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Annie Yu (9) leans over a pumpkin, examining it carefully. The frosh's pumpkin carving ended up in third place.

Annual pumpkin carving contest encourages class bonding and spirit

by Cynthia Xie and Lindsay Li November 1, 2024

Students participated in the pumpkin carving contest and cheered on their classmates in front of Manzanita Hall during long lunch on Oct. 29. The juniors and seniors tied for first, the sophomores came...

Sophomores Grace Fu and Adrian Roufas laugh as they shuffle through pumpkins. Both of them bought pumpkins for themselves, with Grace choosing a small orange one and Adrian selecting a mushroom-shaped one.

HSLT and SAB select pumpkins in spirit-filled excursion at Spina Farms

by Lily Peng, Reporter October 23, 2024

Harker Spirit Leadership Team and Student Activities Board members picked pumpkins at Spina Farms last Friday in preparation for the pumpkin carving competition on Oct. 29. Representatives from...

CIRCLE OF 2025: Senior Sam Parupudi hoists a stuffed animal in a "Lion King" recreation. 

For Homecoming week, each class was themed around an animation studio: Disney for the seniors, Universal Studios for the juniors, Nickelodeon for the sophmores and PBS Kids for the frosh.

Homecoming Week Day 4: Class of 2025 continues Spirit reign at Rally

by Suhani Gupta and Eva Cheng October 3, 2024

The Class of 2025 claimed victory as spirit champions for the second time at the Homecoming Rally on Thursday. Seniors won with 1300 spirit points, followed by the sophomores with 1275, the juniors...

Mathematics department chair Anthony Silk holds up his whiteboard when asked how many hours he prepares for classes. Silk and math teacher Anu Aiyer competed against history teachers James Tate and Jonathan Rim in the Newlyfriend game.

Homecoming Week Day 3: Twin Day and Newlyfriend Game highlight friendships and spirit

by Claire Zhao and Ashley Mo October 2, 2024

Friendship carried the third day of Homecoming week as students and faculty matched outfits and competed in the “Newlyfriend Game.” Harker Spirit Leadership Team hosted Harker’s very first Newlyfriend...

Sophmores Ryan Miao, Yash Belani and Brandon Labio attempt to stop sliding forwards during their match against the seniors. In a pre-match huddle, they practiced their pulling tempo.

Homecoming Week Day 2: Spirit parade and tug-of-war preliminaries build anticipation for rest of week

by Jessica Wang, Leah Krupnik, and Wenjie Zou October 1, 2024

Homecoming Week continues to build momentum for Harker Day as students, dressed in their class colors, marched in the annual spirit parade and competed in tug-of-war preliminaries on Tuesday at 9:35 a.m.  Each...

Seniors add finishing touches to their Disney-themed eagle on Sep. 26. With solid-colored backgrounds of pink, green and black, the sides feature Ariel and Snow White, Ursula and the Evil Queen and Tinker Bell flying over the Disney castle.

Campus Compass: Painted eagles fly high with spirit

by Elizabeth Zhang and Claire Zhao October 1, 2024

A staple of Harker’s fall season, this year’s animation-themed eagle statues are covered in nostalgic characters from animation studios. Colorful glimpses of the eagles serve as constant reminders...

Kairui Sun (11) takes a photo of math teacher Caren Furtado and a group of her students. HSLT co-community event secretaries walked around campus during lunch with a mock film frame, inviting students to pose for pictures.

Homecoming Week Day 1: Students wear animation studio outfits, make memories with photo frame

by Suhani Gupta, Samuel Tong, and Lily Peng September 30, 2024

Homecoming Week launched with animation studio-themed dress-ups and a photo booth in front of Manzanita Hall on Monday. Students and faculty dressed up as PBS for frosh, Nickelodeon for sophomores,...

Aquila Weekly Wrap-Up: Sept. 21-27

by Lily Shi, News Editor September 30, 2024

This is Aquila Weekly Wrap-Up, where we bring you the latest updates from around our school community. Saturday Harker Model U.N. hosted PanMUN, a Model U.N. conference for schools across the Bay...

Seniors Aaron Bao, Robert Fields, Rumi Gupta and Kashish Priyam sing at the karaoke booth. Spirit Night also allowed the classes to finish painting their eagles.

Spirit Night unites classes in final eagle painting push

by Lily Peng, Leah Krupnik, and Janam Chahal September 30, 2024

Spirit Night hosted students adding final painting details and themed props to their eagles before the 5:30 p.m. deadline. Karaoke was also held in front of Manzanita Hall. Points from the eagle judging...

Rishaan Thoppay (11) braces for a ride on the mechanical bull. Attendees hung on to the bull for as long as possible while it bucked and swayed wildly.

HSLT saddles up for new school year with “Wild West” Spirit Kickoff

by Jessica Hu, Claire Tian, and Cynthia Xie September 6, 2024

Harker Spirit Leadership Team held the annual Spirit Kickoff last Friday afternoon in the Quad. The event’s “Wild West” theme encouraged students and faculty to arrive dressed in denim, bandanas...

Gabe Li (12), playing Rose, reenacts the rescue scene from "Titanic" with his group. Other groups recreated movies like "Avengers" and "Harry Potter."

Student leaders hit it off at “Spirit of Harker”

by Janam Chahal and Claire Yu August 20, 2024

The Harker Spirit Leadership Team, Student Activities Board, Class Council and Associated Student Body connected at the Spirit of Harker retreat on August 9 at the upper school campus. This event marked...

Seniors Rei Binkley and Zachary Soraire play "Wavelength." Other offered board games included "Confident' and "Crew."

Class of 2025 reunites at annual Senior Retreat

by Katerina Matta, Winged Post Editor-in-Chief August 17, 2024

The Class of 2025 attended the annual “Senior Retreat” at the upper school campus on Aug. 14. A variety of panels, faculty-led workshops and bonding activities marked the start of the school year.  Students...

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