Start of high school sports delayed until at least December
by Vishnu Kannan and Muthu Panchanatham
July 26, 2020
High school sports for the upcoming school year will only start in December 2020 or January 2021, according to the California Interscholastic Federation’s (CIF) announcement on Monday. The three usual high school sports seasons – fall, winter and spring – will be condensed into just two sea...
Senior pick-up day celebrates new graduates with drive-thru ceremony
by Lucy Ge, Winged Post News Editor
May 30, 2020
A rare sight was seen on Thursday at the upper school campus in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic: grinning faces of the graduating senior class and their families peering through car windows, greeted by cheers and applause from masked Harker faculty members. Seniors arrived on campus throughout the day...
Stories from quarantine: “The outfit I never wore”
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Varsha Rammohan, and Aditya Singhvi
May 25, 2020
Over the last week, members of Harker Journalism dug through their closets to pull out outfits and accessories they haven't touched since quarantine started—a glimmer of normalcy in a time of uncertainty and change. These images showcase the styles, fashions and trends of our yearbook and newspaper...
COVID-19 testing and treatments explained: Cases ramp up as researchers race to find sustainable cures
by Mark Hu, Katie Wang, and Nicholas Wei
May 20, 2020
As COVID-19 infections continue to spread across the nation, hospitals across Santa Clara Valley are taking measures to increase the number of resources available for patients, including ventilators and hospital beds, as researchers search for a vaccine, a long term solution to the virus. Commercial and academic laboratories throughout the Bay Area are faci...
Harker Aquila’s guide on how upcoming events are impacted by coronavirus
by Lucy Ge, Winged Post Asst. News Editor
May 11, 2020
This story was updated on May 11 to include updates on the senior trip, baccalaureate, graduation, locker clean-outs and Harker summer programs. It has now been about two months since school shut down. Students and faculty alike have adjusted to online Zoom classes and the strangeness of our new rea...
Athletic recruiting in the time of COVID-19
by Vishnu Kannan, Winged Post Sports Editor
May 4, 2020
While stuck at home during quarantine, Harker student-athletes have found creative ways to continue practicing their sports from home. For track and cross-country athlete Anna Weirich (11), this means supplementing her daily runs with biking as a form of cross-training. For junior baseball captain Nic...
Print to protect
![Parts of 15 orange and black masks that Will Yashar (10) 3D-printed lie on a table. “It was nice to see everyone helping for the common good, that was inspiring,” Will said. “Everyone’s helping in their own way, [this] was just the way I could help.”](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/image4-2-475x320.jpg)
by Sally Zhu, Reporter
May 1, 2020
The soft whir of the Prusa I3 Mk3 3D printing machine hums in Will Yashar’s (10) garage-turned-workspace as he pulls up the plastic mask prototype on his laptop. Surrounding the printers are large rolls of white PLA plastic filaments, some finished masks to be delivered and broken printer pieces and ...
Going virtual: How teachers have adapted hands-on activities online
by Brian Chen, Reporter
April 26, 2020
Virtual dance auditions. Online orchestra practice. Mailing art supplies and lab notebooks. Conducting experiments at home. With the campus closed and a shelter-in-place order throughout California, teachers have adapted to online learning, inventing creative solutions to replace hands-on activities ...
Senior spring online: making the most out of virtual college visits
by Gloria Zhang, Winged Post Editor-in-Chief
April 19, 2020
Congratulations! *Cue the confetti* After months of waiting for “an update to your application status”, seniors, we finally reached the moment to embark on our college adventure. Yet, instead of spending our spring break with air travel or road trips on the way to admit weekends, we have inst...
Editorial: Be brave
March 28, 2020
On Jan. 24, Harker Aquila ran its first story on the coronavirus outbreak, reporting 1,287 worldwide cases. Over the next month and a half, we watched — and continued reporting — as the virus traveled around the world, creeping closer and closer to home in what felt like a hyperreal sci-fi movie. I...
Santa Clara County announces shelter-in-place directive
by Mark Hu and Aditya Singhvi
March 17, 2020
The Santa Clara County Public Health Department announced a “shelter-in-place” directive for all residences yesterday, joining five other Bay Area counties as the number of COVID-19 cases rose to 155 within the county and 4,226 nationally. Six counties — Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Mateo, Marin and Alameda — issu...
College Board closes SAT testing centers due to safety concerns over coronavirus
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Co-Sports Editor
March 13, 2020
As more information is released about College Board closing centers due to the coronavirus, this article will be updated with the latest news. Check Harker Aquila for continuous coverage. This story was last updated March 14 to reflect new information about the number of nations, U.S. states and indiv...
How are you spending your time in quarantine?
- Watching Netflix (42%, 15 Votes)
- Cooking and baking (25%, 9 Votes)
- Hiking and going on walks (17%, 6 Votes)
- Other (14%, 5 Votes)
- Learning to play an instrument (3%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 36
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