![English teacher Susanne Salhab congratulates seniors Daniel Lin and Claire Miao on their completion of high school. Daniel and Claire were both members of Salhab's AP Literature class.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/240518_KS-9-2-e1716232095325-1200x854.jpg)
Classes of 2024 and 2025 close the year with bricks and Baccalaureate
by Jessica Hu and Felix Chen
• May 20, 2024
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Meet your teacher: Spreading smiles through song
by Charlize Wang, Aquila Co-Managing Editor
• May 9, 2024
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Consumerism may favor some but harms all
by Hima Thota, Co-Features Editor
• March 13, 2024
![Anna Eshoo holds a hearing of the Health Subcommittee on Feb. 20, 2020. As the Chairwoman, Eshoo presented bills regarding medical cures and representation in clinical trials. (Provided by eshoo.house.gov)](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Eshoo_Womens_Health_Protection_Hearing-1200x800.jpg)
Silicon Valley representative Anna Eshoo to retire
by Mendy Mao, Assistant Copy Editor
• December 12, 2023
![An illustration of a robotic hand writing "Say hello to ChatGPT." ChatGPT’s almost uncanny ability to use information from the internet and present it in human-like forms has led to its rapid popularity, gaining over 1 million users in less than a week after release.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ChatGPTVisual-e1675878355314.png)
Say hello to ChatGPT: The ultimate conversational AI assistant
by Edward Huang, Co-STEM Editor
• February 8, 2023
![California Republican House Representative Kevin McCarthy was elected House Speaker on Jan. 7 after an unprecedented 15 rounds of voting. McCarthy finally achieved the win with 216 out of 428 votes.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/mccarthy-1.jpeg)
Kevin McCarthy elected House Speaker after unprecedented 15 rounds of voting
by Shareen Chahal and Katerina Matta
• January 28, 2023
![This is the first installment of Midterms Mayhem, a podcast where Aquila staff members discuss the 2022 midterm elections with upper school community members. In this episode, Aquila reporters Ella, Emma and Anika talk with U.S. history teacher James Tate, Emmett Chung (12) and Trisha Variyar (12) about some of the key issues in the upcoming elections.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_1163-1-900x525.png)
Midterms Mayhem Episode 1: Key issues precede upcoming elections
by Ella Yee, Emma Gao, and Anika Maji
• November 3, 2022
![Queen Elizabeth II raises her glass in a toast with President Barack Obama in London in 2011. Elizabeth, the longest reigning monarch in English history, died at 96 years old in Scotland this morning.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/P052511PS-1339-1.jpg)
BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96 after 70-year reign
by Felix Chen, Emma Gao, Sally Zhu, Desiree Luo, Shareen Chahal, and Claire Zhao
• September 8, 2022
![The Harker upper school welcomes new faculty members this year. Among them are the new head of school, the new Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, an athletics trainer and nine new teachers.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MYTF_LOGO-900x900-1.png)
Upper school welcomes new faculty faces on campus
by Sabrina Zhu and Olivia Xu
• September 1, 2022
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