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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

JCL hosts Sadies

JCL hosts Sadies

by Tiara Bhatacharya March 12, 2014

The Junior Classical League (JCL) will be hosting an “Up, Up, and Away!” themed Sadies dance in the gym on March 15. Sadies is an annual event planned by JCL, modeled after the Sadie Hawkins dance...

STEM Week: A Showcase of Science Clubs

STEM Week: A Showcase of Science Clubs

by Ayushi Gautam and Kshithija Mulam March 12, 2014

WISTEM and nine other clubs and organizations hosted the annual STEM Week last week along with fundraising for the Children’s Club at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Tanzania, which is where Upper...

Featured violinist Helen Wu (11) performs excerpts from Fiddler on the Roof by Jerry Block at the annual Winter Concert on Jan. 18. The orchestra will travel to Chicago over Spring Break, April 5 to 10, to premiere a composition by Jeremy van Buskirk.

Orchestra to perform in Chicago

by Vasudha Rengarajan, Features Editor March 12, 2014

The Upper School orchestra will travel to Chicago over Spring Break from April 5 to 10 to premiere a composition by Jeremy van Buskirk. The group will be the first in high school orchestra history to...

Alumnus Surbhi Sarna (class of 03) is the founder of nVision Medical, a medical company targeting ovarian cancer. The 28-year-old took a computer science course at the Upper School.

Women in Computer Science

by Sindhu Ravuri, Winged Post Global Editor March 12, 2014

A recent CollegeBoard survey revealed a public static void of females in three different states among the 30,000 students worldwide who took the AP Computer Science exam. The trend doesn’t stop there,...

Dilip’s Dissertations: The sleep manifesto

by Nikhil Dilip, Winged Post Editor in Chief March 12, 2014

“Sleep is for the weak.” The mantra repeated in my head until it had lost all meaning. After all, I have to push myself through these last 30 pages of reading before tomorrow’s test, right? I’ll...

Editorial: Shifting the scale towards gender balance

Editorial: Shifting the scale towards gender balance

by Winged Post Editorial Staff March 12, 2014

Feminism may seem like a fight of the past, but in reality, it can’t be cast aside or taken for granted. Just last week, a female WestJet pilot received a note on her seat from a male passenger that...

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The ups and downs of being raised by a single mother

by Mariam Sulakian, Aquila News Editor March 12, 2014

For the past 16 years of my life, there is only one person who has never left my side—my mother. Although she may not have had much of a choice, she deserves commendation for enduring years of my wrath,...

Comparing Television Platforms

Comparing Television Platforms

by Emily Lin, Opinion Editor March 12, 2014

Netflix: With over 40 million global streaming subscribers, Netflix has dominated the on-demand streaming market for the past few years. The monthly membership of eight dollars gives customers access...

From Coins to Bitcoin

by Vedant Thyagaraj, Winged Post Tech Editor March 12, 2014

With Bitcoin becoming one of the latest trends of the 21st century, many who previously dismissed it as a speculative investment are probably shaking their heads in regret. What exactly is this “virtual...

Nikita Parulkar (11) and Kailee Gifford (9) dribble down the field during the game against Hill High School. The team went on to win the game 5-0.

Soccer makes history

by Vineet Kosaraju, Winged Post Copy Editor March 12, 2014

The Varsity Girls’ soccer team placed first at league championship, the highest accomplishment that the team has ever earned in Harker history. Despite difficulties from the loss of their beloved...

NextSpot offers a convenient application for connecting users and organizing everyday meetups. Alumni Daanish Jamal (12) and Adhir Ravipati (05) started building the app in mid-2013.

Two alumni release NextSpot in the app store

by Kaity Gee and Raveena Kapatkar March 12, 2014

Alumni Daanish Jamal (‘12) and Adhir Ravipati (‘05) released the app NextSpot on both Apple and Android markets in February.   After bonding over football at family get-togethers, the two...

Rumeenations: Looking for lupines

by Meena Chetty, Winged Post Editor in Chief March 12, 2014

As an almost high school graduate, I like to think that I have changed from my five-year-old self—and hopefully for the better. I’m starting to realize, however, that that’s not necessarily the case. The...

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