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“Photography reshaped the way I see certain things because it helps me see perspectives. There are a lot of different perspectives and a lot of different emotions that people have, so I feel like I can be more attuned to how people feel after looking at a lot of pictures of people's emotions and feelings," Angelina Burrows ('25) said.
Humans of Harker: Snapping a shot
“I want to be remembered for being a good leader on campus in a variety of spaces, whether in a classroom or club. As a leader of MESA, I facilitate discussions about the Middle East. Although it’s a pretty contentious area, I’m proud of how we’re able to have a safe space where nobody has any problems with anyone else," Maziar Zhai ('25) said.
Humans of Harker: Curious choices
“It's about the overlooked things. Lots of people look at mountains; these giant scenes can be seen as more appealing. But sometimes, there's nothing there. The beauty there is in the miniature stuff, like bees; that’s where the sublime is,” senior Jacob Smith said.
Humans of Harker: Passes and pollinators
Humans of Harker: Programming an impact
Humans of Harker: Programming an impact
Humans of Harker: Conservation and compassion
Humans of Harker: Conservation and compassion
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
Humans of Harker: Artistic nonconformity
Humans of Harker: Artistic nonconformity
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Harker Aquila
The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila
Emma Milner

Emma Milner, Aquila Editor-in-Chief

Emma Milner (12) is an Editor-in-Chief of Harker Aquila, and this is her fourth year on staff. This year, Emma wishes to experiment with new story formats and grow closer to her fellow staff members. Outside of school, she plays badminton competitively, and in her free time, she likes to rewatch Suits and taste-test iced matcha lattes at new cafes.

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“Interacting with lower school students made me take more time for myself. I'm realizing that, not that there's no point in pushing forward, but if you only keep doing things right now for some future you, you're never going to have time to enjoy the present. And so this year, I've spent a lot more time for myself, like picking up hobbies again," senior Alicia Ran said.

Humans of Harker: Leading with heart

by Bella Wu and Victoria Li
May 21, 2025
“Dee Dee Trotter pursued her dream to run track, then pivoted into something completely different. That mindset — building success in one thing and using it to explore another — is incredible to me. She gave me that mindset to try and try and don't give up on your hobbies, but do something that you enjoy, that you can succeed at, and then use that to bolster your hobbies,” senior Vedant Balachandran said.

Humans of Harker: Shining behind the spotlight

by Kanav Gupta, Reporter
May 20, 2025
“I've gotten a lot more composed when I conduct. I know much more what and why I'm doing it, and it helps the process go smoothly. I enjoyed conducting last year at the spring concert with orchestra. That was a fun experience because I was in the moment and everyone was with me. I liked being able to feel the music play with everyone," senior Rohan Ramkumar said.

Humans of Harker: Conducting change

by Charlene Li, Reporter
May 18, 2025
“I'm a big proponent of the fact that you have to enjoy what you do to a certain extent in order to be able to continue. I like research but that doesn't mean I love research. I don't like every single thing that goes into it, but I do like the end product of being able to publish something, publish your research in a journal or being able to talk about your research in a conference, so I like seeing those end goals come to fruition," senior Anika Pallapothu said.

Humans of Harker: Engaging and evolving

by Nathan Yee, News Editor
May 15, 2025
“With each language, you get a whole new perspective of the world. You get to connect with a whole new group of people and listen to conversations you never thought you’d understand. You get to go places and speak to them. A whole new world opens up," senior Bahar Sodeifi said.

Humans of Harker: Chords and culture

by Heather Wang, Humans of Harker Managing Editor
May 12, 2025
Jack Yang ('24) speaks about his commitment to Pomona Pitzer at the college athletics signing ceremony in May 2024. Jack played both club and varsity high school soccer.

College recruiting provides competition and community

by Emma Milner and Eva Cheng
March 8, 2025
Point guard Jillian Chen (9) drives to the basket to set up a shot. The Eagles' strong offensive start allowed them to jump to an early lead.

Varsity girls basketball suffers 51-54 loss against Menlo in CCS final, earns second place

by Emma Milner, Eva Cheng, Ashley Mo, and Suhani Gupta
March 4, 2025
Jillian Chen (9) and Alicia Yan (11) use a double team to trap a Castilleja player. The Eagles swept all members of the West Bay - Skyline League except for King's Academy and finished atop the league at the end of the season.

Humans of Harker: Leading with every lesson

Humans of Harker: Leading with every lesson

by Emma Milner, Aquila Editor-in-Chief
February 24, 2025
Claire Cheng (12), one of this year's student choreographers, dances to "Fever" by Peggy Lee. Harker’s annual show highlighted over 130 students and nine student choreographers on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in the Patil Theater.

Love takes center stage at Harker’s annual dance production

by Young Min and Cynthia Xie
February 7, 2025
Isabella drives the ball down the court. Becoming the face of the team, team captains bear a heavier burden, as they must maintain their performance not only for themselves but also for their teammates, coaches and communities.

