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“Human connection is very important to staying grounded and stable. The people around me are one of the reasons that I'm not fully burnt out, so I really prioritize keeping a good schedule for myself. Being able to prioritize the things in life that give me internal satisfaction is important to me because that's what allows me to have the drive to do good with the rest of my time. Talking to people is a way for me to replenish," senior Kashish Priyam said.
Humans of Harker: Pep in every step
“It's very important to make sure the people in your life know they're important to you. Whether that's doing small acts of kindness or just being there whenever they need you, having a really strong support system is what gets you through life, and it's a really valuable life skill to have," Sofie Marino (12) said.
Humans of Harker: Pillar of support
“My karate teachers emphasize that as black belts, we should be living up to the standard of our rank and acting as an example for the students who are lower-ranked.' When I’m helping out and someone messes up, I don't necessarily say, ‘You did this wrong, try to do this.’ I take a more relaxed approach and act out what they did a little comically. It's finding the balance between being strict and being more playful with the students," senior Claire Perng said.
Humans of Harker: Playing with purpose
“I have the ability to convey my opinions and ideas through art, which in my opinion, is the most powerful tool I have because not everyone has it. It requires me to, first of all, have an opinion or thought, and second of all, be able to convey it with this medium. Together, that is the strongest calling for an artist," senior Eva Li said.
Humans of Harker: Artistry in abstraction
"I like challenging myself to really, really high expectations and then surprisingly, somehow it works, and I think I have the most fun doing that. Rather than making a beginner thing, I wanna be the best .I wanna do the craziest thing first," senior Gabe Li said.
Humans of Harker: B-roll to your beat
Humans of Harker: Cooking with creativity
Humans of Harker: Cooking with creativity
“There's a lot of value in every moment and everyone around you. I appreciate people who just appreciate the little things. For me, I feel like everyone you meet can teach you a little bit, and that's something that I've really internalized over the years. I think that's part of why I like being around people and different communities so much. Because in each of these communities, you can learn so many different things from everyone," Olivia Xu ('24) said.
Humans of Harker: Purpose towards progress
“I get to choose how much effort and detail I put in, and that’s what you’re going to see in the end. I love that you can see the truth on paper. A lot of my work is in black and white, so I can’t rely on color to cover it up or make it more interesting — I can only rely on my skill and willingness to go into the studio and add to my piece," Katelyn Zhao ('24) said.
Humans of Harker: Envisioning the everyday
"I used to think that I have to keep doing dance just because it's what I’m known for. But now I’ve realized there’s beauty behind all the madness that happens. And it’s now a part of me, so not doing dance or not having Legos is like I’m losing a part of my identity," Luke Mehta ('24) said.
Humans of Harker: Building with style
“Why not? So many things are very foreign or unknown to us, but there’s not much to lose by just trying things. I initially wasn’t very comfortable with DECA, especially with impromptu, but the community really helped me grow out of that. And DECA is now one of my top high school memories. Just giving things a try is really worth it, and if it fails, the worst thing that can happen is you just try something else," Claire Luo ('24) said.
Humans of Harker: It’s all in the details
"Being a lifer, I really want to put my knowledge to use. Being a TEDx speaker is a really big honor in and of itself, but to be able to actually address the Harker community was really important to me because I wanted to have an impact on the place that I've been at for 13 years," Arissa Huda ('23) said.
Humans of Harker: Prescribing change
"I’ve learned discipline: practicing a lot and then knowing what your strengths are, knowing where to improve. That discipline is definitely going to stay with me. If I’m trying to get a big piece of work done in general when I'm interested in it, I'll stop at nothing to reach my goals," Linette Hoffman ('23) said.
Humans of Harker: Artistry in motion
"I have this philosophy with theater. I wholeheartedly believe that my life was made for the stage, and all my make or break moments have happened there. While some people learn best through lectures or visuals, I learn best from having a spotlight on me," Zubin Khera ('23) said.
Humans of Harker: Scripts to success
"One of the most important things for me about performing is its transformative power. There was one concert where we were singing this commission about gun violence, followed by a piece about climate change, a piece about the Holocaust. Watching the audience's expressions and how they reacted to the music we were singing was the first time that I was like, ‘Whoa, music has the power to change lives and engender positive change,’” Sawyer Lai ('23) said.
Humans of Harker: Symphony of spirit
