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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Claire Zhao

Claire Zhao, Co-STEM Editor

Claire Zhao (11) is the co-stem editor for Harker Aquila and the Winged Post, and this is her third year on staff. This year, Claire hopes she can get to know everyone on the journalism staff and make her interviews more conversational and open. In her free time, she likes doing photography, collecting cute stationery and ranting about her favorite media.

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“You have to be patient. When youre 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. Ive 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 were putting out. Thats my proudest moment,” Sydney Ling (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Spice of life

by Claire Zhao, Co-STEM Editor
January 12, 2024
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
STEM Scene is Harker Aquilas 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 Im 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 Ill 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 24, 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, its 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, its always fun to be around the team. Off the court, were 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
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