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Many students cited dissonance between their perceptions of their time at Harker and the administration’s large emphasis on celebrating Harker’s diversity, from the annual Culture Week to Student Diversity Coalition announcements at school meetings. Multiple students recalled feeling that their lack of representation was overlooked or simply not talked about enough.

It’s time to talk about diversity

by Katerina Matta, Winged Post Editor-in-Chief March 30, 2025

There’s no question that Harker is a diverse place. From the range of extracurricular offerings to our academic interests, each student is profoundly different from the next. Yet, there remains one staggering...

Humans of Harker: Performing with positivity

by Medha Yarlagadda and Anwen Hao June 11, 2024

View the full transcript here: I think I first got into dance when my dad introduced it to me. He used to dance when he was my age now, but I started much younger. So I grew up in a household that was...

Harker Dance Company perform "Control," their second dance of the show. The contemporary routine contrasted with "Trumpets," their hip hop number.

Annual “Just Dance” celebrates student skills

by Jessica Wang and Alison Yang April 11, 2023

As the curtains rise and the music starts to fill the theater, the stage comes alive with a fusion of colors, rhythms and movements. From the fluid movements of contemporary dance to the high-energy routines...

Middle school faculty and Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs Jennifer Gargano tour the Union campus. On Tuesday, Aug. 17, the administration hosted a special ribbon cutting ceremony to announce the official opening of the middle school campus.

Harker middle school reopens for in-person learning at Union campus

by Shinjan Ghosh, Talon Co-Editor-in-Chief August 29, 2021

After entering the middle school campus on the first day of school, biology teacher Kristen Morgensen recalls walking through the hallway of the main academic building on moving day. She scanned the doors...

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