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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Students look on as the sprinkler sprays others exiting the library. “I was very surprised, of course, you don’t really see that kind of thing every day,” said Richie Amarillas (12), who was outside the library when the pipe burst. “When I looked outside I just thought it was raining because it was supposed to rain today, but no, it was a sprinkler.

BREAKING: Sprinkler bursts near library, temporarily drenches walkway

by Shiv Deokar, Sidak Sanghari, Grant Yang, and Felix Chen April 21, 2022

Additional reporting by Sabrina Zhu, Sally Zhu, Arjun Barrett and Isha Moorjani.  This is a developing story. Check back on harkeraquila.com for more updates.  A sprinkler head outside the upper...

Facilities director Mike Bassoni posed on a pathway in the landscaping in front of the Rothschild Performing Arts Center. Bassoni played a key role in the landscaping’s development, providing input on its design.

Building a community from the ground up

With his head tilted to one side, eyes unfocused and thoughtful, Mike Bassoni smiles as he answers questions about his lifetime of work at Harker. As he touches on his past and present accomplishments,...

This is the second issue of A Day in the Life. Every issue of A Day in the Life features a different group of people on campus.

A Day in the Life of: Facilities

by Gloria Zhang, Sara Yen, Erica Cai, Esha Goyal, Irina Malyugina, and Catherine Feng April 23, 2019

This piece was originally published in the pages of The Winged Post on April 17, 2019.                  

Custodian Johnny Lockett poses for a portrait at a table near Manzanita.

Doing little bits of good every day

February 23, 2019

Whether he’s vacuuming the carpet of Main, mopping the floor of Manzanita or getting a ladder for a staff member who needs one, custodian Johnny Lockett is a familiar face to all who wander through Main’s...

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