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

California voters will decide on seven propositions

by Emma Gao, Co-News Editor November 8, 2022

Voters will decide on seven propositions tonight in California’s midterm elections. Proposition 1 would codify the right to an abortion and contraceptives in California’s Constitution. Currently,...

Jason Yi (10) receives a ballot from Jai Vir Mehta (12) at the Harker Student Mock Election registration desk on Monday. When voting becomes something that we build into our schedules as a responsibility of being a community member, were more likely to turn out to elections, upper school history and social science teacher Carol Green said.

Harker’s Student Mock Election boasts 48.9 percent voter turnout

by Ella Yee, Co-News Editor November 8, 2022

392 upper school students voted in Harker’s Student Mock Election held in history and social science teacher Carol Green’s room on Monday. With California Midterms occurring in less than a month...

Harker seniors Sara Bhowmick, KJ Williams and Kris Estrada pose with San Jose mayoral candidate Matt Mahan. Harker and Yerba Buena High School students hosted a youth campaign forum for the mayors on Oct. 25.

Harker students host San Jose Mayoral Campaign in collaboration with Yerba Buena High School

by Sidak Sanghari, Humans of Harker Profiler November 8, 2022

Harker and Yerba Buena High School students hosted representatives of San Jose mayoral candidates Cindy Chavez and Matt Mahan’s political team in a youth campaign forum at the Cambrian Branch Library...

Rupert Chen (12) plays the bagpipes during Quadchella on Oct. 19. The bagpipe is a traditional Scottish instrument that is part of the woodwind family.

Quadchella strengthens bond of Harker community

by Alison Yang and Young Min November 5, 2022

Tunes and laughter fill the air as upper school students and faculty gathered to watch Quadchella, a semi-annual showcase that featured 12 members of the Harker community and their talents, in the Quad...

JNHS co-Vice President Maryam Zehra (11) hands a membership certificate to Bella Chen (10) at the induction ceremony on Oct. 17. Each new member of the organization received a certificate after taking an oath to serve the community through JNHS.

Greetings, games and goodies: JNHS welcomes new members at induction ceremony

by Shareen Chahal, Asst. News Editor October 30, 2022

Japanese National Honor Society (JNHS) greeted new members at their annual induction ceremony on Oct. 17 during long lunch in Room 30 of the Dance Building with heartfelt speeches from the club officers,...

An illustration of a rat. Stanford University researchers successfully transplanted human brain cells into baby rats in a recent study published Oct. 12.

Researchers transplant human neurons into rats

by Young Min and Claire Zhao October 26, 2022

Stanford University scientists transplanted human brain cells into baby rats in order to study developmental disorders like autism and schizophrenia. The study, published on Oct. 12 in Nature, adds to...

An illustration of a piglet. A jury acquitted the two activists on Oct. 8 after they stole piglets in protest of pork manufacturing companies.

Animal rights activists acquitted of stealing piglets

by Young Min October 26, 2022

After a group of animal activists posted a video of themselves stealing two pigs in 2017 from Circle Four Farms, located in Beaver County, Utah, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) launched an investigation...

An illustration of an airplanes emissions. Almost 200 nations agreed on Oct. 7 to lower carbon emissions from airplanes by 2050.

200 nations commit to lower airplane emissions

by Claire Zhao October 26, 2022

Almost 200 nations agreed on Oct. 7 to lower carbon emissions from airplanes by 2050 in meetings overseen by the U.N.’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a notable step towards their...

An illustration of an approaching asteroid. NASAs Double Asteroid Redirection Test successfully redirected an asteroid on Sept. 26.

NASA mission successfully deflects asteroid

by Claire Zhao October 26, 2022

A National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) spacecraft succeeded in altering a harmless asteroid’s trajectory, the agency announced on Oct. 11. Researchers launched this Double Asteroid Redirection...

An illustration of the Ebola virus. The recent Ebola outbreak from Uganda began in mid-September.

Deadly Ebola outbreak sweeps Uganda

by Young Min October 26, 2022

With 44 confirmed cases and 10 deaths, the Ebola outbreak in Uganda is threatening other East African countries, especially due to the outbreak strain’s lack of treatment. The outbreak went public after...

Are we alone?

October 14, 2022

In an inky void of darkness, hidden within an isolated alcove of the Milky Way galaxy, life evolves. And for all we know, our planet is its sole occurrence, a cosmic anomaly of this universe. As we lie...

How does the universe work?

October 14, 2022

Despite the turbulent nature of their creation, stars and galaxies follow quite stable life cycles often lasting billions of years. While galaxies vary widely with respect to how they form and disappear,...

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