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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Capitol Correspondent at Nexstar Austin Bureau Wes Rapaport reports on President Trump's visit to Corpus Christi at the Corpus Christi International Airport. Trump arrived to meet with local and state officials on Tuesday.

Texas recovering in aftermath of Harvey’s devastation

by Tiffany Wong and Gloria Zhang September 6, 2017

Tropical storm Hurricane Harvey is currently causing severe flooding and water damage in southeastern Texas and nearby areas, including Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. The hurricane...

Gloria Guo (12) promotes Interact at last year's Club Fair. This year's Club Fair will be held during long lunch next Wednesday.

Front page update (Issue 1)

by Maya Kumar and Nerine Uyanik September 6, 2017

Club fair to take place next week in Atrium Club Fair will be held during long lunch next Wednesday, Sept. 13, in the Nichols Atrium. "I think our clubs are really learning how to market themselves...

Charles Shuttleworth at Monarch Pass, Colorado, on the 39th day of the trip. The ride, lasting a total of 62 days, started in Yorktown, Virginia, and spanned across America, ending in San Francisco.

Meet your teacher: English teacher completes summer charity ride across US, raising $5595 for MS

by Kathy Fang and Nina Gee September 6, 2017

 After two months of biking through lush farmlands dotted with livestock and llamas, arid canyons dotted with wildlife and forested mountain ranges, upper school English teacher Charles Shuttleworth has...

From Package to Platter: Behind the scenes of kitchen staff

From Package to Platter: Behind the scenes of kitchen staff

by Nerine Uyanik and Ashley Jiang September 6, 2017

A chef adds salt to the tub of steak-cut fries and begins shoveling the thickly-cut slices into small paper containers. Sixteen of the 18 busy members of the upper school kitchen staff hustle around the...

Pulse of the People: Creative resistance

Pulse of the People: Creative resistance

by Prameela Kottapalli, Winged Post Features Editor September 6, 2017

Art. There is no one way to define it. It’s the soft rustle of a curtain as it opens to reveal an elaborate set; it’s the scratch of a pencil as it creates words out of imagination; it’s the glide...

The beauty of school

The beauty of school

by Krishna Bheda, Senior Columnist September 6, 2017

Courtesy of Krishna Bheda My light brown curls bounced and my light-up sneakers flashed as I strutted into the room, past the bright neon “Welcome to Kindergarten” sign. With my my mom’s hand in...

New teachers join upper school

by Neil Bai and Mahika Halepete September 6, 2017

This school year, Harker will be welcoming new teachers into the school community. They will be teaching subjects ranging from language to debate. The teachers all come from different backgrounds and will...

Scientists across the nation park experiments to protest

by Michael Sikand, Aquila Asst. News Editor May 15, 2017

On April 22 and Earth Day 2017, thousands of scientists and their supporters across the country donned their lab coats not to conduct research, but to march on Washington, DC, among other major cities,...

Alayna Richmond runs with the lacrosse ball. The lacrosse team currently holds a league record of 1-3.

Spring Sports Update

by Alex Wang and Anjay Saklecha May 15, 2017

Track Track and field runners competed in their second WBAL meet for this season on April 12. The girls team consisting of Grace Koonmen (11), Gloria Guo (11), Alycia Cary (10) and Nikki Solanki (9)...

Q&A with Jennifer Geller, Hamilton's "Bullet"

Q&A with Jennifer Geller, Hamilton’s “Bullet”

by Prameela Kottapalli, Winged Post Asst. Features Editor May 12, 2017

Winged Post: How do you personally connect with characters that lived in a bygone era? Jennifer Geller: The people in this story embody the same qualities that we have today. They go through similar...

The class of 2016 tosses their hats into the air at last year's graduation ceremony at the Saratoga Mountain Winery. This year, graduation will take place at the Mountain Winery on May 18.

Hats off to the Class of 2017: Seniors graduate in Mountain Winery ceremony

by Kshithija Mulam and Maya Valluru May 11, 2017

Upper School Division Head Butch Keller announced the 2017 baccalaureate and graduation speakers during a senior class meeting on April 17. Students in the senior class voted on the baccalaureate faculty...

Andrew Semenza (11) reads Harker Horizon outside Manzanita during lunch. This issue of the journal, containing student articles and projects, was released on May 8.

Front page update (Issue 7)

by Anvi Banga, Kshithija Mulam, and Jenna Sadhu May 11, 2017

Space is infinite for new science magazine The premier issue of the Upper School's student-run scientific journal Harker Horizon was released on May 8. The journal consists of student research papers...

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