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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.
Humans of Harker: Leadership and love
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Humans of Harker: Grit and grind
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Humans of Harker: Artistic nonconformity
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Claire Zhao

Claire Zhao, Winged Post Managing Editor

Claire Zhao (12) is a Managing editor for the Winged Post, and this is her fourth year on staff.  This year, she looks forward to meeting new staff and experimenting with page design. In her free time, she enjoys wildlife photography, collecting cute stationery and ranting about her favorite media.

All content by Claire Zhao
“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

by Claire Zhao, Winged Post Managing Editor
October 23, 2024
Returning player Diane Main shares an alibi with the group to shed herself of suspicion. Communication and social cues are vital to the Blood on the Clocktower experience.

Blood on the Clocktower thrills players with lies and logic

by Claire Zhao, Winged Post Managing Editor
October 9, 2024
Mathematics department chair Anthony Silk holds up his whiteboard when asked how many hours he prepares for classes. Silk and math teacher Anu Aiyer competed against history teachers James Tate and Jonathan Rim in the Newlyfriend game.

Homecoming Week Day 3: Twin Day and Newlyfriend Game highlight friendships and spirit

by Claire Zhao and Ashley Mo
October 2, 2024
Seniors add finishing touches to their Disney-themed eagle on Sep. 26. With solid-colored backgrounds of pink, green and black, the sides feature Ariel and Snow White, Ursula and the Evil Queen and Tinker Bell flying over the Disney castle.

Campus Compass: Painted eagles fly high with spirit

by Elizabeth Zhang and Claire Zhao
October 1, 2024
Gunn Jazz Band members play the saxophone in their performance during lunch at JEANC's Media Day. "Jazz is all about communication,” pianist Alex Zhupanob (12) said. “You can think of it as almost a conversation between the band members."

JEANC Media Day attendees enjoy lunchtime Gunn Jazz Band performance

by Suhani Gupta, Heather Wang, and Chelsea Xie
September 28, 2024
Section editors Suhani Gupta (11), Jessica Hu (11) and Mendy Mao (11) oversee the creation of shoutouts during the session. Attendees wrote messages on colorful paper that they could then address to a person of their choosing.

Bringing Smiles to Your Staff: Journalism presents staff bonding techniques

by Lindsay Li, Reporter
September 28, 2024
The new full video scoreboard displays information about the football game and play during the varsity football team's season opener on Sept. 5. The scoreboard replaced the fixed-digit LED scoreboard from previous years with customizable and dynamic features.

Campus Compass: Custom video scoreboard inspires engagement beyond athletics

by Claire Zhao and Emma Li
September 15, 2024
Upper school history teacher Byron Stevens unpacks a box in his classroom in preparation for the new school year. "The most fun is just the anticipation and the excitement as [the start] gets closer, and I have the greatest job in the world because it could start over every August," Stevens said.

Peer into how teachers prepare classrooms for new school year

by Claire Zhao and Victor Gong
August 24, 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
Sebastian Donne (12) engages in a warm-up discussion. Students hone their ethical analysis skills through conversations and case studies.

Bioethics teacher Dr. Thomas Artiss engages the class in a discussion of a case study. Dr. Artiss starts each class with a daily ethical dilemma as a warm-up for students to ponder and discuss.

Bioethics teacher Dr. Thomas Artiss engages the class in a discussion of a case study. Dr. Artiss starts each class with a daily ethical dilemma, which he projects on the board as a warm-up for students to ponder and discuss.

Bioethics teacher Dr. Thomas Artiss engages the class in a discussion of a case study. Dr. Artiss starts each class with a daily ethical dilemma, which he projects on the board as a warm-up for students to ponder and discuss.

Thomas Artiss engages his Bioethics class in a group discussion on a bioethical case study. Before diving into the biology, students first learn how to approach and answer ethical questions.

This year alone, California has seen 39 power outages. The world consumed 176 quadrillion watt-hours of general energy in 2021, and the generation of electricity from coal emitted a whopping 868 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2022. Sourced from World Population Review and U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Global Reset: Energy use sparks climate concern

by Ashley Mo and Claire Zhao
March 28, 2024
A worker at Tacos Numero Uno hands a customer their food. They offered various Mexican street-style selections.

Come see Chelsea: Eat your way through Chelsea Market

by Felix Chen, Vika Gautham, Victor Gong, Isabella Lo, Katerina Matta, Jessica Wang, Alison Yang, and Claire Zhao
March 16, 2024
NYC Trivia League emcee Christina Gibbs sits at a trivia-reserved table, tracking scores on her laptop and announcing questions and answers through a large portable speaker. The league hosts trivia nights for bars and restaurants across New York City.

Burgers meet brainteasers

by Victor Gong and Claire Zhao
March 16, 2024
Trivia night participants try to work out an answer to earn points for their team. NYC Trivia League keeps track of teams' scores across events, which accumulate to an overall season score.

