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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Ashley Mo

Ashley Mo, STEM Editor

Ashley Mo (11) is a STEM editor for Harker Aquila and the Winged Post, and this is her third year on staff. This year, Ashley hopes to further connect with the journalism team and create impactful STEM pieces and pages. In her free time, Ashley enjoys playing golf and spending time with her friends.

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"“One of my biggest values is kindness. I hope everyone can enjoy the moment and be present. I want to be more humorous and playful, and I have no problem breaking the ice if a moment seems awkward. I have no problem just talking with people, but that was definitely something I didn’t always have," Sophie Grace said.

Humans of Harker: Conserving through chemistry 

by Grace Wu, Reporter
May 20, 2025
"A motto that I live by is, ‘You only live once,’ and it's come up a lot of times throughout my high school experience like when I was going to join football. I was really hesitant about it because of how many people say that they get injured, but I realized that it was either I have this experience now or I'm never going to have this experience, and I was glad I made that decision," senior Vedant Yadav said.

Humans of Harker: Beyond the game

by Ashley Mo, Winged Post Editor-in-Chief
May 19, 2025
“My favorite part is not even the content, just how all my family presented. I made a jeopardy one time about myself to see who knew me the best, and that was funny because I realized that they do pay attention more than I give them credit for. I appreciate my family more for that," senior Rithika Yamasani said.

Humans of Harker: Finding strength in connection

by Ashley Mo, Winged Post Editor in Chief
May 12, 2025
Apps like Clearspace focus on setting limits on screen time, adding a layer of intentionality to device usage. When opening an app blocked by Clearspace, users first receive a message to breathe in and out for up to fifteen seconds so that they can reevaluate whether they want to use the app or not.

Productivity apps boost student focus

by Suhani Gupta, Aquila Managing Editor
May 2, 2025
Sophomore Tanisha Vaish converses with open lab facilitator Zane Moore. Dr. Moore offers suggestions and helps students in the open lab with their  research projects.

Driving self-directed science

by Ashley Mo, STEM Editor
January 24, 2025
Music Monday is a new installation featuring a different category of songs on a weekly basis.

Embrace winter magic with Aquila

by Ashley Mo, STEM Editor
December 17, 2024
Navy veteran and math department chair Anthony Silk recounted his experience during the Persian Gulf War, where he flew the EA6B Prowler aircraft as an active duty military aviator. "For me, when I think of Veterans Day, I don’t think of myself, because I was doing a job and that’s what it was," Silk said.

Legacies of service

by Ashley Mo and Young Min
November 23, 2024
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