Music Monday is a new installation featuring a different category of songs on a weekly basis.

Reflect on Adele’s masterful music with Aquila

by Emma Milner, Aquila Editor-in-Chief
January 27, 2025
As co-director of HackDuke, a student-run organization that organizes hackathons, Wang began noticing common problems that arose within clubs, like lack of cohesion between club members and plans. He decided to create Pingr to reimagine club communication.

Blooming from the STEM: Scaling meaningful conversations

by Ashley Mo and Emma Milner
January 10, 2025
Guard Isabella Lo (12) drives the ball. The varsity girls basketball team currently holds an overall 10-1 record.

Varsity girls basketball crushes Sobrato High 60-24

by Minal Jalil, Katerina Matta, Janam Chahal, and Emma Milner
January 7, 2025
Spenner relishes the thrill of competition in disc golf, but finds greater fulfillment in the environment. “Disc golf is a way for me to be in a different community and a different physical space—a natural space that feeds my soul," Spenner said.

Meet your staff: Disc-overing beauty of nature

by Emma Milner and Caden Ruan
November 22, 2024
Frosh Kendra Zhao folds a paper origami during Key Club and Origami Club's meeting on Tuesday. Students made a collective of 50 cards and origami animals.

Origami Club and Key Club collaborate to make handmade crafts

by Risa Chokhawala, Assistant Opinions 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
King of the fairies Oberon, played by junior Bee Chadwick, schemes to trick the four Athenian lovers. "'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is one of the most entertaining comedies," theater teacher Brandi Griffith said.

Midsummer magic

by Suhani Gupta and Disha Gupta
November 3, 2024
A diya, a clay lamp, sits lit on a traditional Hindu altar. A typical Diwali activity is painting the diyas with different colors and designs.

Embracing the light: Students and faculty celebrate Diwali spirit

by Aryana Bharali and Risa Chokhawala
November 1, 2024
Varsity girls volleyball players Eden Kelly (11) and Aline Grinspan (11) throw their hands into the air as they cheer for an ace. Points won off aces frequently garner their own chants.

Chanting like champions

by Jessica Wang, Winged Post Managing Editor
October 11, 2024
To find inspiration, she surrounds her desk with bright colors, thriller books, old movies and song lyrics. By working in a space that reflects her own interests, she develops ideas for choreography more naturally. 

Meet your staff: Guiding growth through grace

by Young Min and Chelsea Xie
October 9, 2024
A Harker Day attendee plays at the bubbles station in the Quad. Students could play with a variety of bubble wands and nets.

A caricature artist draws a couple's portrait in the Quad. The Quad held multiple other activities, like carnival games and student-run booths.

Two Harker Day attendees make bracelets using beads and pipe cleaners. Harker Day invited students from all grade levels, as well as staff, alumni and parents.

A Harker Day attendee draws calligraphy at the Japanese and Chinese National Honor Society's booths. The Chinese National Honor Society held a Mid-Autumn Festival celebration with food an activities last Thursday outside Manzanita Hall.

Junior Eden Kelly talks to parents at the DECA booth on Saturday. DECA was one of dozens of other clubs that was displayed in Nichols Hall.

Two Harker Day attendees play with slime at a booth in Nichols Hall. Nichols featured a variety of different booths to engage with students and parents.

Community celebrates fourth annual Harker Day

October 8, 2024
Live coverage: Harker challenges Anzar High School for Homecoming football game

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
SLICK STYLE: Senior Kinetic Krew (KK) dancer Tiana Salvi opens the rally. Performances from KK, the cheerleading team and Pep Band complemented the grade-based games and dances.

uponeth the flag

“Sometimes when you're too carried away with the thing that you're so passionate about, it's hard to take a step back and realize that you need to be sharing this information with others. Through all the errors, although it's really demoralizing at times, it provides a lot more insight as to how the entire thing functions and then from there you can know what to do next," senior Tiffany Gu said.

Humans of Harker: Exploring the finer edges

by Emma Milner, Aquila Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 2, 2024
Dressed in their class color of white, the seniors make their way to Davis Field. The spirit parade is led by Pep Band and advisory representatives from each grade.

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
October 1, 2024
Theater technician specialist Natti Pierce-Thomson works the light board in the Patil Theater. Pierce-Thomson joined the Harker tech crew over 20 years ago, designing and operating the stage light systems.

Staging productions through possibilities

by Tiffany Zhu, Co-Sports Editor
September 20, 2024
Stanford’s goal always lay in winning the Pac-12 conference, but strong opponents like Cal and Arizona State University stood as significant obstacles every year. Ethan, from dominating on the high school level to facing notable competition in the college pool, took the team’s losses as lessons for improvement.

Finding balance in changing tides

by Emma Milner, Aquila Editor-in-Chief
September 4, 2024
Harker welcomes several new faculty and staff members to the upper school this year. Many of the new faculty and staff expressed their excitement to step into their new positions.