"It’s been fun getting to know the chefs at La Mar, their team and how different cultural influences blend together. For example, they make ceviche, which is a traditional Peruvian dish, but they infuse it with many different cultures. They have a version of their ceviche which is inspired by African tastes and spices, and they also have a Japanese form of that same ceviche dish. I think it’s interesting to watch how these fusion dishes form," Alex Lan ('23) said.
Humans of Harker: Flavors of knowledge
Prakrit Jain ('22) searches for new animal species to help the environment and wildlife.
Humans of Harker: Scorpion spotter
Arnav Gupta ('22) moves a DNA construction.
Humans of Harker: Coding for a cause
“[Building nerf blasters] became this outlet of creativity for me that hasn't been matched by anything else. The process [of] making a build complete to your desire is such a painstakingly difficult process, but I've had to learn from [the skills needed from] soldering to proper painting. There's so many different options for everything, if you think about it, it exists. The best part is [that] if it doesn't exist, you can build it yourself," Ishaan Parate said.
Humans of Harker: Blast of creativity
"Every single person I've interviewed for Humans of Harker has said one killer quote that has stuck with me even through four years of high school, and I think I really do internalize those messages. There are nuances in every single person's experience that makes it unique to them and also makes it a good lesson for everyone else. It's just amazing to see how much wisdom every single person at Harker has, and it's fascinating to learn about those stories," Erica Cai ('22) said.
Humans of Harker: Harmony in humanity
“Something I took away from baseball is that there's always the opportunity to bounce back when things don't go particularly right. Even the best hitters only go one for three, so being able to push through that is one of the most important parts of the game. Being able to identify what goes wrong and learning from that is important to being able to find success in the future," Mark Hu ('22) said.
Humans of Harker: The perfect pitch
Humans of Harker: Perseverance on par
Humans of Harker: Perseverance on par
It's been obviously rough, turning on the news and seeing another death, seeing another acquittal every single time … but, ‘How much can I do?’ is the question I'm asking myself. ‘How much can I help, and what impact can I have?’” Brian Pinkston ('21) said.
Humans of Harker: For the future and the present
“When I came into high school, I was ready to be a follower. But DECA was a game changer for me. It helped me overcome my fear of public speaking, and it's played such a major role in who I've become today. To be able to successfully lead a chapter of 150 students, an officer team and be one of the upperclassmen I once really admired is something I'm [really] proud of,” Anvitha Tummala ('21) said.
Humans of Harker: Leading with DECA-cation
Class of 2021: Humans of Harker compilation, part three
Class of 2021: Humans of Harker compilation, part three
“I feel really good about myself when I'm relaxed and enjoying the world. There’s so much to learn about the world and so many ways to do so," Daniel Wang ('21) said.
Humans of Harker: Mapping the unknown
"I'm the person that always has a plan for everything. And then I have backups for the plan, and I have backups for the backups," Nicole Chen ('19) said.
Humans of Harker: Calendars for a cause
"I don’t ever intend on letting the internal love of life that I have leave me. As I grow up and I maintain my love for the random things I do, I know I’ll be happy– and hopefully people around me will be, as well," Mathew Mammen ('19) said.
Humans of Harker: Jack of all trades, master of fun
Humans of Harker: To dance, to feel
Humans of Harker: To dance, to feel
"The more serious side, people will never see. You'll never see who's behind one of these websites that people may be using," Neil Ramaswamy (12) said. "Several freshmen have approached me like, 'hey, you're the really funny guy at school meeting' and I'm like 'hey, yeah, nice to meet you' and at the same time they might be using an application that I've written not knowing that it's me. I kind of get that personal satisfaction knowing that there is a serious side to me, you just don't know about it."
Humans of Harker: Dueling with duality
Humans of Harker: Humanity in art
Humans of Harker: Humanity in art
“I think getting up in the morning and having a sense of purpose [is exciting]. I think without a certain amount of drive, life is kind of obsolete and mundane, and I think having that every single day is what makes each day unique and kind of makes life exciting,” Neymika Jain (12) said.
Humans of Harker: Neymika Jain finds balance in life
“A lot of the time, when I’m out at nail salons, nailers ask me if I‘m Vietnamese. I say yes, but they say that I don’t speak the language and have never been back to Vietnamese, so am I really? I always felt disconnected, like I would be Vietnamese-American but never Vietnamese. When I went to Vietnam for the first time, it brought me closer to my culture. I realized I shouldn’t view myself as a different. I have to see Vietnamese-American and Vietnamese as one and the same," Haley Tran (12) said.
Humans of Harker: Haley Tran values her cultural identity
