![Upper school English teacher Charles Shuttleworth poses with his recent book titled “Desolation Peak: Collected Writings, a collection of Beat Generation poet Jack Kerouac’s writings. “I did some good investigation, and it was really fun,” Shuttleworth said. “I love [Kerouacs] writing, I really respect it, so to be able to transcribe it just for myself was worth it. Overall, I felt I got to know and understand him better than I ever had.”](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSC_0081-e1676602304182-900x653.jpg)
Taking a peek into “Desolation Peak”
by Olivia Xu, Humans of Harker Managing Editor
• February 16, 2023
![Upper school composer Paul Woodruff sits at the piano, playing notes of a song. Woodruff joined Harker 12 years ago, and has since been composing for music for upper school musical groups.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DSC_2256-e1653963174103-900x499.jpeg)
Composing cadence: Upper school melodist writes music through time
by Vika Gautham, Shareen Chahal, and Olivia Xu
• May 30, 2022
![Upper school Intro to Journalism teacher Whitney Huang sits at her desk in the back room of the journalism classroom, holding her Harker Journalism mug. Huang, a 2008 alumna and Harker lifer, returned to Harker due to her deep connection to the schools culture and environment.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-03-at-1.52.24-PM-746x900.png)
Meet your teacher: A return to Harker, 20 years later
by Sarah Mohammed, Features Editor
• October 3, 2021
![Madame Pommier speaks with a student and her father during conferences. By inviting students to conferences, the school hopes to allow both students and parents to discuss questions and concerns in a group format to allow for further academic progress for students.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_5545-900x596.jpg)
Parent-teacher conferences held on first two days of break
by Arushi Saxena, News Editor
• November 25, 2019
![Heart of Harker: Lessons from twelve years at Harker](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_8491-2-675x900.jpg)
Heart of Harker: Lessons from twelve years at Harker
by Victor Adler, Guest Writer
• September 3, 2018
![Biology teacher Dr. Thomas Artiss tends to a beehive. I could stand and watch the hive for half an hour, Artiss said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screen-Shot-2018-09-05-at-1.50.32-PM-900x539.png)
Meet your teacher: Biology teacher experiences joy of beekeeping
by Jessie Wang, Reporter
• September 2, 2018
![Allersma demonstrates her frisbee skills. Allersma has played both competitively and recreationally.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-05-at-11.42.50-AM.png)
Meet your teacher: Physics teacher plays in tight-knit Ultimate Frisbee community
by Helen Yang, STEM Editor
• March 8, 2018
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