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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

Humans of Harker: Aficionado of the arts

Humans of Harker: Aficionado of the arts

by Emma Milner, Aquila Editor-in-Chief May 28, 2025

A spotlight illuminates Shruti Srinivasan ('25) — now a senior, then a fifth grader — as she dons a crimson velvet cloak and takes center stage. The melody plays, and Shruti, portraying King Arthur,...

Stigma around menstruation is a prevailing concern in many high schools, where teens face embarrassment for openly talking about the issue. “There’s the general worry about other people seeing it if you walk around," Shruti Srinivasan (12) said.

Period shame disrupts school experience

by Mendy Mao and Lindsay Li February 7, 2025

Periods affect half of all high school students, and yet stigma around menstruation is a prevailing concern in many high schools, where teens face embarrassment for openly talking about the issue.  “There’s...

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