“One time, I was hiking up this giant off-trail path, and this is going to make me sound like a complete hippy, but what I was thinking at the moment was that every single tree out there must have had some sort of backstory. Even when I was walking to Shah, there was this tree right next to the building, and I was like, ‘Maybe this tree had a lot of other tree friends, but then this building came up and they had to get cut down.’ That made me pretty sad. So, when I was coming up with backstories for trees, it reminded me of my childlike innocence of playing pretend or playing with my stuffed animals because I thought my imagination would never run as wild as it once did. But, this experience made me feel happy because it’s something that I’ve lost, and I feel like I gained some of it back," Aashish Jain (12) said.
Humans of Harker: Aashish Jain finds inspiration in painting through watching Bob Ross videos
“For me, robotics has always been a great way to learn about how to build things and how things work. Honestly, that is the reason why I love robotics. When you see everything working, you look at it and say 'I helped make this happen,' which is really really gratifying," Andrew Tierno (12) said.
Humans of Harker: Andrew Tierno reflects on his passion for robotics
“A lot of being a choreographer is about digging deep, understanding, and finding out which event leads to the next, which is basically what science is. You would take a circuit and break it apart to understand each of the components, and you would do that to a song,” Sneha Bhetanabhotla (‘17) said.
Humans of Harker: Sneha Bhetanabhotla learns to connect robotics and dance
“I can be serious, and I care a lot about a lot of things, but I also just like having fun and people feeling comfortable being their true selves,” Isabella Spradlin (12) said. “You don't have to be one-sided — you can have different sides of your personality, and different moods.”
Humans of Harker: Isabella Spradlin gleans insight from sisterhood
“This is like a melting pot of Cupertino, Lynbrook, Saratoga, some people from De Anza, so you meet all kinds of people,” Rahul Mehta (12) said. “Half the time I’m not even playing with my friends, so I’m playing with random people. You start off in the beginning a bit wary of each other, and then by end you’re playing like they’re your friends. It’s kind of gradual. Like after a really cool play, you’ll high five each other, and that’s how it all begins.”
Humans of Harker: Rahul Mehta befriends others through banter
"People are always debating, you know, ‘should I go up to a higher weight or not?’ And I’ll just yell, ‘do it, you won’t,’" Tiffany Shou (12) said. "And then, you know, it’s like that challenge, and so it always pushes them pick that higher weight, and then they can accomplish it, so it’s even more gratifying."
Humans of Harker Video: Tiffany Shou pushes her limits in the weight room
“First, I start at my house,” Sparsh Chauhan (12) said. “Then, I turn on Saratoga, and it’s always crowded with traffic and stuff. That’s when I’m setting the music, checking the tire pressure, the gas. After downtown, the road gets smooth, which is when I put the windows down. I go all the way down until there’s a dip and then I go back. Even when I have stuff to do, I drive that same route every day. I don’t have to take directions. I know all the traffic times; I know exactly where I’m going.”
Humans of Harker: Sparsh Chauhan takes pride in his work
“My slogan is ‘slow feet, don’t eat, and I’m hungry.’ You need to run fast to get where you are–you aren't going to get those championships if you aren't fast,” Angel Cervantes (12) said. “I want to do well in school on my tests and in track and win championships for my team. I live by that, [and] I can do that anywhere: in the classroom or on the field.”
Humans of Harker: Angel Cervantes chases his goals
“[Volleyball has] taught me how to fall correctly, and another thing it taught is that you don’t have to be the best at something to be good at it. If you just hit the ball in a smart way, then it still scores points and you’re good at it. You could be a background player and still make a much bigger impact on the team than you would think,” Anya Gert (’20) said.
Humans of Harker: Learning to fall
“You just have to go for it. You think, 'In the future, if I think back and regret it, is that how I want to end up — or would I rather just try something and see what happens?' Usually, it turns out well,” Montek Kalsi (’20) said. 
Humans of Harker: All fun and games
“I'm not nearly there yet, but [my confidence has] definitely been getting better since I was pretty shy and timid coming into Harker my freshman year. I know that there's a lot of people that are really confident in what they do, and I really admire them. Everyone's so driven and that has really pushed me to kind of try to find my own place in high school and be more confident,” Alyssa Huang (’20) said.
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Humans of Harker: Grit and grind
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Humans of Harker: Artistic nonconformity
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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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Christy works on her math homework before her cheer practice. In addition to figure skating, Christy is also part of the varsity cheer team, performing at football and basketball games.

