The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Interviews with people at the polls

by Michael Sikand and Zachary Hoffman November 9, 2016

Zachary Hoffman Ayesha Mohammed, dentist and mother of three: "I would say try to learn as much as you can about the candidates, not all candidates will align perfectly with all of your views, but you...

The lesser of two evils isn’t enough

by Trisha Dwivedi, Managing Editor November 9, 2016

“Wrong...wrong...wrong.” Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump’s words echoed through my living room as news outlets replayed his response to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Rodham...

Incivility-in-Chief

by Tara Parimi, Editor-in-Chief November 9, 2016

During an election cycle of personal attacks, divisive rhetoric, and uninformed discourse, the remarks of presidential candidates have ignited public debate on responsible speech and the coexistence of...

International nations and leaders react to presidential election

by Nicole Chen and Katherine Zhang November 8, 2016

The candidate that succeeds President Barack Obama in the presidency will also succeed the authority to control America’s international relations with key nations the U.S. is involved with. Democratic...

Harker alumni campaigners speak out against third party protest voters

by Neil Bai, Anjay Saklecha, and Alex Wang November 8, 2016

Harker alumni campaigners speak out against third party protest voters .With many voters dissatisfied with presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, some have turned to protest voting,...

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 areas 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...

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