Illustration by Emily Tan and Claire Zhao. Design by Victor Gong.

STEM Scene: Feb. 22

by Mihir Kotbagi and Claire Zhao
February 22, 2024
“You have to be patient. When you're restraining an animal for it to be tube-fed, you have to trust that the people around you will keep you safe from the other animals in the pen. If you flinch, it could really hurt the animal or you could get hurt yourself, so you just have to trust,” Neel Handa (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Testing the waters

by Claire Zhao, Co-STEM Editor
January 22, 2024
“Everyone has something to offer, something interesting about their lived experiences. That in itself sparks a connection that you have with different people. I've received so many messages about how people feel like their voice is represented with their work when it’s spotlighted, and how they’ve been engaging with the work we're putting out. That's my proudest moment,” Sydney Ling (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Spice of life

by Claire Zhao, Co-STEM Editor
January 12, 2024
Climate change worsens conditions athletes face in outdoor sports like soccer and skiing. The increase in temperature results in unfavorable air quality for soccer players and the melting snow for skiers.

Athletes run down the clock against climate change

by Tiffany Zhu and Claire Zhao
January 11, 2024

Our immigrant stories

by Ella Yee, Sally Zhu, Ananya Sriram, Selina Xu, Medha Yarlagadda, Felix Chen, Vika Gautham, Anwen Hao, Katerina Matta, Gabe Sachse, Aishani Singh, Hima Thota, Jessica Wang, and Claire Zhao
December 14, 2023
This is the fourth installment of Research Revelations: Conversations with Our Student Researchers. Aquila reporters Victor Gong and Claire Zhao meet with Young Min (11) to discuss her work in cell-penetrating peptides.

Research Revelations Episode 4: Chemotherapy and cell-penetrating peptides with Young Min

by Victor Gong and Claire Zhao
December 12, 2023
Krish Arora (10) delivers a presentation on AI hyperparameters during an AI Club meeting on Nov 10. AI Club hoped to make the discussed concepts accessible to their audience.

STEM Spotlight: Artificial Intelligence Clubs

by Claire Zhao and Edward Huang
November 30, 2023
An annular solar eclipse traversed the Western Hemisphere on Oct. 14, starting in Oregon at around 12:15 p.m. ET.

STEM Scene: Nov. 28

by Ashley Mo and Mihir Kotbagi
November 28, 2023
Perspectives: iPad vs. paper notes

Perspectives: iPad vs. paper notes

by Claire Zhao and Aishani Singh
October 13, 2023
Lower School students reach their hands out to pop bubbles in the quad. “[Harker Day] is a great way to bring everyone together, especially from different grades,” Janice said. “Kids can meet their friends, parents can see parents from different grades [and lower schoolers] might also meet their Eagle Buddies and other high schoolers."

Students, parents, staff and alumni celebrate third annual Harker Day at upper school campus

by Lily Shi and Ashley Mo
October 13, 2023
Setter Emma Lee (9) sets the ball to the middle during the match against Pinewood on Sept. 12. “[I’m looking forward to] getting more skilled, learning more about my position and also becoming better friends with all of my teammates," Emma said.

Junior varsity girls volleyball triumphs over Pinewood in two sets

by Audrey Cheng and Claire Zhao
September 21, 2023
STEM Scene is Harker Aquila's STEM repeater focusing on current developments within the STEM world. This installation features five briefs.

STEM Scene: Sept. 12

by Victor Gong, Andrew Liang, and Claire Zhao
September 12, 2023
A Tesla parks near the charging stations in Harker's front parking lot. “If even 10% of the cars on the road are EVs, and they aren't polluting, that would make a big difference,” Siddhi Jain (12) said.

Biden’s electric vehicle plan: Driving toward a greener future

by Victor Gong and Claire Zhao
August 29, 2023

Photo Slideshow Aug. 22

by Margaret Cartee, Gemma Chan, Mirabelle Feng, Charlie Folk, Vika Gautham, Ariana Goetting, Victor Gong, Katerina Matta, Kinnera Mulam, Chayce Milheim, Aishani Singh, Ananya Sriram, Claire Su, Lindsey Tuckey, Olivia Xu, Jonathan Xue, Grant Yang, Ella Yee, Brandon Zau, Claire Zhao, and Kevin Zhang
August 27, 2023
A house finch pinches a cherry blossom in its beak at the Washington Park Arboretum. The Washington Park Arboretum borders Lake Washington and is home to finches, ducks, turtles and other wildlife.

Out of the nest: 3 days in Seattle

by Claire Zhao, Co-STEM Editor
May 31, 2023

Day 1: April 3

by Claire Zhao, Co-STEM Editor
May 31, 2023

Day 2: April 4

by Claire Zhao, Co-STEM Editor
May 31, 2023

Day 3: April 5

by Claire Zhao, Co-STEM Editor
May 28, 2023
AI-generated illustration by Fotor AI with cutouts by Claire Zhao. "I have seen a few pieces where the hands are actually decent, but then most of the time they're kind of just like blobs; they look like sausages," Vika Gautham (10) said.