Eliana stretches in the training room after school. With two training session a day, Eliana prioritizes taking care of her body to prevent injuries.

Zheng poses in front her map “How to Make a Golden State.” This map charts the labor of the Asian farmworkers who played a crucial role in shaping California’s agricultural infrastructure.

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
Nov. 5 marks Election Day, and Harker Aquila is following along with national news with their own live coverage, including polls and community responses. Check this page for more information about the presidential, Senate and House of Representatives races, as well as California's propositions.

Live Coverage: 2024 Presidential Election

by Emma Milner, Alison Yang, Lily Shi, Eva Cheng, Disha Gupta, Suhani Gupta, Mendy Mao, Ashley Mo, Jonathan Szeto, Tiffany Zhu, Leah Krupnik, Lindsay Li, Vivek Moorjani, Lily Peng, Samuel Tong, Chelsea Xie, Cynthia Xie, Nathan Yee, and Elizabeth Zhang
November 5, 2024
Varsity boys water polo crushes Mountain View 18-4 on senior night

Varsity boys water polo crushes Mountain View 18-4 on senior night

by Eva Cheng, Alison Yang, and Suhani Gupta
October 29, 2024
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What’s on my ballot?

by Gabe Sachse and Jessica Hu
October 25, 2024
Students chat and eat together during lunch. Every day, the kitchen staff serves over a thousand lunches within an hour.

Follow life cycle of food

by Victor Gong, Katerina Matta, Mihir Kotbagi, Ashley Mo, Jonathan Szeto, Cynthia Xie, and Alison Yang
October 11, 2024
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Chef Gustavo Parra hands off food at Chef's Grill to awaiting students. This Manzanita Hall station is one of the most popular.

Baldwin scoops rice during lunch. The kitchen focuses mainly on assembling dishes during service, with preparation done beforehand.

Mora hoses down the kitchen cooktop. Rice and large stir-frys are often prepared here.

Kitchen Manager Raelynn Baldwin glazes some grilled pork before lunch. She gets here around 6 a.m.

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The Manzanita Hall walk-in freezer begins to fill up at 6:30 a.m. The kitchen receives shipments of produce, meats and other products every Monday.

Baldwin plans the full menu for each week in advance. Additionally, the kitchen keeps track of special requests like field trip catering.

Harker organizes trash into compostable and non-compostable materials. “The problem is intentionality,” Shreyas said. “People are running off to lunch, they’re running off to office hours, and they just see a trash bin and they throw things there. "

Grounds Crew member Elidio Espinoza carries a bag of trash and prepares to load it into his vehicle. He typically starts emptying trash cans from Shah, which is farthest away from the dumpsters, and makes his way toward the Nichols and Dobbins area.

A new shipment of compostable cutlery arrives in the early morning at Saratoga campus. Together with the Upper School Sustainability Committee, the kitchen reduced single-use plastics through alternatives like these.

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Culinary intern Alaiza Albizu sets out food at the Veggie Cafe before lunch begins. In addition to vegetarian and vegan options, Manzanita Hall offers a bevy of desserts, cold cuts and fruits.

Chef Carlos Madrigal prepares pico de gallo for the Mexican Fiesta condiment bar. Harker receives 125lbs of tomatoes and 300lbs of avocados every week.

Cook Antonio Mora works on the main dish for Chef's Grill. Three people work on the dish: Mora for the meat, Baldwin for the rice and Parra for the sauce.

“You just need to trust the process,” Zoe said. “After the first game, I fell in love. I thought, ‘This is where I can express myself. I just want to work hard to score goals and be happy.’”

APEX: Power in polo, pride in protecting

October 9, 2024
A referee from Bay Area Sports Officials speaks to the varsity football captains from Harker and Anzar before the coin toss of the Homecoming game. BASO supplies most referees for Harker but lost over 50% of their referees after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Referee shortage puts games on hold

October 12, 2024
Middle school English teacher Mark Gelineau ('90) checks in an attendee. Gelineau enjoys this role because it allows him to connect alumni with other classmates or former friends also attending the Barbeque.

Alumni laugh and catch up during the Barbeque. Other Alumni Weekend events included 5, ten and twenty year reunions.

Downbeat surrounds senior Saanvi Bhargava during her solo. Other singing acts included the middle school Concert Choir and the lower school Harmonics.

Halloween-themed Harker Day show unites TK-12 students

by Suhani Gupta, Lily Peng, and Cynthia Xie
October 8, 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
Ollie Masoni (11) brings the pom-poms up with the varsity cheerleading team on the sidelines. The team led cheers like "Color Shout."

