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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

As journalists, one of our primary goals is to honor the people we report on. If we omit compassion, our articles lose life and color, and we fail to do justice to their stories. 

Editor’s Note: Empathy in subjectivity

by Alena Suleiman, Aquila Co-Editor-in-Chief May 22, 2024

Deliver the facts, maintain neutrality. There exists a flawed perspective that journalists should strive for objectivity when reporting the news. Yet objectivity gives the impression of detachment and...

Editor's Note: Two-way streets

Editor’s Note: Two-way streets

by Ella Yee, Aquila Co-Editor-in-Chief March 20, 2024

In every interview, I’ve found precious surprises. Beyond the surface, deeper than what can be taken at first glance, we each carry beliefs that shape our stories. Press pass and reporter’s notebook...

Winged Post Editors-in-Chief Michelle Liu (12) and Emily Tan (12) hold up the newspaper initials along with Managing Editor Mark Hu (12).

Editors’ Note (Issue 2)

by Michelle Liu, Emily Tan, and Mark Hu October 10, 2021

We hope the first month of school has been going well for you all!  Here at Winged Post Headquarters, we’ve kept our eye on both big international stories and local feature pieces. As our school...

As we reaffirm our commitment to our mis- sion as a publication, we will bring this improved perspective of inspired action to our reporting — not despairing what might await us, but hoping, and fighting, for what could.

Editor’s Note: Building on this moment of hope

by Arya Maheshwari, Srinath Somasundaram, and Sara Yen February 10, 2021

Two months ago, we were counting down the days to a new year — hoping that a changed calendar would bring a blank slate, free from the stains of 2020. But 2021 didn’t start that way. Just six days...

Editors' note: Taking things local

Editors’ note: Taking things local

by Prameela Kottapalli and Katherine Zhang February 24, 2019

Last issue, we made a big change to the look of our newspaper — we said goodbye to our old broadsheet format. And thanks to much of the positive feedback we received after Issue 3, that change is here...

Editors' Note: What have we done?

Editors’ Note: What have we done?

by Prameela Kottapalli and Katherine Zhang December 9, 2018

Another month gone by, another reporter materializing in front of your eyes to hand you a copy of the Winged Post. You take it (of course) and scan the front page — but wait. Where is the green “Winged...

Editors’ Note:  What we cover and why

Editors’ Note: What we cover and why

by Prameela Kottapalli and Katherine Zhang October 17, 2018

Welcome back! Last issue, we dove into the message of Winged Post, addressing what you might see inside the pages. Now, we want to explain why we believe that these topics are important. Each issue,...

Editors' Note: Our take on the purpose of the paper

Editors’ Note: Our take on the purpose of the paper

by Prameela Kottapalli and Katherine Zhang September 3, 2018

A new year, a new class of freshmen, a host of new teachers — and with it, a new issue of the Winged Post! We, as your editors-in-chief, are excited to welcome you to Volume 20. A couple weeks ago,...

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