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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

Maya Kumar, Winged Post Features Editor

Maya Kumar (11) is the Features Editor for the Winged Post. This is her third year in Journalism and her favorite part is collaborating with fellow journalism members to write and work on articles. In her free time, she enjoys binge-watching TV, eating cookies and doing robotics.

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WiSTEM members sell boba outside of Manzanita after school on Monday to fundraise for WISER. The club also hosted University of California: San Francisco professor Dr. Marina Sirota to speak about her research in computational drug discovery and her experience as a woman in STEM.

WiSTEM hosts club week speaker week

by Maya Kumar, Winged Post Managing Editor
November 16, 2017
“One day I went to India and I saw a chicken's head getting chopped off and a whole line of sacrificial animals,” Aria Coalson (12) said. “I had befriended a goat in the line, and that’s when I realized that they were going to kill and eat the goat. After that, I turned hard core vegetarian.”

Humans of Harker: Aria Coalson advocates for others

by Maya Kumar, Wingspan Managing Editor
October 23, 2017
Academic Dean Evan Barth welcomes the Class of 2021 to their first LIFE assembly. The juniors also attended a LIFE assembly, while the seniors and sophomores held their first Eagle Buddies session of the year.

Front page update (Issue 2)

by Rose Guan, Maya Kumar, Anika Rajamani, and Daniel Wang
October 12, 2017
Gloria Guo (12) promotes Interact at last year's Club Fair. This year's Club Fair will be held during long lunch next Wednesday.

Front page update (Issue 1)

by Maya Kumar and Nerine Uyanik
September 6, 2017
“[I care about] diversity of opinion. Some people think you have to care about one thing only, and you cant care about other things, but I just like Harker because everyone has different perspectives and different ideas. If everyone cared about for example saving the environment or being really good at one sport, then the world wouldn't function," Colt McNealy (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Colt McNealy finds a passion for golf

by Maya Kumar, Winged Post Features Editor
May 13, 2017
“If there’s no place to go, I don't think your looking hard enough. You can always make things better, be in in terms of technology, peace, education. The world in general has a long way to go, and I think people should keep that in mind and put more effort into bettering themselves and the world around them," Brendan Tobin (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Brendan Tobin lives his life as a creator

by Maya Kumar, Winged Post Features Editor
April 14, 2017

Achoo!

by Maya Kumar and Nisha Shankar
March 28, 2017
So you wanna be a singer?

So you wanna be a singer?

by Maya Kumar, Winged Post Features Editor
February 21, 2017
So you wanna be a graphic designer?

So you wanna be a graphic designer?

by Maya Kumar, Winged Post Features Editor
January 25, 2017
Stats from politifact.com

Decoding the political lying game

by Maya Kumar, Winged Post Features Editor
November 21, 2016
Varsity dance kicks in their routine at the Santana Row Tree Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday. Multiple dance groups ranging from the Lower School to the Upper School participated in this annual performance last year.

Students perform at Santana Row Tree Lighting Ceremony

by Maya Kumar, Winged Post Features Editor
November 16, 2016
Devanshi Mehta (10) putts the ball into the seventh of nine holes on the course. The team has 17 members in total.

Girls golf defeats Notre Dame Belmont

by Maya Kumar, Winged Post Features Editor
October 13, 2016
Louise Parker poses for a photo shoot. Parker first started modeling when she was studying photography at Bard College.

So you wanna be a model?

by Maya Kumar, Winged Post Features Editor
October 13, 2016
Janet Lee '16, a student director of one of last year's SDS shows, rehearses lines with Chetana Kalidindi (12), one of this year's student directors. Staged readings will be held before auditions take place during the first week of October.

SDS staged readings to be held before auditions in October

by Maya Kumar, Winged Post Features Editor
September 12, 2016
A woman wears a burkini on the beach. Passionate debates concerning the legality and morality of the ban continue in France.

Burkini ban contradicts French values

by Maya Kumar, Features Editor
September 9, 2016
Interact Co-President Kevina Xiao (12) sells Popbar and Pinkberry during Wednesday long lunch. The club has sold Pinkberry during all four annual club weeks that it has hosted.

Interact sells food for club week

by Maya Kumar, Winged Post Asst. Features Editor
April 12, 2016
How to dress for California weather

How to dress for California weather

by Maya Kumar, Winged Post Asst. Features Editor
March 2, 2016
Intel STS

Intel STS

by Maya Kumar
January 29, 2016
Academic Dean Evan Barth speaks at the annual Harker Summit. Each year, he meets with every member of the freshman class to discuss a course plan for all four years of high school.

Course selection information night preview

by Maya Kumar, Winged Post Asst. Features Editor
January 20, 2016
Director of Finance Sanil Rajput introduced the DECA program to prospective students. The open house occurred on Sunday.

Open house hosted at the upper school on Sunday

by Maya Kumar, Asst. Winged Post Features Editor
November 3, 2015
Spirit Club announces specific spirit week activities. The spirit rally will be this Friday.

School meeting recap 4/20

by Maya Kumar, Reporter
April 21, 2015
Gluten-free zone

Gluten-free zone

by Maya Kumar, Reporter
March 17, 2015
Famous symbols of love

Famous symbols of love

by Vivan Isenberg and Maya Kumar
January 29, 2015
Thanksgiving Gift Guide

Thanksgiving Gift Guide

by Maya Kumar, Reporter
November 20, 2014
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