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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

“I got to assist the guy who scored. My assist helped us win the game. That was what mattered: we won the championship. It's not about a person's scoring a goal; it's about the team's goal," senior Nikhil Pesati said.

Humans of Harker: Lifting spirits

by Samuel Tong, News Editor May 18, 2025

Grunts and groans echo throughout the gym as senior Nikhil Pesati toils away at another set of tricep dips. Hoping to reach a better physique, Nikhil fights through the aches and pain to strengthen...

Otter 841 clings onto a vibrant surfboard in the waters off Santa Cruz's Cowell Beach in June. Many surfers have reported encounters with this otter outlaw, and authorities are still searching for her.

Otter 841: The audacious, surfboard-snatching menace

by Victor Gong, Co-STEM Editor September 26, 2023

As surfers ride the waves in the cool blue waters of Santa Cruz, one omnipresent threat looms over them all — an overly-social, delinquent sea otter. The aquatic outlaw, which local officials call Otter...

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