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The student news site of The Harker School.

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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Students line up to get cookies outside of Manzanita Hall on Tuesday. In celebration of former Harker president Howard Nichols birthday, students and faculty enjoyed chocolate chip cookies, one of Nichols favorite desserts.

Upper school honors Howard Nichols’ birthday through chocolate chip cookie tradition

by Vivian Chen and Anika Maji October 15, 2023

The upper school celebrated former Harker president Howard Nichols’ birthday through the annual tradition of serving chocolate chip cookies to students and faculty during lunch on Tuesday. In a Schoology...

The upper school celebrates its 25th anniversary this year after its founding in 1998. It began with 90 students who comprised the first graduating class of 2002 and a small-sized faculty of 12 to 15 members.

Happy birthday, Eagles: Commemorating 25 years of upper school history

by Ananya Sriram, Co-Features Editor October 30, 2022

Baggy sweatshirts and pants with large pockets. Frosh playing at a pool table. A volleyball team posing with cones of ice cream. A class of 90 students posing for a photo with bright smiles on their faces....

Publicity committee members Daniel Lin (10) and Sasvath Ramachandran (12) announce the upcoming Hoscars show tomorrow. Dressed as security, sophomores Adi Jain, Om Tandon and Veyd Patil accompanied the two presenters.

School meeting recap 3/24/22: Diana Nichols’ birthday, Hoscars and support for Haiti

by Katelyn Zhao, Co-Asst. Sports Editor March 29, 2022

Associated Student Body (ASB) president Dawson Chen (12) started the school meeting by welcoming everyone back to in-person meetings in the Zhang athletics center on Thursday. A video about the surplus...

We really owe it to [her], assistant head of school Jennifer Gargano said. It is hard to say what she has contributed because it is hard to say what she has not.

In memory of Diana Nichols

Diana Nichols, former chair of the board of trustees and school leader, died on Sept. 2 in her home in Carmel due to pancreatic cancer. Family members, faculty, staff and students attended a memorial service...

Chip Zecher (79) speaks on the contributions Nichols had on the campus. To commemorate the couples contributions, a plaque has been placed on the exterior of Nichols Hall.

Harker community celebrates life of Diana Nichols

by Nicole Chen, Editor-in-Chief October 6, 2018

Harker students, faculty, alumni and family of Diana Nichols, former chair of the board of trustees and school leader, came together today to celebrate Nichols's life in a memorial held in the Rothschild...

Diana Nichols speaks at the opening of the Rothschild Performing Arts Center in February.

Former board of trustees chair Diana Nichols dies

by Nicole Chen and Kathy Fang September 8, 2018

Diana Nichols, former chair of the board of trustees and school leader, died last Sunday in her home in Carmel. Faculty and staff learned of Nichols's death through an email on Monday, and upper school...

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