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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

Alumni compete at the collegiate level

by Alyssa Amick, Managing Editor November 19, 2013

As fall season comes to a close at the Upper School, alumni are taking their sports to new heights as they compete at the collegiate level. All agreed that the biggest difference between high school and...

Inside the room of a 49er fanatic, the walls are covered with all red and gold to show support and spirit.

Importance of Being a Sports Fan

by Trisha Dwivedi, Reporter November 18, 2013

Never give up on your team. Even though we lost yesterday and had so many missed opportunities, the 49ers and I persevere together, not only for a whole 60 minutes every Sunday, but also during classes. Whenever...

Girls’ Volleyball beats Castilleja in CCS Quarter Finals

by Alyssa Amick, Managing Editor November 17, 2013

The Girls’ Varsity Volleyball team beat Castilleja three sets to one in the quarter finals of the Division IV Central Coast Section (CCS) Championships. During the first set, the Eagles fell behind...

The varsity volleyball girls come together in a huddle before their senior night game, holding each other to show their team support.

Focusing on the positives of teamwork

by Apurva Gorti, Reporter November 15, 2013

There has been a lot of talk lately about bullying in sports ever since professional football player Jonathan Martin left the Miami Dolphins due to alleged bullying from his teammate, Richie Incognito....

Girls’ Varsity Volleyball defeats Mercy SF on Senior Night

by Tara Parimi, Reporter November 10, 2013

To a gym brimming with eager supporters, the girls’ varsity volleyball team recorded a four-set victory over Mercy San Francisco on November 7 in the Senior Night match. After narrowly losing the...

Lindsey Trinh (9) and Ankita Uppugunduri (9) jump up to block a hit from Mercy SF’s player. Ankita played middle front while Lindsey played right side.

Junior Varsity Girls volleyball wins against Mercy SF in two sets

by Cheryl Liu and Cindy Liu November 8, 2013

The Junior Varsity girls volleyball team won in two sets against Mercy San Francisco on Thursday to become league champions with a record of 22-6. The Eagles won the first set and beat the Skippers...

Freshmen Niki Iyer takes the lead on the course, finishing over 50 meters ahead of the second place runner. The cross country team ran its final meet today at Crystals Springs.

Cross country team attends final meet of the season

by Meilan Steimle October 24, 2013

The cross country team ran at its final meet of the season at Crystal Springs today. Although neither the boys nor girls Varsity teams placed, Niki Iyer (9) maintained a steady lead throughout the 2.9...

Anushka Das (11) leaps up for a catch during today's water polo game against Wilcox High School. She contributed one goal to the Eagles' seven.

Girls’ water polo narrowly loses to Wilcox

by Apoorva Rangan October 24, 2013

The Lady Eagles may have lost 7-8 to the Wilcox Chargers today at the Singh Aquatic Center, but the water polo team sees their progression in the season. With seven starting players graduating last...

Niki runs in the Crystal Springs race, which she lead wire to wire. She felt that it was one of her most challenging races because of her unfamiliarity with the course.

Niki Iyer wins Santa Clara County girl athlete of the week

by Sharanya Balaji October 19, 2013

Setting a school record, Nikitha Iyer (9) became the San Jose Mercury News’ Santa Clara County girl athlete of the week in the Crystal Springs Sierra Invitational on Saturday, October 12. Niki, a...

The UCLA drum line practices on Rosenthal Field prior to UCLA's football game against Stanford. Students watched the band practice during extra help and class.

UCLA marching band practices at Harker

by Ashi Gautam & Apoorva Rangan October 18, 2013

The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) marching band spent the morning at the Upper School rehearsing on Davis Field and Rosenthal Field for its upcoming football game against Stanford. Harker...

Kevin Moss runs the ball across during the Homecoming Game last week. The game this Friday night has been cancelled, postponing senior night festivities to next friday.

Football Game Cancelled

by Alyssa Amick and Roshni Pankhaniya October 4, 2013

The football game scheduled for Friday night was cancelled. Dan Molin, the Upper School athletic director sent an email to the school community on Thursday explaining that the cancellation was due to not...

Senior Kevin Moss runs the ball across the field, scoring a Harker touchdown. The varsity football team lost the Homecoming game, 26-52. Senior Kevin Moss runs the ball across the field, scoring a Harker touchdown. The varsity football team lost the Homecoming game, 26-52.

Football loses to Mount Pleasant on Homecoming

by Roshni Pankhaniya September 30, 2013

The Varsity Football team lost its homecoming game against Mount Pleasant 26-52 on Friday. Though Mount Pleasant took an early lead in the game, the Eagles tried to battle back throughout the game....

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