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Junior Luke Wu helps out his family at their Happy Lemon franchise, and junior Mia Kister works at iJuice, a local smoothie shop. Both Luke and Mia believe that these jobs have allowed them to develop skills that will benefit them later on in life.

Young baristas stir up success behind the counter

by Disha Gupta, Humans of Harker Editor-in-Chief May 6, 2025

Most teens stroll into cafés and juice bars with earbuds in and phones out, scanning the menu for something sweet to sip between classes. But behind the counter, it’s often students of a similar age...

Sophomore Sophia Zhu delivers her original oratory, titled "Start Slapping." She challenged the misconception that logic and emotion are opposites, emphasizing how emotion can enhance decision-making.

Speech and debate team hosts annual speech showcase

by Jonathan Szeto and William Jiang April 22, 2025

The speech and debate team celebrated senior Melody Yin, juniors Joy Hu, Luke Wu, Albert Yao and Ariel Zhang and sophomore Sophia Zhu during the annual Speech Showcase in the Nichols Auditorium on Wednesday. All...

Outside hitter Aaron Guo (12) leaps into the air for a kill during the first set. The Eagles dominated Lynbrook to sweep all three sets.

Varsity boys volleyball crushes Lynbrook 25-14, 24-18, 25-11

by Jeremy Peng and Wenjie Zou April 17, 2025

Varsity boys volleyball triumphed over Lynbrook High School 25-14, 24-18 and 25-11 away on Friday. Middle blocker Kairui Sun (11) opened the first set with an ace. Lynbrook pulled ahead off fumbles...

From left to right: Sophia Zhu (10), Albert Yao (11), Luke Wu (11), Nicole Dean (10) and Amishi Gupta (11) won the ASB elections for Secretary, Spirit Coordinator, President, Treasurer and Vice President, respectively, for the 2025-26 school year. Student voter turnout reached 91.74% during voting on Thursday.

Students elect 2025-26 ASB officers

by Lily Shi, News Editor April 11, 2025

Luke Wu (11), Amishi Gupta (11), Sophia Zhu (10), Nicole Dean (10) and Albert Yao (11) won the ASB elections for President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Spirit Coordinator, respectively, for...

Sophomore Nicole Dean, a member of the ASB Community Service committee, returns money to a student. Members of the committee gave out tickets to students to then buy products from clubs.

Project Peace Wheel supports Afghanistan refugees in farmers market-style fundraiser

by Lily Peng, Assistant News Editor November 9, 2024

Clubs collectively raised $1,509.47 in a fundraiser for Afghanistan refugees by selling a variety of goods to members of the community on Oct. 29 and 31. UNICEF Club proposed the Project Peace Wheel...

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine rallies global leaders for support in his country’s grueling war against Russia at the 2024 U.N. General Assembly on Sep. 25. Besides his official address, Zelensky wanted to sell what he calls his “victory plan”, a strategy to secure Ukraine’s victory on their terms, to Western leaders and especially President Biden.

Zelensky urges western support in ongoing war with Russia

by Charlize Wang and Lily Shi October 10, 2024

As the Russia-Ukraine war rages on after more than two years, Western involvement in the war has become critical to its outcome. Despite the military, economic and humanitarian assistance from the U.S....

Varsity boys volleyball seniors pose with their coaches for a photo during the senior night ceremony. The team concluded their regular season with a 25-9 record and the first-place spot in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza division.

Varsity boys volleyball conquers Cupertino in three sets on senior night

by Ashley Mo and Margaret Cartee May 8, 2024

Varsity boys volleyball swept Cupertino High School 25-23, 27-25, 27-25 on their senior night on May 1.  Seniors Zachary Blue, Kyle Johnson, Jordan Labio, Adrian Liu, Spencer Mak, Edis Mesic and Jack...

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