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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Alex Wang (10) wires up a breadboard in his computer architecture class. Ahmed's plight has resonated with many similar "makers" around the world.

#IStandWithAhmed, and so should Harker

by Vivek Bharadwaj, Winged Post Co-Editor-In-chief October 18, 2015

Nearly every day for four months last year, I carried a liter-sized plastic tub filled with electronic components around campus. Like my friends, I toted my crammed, bulky circuit board container from...

“WATER” you doing Gov. Brown?

by Derek Yen, Reporter September 27, 2015

California is experiencing one of its worst droughts in history. The reservoirs run low, and the wildfires run rampant. As part of the state’s conservation program, a number of policies have been...

"We are using air conditioner more often. I cannot let my cat go out. I am also having a hard time sleeping." - Yumiko Aridomi

Talk Around Campus: How has the September heat wave affected your lifestyle?

by Jackie Gao, Reporter September 23, 2015

The Bay Area’s recent heat wave broke records in three cities last Sunday. San Francisco reached a high of 96 degrees, breaking the 1990 record of 94 degrees. Richmond rose to 97 degrees, topping the...

Wajahat Ali speaks to a group of students and faculty in the journalism room. Ali spoke at the Upper School on Friday.

Wajahat Ali speaks on being authentic activist

by Elisabeth Siegel and Tara Parimi September 19, 2015

The celebrated playwright, Muslim activist, lawyer, Al-Jazeera America anchor and middle school alumnus Wajahat Ali (‘94) would describe himself as a mushroom. “It belongs to the fungus kingdom,...

Students participate in national research competitions

by Sahana Srinivasan, Asst. Executive STEM Editor September 14, 2015

Broadcom MASTERS Broadcom MASTERS is as a national competition for middle school students who placed in the top 10 percent of their local SSP science fair earlier in the year. In 2014, five students...

Students earn awards in Intel STS

by Tara Parimi, Managing Editor September 13, 2015

Since its first Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS) entry in the 2005 to 2006 school year, the Upper School has produced 66 semifinalists and nine finalists across the competition’s twenty divisions. In...

Fighting the Gender Gap at the Upper School

September 6, 2015

At the Upper School, STEM related fields often also experience a “gender gap” where specific classes that are related to science, mathematics, engineering and computer science are predominantly taken...

In this repeating guest column, we encourage all student writers from around the community to share their memorable experiences while at the Upper School.

Heart of Harker: My quest to meet everyone in my grade

by Vivek Bharadwaj, Winged Post Editor-in-chief September 1, 2015

Hello! Nice to meet you. I’m Vivek. I see you in class meeting every week, and I wanted to know your name. Pretty random, I know. Please, don’t get the wrong idea. You see, I’m on a quest to meet...

Day Fourteen

by Sharanya Balaji, Editor-In-Chief August 11, 2015

For our last excursion ever, we were out on the island of Flatey - an island that only has 6 people. Imagine that? It was a beautifully quaint town that was nothing more than one kilometer long. During...

Day Twelve

by Sharanya Balaji, Editor-In-Chief August 3, 2015

Iceland is filled with many amazing things. So for today’s adventure, each passenger was allowed to pick from either a whale watching excursion or a tour around northern Iceland focused on highlighting...

Day Eleven

by Sharanya Balaji, Editor-In-Chief August 1, 2015

Just when we thought we would be able to get off the ship, we were wrong yet again. The ice conditions in Greenland were so severe that it was made clear that any visit to Greenland would just be simply...

Day Ten

by Sharanya Balaji, Editor-In-Chief August 1, 2015

We woke up to a rather interesting combination of pure excitement for finally being able to get of the ship and extreme nausea of the rocking of the ship. Our beds moved side to side and taking a shower...

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