Live coverage: Harker challenges Anzar High School for Homecoming football game

by Emma Milner, Alison Yang, Eva Cheng, Tiffany Zhu, Sidak Sanghari, Gabe Sachse, Hima Thota, Aishani Singh, Kairui Sun, Ashley Mo, Jonathan Szeto, Charlie Wang, Suhani Gupta, Claire Yu, Janam Chahal, Mihir Kotbagi, Mendy Mao, Ella Guo, Samuel Tong, Caden Ruan, Sam Li, Lily Peng, Claire Xu, Chelsea Xie, and Katerina Matta
October 5, 2024
Senior Sara Glusman cheers on the Eagles from the student section. This year's homecoming theme is "Blizzard Blast," and fans decked out in white clothing and face paint to support the Eagles.

CIRCLE OF 2025: Senior Sam Parupudi hoists a stuffed animal in a "Lion King" recreation. For Homecoming week, each class was themed around an animation studio: Disney for the seniors, Universal Studios for the juniors, Nickelodeon for the sophmores and PBS Kids for the frosh.

Homecoming Week Day 4: Class of 2025 continues Spirit reign at Rally

by Suhani Gupta and Eva Cheng
October 3, 2024
DRUMROLL PLEASE: Sophomores await the final points tally. The Class of 2027 also finished in second place in last year's Homecoming Rally.

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SIDELINE SMILES: Junior Sophia Bagley supports the spirit dancers with her sign. Other spirit props included bullhorns, tutus, flags and face paint.

RIDING VICTORY: Seniors Rayan Arya, Rishi Lalwani, Jacob Smith and Liam Jeffers dance along during the "Disney" routine. The seniors face the juniors again at Harker Day's tug-of-war finals on Saturday.

ON YOUR FEET: Junior Luke Wu celebrates the Class of 2026's relay race victory. Their representatives Spencer Chang and Brady Tse were the only two who were not disqualified for rule breaking. “Everybody had a lot of spirit and we were all putting in our best effort to win,” Junior Christy Ma said. “My favorite part was the energy in the room.”

Sophmores Ryan Miao, Yash Belani and Brandon Labio attempt to stop sliding forwards during their match against the seniors. In a pre-match huddle, they practiced their pulling tempo.

Homecoming Week Day 2: Spirit parade and tug-of-war preliminaries build anticipation for rest of week

by Jessica Wang, Leah Krupnik, and Wenjie Zou
October 1, 2024
Junior bass Taylor Summers practices "El Grillo," which translates to "The Cricket" from Italian. Capriccio also features altos, sopranos and tenors.

Capriccio initiates multi-faceted twist to vocals

by Emma Milner and Heather Wang
September 30, 2024
Senior Melody Yin prepares to pass the ball. “It’s her senior season, so I just want her to ride this out as long as she can,” Melody’s mother Delphine Gan said.

Varsity girls water polo lags behind Palo Alto in 13-16 loss

by Cynthia Xie and Alison Yang
September 23, 2024
A parent answers math teacher Victor Adler's problem in Multivariable Calculus. Adler led parents through various questions students face.

Spanish teacher Diana Moss introduces her journey to becoming an educator. She opened the session in Spanish to simulate the immersive learning students go through.

A parent nods along to Moss's explanation of how the foreign language department places students. Parents had 10 minutes for each class period.

Dance teacher Rachelle Haun explains upcoming travel to Kinetic Krew parents. For the first time, the dance program will take a trip to New York.

Parents banter during the passing period before Moss's class. Throughout the day, they amassed pamphlets, worksheets and syllabi from teachers.

Parents file through Nichols Atrium as they head to their next classes. Student ambassadors guided them through the campus.

Parents experience school life at annual Back to School Day

by Chelsea Xie and Heather Wang
September 15, 2024
Science teacher Andrew Irvine walks parents through upcoming labs and coursework for AP Chemistry. He also announced that the class will not have a winter final.

Opposite Nat Tan (11) blocks Bruin outside Giselle Paedon. The Eagles had trouble stopping the Bruins’ swings in the first two sets, but defensive adjustments slowed the Bruins down later.

Varsity girls volleyball opens season with tight 2-3 loss against Branham

by Alison Yang, Aquila Editor-in-Chief
September 8, 2024
Fifty-nine percent of student respondents spent upwards of $150 on textbooks for the upcoming year and 29% of students spent over $300. The lack of value that students find in some textbooks, however, invalidates their price. 

