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Kinetic Krew performed at school meeting on Tuesday to preview the upcoming Just Dance showcase, which will be held in the Patil Theater on Friday.

School Meeting Recap 4/8

by Eric Fang, News Editor April 10, 2019

Avi Gulati (11) began the school meeting on Monday by announcing when the annual Quadchella talent show will take place. The event will be on May 2 and will be held at the Shah patio instead of the quad...

Members of Green Team Ashley Jazbec (11) and Anvi Banga (11), joined by Head of School Brian Yager and Upper School Head Butch Keller, announce that the cafeteria will no longer provide single-use plastic as a part of an initiative for environmental sustainability.

School meeting recap 2/26/19

by Eric Fang, News Editor February 27, 2019

Head of School Brian Yager started the school meeting by congratulating students who performed in either the annual dance show or the recent Gala. He also praised the varsity boys soccer team for advancing...

Members of junior class council Evan Cheng, Avi Gulati, Roma Gandhi and Alyssa Huang announce the theme, "Midnight in Paris," for this year's Winter Ball, which will be held next Saturday.

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...

Raphael Sanche (12), GSA president, gives a speech about his experience coming out as transgender in honor of National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11.

School meeting recap 10/9/18

by Eric Fang and Ryan Guan October 11, 2018

Juniors from the girls water polo team presented a video advertising their joint senior night with the boys water polo team on Thursday. The boys will be playing Cupertino High School at 4 p.m., with senior...

Upper school students enjoy chocolate chip cookies outside the athletics center today after school meeting. The kitchen staff prepared cookies to honor former head of school Howard Nichols' birthday.

Upper school honors Howard Nichols on his birthday

by Kathy Fang, Managing Editor October 9, 2018

The upper school community enjoyed chocolate chip cookies after the school meeting today in honor of former head of school Howard Nichols’s birthday on Oct. 10. Nichols, who died in 2008, was known...

Members of Spirit Club bow before the Eagle mascot at school meeting on Wednesday in promotion of Spirit Week, which will start on Monday.

School meeting recap 9/26/18

by Ryan Guan, Executive News Editor September 27, 2018

Eagle Update presenters Mitchell Granados (12), Grace Hajjar (11), Matthew Hajjar (12) and Adhya Hoskote (11) discussed the past week's games and sports events. Mitchell invited students to come to the...

Performing arts representative Emmy Huchley (12), Alex Kumar (10), Vance Hirota (11) and Ellie Lang-Ree (12) announced information about upcoming dance show auditions, which will be held in RPAC this Saturday afternoon.

School meeting recap 9/10

by Arushi Saxena, Global Editor September 11, 2018

As students settled in their seats for the second school meeting of the year, Harker Aquila’s photo slideshow displayed the highlights of the past two weeks. ASB President Neil Ramaswamy spoke briefly...

Head of Upper School Butch Keller speaks about proper student-teacher interactions at school meeting yesterday.

School meeting recap 9/4

by Eric Fang, News Editor September 5, 2018

Harker Aquila’s first photo slide show of the year greeted students as they took their seats for the school meeting yesterday. ASB President Neil Ramaswamy gave a brief welcome to the students before...

Middle school teachers Mark Gelineau and Marjorie Hazeltine act out the final scene in their skit, which honored the history of The Harker School in celebration of its 125th anniversary. The skit was performed for upper school students and faculty this morning during school meeting.

School meeting recap 8/28

by Ryan Guan, Executive News Editor August 28, 2018

Tuesday’s school meeting featured a humorous presentation about Harker’s 125th anniversary, including middle school English teachers Marjorie Hazeltine and Mark Gelineau. Upper School Head Butch...

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