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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Sophomore Lincoln-Douglas debaters Roshan Amurthur and Sofia Shah pose with their trophies at the Mid America Cups Sophomore Throw Down section. Sofia and Roshan finished in 1st and 2nd place, respectively, at one of the most prestigious invitational events in the country.

Eloquence and excellence: Speech and debate team starts season in style

by Mihir Kotbagi, Reporter October 22, 2023

Over 70 members of Harker’s speech and debate team performed well at recent fall tournaments in September, including the Greenhill Fall Classic in Addison, Texas from Sept. 13-18, the Mid America Cup...

Sahngwie Yim (10) practices speed reading at the  National Speech and Debate opener in Lexington, Kentucky last weekend. Ten upper school students participated in the tournament, with several receiving top awards and bids.

Ten upper school students attend National Speech and Debate Season opener, win several bids and take second place

by Sidak Sanghari, Reporter September 18, 2022

Upper school debate students received bids and top awards while attending the National Speech and Debate opener in Lexington, Kentucky from Sept. 9 to Sept. 12. The tournament took place at the University...

Presidential Hopeful Bernie Sanders raises concerns about economic injustices. He pledged to combat large corporations if elected president.

Candidates face off in debates over the summer

by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Sports Editor August 28, 2019

Although the 2020 presidential election is more than a year away, political events for candidates have already kicked off, especially during this past summer. The two debates and the several forums that...

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.

First life raft debate puts five teachers’ fields of study to the test

by Kathy Fang, Managing Editor January 29, 2019

In the first "life raft debate" hosted by juniors Grant Miner and Evan Cheng during lunch on Jan. 29, upper school teachers Christopher Hurshman, Anthony Silk, Diana Moss, Andrew Irvine and Julie Wheeler...

Forensics representatives Nakul Bajaj (11), Nikki Solanki (11), Maddie Huynh (11) and Anusha Kuppahally (12) announce results from recent competitions.

School meeting recap 11/8/18

by Ryan Guan, Executive News Editor November 11, 2018

Eagle Update presenters congratulated girls volleyball on their successful CCS run. Girls golf placed seventh in NorCal and second in CCS, and Natalie Vo (10) qualified for the state tournament. Rohan...

Upper School debaters discuss their arguments after five rounds of alternating stances on the issue of having single gender classrooms for public schools. The state-qualifying tournament for public forum was held yesterday and today at Leland High School.

Public forum teams debate in state qualifier on the issue of single gender classrooms

by Kacey Fang March 10, 2014

Three Upper School teams debated today in the public forum state qualifier at Leland High School, arguing both sides of the issue concerning whether single gender classrooms would improve the quality of...

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