Editorial: Textbook underutilization reveals flaws in course materials planning

by Editorial Board
August 28, 2024
Intel lost more than $30 billion in market value after its second quarter earnings report. The company announced that it would cut 15% of its workforce and slash dividends due to financial struggles.

Chip crisis: Intel tumbles amidst layoffs and lackluster earnings

by Victor Gong, Winged Post Editor-in-Chief
August 23, 2024
A frosh holds the Matriculation program during speeches. The school read the Matriculation Oath together, with frosh facing upperclassmen and staff.

Matriculation renews core tenets for new year

by Lily Shi, News Editor
August 23, 2024
Success equals how many people remember you after you die multiplied by how long they remember you for. But only if you’re doing what you love.

This I Believe: Appendix to equation of life

by Kairui Sun, Photo Editor
August 20, 2024
Leana Zhou (11) adds finishing touches to her poster. HSLT prepared posters for Spirit Kickoff, which will be held Sept. 26.

Student leaders hit it off at “Spirit of Harker”

by Janam Chahal and Claire Yu
August 20, 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
Rushil Jaiswal takes aim at fellow senior Claire Anderson during laser tag. Players were split into red and blue teams.

End of Year Slideshow 23-24

by Kairui Sun, Aishani Singh, Alison Yang, Ananya Sriram, Ariana Goetting, Brandon Zau, Chayce Milheim, Ella Guo, Ella Yee, Emma Milner, Emma Li, Eva Cheng, Isabella Lo, Jonathan Xue, Kevin Zhang, Lindsey Tuckey, Margaret Cartee, Mirabelle Feng, Selina Xu, Tiffany Zhu, Yifan Li, and Vivian Chen
June 3, 2024
"Everyone always says, YOLO, you only live one life. And it's true, you only live one life. That's exactly the reason why in whatever you're doing, you should find the best parts and enjoy them. Like in school, finding a class you love. For me, volleyball and robotics, my outlets are for fun. It's about enjoying what you do and sharing that joy with others," Zachary Blue (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Jumping to new heights

by Sam Li, Reporter
May 23, 2024
Humans of Harker: Code of creativity

Humans of Harker: Code of creativity

by Alison Yang, Aquila Co-Editor-in-Chief
May 7, 2024
“I think that reading should be an escape. A lot of the time when I read realistic fiction, I think that I could just be living life instead. If I wanted to experience reality, I could go and do it, but it's not like you can go outside and see dragons or something. So I like the escapist aspect, but I also read some nonfiction and essays and memoirs," James Blenko (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Learning through literature

by Charlize Wang, Co-Aquila Managing Editor
May 7, 2024
"I've always thought about things in an economic way. What can I do to maximize the happiness I get? There are definitely things I'd change if I went back, but there's no point in dwelling on that," Angelina Zhu (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Introspective investment

by Alison Yang, Aquila Co-Editor-in-Chief
May 6, 2024
Green Team co-president Kinnera Mulam draws raffle winners. Prizes included vegan baked goods from Bradley Stoll, vegan chapsticks and succulents.

Global Reset: A peek at Earth Week

by Victor Gong, Emma Li, Alison Yang, and Claire Zhao
May 3, 2024
Green Team adviser Diana Moss donated this Nepalese wool sweater to the Swap. She traded all her backpacking gear for it during a hiking trip in Nepal.

Alexis Leo (9) picks through the sweater selection at Clothing Swap. "I think the clothing swap is a really smart way for the Harker community to not only clean out their closets but also give back to the community,” fellow Swap visitor Avayna Glass (11) said.

Poetry offers students a place to express themselves, whether through writing, reading or reciting it. "You can just use words and use the feelings of those words to create a painting," Eric Zhang (11) said.

Poetry empowers student voices

by Suhani Gupta, Co-A&E/Lifestyle Editor
April 30, 2024
“If you could fly before you even knew how to walk, wouldn't that be sad? Literally, as a kid, I learned how to run before I could walk. So I was running into walls everywhere. And figuratively, I've experienced that throughout my whole life. Running into walls, trying to do the complicated stuff because it was so fascinating before I could do the fundamental stuff. And being able to learn from that was definitely important to me," Spencer Mak (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Neurological networking

by Alvira Agarwal, Staff Reporter
May 2, 2024
Seniors Masha Velikhovskaya, Claire Miao and Isha Kotalwar hold their posters for a photo. The seniors were gifted flowers and posters from their teammates and families.

2023-2024 recap: Winter sports highlights

by Brandon Zau and Kevin Zhang
April 24, 2024
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Journalism staff presents stories and initiatives at JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention

April 6, 2024
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