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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Meilan Steimle

Meilan Steimle , Winged Post Editor-in-Chief

Meilan Steimle (12) is co-Editor-in-Chief of the Winged Post. She was a reporter her freshman year, Winged Post Opinion Editor her sophomore year and Winged Post Features Editor her junior year. Apart from writing, she enjoys other journalistic pursuits like video production, sleeping on the journalism beanbags, and striving to find the balance between a funny and informative staff bio. In her free time, she enjoys creative writing, existential comics, and bastardizations of Jung’s Psychological Types. She is an ENFJ and strives asymptotically for the self-actualization she knows she will never reach.

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Freshmen Niki Iyer takes the lead on the course, finishing over 50 meters ahead of the second place runner. The cross country team ran its final meet of the season on Oct. 24, 2013, at Crystals Springs.

Iyer on Fire

by Rose Guan, Wingspan Senior Staff Writer and Designer
June 11, 2017
“I’ve always had it at the back of my mind that I would love to be a curator or own a gallery, and I think this really pushed me to the side of gallery type art. I really loved the idea of having my own space and being able to put up artists that I want and maybe having a bar or coffee shop on the side," Sarisha Kurup (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Sarisha Kurup thrives on possibility

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Editor-in-Chief
April 25, 2017
Katrina Ipser (10), Katrina Liu (10) and Kevin Huang (12) organize GSA boba sales outside of Manzanita. GSA members also sold blueberry coffee cake to students and faculty during their club week.

Front page update (Issue 6)

by Kshithija Mulam, Winged Post Editor-in-Chief
March 28, 2017
Each concussion damages neural pathways in the brain. From being kneed in the head underwater to a hard knock during football practice, sports concussions are on the rise. With 1.6 to 3.8 million concussions per year, soccer leads with most concussions for women, while football leads for most in men.

Hard Hits: Concussions on the Rise

by Anjay Saklecha, Aquila Features Editor
January 8, 2017
An infographic depicts voters of each demographic for who chose the White House. Additionally, a data chart shows Election chances before the results, as to who had the higher chances.

Protest votes spike as candidates’ approval falls

by Rose Guan, Winged Post Copy Editor
November 16, 2016
corporations

Monopolizing the airwaves

by Anjay Saklecha, Aquila features editor
November 21, 2016
Students in the Upper School wore black to school today in support of a fellow student who recently left Harker. The senior class organized the event and invited all other classes to participate.

Students wear black to school to support fellow student

by Kaitlin Hsu, Wingspan Editor-in-Chief
September 19, 2016
Andrew Tierno (11) performs his Dramatic Interpretation, "A New Kind of Gravity," which follows a security guard at a battered women’s shelter who forms a fatherly bond with a young girl who has an abusive father. However, he must battle his feelings of anger towards the father when the latter reappears in the little girl’s life.

Speech team holds annual showcase

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Features Editor
April 8, 2016

Harker celebrates Star Wars: The Force Awakens

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Features Editor
January 10, 2016
Pertussis bacteria is shown through a microscope. The bacterial infection manifests in a runny nose, low fever and mild cough before escalating to a severe cough after one to two weeks.

Whooping cough exposure at upper school

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Features Editor
September 10, 2015
Chris Thompson is a new teacher in the Business and Economic Department. "It’s important for students to learn about business, entrepreneurship and economics because they’re really about life, and even though there’s this perception that business is for adults, the business of life is buying and selling ideas and items and all sorts of things, so it’s really the most practical course in the curriculum from my perspective," he said.

New teachers, new perspectives

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Features Editor
September 1, 2015
Students and teachers prepare to start rafting. Each raft had six or seven people as well as a guide.

Juniors whitewater raft for class trip

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Features Editor
August 21, 2015
Don't write me a love song

Don’t write me a love song

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinion Editor
May 24, 2015
GEO members prepare for their shared club week by making tie-dyed bags to raise money for the Malaria Consortium. GEO club will sell bags like these and milk tea throughout the week for $5 each.

GEO club week raises money for Malaria Consortium

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinion Editor
March 26, 2015

Ultimate Pi(e) Day 2015

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinion Editor
March 14, 2015
Growing up in Silicon Valley (the real real story)

Growing up in Silicon Valley (the real real story)

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinion Editor
January 29, 2015

Kicks Against Cancer Broadcast

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinion Editor
January 25, 2015
Downbeat performs in the annual holiday show. The show was held last Friday in the gym.

Annual holiday show features conservatory groups

by Mariam Sulakian, Aquila Features Editor
December 14, 2014

The Driest Route

December 12, 2014
Can I "pass" for white? According to some, this determines my cultural identity.

Meinderings: Being wh(Asian)

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinion Editor
December 1, 2014
Agata Sorotokin (12) performing piano. She performed as a piano soloist with the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra at Davies Symphony Hall on Nov. 23, from 2:00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.

Q&A with Agata Sorotokin

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinion Editor
November 25, 2014
Students dress up as the Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter from Alice and Wonderland. Harker's students and faculty showcased a variety of costumes on Halloween last Friday.

Keller’s Korner – 10/31

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinion Editor
November 7, 2014
Minimum wages across the United States

Minimum wages across the United States

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinion Editor
November 7, 2014
Terrance Menieflu laughs about his age. Although he isn't completely satisfied with his wages, Terrence maintains a positive outlook.

Low wages, high spirits

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinion Editor
November 7, 2014

Milestones of The Washington Post

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinion Editor
November 7, 2014
Alex Thomas (12) scans the pool to try to find an open teammate.

Varsity boys and girls water polo win on senior night

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinion Editor
October 29, 2014
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