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Harker Aquila

Humans of Harker: Driving forward

Humans of Harker: Driving forward

by Katie Tcheng, TALON Reporter April 29, 2024

Emi Fujimura (12) surveys the golf ball in the tee, measuring the angle she needs to take with her driver. She sets her driver up with the ball and widens her stance. A deep breath in and out and she...

Humans of Harker: Music of minds

Humans of Harker: Music of minds

by Charlie Wang, Co-Multimedia Editor April 29, 2024

As Jerry Li (12) pulls a bow over the strings of his cello, he smiles, finally satisfied with the phrase of his new song. Gently setting down his instrument, he leans over to his music stand, picks...

Humans of Harker: Captain of the court

Humans of Harker: Captain of the court

by Gabe Sachse, Co-Aquila Managing Editor April 29, 2024

The steady rhythm of basketball players’ shoes squeaking on the Zhang Gymnasium floor echoes through the bleachers. Eager fans await as the home team brings the ball towards their hoop, down by two...

Humans of Harker: Bows and beats

Humans of Harker: Bows and beats

by Vivian Chen, TALON Co-Student Life Editor April 26, 2024

With her mind clear, eyes fixed on the middle of the target, and muscles working to keep the bow drawn back, Divya Venkat (12) stands her ground at Black Mountain Bowman Archery Club’s range and...

Humans of Harker: A dash of laughter

Humans of Harker: A dash of laughter

by Mihir Kotbagi, Co-Opinions Editor April 26, 2024

Ashley Hong (12) recalls a content smile playing across her face as she sips her boba while driving around San Jose with her friends. Her ice-cold milk tea compliments the warm summer air as they talk...

Humans of Harker: Breaking cultural and linguistic barriers

Humans of Harker: Breaking cultural and linguistic barriers

by William Jiang, Reporter April 26, 2024

Tigrinya. Ge’ez. Arabic. English. Four seemingly unconnected languages that each left a profound mark on the multicultural life of Dina Ande (12). Throughout her life, Dina lived in several different...

Humans of Harker: Blazing through baskets and blues

Humans of Harker: Blazing through baskets and blues

by Heather Wang, Staff Reporter April 26, 2024

The horns section dies down, giving way to the steady underlying rhythm of the piano and guitars. Gentle chords fade into the background as Isha Kotalwar (12) rises from her seat, clutching her alto...

Humans of Harker: Connecting community, one line at a time

Humans of Harker: Connecting community, one line at a time

by Emma Li, Co-Opinions Editor April 26, 2024

A thin white bar blinks at the top left of a blank, black box. Cogs turn and possibilities arise in Kabir Ramzan's (12) mind as the bar sits and flickers, waiting for him to unleash a stream of instructions...

"International law, international politics doesn't have a constitution, where it's like, this is what you do and this is why you do it. You just go with what's there. And I think that's kind of how we should go about helping people. You don't have a set of rules of how to help crises; you go to the situation, you figure out what's wrong, why it's wrong, and you try to fix it, based off of the context there," Claire Bauschlicher (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Open heart, open mind

by Anika Maji, Staff Reporter April 24, 2024

A volcanic eruption on a small island. A ballet costume sewn by contestants on “Project Runway.” These snippets of the world that spark the imagination of Claire Bauschlicher (12) before she starts...

Humans of Harker: It’s the little things

Humans of Harker: It’s the little things

by Anika Maji, Staff Reporter April 24, 2024

A bright yellow banner, the words “JCL Amici” printed across it in scrawling purple letters. A selfie taken through the reflective surface of Chicago’s Cloud Gate. A screenshot of a successfully-translated...

“Research has given me, at least temporarily and hopefully permanently, a life purpose, which sounds really big. It makes me feel as if I’m doing something which is beyond myself. That really resonates with me. Being able to create a solution which potentially could be applied in the real world is really fascinating," Ella Lan (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Inventive impact

by Katerina Matta, Winged Post Co-Editor-in-Chief April 24, 2024

It’s the first day of the Research Science Institute (RSI), a highly prestigious research camp for high schoolers around the world. Ella Lan (12) fought to secure her spot, and she now stands ready to...

“One thing that he said that’s stuck with me is to focus on what you can control in life, and everything else will handle itself. Your effort, your attitude, that you can take care of. For everything else, just do what you can do, and it will take care of itself," Nathan Liu (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Optimism in activism

by Suhani Gupta, Co-A&E and Lifestyle Editor April 24, 2024

The audience quiets. A warm light illuminates the center of the stage. Nathan Liu’s (12) fingers dance across the keys as he plays through the ups and downs of Chopin Nocturne at his benefit concert....

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