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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

Debate teacher named coach of the year

Debate teacher named coach of the year

by Vivian Isenberg January 27, 2014

Upper School public forum debate coach Carol Green was presented the national Coach of the Year award at the Blake Debate Tournament in Minneapolis, Minnesota in late December. Green was also given the...

Straight Talk

Straight Talk

by Sheridan Tobin, Winged Post Opinion Editor January 27, 2014

  I’ve overheard conversations between students who don’t even want to talk about colleges or internships they’re applying to and extracurriculars they’re joining solely because they fear...

Upper School investigates wireless Internet troubles, makes adjustments

Upper School investigates wireless Internet troubles, makes adjustments

by Elisabeth Siegel and Emily Lin January 27, 2014

The speed of wireless Internet access in places like Main Hall remains a common complaint at the Upper School, but with recent changes, these issues may no longer exist for students and teachers this semester. “What...

Trailblazing: Colorado legalizes retail marijuana

Trailblazing: Colorado legalizes retail marijuana

by Stephanie Chen and Stanley Zhao January 27, 2014

Legal purchases of recreational marijuana began in Colorado on Jan. 1, marking the first time in U.S. history that the drug has been sanctioned for non-medical sale. About 35 dispensaries around the...

Dilip’s Dissertations

by Nikhil Dilip, Winged Post EIC January 27, 2014

I sat down at the table with a bowl of Caesar salad in my hand. “You know that has anchovy sauce, right?” my sister asked. “Whatever, I like it, and it’s relatively healthy,” I replied. “I’m...

Math club takes first place in national online team contest

by Sindhu Ravuri, Global Editor January 27, 2014

50 students sprawled across the floor of Misael Fisico’s cramped classroom, each intently staring at their laptop screens. The only sounds were the heavy scratching of pencil on paper, the occasional...

Upper School student awarded Intel finalist for medical hardware simulations

by Elisabeth Siegel January 27, 2014

Sreyas Misra (12) was named one of 40 finalists selected from the Intel Science Talent Search (STS) on Jan. 22 in an official press release on the Intel STS website. According to the press release,...

In an interview with The Winged Post, Katherine Sarafian describes her journey in the filmmaking industry, from its almost unintentional roots to the advice she can impart to a student audience now.

Brave producer Katherine Sarafian talks movies

by Mariam Sulakian, Aquila News Editor December 10, 2013

Lights, camera, and behind the scenes: the heart of the movie making magic. Pixar producer Katherine Sarafian, whose most recent production was Brave, shares her background and experiences in the film...

Alumni compete at the collegiate level

by Alyssa Amick, Managing Editor November 19, 2013

As fall season comes to a close at the Upper School, alumni are taking their sports to new heights as they compete at the collegiate level. All agreed that the biggest difference between high school and...

Gabriele Stahl, Upper School Math teacher, dances the tango, a passion she has pursued for many years. In order to help her communicate with her tango teachers, she is taking Spanish classes.

Teachers extend knowledge, head “back to school”

by Alyssa Amick and Elisabeth Siegel November 16, 2013

Some students do not even consider the possibility of returning to classes after they are done with college, but for some teachers on the Upper School campus, taking extra classes gives them the opportunity...

Alumna Daniela Lapidous raises awareness about fossil fuel divestment

by Juhi Gupta and Allison Sun November 5, 2013

Harker alumna Daniela Lapidous (‘12) is on a quest to divest. The Columbia University sophomore has been working individually and with Barnard Columbia Divest to stop the university from investing its...

Release date of iPhones 5S and 5C looms, eliciting mixed student response

Release date of iPhones 5S and 5C looms, eliciting mixed student response

by Vedant Thyagaraj and Tara Parimi November 1, 2013

Apple revamped its iPhone lineup on Sept. 10 with the introduction of two new phones, the iPhones 5S and relatively low-cost iPhone 5C. Several students seem to be quite enthusiastic about the new models. “Apple’s...

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