down during return from Sophomore ropes course trip

by Anisha Padwekar September 19, 2011

On Monday 19, 2011 at around 5 p.m., members of the class of 2014 were stranded on the side of Highway 17 coming back from the ropes course in Santa Cruz due to mechanical problems. The group of around...

Ishan Taneja (12) shares information on the new Interp Club with a prospective member at Club Fair.

Students attend annual Club Fair during long lunch

by Meena Chetty-TalonWP September 8, 2011

During lunch on Wednesday, September 7, students convened in the Upper School gymnasium for the annual Club Fair. “The club fair benefits the students because they’re all student-run clubs. Kids...

Student Council and Honor Council learn proper flag procedures

Student Council and Honor Council learn proper flag procedures

by Samantha Hoffman & Sarah Bean September 6, 2011

Members of Student Council and Honor Council convened at the after school on Tuesday, September 6 to learn the proper procedure for raising, lowering, and folding the American and Californian flags. Having...

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