The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

“I feel like [my diverse extracurriculars has] shaped me as a person. It allowed me to connect [with] a lot of different people [and] meet a lot of new communities. This whole aspect of connection is really important. I value meeting new people and learning about peoples cultures and backgrounds, Camilla Lindh (12) said.

Humans of Harker: From saxophones to saddles

by Carey Chang and Olivia Xu May 12, 2022

Camilla Lindh (12) recalls hearing “Careless Whisper” by George Michael play on the radio the May of her eighth grade. The smooth melody and the romantic lyrics entranced her, and Camilla, determined...

“A lot of hobbies you do or you get into, there’s people behind it who also enjoy that. So it helps you network. For example, I have a lot of friends that don’t go to Harker, but I still consider them close friends because of it. It helps you meet new people. Trying stuff isnt just for the thing itself, but for the people, Will Yashar (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Flying higher into the sky

by Charlie Folk and Ananya Sriram May 11, 2022

The risk taker who flies built-from-scratch drones that go 120 miles per hour. The entrepreneur who owns a 3D printing company as a side business and bought Tesla stocks just to test out the market. The...

“I dont know exactly what it was. Maybe it was the view, maybe it was the feeling, maybe it was the whole fascination of, ‘Were now 20,000 feet above the earth flying in a tin can, [and] were not dead yet.’ Maybe thats it, Connor Wilcox (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Ready for takeoff

by Anika Maji, Reporter May 10, 2022

The rat-a-tat of gunfire sounds as fighter planes whiz across a simulated blue sky. A narrator delivers background information and history of the planes depicted on screen before the show’s theme, a...

“Community involvement is a huge part of what I do now. It did help me become more outspoken, but more than that, what its done for me is made me feel fulfilled. Seeing the tangible things I can do in my community and seeing the effects that I can have is so incredible to me. Knowing that I can mentor reporters or host a toiletries drive for homeless shelters, it makes me feel really fulfilled, Lucy Ge (12) said.

Humans of Harker: A driving force

by Isha Moorjani, News Editor May 10, 2022

The gray wheels of a cream white penny board lightly roll along the smooth pavement. Rays of sunlight dance as they reflect through the swaying leaves, casting a blanket of golden light on the world below....

“One of the best things about what I do is the benefit to others. Its very exciting to provide something for a group of people and make them enjoy a specific activity that you helped contribute to. In an environment where it can be really stressful sometimes, its good to get a smile or two, Arvin Nidadavolu (12) said.

Humans of Harker: A stroke of brilliance

by Arjun Barrett, Asst. STEM Editor May 9, 2022

Brilliant, golden sunlight shimmers on Davis Field. Arvin Nidavdavolu (12) lines up his iron for a shot towards the white Harker logo. After a few practice swings, he steadies the club and places it just...

“When I’m most successful, I feel great, but when its bad, I try to look back and see what I did wrong and not ground myself because of everything that I learned. Every single dollar that I put towards investing, I have no emotional attachment to it. Only when I take it back out is it my money again, so Ive gotten good at mastering that emotional maturity, Evan Zau (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Making cents together

by Kaleb Goldin and Olivia Xu May 9, 2022

In late 2020, news about Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines began appearing in headlines. While many looked at the announcements with hope of protection and security, Evan Zau (12) found a second hope...

“The biggest challenges in robotics revolve around my tech: how reliable the robot is, making sure that it’s always working and that it doesn’t break when we compete. There’s also teamwork, and sometimes a challenge: you have to make sure everyone works well together, that people don’t argue or fight, Ethan Cao (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Authority and assistance

by Catherine Wong and Nicholas Wei May 4, 2022

As the ever-present noise of machinery resounds at the Sacramento Regional robotics tournament, Ethan Cao (12) recalls carefully inspecting Harker’s Team 1072’s robot just before the team enters the...

“Ive been birding ever since I could walk. My first word was chidiya, which means bird [in] Hindi. Some of my future goals are to design more sustainable energy systems so that I dont see the issues that I do when Im birding, like trucks going to deforest something or habitat being destroyed by deforestation, Vayun Tiwari (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Born for birding

by Brandon Zau, Reporter May 4, 2022

Vayun Tiwari (12) remembers peering through a camera’s viewfinder, entering a new, comforting world on a boat in the New River of Belize. As the morning light of the sun shines on a young Vayun, something...

“I dont change myself for anyone. Thats a standard that I have for myself,  which is to try to be myself.  But obviously, when I meet different people, there are qualities from them that I want to emulate if it can make me grow as a person. I strive to stay real and open towards my friends and in any aspect in life, Anjali Yamasani (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Drawing art to life

by Tina Xu, TALON Co-Sports Editor April 28, 2022

Stepping back to get a larger picture of the piece, Anjali Yamasani (12) looks for little details that she can work on to improve the overall outcome of her art. Anjali puts in a hundred percent of her...

“If I was growing [on my channel] from the start, I never would have changed. The kick of the fact that I wasn’t improving and I felt like I was staggering was what set [the change] off. I have definitely become more proud of what I make. I want to see the channel grow, but I also want to put effort into it and be proud of that, Zevan Drozda (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Live in three, two, one

by Carter Chadwick, TALON Co-Photo Editor April 28, 2022

The internet is a large place, and within it reside content creators, people who craft entertaining or educational content for social media. When talking about the internet, the term content creator often...

“This competition, we spent a lot of time working on the autonomous functions. We designed a routine that would steal from the other teams, which no other teams really had in the competition. And we managed to execute that pretty consistently against some of the better teams. Continuing to learn more and more useful information over time is really important for growth, Chirag Kaushik (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Innovation and automation

by Arjun Barrett, Asst. STEM Editor April 27, 2022

Sitting in the Harker Robotics lab, Chirag Kaushik (12) carefully tweaks the code behind Harker Robotics’ Team 1072’s latest competition robot. As he leads the other students in Harker Robotics’...

“In general, the world can benefit from people caring more about what others value and prioritizing that as well. Sometimes when you adjust your own habits or with the activities you do to match someone elses needs or what someone else finds meaningful, the experience of making someone else feel valued becomes meaningful to you as well, Shrey Khater (12) said.

Humans of Harker: A trip around the world

by Desiree Luo, Reporter April 27, 2022

Most people take decades to finish traveling around the world. Many high school students identify only one place as their home. But Shrey Khater (12) has spent his entire life traveling, having lived in...

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