![“I think getting up in the morning and having a sense of purpose [is exciting]. I think without a certain amount of drive, life is kind of obsolete and mundane, and I think having that every single day is what makes each day unique and kind of makes life exciting,” Neymika Jain (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-03-at-4.54.16-PM.png)
![“My slogan is ‘slow feet, don’t eat, and I’m hungry.’ You need to run fast to get where you are–you aren't going to get those championships if you aren't fast,” Angel Cervantes (12) said. “I want to do well in school on my tests and in track and win championships for my team. I live by that, [and] I can do that anywhere: in the classroom or on the field.”](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DSC5146-900x601.jpg)
![“[Volleyball has] taught me how to fall correctly, and another thing it taught is that you don’t have to be the best at something to be good at it. If you just hit the ball in a smart way, then it still scores points and you’re good at it. You could be a background player and still make a much bigger impact on the team than you would think,” Anya Gert (’20) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AnnaGert_JinTuan_HoHPhotoEdited-600x900.jpeg)
![“I'm not nearly there yet, but [my confidence has] definitely been getting better since I was pretty shy and timid coming into Harker my freshman year. I know that there's a lot of people that are really confident in what they do, and I really admire them. Everyone's so driven and that has really pushed me to kind of try to find my own place in high school and be more confident,” Alyssa Huang (’20) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AlyssaHuang_EmilyChen_HoHPhoto-900x749.jpeg)
![“When I came into high school, I was ready to be a follower. But DECA was a game changer for me. It helped me overcome my fear of public speaking, and it's played such a major role in who I've become today. To be able to successfully lead a chapter of 150 students, an officer team and be one of the upperclassmen I once really admired is something I'm [really] proud of,” Anvitha Tummala ('21) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-25-at-9.50.05-AM-900x594.png)
![“[Building nerf blasters] became this outlet of creativity for me that hasn't been matched by anything else. The process [of] making a build complete to your desire is such a painstakingly difficult process, but I've had to learn from [the skills needed from] soldering to proper painting. There's so many different options for everything, if you think about it, it exists. The best part is [that] if it doesn't exist, you can build it yourself," Ishaan Parate said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSC_8149-900x604.jpg)
![“Animation just clicked in a way. I had been interested in art, but that felt different. [Animation] felt like it had something behind it, whereas previous things felt surface level. I wasn't making that crazy of things, but just the process of doing it was much more enjoyable," Carter Chadwick ('22) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-16-at-9.44.08-AM-900x598.png)
Varsity football defeats Emery High School
A defensive player from the Harker Varsity football goes to tackle his opponent who was running the ball. Harker won the game 64-40 against Emery High School yesterday night.
The Harker varsity football team won against Emery High School with a final score of 64-40 yesterday.
At seven minutes and 34 seconds of the first quarter of the game, the Harker football team was ahead 8-0.
Head Coach Ron Forbes commented on how the team has grown closer to each other, and how it really contributed to their better performances during games.
“[The football team has] been close since day one; they’re a tight-knit group and this is one of the tightest teams that I’ve ever coached,” Forbes said. “[Their closeness with each other] is absolutely critical, not just important, critical because they have to count on each other and they have to be accountable to each other so it’s very important that they trust each other.”
Bobby Schick (9) also complimented on the improvement of the team.
“I have a lot of confidence [in the team] because so far, we’ve won two games in a row. I think that this team is going to do really well,” he said. “We could win our next two games and we could go five and five and I think next season, we definitely have a chance at being very good.”
After a Harker touchdown Nathaniel Kelly (9) ran the ball in for a successful two point conversion. During halftime, the score stood at 50-26. The captains believe in the indomitable spirit their team has and how it plays a great role in their victories.
“Every single week we tell them the same thing, if we come out and do our job, then obviously we can come out with the win and tonight we definitely showed that,” Allen Huang (12), one of the football captains, said. “We really, really stuck together and even when we gave a big play to the other team, we didn’t let that falter in our other games and we just kept on going and we won.”
The football team will be playing against Immanuel High School next Friday at 7:30 pm but away instead of home.
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