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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Humans of Harker: A finished production

Humans of Harker: A finished production

by Felix Chen, Co-News Editor May 6, 2024

The show ends with raucous applause, yet another successful performance concluded. The actors take their bows, the curtains close and the audience below murmurs about the show. And Maggie Yan (12),...

Humans of Harker: Cherishing cello

Humans of Harker: Cherishing cello

by Felix Chen, Co-News Editor May 6, 2024

A subtle smile crosses Andrew Tang (12)’s face as he surreptitiously sneaks up behind his seated friend outside of the Auxiliary Gym just after school. As Andrew looms behind him, his friend suddenly...

 “Initially, youre given a guide on how to bake, and its very foolproof. Then once you start doing it more and you become more comfortable, you learn the formula of baking a certain dish. But youre always able to build on it yourself and that gives you a sense of confidence because you feel like youve accomplished something, and youre able to pave your own way and make your own recipes, Eira Saraff (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Taking the cake

by Kinnera Mulam, Co-Winged Post Editor-in-Chief May 6, 2024

Eira Saraff (12) remembers scouring the internet and flipping through pages of the many cookbooks that litter her kitchen to assemble a list of the top cookie recipes. Analyzing recipes and techniques...

“I really enjoyed kind of leading by example, like, doing the kind of things that are necessary to make a team function. I kind of take pride in that, Om Tandon (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Lessons on and off the court

by Wenjie Zou, Staff Reporter May 6, 2024

Electrifying dunks, shifty crossovers, and high arcing three point shots might come to mind when thinking about maneuvers in basketball that impress a crowd. However, relatively unknown aspects such as...

Humans of Harker: Characters and calculations

Humans of Harker: Characters and calculations

by Sidak Sanghari and Angelina Hu May 6, 2024

Deciphering: a process that takes hours, patience and determination to unravel a complex node and determine its key values.  Words, code and puzzles all require this in depth approach to understanding...

Humans of Harker: Netting goals and profits

Humans of Harker: Netting goals and profits

by Gemma Chan, TALON Co-Sports Editor May 6, 2024

Opening Secret Santa presents, laughing together at team bonding dinners and going swimming at a teammate’s house — Heidi Lu (12) cherishes these memories from the course of her many years playing...

“If you could fly before you even knew how to walk, wouldnt that be sad? Literally, as a kid, I learned how to run before I could walk. So I was running into walls everywhere. And figuratively, Ive experienced that throughout my whole life. Running into walls, trying to do the complicated stuff because it was so fascinating before I could do the fundamental stuff. And being able to learn from that was definitely important to me, Spencer Mak (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Neurological networking

by Alvira Agarwal, Staff Reporter May 2, 2024

Students file out of the college building with newfound knowledge about molecules and mixed feelings about the experience they just shared at the University of California Berkeley campus over summer. Some...

Humans of Harker: Identity in individuality

Humans of Harker: Identity in individuality

by Margaret Cartee, Co-Aquila Managing Editor April 30, 2024

History may be written by the victors, but Mina Okamoto (12) looks beyond the surface level of history, diving deeper into the untold stories and policies that historically shaped women and their identities....

“I hope people who knew me will remember me as someone that they could always talk to and someone who’s super approachable. I generally tend to strike up a conversation with anyone, anyplace, anytime. I hope people remember me as someone who brought a little bit of joy to their lives, Reshma Kosaraju (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Authenticity in cultural expression

by Emma Gao, Aquila Co-Managing Editor April 30, 2024

“Very bad decisions make for good stories." This quote alone conveys core tenets of Reshma Kosaraju’s (12) personality: her positivity, humor and ability to not take herself too seriously. Strike...

“You can build anything with circuits — an electronic coffee machine, a robot arm, these are all kinds of things you can do. Once you understand the fundamentals and learn the basic strategies or techniques, you can build anything you want, design anything you want. Maybe it doesn’t work, then you see why it doesn’t work and you see each version getting better than the previous version, and eventually you will have that robot arm,” Matthew Goetting (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Core of circuitry

by Ariana Goetting, Winged Post Co-Editor-in-Chief April 30, 2024

What trends have China's housing market faced for the last few years? Matthew Goetting (12) swiftly moves his pencil to bubble in the answer. The test which placed Matthew’s team in state finals in...

“I found myself kind of confused on where to start and how to proceed with astronomy research. I had a research mentor who told me to not worry about the different directions people have taken the research, and just try to tell a story. I think approaching it from a storytelling lens has helped me overcome the fact that so many other people are doing this research, Dhruv Trivedi (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Surveying stars

by Saahil Herrero, Senior Copy Editor April 30, 2024

3… 2… 1. Blastoff! The model rocket launches thousands of feet in the air as Dhruv Trivedi (12) observes the arc of its path. Seeing the model glide through the air, Dhruv imagines that one day...

“Being someone who’s not naturally aggressive, I think I’ve been able to embrace this fearless side of me. Both in and out of football, I’ve been able to conquer a bunch of feelings of anxiety or worry from nerves. Another lesson that I’ve learned from football is the idea of staying committed. Football is a game of discipline and always knowing your role and what to do,” Daniel Lin (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Catching confidence

by Victor Gong, Winged Post Co-Editor-in-Chief April 30, 2024

Bright floodlights cast down on Daniel Lin (12) as he steps onto the line of scrimmage, crouching down in a receiver stance. “DOWN.” He lifts his head to look at the defender in front of him. “SET.”...

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