Welcoming new faces on campus

by Isabella Lo, Mendy Mao, Janam Chahal, Claire Yu, and Vivek Moorjani
August 23, 2024
A former English teacher, Vaughan treasures the impact of teachers inside and outside the classroom, citing it as “real magic going on.” She values them as the community's foundation, facilitating student learning and growth. 

Meet your staff: Re-creating reading with passion and vision

by Emma Milner, Ella Yee, and Minal Jalil
June 11, 2024

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
Fallen electrical lines outside of the music resource room caused the power outage. Notices informing students of the cancellation went out throughout the following hour.

Hammies and Senior Showcase rescheduled to Friday

by Suhani Gupta, Co-A&E/Lifestyle Editor
May 22, 2024
Kaleb Goldin poses in his running stance. "I’m running six days a week for about two hours," Kaleb said. "Like in everything else I do, practicing lets me get better and be faster.”

Apex: Racing against records

by Tiffany Zhu and Ella Guo
May 3, 2024
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Humans of Harker: Connecting community, one line at a time

by Emma Li, Co-Opinions Editor
April 26, 2024
Juniors Sam Parupudi, Alicia Ran, Jia Jia Jiang and Daniel Chen and sophomore Ananya Pradhan took on the positions of president, vice president, secretary, spirit coordinator and treasurer, respectively, during last week's ASB election. This marks the first time in nine years that a non-male candidate takes on the role of ASB president.

ASB elections conclude with non-male majority council

by Lily Shi and Jessica Hu
April 20, 2024
Pitcher and shortstop Raeanne Li (9) follows through with her swing after hitting the softball. “If you only have a few good people, you can’t win games like that." Raeanne said. "The whole team has to support each other.”

Back to the bases

by Tiffany Zhu and Mia Tang
April 11, 2024

Apex: Putting under pressure

by Emma Milner
April 10, 2024
Harker Journalism poses for a picture holding their Best of Show award. The Winged Post placed seventh in the print newspapers for schools with student populations less than 1,800 students and TALON placed tenth for high school yearbooks between 224-283 pages.

Moseyin’ through Missouri: Harker journalism staff cooks at national JEA/NSPA convention

by Felix Chen, Emma Milner, Janam Chahal, and Ashley Mo
April 6, 2024
Journalism staff presents stories and initiatives at JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention

Journalism staff presents stories and initiatives at JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention

by Felix Chen, Vika Gautham, Emma Milner, Jessica Hu, Mendy Mao, Ashley Mo, and Tiffany Zhu
April 6, 2024
All aboard: Union Station wows locals and tourists alike

All aboard: Union Station wows locals and tourists alike

by Jonathan Xue, Vika Gautham, Katerina Matta, Emma Milner, Alison Yang, Jessica Wang, and Aryana Bharali
April 6, 2024
Ian Ogden (12)’s Robbie Hart plays the electric guitar while singing “When It’s Your Wedding Day.” “This musical is very lead-heavy,” Ian said. “It took me a while to get to know my character and all his mannerisms."

Marry comedy and chaos with “The Wedding Singer”

by Emma Milner and Alison Yang
April 6, 2024
Claire Yu (10) hands out newspaper to Bring Smiles to Your Staff attendees. The presentation shared tactics to foster community and friendships.

Ian Ogden (12)’s Robbie Hart and Jason Shim (11)’s Glenn Gulia sing “All About the Green” in the beginning of the second act. Robbie tries to emulate Glenn's capitalistic way in order to win over Julia.

Selina Xu (12)’s Holly Sullivan strikes a final pose during “Right in Front of Your Eyes.” Holly's sideplot revolves around distinguishing between superficial attraction and genuine love.

Ian Ogden (12)’s Robbie Hart and Shareen Chahal (12)’s Julia Sullivan sit on stage as Robbie attempts at writing a new wedding song for his bride-to-be Linda. "Those final moments interacting with my friends’ solidified characters, those moments are what make theater," Ian said.

The “Wedding Singer” cast waves to the audience after the final scene of Robbie Hart and Julia Sullivan’s wedding reception. The 44-person cast began preparations last December, with vocal and choreography rehearsals taking place almost daily.

Omar Khan (9), as the groom, whispers to Jessica Skylar-Chen (9), the bride, during an opening scene of the “Wedding Singer.” The musical unfolds across a frenzied sequence of festivities.

Sophia Zhu (9), Evan Yuan (9) and Omar Khan (9) dance in “Saturday Night in the City.” Closing the first act, the number features water dropping from the ceiling.

Daniel Wu ('22) performs “If Ever I Would Leave You” by Robert Goulet. Daniel and The Spizzwinks visited Harker as a destination of their "Hometown Tour."

Yale Spizzwinks brings harmony home

April 3, 2024
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