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The student news site of The Harker School.

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Homework, Work, Work, Work, Work

Homework, Work, Work, Work, Work

by Kaitlin Hsu, Anjay Saklecha, and Sahana Srinivasan October 14, 2016

In August, a second grade teacher from Godly Elementary School in Godley, Texas decided to send home a letter to parents explaining that she would assign no homework and proposing that students instead...

A meme created by Prameela Kotapalli (10). The tagging and creation of memes has spread to many Harker students through social media sites.

Upswing in meme tagging sweeps social media

by Ruhi Sayana, Winged Post Copy Editor October 11, 2016

In 2011, the Internet became fascinated with a three-minute, 37-second video of a pixelated cat with a pink Pop-Tart body trailed by a rainbow as it ran across the sky. Due to the “nyanyanyanya” background...

Quarterback Nate Kelly (11) scans the field for teammates to throw the ball to. The eagles lost the game against Prospect 14-17 in overtime on Friday, September 2.

In the Moment

October 11, 2016

Sitting vs Standing during the Anthem

Sitting vs Standing during the Anthem

by Justin Su, Sports Editor October 11, 2016

San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick has recently received criticism from some and support from others after deciding not to stand during the national anthem before football games. His...

Mr. Olivas handed out stickers for students to wear outside Manzanita at lunch. Students wore red on Oct. 11 in support for National Coming Out Day, encouraging young people around the world to be confident in their sexuality and gender identity.

Senior Emre Ezer speaks about journey as LGBTQ+ teen during school meeting

by Maya Valluru, News Editor October 11, 2016

Senior Emre Ezer spoke to the junior and senior classes during school meeting on Monday about his journey to understand and define his sexuality. Because National Coming Out Day is this Thursday,...

The SF Giants is the bay area's baseball team. They made the playoffs after a best of one with the New York Mets.

Giants make playoffs

by Justin Su, Sports Editor October 10, 2016

The San Francisco Giants advanced into the nation league playoffs on Wednesday by besting the New York Mets 3-1 in a NL wild card game. They faced the Cubs Oct 10 at AT&T Park in their third game...

Kailee Gifford (12) kicks the ball during an away game at Prospect HS. The eagles lost the game.

Senior Kailee Gifford becomes new kicker for the football team

by Julia Huang, TALON Co-Organizations Editor September 28, 2016

For the past three years, all kickers for the football team have been soccer players, and Kailee Gifford (12) continued the pattern this year. “I get asked a lot if kicking a football is just like...

Kaity Gee (16') presents her Ted Talk at TedxHarkerSchool last year. Tickets for this year's conference are on sale now.

School meeting recap 9/27

by Alex Wang, Sports Editor September 27, 2016

Student council has privatized access to the ping pong and foosball tables at Shah to seniors only for each given year. NHS will hold a community service fair in the Nichols Atrium this Thursday after...

Both teams scramble for the ball. The Eagles defeated Cupertino 16-6.

Boys’ Water Polo defeats Cupertino 16-6

by Justin Su, Sports Editor September 21, 2016

Varsity Boys Water Polo defeated Cupertino High School today 16-6 at the Singh Aquatics Center 4:30 pm yesterday, bringing their overall record to 14-4. “The score makes it seem like we came out and...

Sully was released on Sept. 9. The film is still playing in theaters.

Sully review – 3/5 stars

by Adrian Chu, Opinion Editor September 17, 2016

After “American Sniper” and “Invictus”, Clint Eastwood released his next biopic, “Sully,” starring Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart and Laura Linney, a touching film about the 2009 Hudson river landing...

An example of the Facebook Chess chessboard. Facebook Messenger users can use a command to start a game of chess with a friend.

Facebook Chess is the next move in social media

by Katherine Zhang, Reporter May 17, 2016

At a quiet table in Manzanita, two students sit opposite each other, completely focused on an eight-by-eight checkerboard. After a pause, one student directs her king to capture the rook of her opponent,...

Symposium under founder Anita Chetty’s magnifying glass

by Sharanya Balaji, Editor-in-Chief April 17, 2016

For Upper School Science Department Chair Anita Chetty, no research is complete until shared with other peers and scholars - one of the main reasons Chetty was prompted to gather twenty sets of parents...

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