Extracurricular activities and programs transition to remote learning
![Director of Roleplays Anika Muddu (10) teaches how to prepare for and present a roleplay at DECA Launch. “The conference experience was mainly something that we might be missing out [on] because the preparation for DECA can be done over Zoom or you can Facetime, but the in-conference experience is something that I don’t think we’ll get to convey to the freshmen this year,” Harker DECA CEO Lisa Barooah said. Everyone who’s ever done DECA can tell you the conferences are the most fun part.”](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/image5-475x297.png)
by Isha Moorjani, Winged Post Asst. News Editor
September 10, 2020
With the 2020-21 school year beginning remotely, both students and faculty are experiencing the changes that come with having extracurricular activities online. Many of these extracurriculars relied on in-person interaction and activities, yet each one has thought of unique ways to provide members with si...
STEM Scene: Upper school clubs continue activities in quarantine
by Tiffany Chang, TALON Reporter
May 4, 2020
With COVID-19 pushing everyone to pioneer alternatives for events made unfeasible by shelter-in-place, upper school STEM clubs have risen to the challenge. Despite the inability to continue hands-on activities or hold on-site events, clubs are managing to stay active through a variety of innovative events ...
School meeting recap 3/2/2020: Soccer CCS champions, kissing pigs and solving the squirrel problem
by Lucy Ge, Asst. News Editor
March 2, 2020
Avi Gulati (12) started off the meeting yesterday by announcing that the sandwich bar is being shut down due to students being unable to clean up after themselves. Head of upper school Butch Keller encouraged students to not let academic counselor Lori Kohan’s absence deter them from seeing a counselor. Grace...
School meeting recap 1/7/2020: Student directed showcase, new basketball hoop and course selections
by Lucy Ge, Asst. News Editor
January 8, 2020
Avi Gulati (12) started off the meeting by welcoming everyone to 2020 and stating his new year resolutions. Roma Gandhi (12) announced on behalf of the Student Events Committee that the deadline to sign up for Hoscars is Jan. 20. Applicants need to submit their Hoscars submission form and email ...
School meeting recap 12/2/19: Community service spotlight, Harker journalism update and re-opening of Nichols common area
by Lucy Ge, Asst. News Editor
December 4, 2019
Avi Gulati (12) started off the first school meeting back from Thanksgiving break by introducing Kerry Enzensperger, director of upper school community service. For the second community service spotlight of the year, Enzensperger introduced Bryan Zhang (11), who gave a speech on his own experience...
Medical Club hosts speakers and interactive activities in inaugural Evening of Medicine
by Amruta Dharmapurikar and Brian Chen
November 15, 2019
The upper school’s Medical Club held the first-ever Evening of Medicine last Friday from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the Nichols Auditorium, featuring a variety of medical professionals as speakers and engaging activities for attendees to immerse themselves in medicine for an evening. One of the invite...
News briefs: Choir concert, Harker Car Show, and Evening of Medicine
by Brian Chen, Amruta Dharmapurikar, Varsha Rammohan, Arushi Saxena, Emily Tan, Anna Vazhaeparambil, and Jessie Wang
November 13, 2019
Vocal groups perform in annual Fall Concert Cantilena, Camerata, Signature and Bel Canto performed the Choral Concert on Friday, Nov. 15. This year's theme was “Breaking Down Walls.” The concert was held at 7:00 p.m., and was free, although seats had to be booked in advance. “I think [this theme] is rea...
Medical Club hosts speaker events for club week
by Varsha Rammohan, Copy Editor
March 17, 2019
Students crowded around the upper school Anatomage Table, marveling at the layers of skin and muscle that was displayed brightly on the screen. The anatomy tool was just one of the few activities that Medical Club members could partake in during and before their annual club week from March 4 to 8. In...
School meeting recap 1/18/19
by Arushi Saxena, Global Editor
January 22, 2019
As students clamored to their seats at the last school meeting of the first semester, ASB President Neil Ramaswamy attempted to settle the crowd as English teacher Charlie Shuttleworth’s made an announcement about the annual Shakespeare Competition, which invites high school students to perform a me...
How are you spending your time in quarantine?
- Watching Netflix (42%, 15 Votes)
- Cooking and baking (25%, 9 Votes)
- Hiking and going on walks (17%, 6 Votes)
- Other (14%, 5 Votes)
- Learning to play an instrument (3%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 36
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