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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

Alison Yang

Alison Yang, Aquila Editor-in-Chief

Alison Yang (12) is an Editor-in-Chief of Harker Aquila, and this is her fourth year on staff. This year, she looks forward to bonding with everyone on staff and encouraging creative concepts. In her free time, she enjoys eating shaved ice and hanging out with her cat, Schrodinger.

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“Lacrosse impacted my academic and social life since it forced me to really learn how to manage my time and how to build up a skill from zero to something. That’s something I’ve carried with me into everything I do," senior Gen Malenin said.

Humans of Harker: Cradling the chaos

by Abigail Cheng and Vivek Moorjani
May 22, 2025
“Take a step back and realize how insignificant a lot of the things that we're stressing about are. Focus on what's important to you, and don't get emotional and care about every small little detail; just kind of let things happen. Pick what matters to you most and don’t get bogged down in the small little details," senior Sahil Varma said.

Humans of Harker: Taking a step back

by Shaurya Jain, Reporter
May 22, 2025
“I'm planning on doing research on the condition my brother has, just to make the most of what I have and to try to help me be calm as well,” Ethan said. “Ultimately, [what’s important to me] is my brother, my relationship with him, and his condition. As a career, I want to do research and study bioengineering to help others," senior Ethan Wang said.

Humans of Harker: Fencing for the future

by Johanna Byun, Reporter
May 22, 2025
I express myself in every aspect of my being. I try to be very true to who I am and what I want and how I feel. Whether it be my classes or what I'm writing about or who I'm talking to or how I'm dressing or the music I'm listening to that day, it's all very expressive and indicative of who I am," senior Avayna Glass said.

Humans of Harker: Crafting confections

by Maithili Gupta, Reporter
May 21, 2025
“It's a whole different world, whether you're on the ocean by yourself or with whoever you're fishing with, and it's an escape from the rest of my life. When I'm doing these things, like camping or fishing, I have something else to focus on. I'm not thinking about the next project I have for English or whatever it is, and it gives me an actual break from everything," senior Brendon Hayes said.

Humans of Harker: Fishing for a brighter future

by Madelene Hu, Reporter
May 24, 2025
“For a while I struggled a lot with a specific sailing technique and trying to complete that maneuver. Then one day, in the middle of a race, I tried it, I got it, and then I finally managed to get the hang of it. My favorite moment was finally being able to figure that out after trying for a while — that was pretty satisfying.”

Humans of Harker: Sailing with spirit

by Mirabelle Feng, TALON Student Life Editor
April 23, 2025
Seniors Keren Eisenberg and Summer Adler smile together at the Singh Aquatic Center. Keren and Summer have played on the same club and school water polo teams for the past 11 years.

Teammates for life

November 22, 2024
Senior Cindy Yu participates in the “Real Talk with Students and for Students” fishbowl discussion. “I saw that it was a no judgment zone, and there was a very high standard of respect," Cindy said.

Students take part in community conversations

by Samuel Tong, Assistant News Editor
November 16, 2024
A table of alumni chats during the class of 2004's reunion on Saturday. This year's Harker Day marked the class of 2004's 20-year reunion.

Alumni revisit Harker for weekend reunions

by Alison Yang, Aquila Editor-in-Chief
October 8, 2024
Seniors Rei Binkley and Zachary Soraire play "Wavelength." Other offered board games included "Confident' and "Crew."

Class of 2025 reunites at annual Senior Retreat

by Katerina Matta, Winged Post Editor-in-Chief
August 17, 2024
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