![Fallen electrical lines outside of the music resource room caused the power outage. Notices informing students of the cancellation went out throughout the following hour.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_7476-1200x900.jpg)
A power outage on the upper school campus led to Hammies and Senior Showcase being postponed before the show started on May 18. The event is...
![English teacher Susanne Salhab congratulates seniors Daniel Lin and Claire Miao on their completion of high school. Daniel and Claire were both members of Salhabs AP Literature class.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/240518_KS-9-2-e1716232095325-1200x854.jpg)
Seniors, their family members, juniors and faculty celebrated the class of 2024 during the Brick Ceremony and the transfer of leadership to the...
![Junior Shreyas Chakravarty opens the event by introducing the six participants and the resolution of the debate. Debaters argued on the resolution “The United States should ban single-use plastics.”](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC_3315-e1715278325617-1200x826.jpg)
The Speech and Debate department held a public debate on the resolution “The United States should ban single-use plastics” on May 1. Held...
![Downbeat members Isabella Ribeiro (12), Shayla He (12), Varun Bhupathi (11), Simon Kirjner (10), Ian Ogden (12) and Ethan Liu (12) perform Levitating by Dua Lipa during the school meeting. The performance served as a goodbye for Downbeats seniors.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC_8250-2-1200x720.jpg)
Associated Student Body president Daniel Lin (12) opened the last school meeting of the year on Wednesday. He played a video from the newly...
![Daphne Avkarogullari (12) presents her research at the Near Mitra reception.
Daphne explored W. E. B. Du Bois’ idea of double consciousness in Black Americans.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC_7469-1200x798.jpg)
Five Near Mitra Scholars presented their year-long research projects to an audience of over 40 students, teachers and family members and honored...
![Spanish teachers Diana Moss and Isabel Garcia dance the cumbia to Baila Esta Cumbia by Selena. Attendees also danced the salsa at the end of the night in a competition.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/240419_LaNocheCultural_ArianaGoetting24-1200x798.jpg)
Students and faculty gathered to celebrate La Noche Cultural, Spanish Culture Night, on April 19. Hosted by the Spanish National Honor Society,...