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Harker Aquila

Production at the HELM

January 27, 2014

With several school meeting announcements, flyers, a fundraiser, 73 submissions so far, and hours of work, the Harker Eclectic Literary Magazine (HELM) has come a long way since the beginning of the year. By...

Zoe Woehrmann (11) sports a cartilage piercing on her left earlobe and double piercings on her right and left earlobes.

Students express style with hair and piercings

by Riya Godbole and Tara Parimi January 27, 2014

Meet sophomore Nicolette van den Dries, better known as Chloe. She showcases a nose and left-front helix (upper ear) piercing, one piercing on her left earlobe, and three piercings on her right earlobe,...

Winter Ball: a dance of elegance, excitement, and extravagance

Winter Ball: a dance of elegance, excitement, and extravagance

by Kshithija Mulam and Raveena Kapatkar, Reporters January 20, 2014

Spirit Club and the junior class of 2015 hosted the annual Winter Ball in Nichols Atrium on Jan. 18 from 8 to 11 p.m., incorporating this year’s theme, “The Great Gatsby." Dim lighting, elegant...

HELM put many posters up all over campus in order to notify students of the submission deadline. Recently, the club decided to extend the deadline to Jan 20 rather than the previous one of Jan 6th.

HELM hosts bake sale during their club week

by Alexis Gauba, Reporter January 7, 2014

The aroma of delectable baked goods wafted through the air, enticing students to buy treats from HELM’s (Harker’s Eclectic Literary Magazine’s) bake sale. From 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. on December 11th, members...

Keller’s Korner – 12/13

by Alyssa Amick, Managing Editor January 7, 2014

As students prepared for their exams the week before finals, they also had the opportunity to participate in the annual spirit competition of gingerbread house making, help members of Harker’s Eclectic...

Histotechnician Chris Gallegos shows Human Anatomy and Physiology students how to operate a microtome to slice tissue samples. Students had the opportunity to prepare and view their own microscope slides, a process which involved cutting and staining the sample.

Human Anatomy students prepare microscopic slides in histopathology lab

by Advaita Kanakamedala, Reporter November 6, 2013

Human Anatomy and Physiology (HAPy) students experienced a slice of life as histologists, studying tissues during a lab led by professional histotechnician Chris Gallegos on Monday. Gallegos works as...

Opinion: Memorial Day

by Trisha Jani May 28, 2013

While I was flipping through the newspaper this morning, it was hard to miss the words “Memorial Day Sale” written on practically every page: Macy’s Memorial Day Sale, 50% off on all sofas at Ashley’s...

Freaks & Geeks: LGBT

by Juhi Gupta April 15, 2012

1 out of every 10 people identifies as LGBT. Is that a surprising statistic? Maybe. Is it an unfavorable statistic? Definitely not to me. And probably not to you. Although it may not be apparent,...

Homecoming Painted Eagles

by Kevin Lin November 9, 2011

The painted eagles that each class works on for spirit points were due on November 8, the first day of Homecoming week. The freshmen based their eagle on their homecoming theme Candyland and features...

Scenes from European Excursion

July 6, 2011

Photojournalism Project: Statues of the Louvre taken by Journalism Students on summer excursion trip (June 2011)

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