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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

How much do you really know about San Francisco and one of its famed neighborhoods?

San Fun-cisco trivia: Test your knowledge with 15 questions

by Jessica Wang and Claire Zhao April 22, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO — We’ve all heard of San Francisco and the Tenderloin. Perhaps you’ve talked about it amongst your peers, been there or even stayed there. But how much do you really know about the...

Corning-Painted Post High School Yearbook Adviser Mike Simons shows another journalism adviser how to access the live view of a photographs histogram levels. Simons and Clint Smith led the Digital Photography workshop together.

Journalists explore Union Square through JEA photography workshop

by Steven Jiang, Katelyn Zhao, Michelle Wei, and Hima Thota April 22, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO — High school journalists attended the Digital Photography Workshop taught by Michael Simons and Clint Smith, yearbooks advisers based in New York and Texas, on Thursday from 8:30 a.m....

Stories in motion: Students attend broadcast workshop at JEA convention

Stories in motion: Students attend broadcast workshop at JEA convention

by Ella Yee, Co-News Editor April 22, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO — High school student journalists sharpened writing, film and edit skills in the “Advanced Broadcast and Video Boot Camp” at the Spring JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention...

SPLC Senior Legal Consultant Mike Hiestand presents on libel law as student journalists take notes. Many students stayed engaged throughout the presentations by asking follow-up questions and writing down important takeaways.

“Know your rights:” High school journalists discover student press law with legal experts at JEA convention

by Shareen Chahal, Desiree Luo, and Ariana Goetting April 21, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO — Student Press Law Center (SPLC) legal experts spoke about high school journalists’ press freedoms to around 30 pre-convention workshop attendees at the Spring JEA/NSPA National High...

Harker journalism poses with the Gold Crown plaques at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) Spring Convention in New York City today. Harker Aquila and the Winged Post received Gold Crown awards for overall excellence.

Harker Journalism staff members attend CSPA Spring Convention, explore New York City

by Lavanya Subramanian and Sabrina Zhu March 17, 2023

NEW YORK — 14 upper school journalism students participated in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) Spring Convention in New York City from Wednesday to Friday.  Students from across...

Green Team officers Joelle Weng (11), Gary Ding (12) and Siddhi Jain (11) plan for the Dec. 4 planting pollinators community service trip on Nov. 11 after school. The event garnered 11 students, including three Green Team officers, and two faculty members.

Green Team hosts planting pollinators community service trip

by Kinnera Mulam, Co-STEM Editor December 17, 2022

Two teachers and 11 students attended Green Team’s service trip to the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge on Dec. 4 to participate in outdoor work such as planting and weeding. South Bay Salt Pond...

Joel Morel (11) participates in an activity led by actors in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival company on Saturday morning. A group of upper school students, accompanied by four teacher chaperones, travelled to Ashland on an annual trip this past weekend.

Students travel to Shakespeare festival on annual trip

by Jessie Wang, Reporter September 25, 2018

A group of 28 Harker students, accompanied by four teachers, visited the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) in Ashland, Oregon over the weekend. The group left early Friday morning and will return later...

Makenzie Tomihiro (11) takes a photo of an exhibit of Ming pottery at the Asian Art Museum. A total of 10 students, chaperoned by AP Art History teacher Donna Gilbert, were part of the trip group to the museum.

AP Art History students travel to Asian Art Museum in San Francisco

by Rose Guan and Tiffany Wong March 8, 2017

AP Art History students visited the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco for a day-long field trip and museum-based art project today. The trip members, chaperoned by History Department chair and AP Art...

Senior Maya Nandakumar examines a piece of artwork from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. The AP Art History class visited the museum yesterday to prepare for a class project.

AP Art History students visit Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

by Megy Appalaraju, Aquila Sports Editor March 11, 2015

Nine AP Art History students visited the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco today to view contemporary and ancient works and to select two pieces of art to compare for a course project. The museum, which...

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