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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

Participants in the "Human Ecology: Our Place in Nature" course watch tremendous volumes of water fall as a glacier melts. The students and faculty hiked down to the Mendenhall Glacier outside of Juneau as a part of their hands-on learning trip.

From California to Alaska: Human ecology comes to life

by Gloria Zhang, Features Editor November 5, 2018

It was late June in North America, but Dr. Kate Schafer was dressed in brown rubber boots, windbreakers and knitted beanies. After trudging in muddy soil for hours, many on the trek were exhausted and...

Science teachers Dr. Kate Schafer and Chris Spenner and former students talk about their experiences with the 2017 Human Ecology class, which will be offered again next summer. The summer 2019 class is open to all rising sophomores, juniors and seniors.

School meeting recap 10/16/ 18

by Ryan Guan, Executive News Editor October 19, 2018

Freshmen did not attend today's school meeting, as they were listening to speeches given by their peers running for student council. The elections will be held on Thursday during lunch in the journalism...

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