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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Ishaan Dhillon-Patel (9) presents Insoles, an odor-free shoe insert, during the Innovation Challenge. “One challenge we’ve faced is trying to come up with a unique product on the spot because a lot of what we’re trying to innovate has already been created,” Ishaan said.

DECA launches into new year with frosh recruits

by Sam Li and Jeremy Peng August 30, 2024

107 frosh roleplayed business and networked with upperclassmen at DECA Launch last Friday and Saturday. This year welcomed record attendance for the annual event.  “This is one of the Harker DECA...

Shlurp has not only made its way to customers, but also taken home a top prize of $5,000 at the INCubatoredu National Pitch Competition. After submitting a video pitch, Shlurp was one of five finalists selected from across the nation to fly to Chicago, where they pitched their company to a panel of judges in July.

Shlurping up success: Student-run business wins big at national pitch competition

by Katerina Matta, Winged Post Editor-in-Chief August 23, 2024

Peel back the bright yellow lid. Lean into the steaming cup of instant ramen. As you savor the scent of lemongrass broth wafting toward you, your mind might jump to popular commercial ramen brands. Think...

BEcon attendee Mindy Truong (10) explores the inside of a Tesla Cybertruck. Companies like Tesla and Apple hosted interactive booths at 3:30 pm.

Harker reaches “New Heights” at BEcon

by Ashley Mo and Tiffany Zhu March 20, 2024

Over 150 students attended BEcon, Harker’s annual business and entrepreneurship conference themed “New Heights” this year, in Nichols Hall on March 15.  BEcon officers invited students who founded...

The Panama Canal Authority cut traffic through the canal indefinitely by 36% on Jan. 17, leading to global shipping delays. An ongoing El Niño exacerbated the drought in Panama. (Provided by statemag.state.gov)

Severe drought in Panama slashes traffic in canal by a third

by Jonathan Szeto, Assistant News Editor February 9, 2024

The Panama Canal Authority cut traffic through the canal indefinitely by 36% on Jan. 17 due to an extreme drought in Gatún Lake. Authorities now permit only 24 ship crossings per day, down from 38...

Seniors Zubin Khera, Arin Jain and Rohan Gorti hold up a check of $20,000 written to TuffToy after winning the National Pitch Competition in Chicago in July. The three founded TuffToy in their junior year to sell customizable and durable dog toys.

Want to start a business? It’s pawsible.

by Desiree Luo and Ananya Sriram August 30, 2022

How do high school students start their own businesses? This question echoes inside the minds of many budding teenage entrepreneurs with ambitious dreams and diligent spirits. Age, limited resources and...

Upper school Principles of Business teacher Patrick Kelly is the creator of Corporis, a Youtube channel that supplies educational science-related content. Kelly first founded Corporis in 2017 and is also a contributor to SciShow, a subsidiary of internet phenomenon Hank Green's CrashCourse.

Meet your teacher: Business teacher navigates the ins and outs of content creation

by Tiffany Chang and Shinjan Ghosh November 8, 2021

CrashCourse, with over 12 million subscribers and 1.5 billion total views, is well-known and well-loved by the student community. Whether you’re cramming for an AP exam or interested in learning about...

Andrea Thia (12) stretches some rainbow-colored slime, produced by her small business. Andrea started a slime business, Slimee Coffee in eighth grade, now with over 3,000 sales.

Slime and stickers for sale: Students take charge through small businesses

by Sally Zhu, A&E and Lifestyle Editor October 18, 2021

Andrea Thia (12) started her slime business at the age of 13, a mere eighth grader in a world of massive firms and experienced corporations. She had been selling hand-made slimes to her friends and classmates...

Clarice Wang (10) and Melody Luo (10) chat about past experiences at DECA conferences while waiting for the opening ceremony to start last Friday evening.

Harker DECA attends Silicon Valley conference, second conference of 2019-2020 season

by Emily Tan, Asst. Features Editor January 16, 2020

After months of preparation, 116 upper school students, accompanied by 8 faculty chaperones, competed at this year’s Silicon Valley District Career Development Conference (SVCDC) at the Santa Clara Marriott...

Cancer immunotherapy researcher Priti Hegde talked to attendees about her work in cancer genomics.

“Under the Microscope:” Harker hosts annual TEDx event

by Varsha Rammohan and Alysa Suleiman October 24, 2019

Hundreds of tightly bunched red balloons spelling out “TEDX” in giant floating letters greeted students, parents and faculty as they entered the Nichols Auditorium. An event inspired by the world-renowned...

Dalian International Airport, such as several other airports in China have imposed restrictions on travelers with "social credit" offenses. Millions were barred from traveling last year.

Millions prevented from travel due to ‘social credit’ offenses in China

by Arushi Saxena, Global Editor February 27, 2019

Chinese travelers were barred from traveling 17.5 million times last year due to minor legal infractions such as unpaid fines and taxes according to the National Public Credit Information Center. 5.5 million...

Behavioral economics reveals insights into the biases and behaviors of humans

Behavioral economics reveals insights into the biases and behaviors of humans

by Sara Yen, Asst. Features Editor October 26, 2018

At your local 7-Eleven, you walk up to the cash register and take out your wallet. Placing your cherry Slurpee on the counter, out of the corners of your eyes you see lit-up numbers flashing that the current...

The majority of dominant industries employ men in greater proportions than they employ women, clearly signaling an overall gender gap.

Gender gap in business

by Ria Gandhi, Aquila Features Editor September 1, 2015

“You’re a girl. I can’t let a girl pitch the company to investors.” Those words were spoken by my male teammate nearly three months ago, yet they still echo loudly in my head even today. The...

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