![Green Team co-president Kinnera Mulam draws raffle winners. Prizes included vegan baked goods from Bradley Stoll, vegan chapsticks and succulents.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Andrew-Irvine-Kinnera-Mulam-12-1-1200x1052.jpg)
Global Reset: A peek at Earth Week
by Victor Gong, Emma Li, Alison Yang, and Claire Zhao
• May 3, 2024
![Upper school chemistry teacher Andrew Irvine assists Arturo Vilalta (10) with the paper chromatography lab. Students determined which M&M flavors contained yellow #5 using chromatography.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_4743-e1709768236817-1200x901.jpg)
Honors Chemistry students sweeten science with M&M chromatography
by Ashley Mo, Assistant STEM Editor
• March 8, 2024
![Various element samples sit in the new periodic table installment in Nichols Hall. “Weve been trying to make the building a place that invites students to come and learn more than what were teaching them in the classroom,” upper school science department head Anita Chetty said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230907_NicholsHallPeriodicTable_VM_1-1-1-1200x795.jpg)
New periodic table in Nichols Hall contains real element samples
by Vivek Moorjani, Reporter
• October 13, 2023
![Otter 841 clings onto a vibrant surfboard in the waters off Santa Cruzs Cowell Beach in June. Many surfers have reported encounters with this otter outlaw, and authorities are still searching for her.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/my-two-weeks-notice-1200x860.png)
Otter 841: The audacious, surfboard-snatching menace
by Victor Gong, Co-STEM Editor
• September 26, 2023
![A 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit 12 miles east of the San Jose upper school campus yesterday at 11:42 a.m. The campus suffered no damage to the property and continued the school day as scheduled after the incident.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/96be51faeed7a2179da7289a2630344f-900x675.jpg)
5.1 magnitude earthquake shakes San Jose
by Felix Chen and Kinnera Mulam
• October 26, 2022
![Caption: Coachella generates over 1612 tons of waste, only 20% of which is recycled, and produces noise pollution reaching over 110 decibels. The sound level compares to that of a car horn and the volume can interrupt predatory activities in the area.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_1064-900x696.jpg)
Global Reset: Coachella harms environment through plastic use, fast fashion and noise pollution
by Angelina Burrows, Ananya Das, and Kinnera Mulam
• May 30, 2022
![Upper school mathematics teacher Bradley Stoll holds a heart shaped paper cut-out with the word share painted over it. Ever since becoming vegan in 2014, Stoll has discovered new ways of cooking and sharing his baked goods with others.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-27-at-12.29.41-PM-900x767.png)
Meet your teacher: Cooking for community
by Alena Suleiman and Edward Huang
• March 28, 2022
![Mr. Irvine prepares to throw the ball at a recent Kayak Polo tournament.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/DSC_1147-900x600.jpg)
From kayak polo to archery, students and faculty get involved in niche sports
by Ariana Goetting, Reporter
• December 6, 2021
![Angelina Hu (10) paints the Backstreet Boys album Millenium on the side of the sophomores class eagle.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-05-at-10.25.59-AM-900x729.png)
Students celebrate first day of Homecoming Week activities
by Kinnera Mulam, Reporter
• October 5, 2021
![Jock of All Trades: Episode 1](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/logo-647x900.jpg)
Jock of All Trades: Episode 1
by Kushal Shah, Vishnu Kannan, and Muthu Panchanatham
• April 21, 2019
![Spanish teacher Diana Moss presents her opening argument in the life raft debate, held in Nichols Auditorium on Jan. 29. The debate, organized by juniors Grant Miner and Evan Cheng, asked five teachers from five different subjects to persuade audience members that their respective discipline is the most practical in a life-or-death situation.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_980E9F3BEAC7-1-900x487.jpg)
First life raft debate puts five teachers’ fields of study to the test
by Kathy Fang, Managing Editor
• January 29, 2019
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