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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Yearbook adviser Kevin Oliver joins TALON editors to show off their Best of Varsity Yearbook prize, celebrating the staff’s national recognition. Oliver led the yearbook staff to win a Pacemaker Award from the National Scholastic Press Association this April.

Three years of laughter and excellence

by Chayce Milheim and Yifan Li June 13, 2025

If there’s one thing unforgettable about our time in high school, it’s TALON Yearbook Adviser and Coach Kevin Oliver: our loving, supportive and often-hilarious mentor.  We met Oliver on our first...

Clifford Hull holds up an ancient artifact, sharing his love for archaeology and the connections it offers to the past. After 47 years of teaching, Hull is retiring at the end of this school year.

Teaching with the Hull heart: Harker bids farewell to Latin and history teacher Clifford Hull

by Heather Wang, Humans of Harker Managing Editor June 8, 2025

After taking five years of Latin in high school in South Africa, Latin and history teacher Clifford Hull entered college with no plans of ever taking another Latin course. However, a college class sparked...

The Harker community bids farewell to nine beloved teachers whose dedication, passion and care have shaped generations of students. Pictured (clockwise from top left): Kevin Oliver, Clifford Hull, Susan Nace, Caren Furtado, Karen Haley, Casey Brown, Dipti Shingnapurkar, Carmela Tejada and Zane Moore.

Honoring their legacy

by Emma Li and Wenjie Zou June 7, 2025

Teachers Casey Brown, Caren Furtado, Karen Haley, Clifford Hull, Zane Moore, Susan Nace, Kevin Oliver, Dipti Shingnapurkar and Carmela Tejada have chosen to step away from their positions for the 2025-26...

Butch Keller and upper school math teacher Ms. Jane Keller. "The cancer diagnosis was pretty life changing for Mr. Keller and I, and it kind of helped us realize that life is a little short, and we really need to spend time with our family," Ms. Keller said.

Greatest goodbyes: Departing upper school faculty bid farewells

Mr. Samuel “Butch” Keller, Jr., Head of School We say K through life, and Mrs. Keller and I are going to embrace that for life. I do a quote of the day every day, and I have forever. There...

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