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Upperclassmen have not yet experienced the true weight of being role models for the younger students. Take comfort in the fact that you can make a difference in their high school journeys simply by reaching out. Let underclassmen know that you are here for them.

Editorial: Together we rise

August 29, 2021
This pandemic isn’t behind us yet, so we take on the responsibility to assure each other through the simple actions of sitting two to a table or waiting a few more months for a hug. Practicing simple actions protects the community we have waited so long to meet again.

Safety depends on accountability

May 18, 2021
The Atlanta shootings opened a floodgate of fear for Asian Americans around the country and in our school community. We refuse to be reserved about hate crimes against the AAPI community.

Editorial: End the invisibility of anti-Asian American violence

March 31, 2021
We call upon the upper school to address our lack of racial diversity, while continuing to work toward fostering a more welcoming environment for Black and Hispanic students, faculty and staff. We must not only acknowledge and honor the contributions of minorities in our curricula, but also ensure that our campus actively represents the world in which we live.

Editorial: Equity and inclusion require showing up

February 17, 2021

Editorial: Striking down the gavel on the First Amendment

January 11, 2021

Editorial: Defend our democracy

November 12, 2020
We are running out of time, year by year, month by month. The world we inherit is shaped by the decisions and problems of previous elections. For a generation watching as the climate rapidly fluctuates and the ocean creeps into cities, we don’t have the luxury to wait.

Editorial: Proposition 18, our generation’s next step

October 31, 2020
Editorial: Ousting Trump is the only choice

Editorial: Ousting Trump is the only choice

October 30, 2020
What do we look like through our own eyes? We have been endlessly defined by a time range, compared with analyses of older generations and their defining moments: wars, disasters, crises. But what about by ourselves?

Editorial: Gen Z defines itself through adversity

September 29, 2020
This illustration depicts how the country has reached a flashpoint. The African American community is speaking out against systemic racism and police violence, across the nation and in the Harker community, too.

Editorial: Say their names — and listen

June 14, 2020
Editorial: Be brave

Editorial: Be brave

March 28, 2020
An illustration depicting the reassuring power of being informed in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Editorial: Response to outbreak calls for corroboration

March 7, 2020
An illustration depicting the beauty of diversity of all types.

Editorial: Challenge Day serves as first step

March 7, 2020
Editorial: No joke has bullets as a punchline

Editorial: No joke has bullets as a punchline

November 6, 2019
Editorial: Race-conscious admissions maintain diversity in college

Editorial: Race-conscious admissions maintain diversity in college

October 20, 2019
Editorial: Shift conversation to guns

Editorial: Shift conversation to guns

September 4, 2019
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