![Setter Emma Lee (9) sets the ball to the middle during the match against Pinewood on Sept. 12. “[I’m looking forward to] getting more skilled, learning more about my position and also becoming better friends with all of my teammates, Emma said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DSC_4917-2-1200x795.jpg)
![“[Building nerf blasters] became this outlet of creativity for me that hasnt been matched by anything else. The process [of] making a build complete to your desire is such a painstakingly difficult process, but Ive had to learn from [the skills needed from] soldering to proper painting. Theres so many different options for everything, if you think about it, it exists. The best part is [that] if it doesnt 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 wasnt 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)
![“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 its played such a major role in who Ive 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 Im [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)
![“[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)
![“Im 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 theres a lot of people that are really confident in what they do, and I really admire them. Everyones 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)
![“My slogan is ‘slow feet, don’t eat, and I’m hungry.’ You need to run fast to get where you are–you arent going to get those championships if you arent 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)
![“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)
Frequency of grading reports increases
Irene Bashar (10) signs up for a grade report in the Shah office.
Detailed grade reports will be posted on parent and student portals once a month following a policy change made mid-September based on parent feedback.
The changes were announced in an email sent to parents by Head of Upper School Butch Keller.
“A new item this year, the student’s gradebooks from each class will be posted monthly starting in October,” Keller said in the email. “The gradebook detail will list the overall grade of the course along with the individual grades of each assignment, project, assessment.”
The policy change follows an increasing number of requests from parents for continual access to student grades.
“I think there’s a large group of people that would want infinite access but that really invites a level of scrutiny that we don’t think is necessary or beneficial to our students,” Dean of Studies Evan Barth said. “This is a compromise of sorts.”
Though the administration has received positive feedback from parents following the change, student reactions vary.
“In a way it’s good because your parents get a good understanding of where you are in your understanding and how they can help you improve,” Arjun Subramaniam (10) said.
Some students feel that their stress levels will increase following the change.
“[My parents will] just put pressure on me because they know my grades,” Helen Xie (11) said.
The administration does not anticipate that the change will alter the stress levels of students.
“I don’t think it should increase student stress,” Barth said. “If you’re a student here and you feel like your parents don’t want to know what your grades are, you’re in a bubble that you’ve created for yourself that doesn’t really exist.”
Detailed grade reports will be posted on the portals on Oct. 15, Nov. 19 and Dec. 17. Final exam results will be included not in the December grade report but in the report card posted Jan. 23.
This piece was originally published in the pages of The Winged Post on October 17, 2014.
Roshni Pankhaniya is the Sports Editor of the Winged Post. She is a senior and has been previously been a reporter and the Sports Editor for Harker Aquila....
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