![Alicia Ran (11), Mina Okamoto (12), Yifan Li (11) and Harshini Chaturvedula (12) smile and pose for a photo together. Many students wore traditional attire from their cultures to celebrate Culture Day.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DSC9595-1200x799.jpg)
Culture Week Day 3: Students explore culture and cuisine through booths and food trucks
by Janam Chahal and Lily Shi
• February 29, 2024
![Spencer Mak (12) orders food at Fresh Catch Poke outside of the Rothschild Performing Arts Center. Fresh Catch Poke ran out of ingredients at 12:40 p.m. and made 57 more orders than initially planned.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DSC_1655-1200x795.jpg)
Culture week food trucks close early due to food shortage
by Margaret Cartee and Felix Chen
• February 28, 2024
![Riya Samuel (9) and Ivanya Sadana (9) dance to a Bollywood routine during Mondays assembly. The Student Diversity Coalition opened the showcase by introducing culture week and promoting events later in the week like a chalk art activity.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DSC9478-3-1200x859.jpg)
Culture Week Days 1 and 2: Students showcase diverse performances in cultural assembly
by Janam Chahal and Lily Shi
• February 28, 2024
![Conservatory representatives announce the dance productions show times on Friday and Saturday and encourage students to attend. They also highlighted the Orchestra performance at the Green Music Center in Sonoma County on Thursday.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/KM9_0240-1200x800.jpg)
School Meeting 1/23: Kicks Against Cancer, CareerConnect, student exhibitions
by Jessica Wang, Co-Opinions Editor
• January 29, 2024
![Maria Hantzopoulos speaks as the morning keynote for Harkers Social Justice Conference in the Zhang Gym on Nov. 10. Hantzopoulos spoke about her personal upbringings in Queens, New York and her experiences with students with New York City public schools to address how the community can support social justice.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20231110-SocialJusticeConference_Bzau-10-1200x799.jpg)
Harker hosts first ever Social Justice Conference
by Felix Chen, Alison Yang, Brandon Zau, and Vivek Moorjani
• November 29, 2023
![Members of the ASB Lifestyle Committee and Honor Council present their interview with station chef Rupa Banerjee. They also asked that students keep the campus clean during lunches.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/KM9_7690-1200x801.jpg)
School Meeting Recap 10/20/23: Green Team, Fall Play, Club Photos
by Felix Chen, Co-News Editor
• October 28, 2023
![In honor of joining the Harker community, frosh sign the Harker Matriculation Book during the 2023-24 matriculation ceremony on Friday. “I feel that through matriculation and orientation, I was able to meet new people,” Varun Kaushik (9) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0818-Matriculation-BrandonZ-34-1-1200x866.jpg)
Matriculation welcomes community to new school year
by Ella Yee, Brandon Zau, and Aishani Singh
• August 22, 2023
![Senior Makayla Aguilar-Zuniga (wearing white skirt) and junior Mariana Ryder (wearing red skirt) face each other during the Latinx Affinity Groups performance of Baile Folklorico for the Cultural Performance Assembly on Feb. 27. Organized by the Student Diversity Coalition (SDC), the Cultural Performance Assembly featured dance, music and poetry from around the world.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CulturalPerformances2-900x599.jpg)
Cultural performance assembly features dance, music and poetry by students and faculty
by Ella Yee, Co-News Editor
• March 16, 2023
![Over 100 students and faculty attended the second Challenge Day of the year, a community-building event that took place last Friday in the Zhang Gym. “Challenge Day represents values that I think are important, including the idea that the most important parts of our lives are things we don’t often share,” upper school English teacher Christopher Hurshman said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Challenge_Day_Illustration_2-900x450.png)
Community connections strengthen during underclassmen Challenge Day
by Emma Gao, Co-News Editor
• March 11, 2023
![Student Diversity Coalition (SDC) representatives Ariana Gauba (10) and Fern Biswas (10) speak about Culture Week, which took place from Feb. 27 to March 3. Culture Week featured cultural performances from members of the Harker community, cultural visual arts and culture booths.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/SchoolMeeting2-23-900x675.jpg)
School meeting recap 2/23/23: United Voices, ReCreate Reading and Culture Week
by Felix Chen, Asst. News Editor
• March 9, 2023
![Francis Parker School assistant head Priyanka Rupani and national Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) chair Dr. Rodney Glasgow give a presentation at the fifth annual Student Diversity Leadership Gathering (SDLG) on Feb. 4. The event garnered high school students and faculty from over 30 schools to discuss issues of diversity, equity and inclusion.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/SDLG_Hima1-900x600.jpg)
Upper school hosts over 30 schools in fifth Student Diversity Leadership Gathering event
by Edward Huang, Hima Thota, and Ella Yee
• February 14, 2023
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