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Harker Aquila

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HarkerDev admins Saanvi Bhargava (12), Aarav Borthakur (12) and Nelson Gou (12) explain the functions of several of the club's apps. They walked students through multiple of their most used applications and sites, including the Bell Schedule.

School Meeting 8/20: Conservatory, Student Diversity Coalition and Athletics announcements

by Jessica Hu and Lily Shi August 23, 2024

Associated Student Body President Sam Parupudi (12) opened the first school meeting of the year on Monday. Performing Arts Production Manager Brian Larsen began with his annual tutorial on proper microphone...

Juniors Sam Parupudi, Alicia Ran, Jia Jia Jiang and Daniel Chen and sophomore Ananya Pradhan took on the positions of president, vice president, secretary, spirit coordinator and treasurer, respectively, during last week's ASB election. This marks the first time in nine years that a non-male candidate takes on the role of ASB president.

ASB elections conclude with non-male majority council

by Lily Shi and Jessica Hu April 20, 2024

Upper school students elected juniors Sam Parupudi, Alicia Ran, Jia Jia Jiang and Daniel Chen and sophomore Ananya Pradhan for the positions of ASB president, vice president, secretary, spirit coordinator...

Arthur Wu (11) cheers for his grade before the announcement of the spirit winners. The juniors finished the spirit events in first place with 4,475 points.

Spirit Week Day 5: Juniors sweep spring rally

by Tiffany Zhu and Emma Milner March 29, 2024

Students and staff closed out spirit week with a rally held in the Athletic Center, wearing their class shirts and cheering on their respective grades on Friday.  Hip-hop group Kinetic Krew opened...

Upper School Math teacher Caren Furtado hosts the "Are You Smarter Than a Teacher" Event at lunch on Tuesday. Participants were asked questions like “Which college has a Squirrel Club?” and “What is Lord Voldemort’s real name?”

Spirit Week Day 2: Students and teachers dress as “Tacky Tourists,” battle in trivia game

by Anika Maji and Claire Bauschlicher March 26, 2024

Upper school students competed against teachers in a trivia-style competition during Tuesday lunch and dressed up according to a “Tacky Tourist” theme to mark the second day of Spirit Week. The...

Attendees of Thursday's CareerConnect meeting clap as the panel of three seniors conclude their presentation. Seniors Ramit Goyal, Ella Lan and Fiona Yan gave a presentation to an audience of mostly frosh about studying practices, useful mindsets and personal experiences in preparation for final exams.

CareerConnect holds finals preparation workshop

by Lily Shi, Assistant STEM Editor December 15, 2023

CareerConnect hosted a workshop to help students prepare for final exams with a panel consisting of seniors Ramit Goyal, Ella Lan and Fiona Yan in the Innovation Center during Thursday’s long lunch. The...

Sophomore tug of war participants Aaron Bao and Leo Sobczyn rally the crowd, preparing to pull the rope. The sophomore class defeated the seniors in tug of war preliminaries during Spirit Week this Tuesday.

Homecoming Week Day 2: Students cheer in spirit parade, battle in tug-of-war preliminaries

by Katerina Matta and Felix Chen October 4, 2022

Students participated in the spirit parade, tug of war preliminary rounds and class color-themed dress-up today, the second day of Homecoming Week. In the annual spirit parade organized by the Harker...

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