Heart of Harker: Prioritizing ourselves
by Amla Rashingkar, Guest Writer
December 28, 2019
Like most of you, I grew up thinking school was my priority. I walked into high school yearning for a high GPA. I wanted to be the poster child for everything I did. The word “stop” didn’t exist in my vocabulary. I always wanted more. The desire to impress my parents and my peers lurked behind me l...
It wasn’t just a sport: wrestling was a family
by Eric Fang, Winged Post Editor-in-Chief
December 21, 2019
Kobe Howard (‘19) lay face down on the wrestling mat, his arm trapped behind his back by his opponent’s knee. I hovered above my seat, praying that he wouldn’t give up. “Throw him off your back,” I shouted. I knew how vulnerable Kobe felt. I remembered breaking my ankle in the middle of a mat...
Dance teams combine into Harker Dance Company
by Esha Gohil, Humans of Harker
December 20, 2019
The junior varsity and varsity dance teams merged together for the first time ever to form the Harker Dance Company at the start of this school year. The choreographers, Karl Kuehn, who previously coached varsity, and Rachelle Haun, who coached junior varsity, decided that the timing was right to proceed...
Skating the curves
by Nicole Tian, Co-Lifestyle Editor
December 7, 2019
High schooler Esteban Rodriguez leans against the rails of the Lake Cunningham Actions Sports Park in San Jose, nonchalantly flipping his black board emblazoned with a painted white skull, its bare teeth and exposed gums clenching onto the scales of a red-eyed viper. The azure edges of the board have b...
HarkerDev heads towards future
by Emily Tan, Assistant Features Editor
December 7, 2019
Standing behind the microphone in front of the student body and faculty, Bennett Liu (12), John Lynch (11), Gloria Zhu (10) and Chirag Kaushik (10), the four admins of the upper school’s software development organization HarkerDev, preview applications coming soon to the upper school, like an app ...
Changes on the horizon: As Sonoma County recovers from Kincade fire, Bay Area considers lessons learned from PG&E shutoffs
November 20, 2019
Bay Area energy faces an uncertain future after controversial planned power outages Following Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E) mass power shutoffs last month, the Bay Area is evaluating potential changes to utility delivery and emergency response in the region. In four rounds of shutoffs ...
Safe at home?
by Eric Fang and Kathy Fang
November 20, 2019
As the upper school moves forward from a threatening graffiti message that disrupted school two weeks ago, administrators will maintain a heightened police presence on campus and continue discussing changes to the security system. According to Facilities Director Mike Bassoni, the school plans ...
Left in the dark
by Arushi Saxena, News Editor
November 19, 2019
It was a chilly Saturday evening, punctuated only by the shrill cheers of children playing in the yard next door. It was the night before Diwali, and we had just concluded a day of re-organizing the house, embellishing our corners with traditional Indian decorations and placing diyas, mini oil lamps, ...
“Students, teachers take a stand”: March for Education rallies support for educational funding
by Kathy Fang, Arushi Saxena, and Alysa Suleiman
November 19, 2019
Over 100 people gathered in César Chavez Plaza in downtown San Jose on Nov. 9 as part of the March for Education, an event hosted by GEN-Up, a student-led social justice organization and student-activist coalition. The event featured talks from student speakers and elected officials, as well as a rally...
More than just paint: Street art speaks out on public walls
by Arely Sun, Co-Lifestyle Editor
November 16, 2019
Sandwiched between a hot pink complex and a beige building in San Francisco, a colorful alley decorated from top to bottom with murals hides in plain sight. Painted words, flowers and symbols extend down the concrete of the narrow street and flow into other sentences and designs. Clarion Alley is ju...
Fall Quadchella invites students, faculty to watch performances through informal talent show
by Sriya Batchu, Reporter
November 16, 2019
Harker’s biannual Quadchella talent show invited students and faculty to watch an array of performances in the quad during long lunch on Nov. 7. This Quadchella contained a total of four teacher acts and six student acts. Face painting provided by the art club along with popcorn and tattoos were a...
Fall sports successes: A season in photos
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Esha Gohil, Kathy Fang, Erica Cai, and Alysa Suleiman
November 15, 2019
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