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

This is where the last NSPA journalism convention was held in San Diego. TAS won their online pacemaker at this convention.

Interview with Taipei American School’s Editor-in-Chief

by Trisha Dwivedi, Reporter May 19, 2014

The Taipei American School recently won a pacemaker award for their online publication titled Blue and Gold. Harker Aquila interviewed their Editor-in-Chief, Adrienne Shih. TD: How has the staff at your...

This is the home screen of the TAS website, which won the online pacemaker at the NSPA convention. To find out more, visit the site at blueandgoldonline.org.

Taipei American School Wins Journalism Award

by Trisha Dwivedi, Reporter May 19, 2014

The Taipei American School (TAS), Harker’s sister school in Taiwan, won a pacemaker for their online publication at the last NSPA journalism conference in San Diego that took place from Apr. 10 to 13. Pacemakers...

The movie The Fault in Our Stars will release this summer on June 6. It stars Shailene Woodley from Divergent and Ansel Elgort.

Movies to watch this summer

by Trisha Dwivedi, Reporter May 18, 2014

“The Fault in Our Stars”, directed by Josh Boone, releases on June 6, 2014. Rated PG-13, this comedy-drama film stars Ansel Elgort as Augustus and Shailene Woodley as Hazel. Based off of the book,...

How I learned (to hate) to tie a bow tie

by Vivek Bharadwaj, Winged Post Assistant Sports Editor May 18, 2014

Alright, I’ll admit; when my editor assigned me this article to work on, I neither owned nor knew how to tie a bow tie. After I bought one, I decided to keep a running journal of my slow, painful ordeal...

Read it Or Weep: Loveletter to Dad: From Your Passenger Seat

Read it Or Weep: Loveletter to Dad: From Your Passenger Seat

by Kaity Gee, Video/Broadcast Editor May 17, 2014

I remember it like it was yesterday. I was five years, eight months, and if you asked me- I would have lied and said I was already six. I had an obsession with the Barbie Diaries, strawberry-everything,...

Senior Showcase 2014

by Anokhi Saklecha and Melina Nakos May 17, 2014

After four years of practice, dedication, and memories, the seniors of the performing arts Conservatory Certificate program will put on their final collective performance of their high school career on...

Affirmative Action

by Shay Lari-Hosain and Vasudha Rengarajan May 17, 2014

Affirmative Action | Create Infographics The Supreme Court upheld a Michigan amendment on April 22 that bans affirmative action in the state’s public universities in “Schuette v. Coalition to...

Julie Wheeler intends to move to Marin and is in the process of purchasing a house. Naomi Hwang plans on working as a substitute teacher while she changes careers in the upcoming year.

Q&A: Wheeler and Hwang will not return next year

by Shannon Su and Sheridan Tobin May 16, 2014

History teachers Naomi Hwang and Julie Wheeler will not be returning to teach in the fall. In interviews with The Winged Post, they described their plans for next year and reflected on their years teaching...

Namrata Vakkaladadda (12) takes part in last summers glasses initiative for the Tanzanian community. She was one of the 11 students who went on the inaugural Tanzania trip.

Second annual Tanzania trip preview

by Tara Parimi and Allison Sun May 16, 2014

Thirteen students along with Upper School Science Department Chair Anita Chetty and Upper School biology teacher Mike Pistacchi will journey on their second annual trip to Tanzania on June 5. This...

DOWN TO BUSINESS: Nihal Uppugunduri (12) and Alex Tuharsky (11) won first place in the Stock Market Game this year. They accepted their prize recently in Atlanta at DECAs international conference.

DECA members attend ICDC

by Megy Appalaraju and Roshni Pankhaniya May 16, 2014

Twenty-four Upper School students traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to compete at DECA’s International Career Development Conference (ICDC)  from May 3 to 6. Over 17,000 students from around the world came...

Athletes of the Month

Athletes of the Month

by Mariam Sulakian, Aquila News Editor May 16, 2014

  Andrew Zhu (12) Varsity Boys’ Volleyball Varsity outside hitter Andrew Zhu (12) ended his last volleyball season with 232 kills and 171 digs in 61 played sets. With 14 kills, Andrew helped...

SEEDS OF LOVE: Seniors Apurva Gorti and Dora Tzeng plant one of the orchards new saplings together. The contruction for the Class of 2014s senior gift, an orchrd in memory of former English teacher Jason Berry, began during the week of April 21.

Seniors gift orchard in memory of Jason Berry

by Vasudha Rengarajan and Anokhi Saklecha May 16, 2014

During the week of April 21, Construction began on the Class of 2014’s senior gift: an orchard in mem- ory of former English teacher, Jason Berry. The orchard will include fruit trees, berry...

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