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Harker Aquila

Juniors Veeraz Thakkar and Mikhil Kiran paddle in a kayak during the Class of 2026's trip to Angel Island. Students had the option to participate in various activities including hiking, kayaking and playing on the beach.

Kayaking, climbing and connecting: Sophomores, juniors kick off school year with class trips

by Lily Shi, Jonathan Szeto, and Charlie Wang August 22, 2024

Eleventh graders kayaked and hiked at Angel Island while tenth graders tackled ropes courses in the Santa Cruz mountains for their annual class trips last Thursday. The juniors began the day at 6:45...

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...

Snow lays on the mountains of Mission Peak in Fremont yesterday. A historic California winter storm brought snow and hail to the Santa Cruz Mountains starting Thursday, closing Highway 17 and preventing up to 104 students and faculty from attending school yesterday.

Historic snowfall strikes Bay Area mountains

by Emma Gao, Desiree Luo, Katerina Matta, and Sally Zhu February 25, 2023

Additional reporting by Shareen Chahal, Kinnera Mulam and Isha Moorjani. A historic California winter storm brought snow and hail to the Santa Cruz Mountains starting Thursday, closing Highway 17 and...

Upper school English teacher Beverley Manning's house was burned to the ground by the CZU Lightning Complex Fire, which has now burned over 86,000 acres. Manning evacuated from the wildfire with her rescued animals.

Fleeing fires: Evacuated community members face challenges with new reality

by Lucy Ge, Winged Post News Editor September 8, 2020

Since a heat wave struck California on Aug. 14, over 900 fires have rolled through 1.8 million acres, destroying at least 3,400 structures, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom during a press conference today.  Californians...

Lauren Beede (11) reaches up to tap the ball over the net in today's CCS semifinals game against Santa Cruz High School. The game was held at Menlo High School and was carried by the Harker varsity girls team, who will proceed to play Notre Dame High School in the finals game on Saturday.

Varsity girls volleyball advances to CCS finals, winning semifinals in three sets

by Kathy Fang, Managing Editor November 1, 2018

The varsity girls volleyball team moves forward to CCS finals after winning their semifinals match against Santa Cruz High School in three sets at Menlo-Atherton High School this afternoon. The game...

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