Not so handy: Why AI art can’t draw hands

by Claire Zhao, Co-STEM Editor
May 4, 2023
How much do you really know about San Francisco and one of its famed neighborhoods?

San Fun-cisco trivia: Test your knowledge with 15 questions

by Jessica Wang and Claire Zhao
April 22, 2023
STEM Scene is Harker Aquila's STEM repeater focusing on current developments within the STEM world. This installation features five briefs.

STEM Scene: March 27

by Claire Zhao, Copy Editor
March 27, 2023
“After I'm done writing a piece, I feel like I know myself a little bit better. As I write, I am unraveling my own identity, and sometimes I'll figure something out about my own psychology through my characters. Those little moments of revelation are cool,” Athena Wu (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Writing a better future

by Claire Zhao, Asst. Copy Editor
February 23, 2023
“People think philosophy will get you nowhere, but we need to have people who think about the world philosophically. All the people who make change, like politicians and activists, are philosophers too. Whenever people espouse certain ideas about how the world should be, it's philosophy. We all intuitively understand it,” Vincent Zhang (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Confronting conundrums

by Claire Zhao, Asst. Copy Editor
February 22, 2023
“Everyone has to do their job and everything needs to work together for the team to be successful. On and off the court, it's always fun to be around the team. Off the court, we're making jokes and having fun, and on the court, we know how to be serious and play,” Tyler Beede (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Positivity packs the points

by Claire Zhao, Asst. Copy Editor
February 13, 2023

Photo Slideshow Jan. 18

by Charlie Folk, Victor Gong, Jasleen Hansra, Angelina Hu, Edward Huang, Yifan Li, Isha Moorjani, Olivia Xu, Selina Xu, Alison Yang, Brandon Zau, Claire Zhao, Sabrina Zhu, Sally Zhu, and Jessica Tang
February 9, 2023

Rise of micro-trends: Social media’s harmful grasp on fast fashion

by Ariana Goetting, Selina Xu, and Claire Zhao
November 14, 2022
Upper School biology teacher Matthew Harley gestures at his presentation on the anatomy of a heart. At the Evening of Medicine, he procured hearts of various sizes for the attendees to hold and examine.

Evening of Medicine invites students to explore medical profession

by Jessica Wang, Alison Yang, and Claire Zhao
November 11, 2022
New weeds emerge from seeds in the orchard today, two weeks after the initial reseeding of the area on Oct. 13. The orchard was sprayed with a mixture of different weeds, fertilizer and paper pulp in a process called hydroseeding.

New possibilities take root in reseeding of orchard

by Isabella Lo and Claire Zhao
October 31, 2022
STEM Scene is Harker Aquila's STEM repeater focusing on current developments within the STEM world. This installation features five briefs.

STEM Scene: Oct. 29

by Claire Zhao and Young Min
October 26, 2022
An illustration of a rat. Stanford University researchers successfully transplanted human brain cells into baby rats in a recent study published Oct. 12.

Researchers transplant human neurons into rats

by Young Min and Claire Zhao
October 26, 2022
An illustration of an airplane's emissions. Almost 200 nations agreed on Oct. 7 to lower carbon emissions from airplanes by 2050.

200 nations commit to lower airplane emissions

by Claire Zhao
October 26, 2022
An illustration of an approaching asteroid. NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test successfully redirected an asteroid on Sept. 26.

NASA mission successfully deflects asteroid

by Claire Zhao
October 26, 2022
Seniors Rohan Gorti and Zubin Khera (pictured on the right) present TuffToy, a dog toy business they co-founded with senior Arin Jain, at a Harker Day booth. All across campus, a variety of stations promoted clubs, organizations and student-run businesses.

Harker community unites in second annual Harker Day

by Ella Yee, Co-News Editor
October 12, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II raises her glass in a toast with President Barack Obama in London in 2011. Elizabeth, the longest reigning monarch in English history, died at 96 years old in Scotland this morning.

BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96 after 70-year reign

by Felix Chen, Emma Gao, Sally Zhu, Desiree Luo, Shareen Chahal, and Claire Zhao
September 8, 2022
Harker Journalism strategic introduce themselves at Tuesday's school meeting. This year's first school meeting included presentations by Model UN, Conservatory, HarkerDev, journalism and athletics.

School meeting recap 8/23/22: First week of school, performing arts and fall sports updates

by Shareen Chahal and Claire Zhao
August 26, 2022
“Music is about sharing with others. It's not about you practicing alone in a practice room; it's about sharing it with others and making sure that other people enjoy it. It's about you, sharing your emotions and your feelings, expressing yourself through your music," Tina Zhong (12) said.

Humans of Harker: From keys to strings and beyond

by Claire Zhao, Reporter
March 27, 2022
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