![“I wasn't discouraged by some of the obstacles we faced. I learned a lot from the leadership. I found that different people need different ways of receiving feedback — you can't [just] tell them to do something and expect the best. [Some] people needed more incentive. A large part of my role was to figure out what worked for everyone and to figure out how to lead all these separate individuals as a team,” Suhana Bhandare (’26) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/SuhanaBhandare_JasmineHansra-1-1200x798.jpg)
![“This is actually from Randy Pausch Randy P. Brick: ‘Walls are there for a reason. You have to show how much you want to overcome them.’ You have to show how much you want something. That's what I've always been able to do with tennis, Link Crew and getting that internship [with Kushy Baby]. It’s important pushing through that — getting around that brick wall, climbing over it or clawing through it,” Yash Sachdeva (’26) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/YashSachdeva_RamBatchu-copy-1200x1002.jpg)
![“[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)
![“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)
![“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)
Keller’s Korner – 10/31
Students dress up as the Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter from Alice and Wonderland. Harker’s students and faculty showcased a variety of costumes on Halloween last Friday.
From a day off to Halloween festivities to a Wednesday concert, the past two weeks were filled with opportunities for students to relax.
There were no classes last Monday, which was the end of a three-day weekend. This three-day weekend is part of a new schedule for this school year that increases the number of breaks. –hyperlink to wp article about this-.
On Thursday, representatives from each advisory met during designated advisory time to review and discuss possible changes to the dress code. Representatives met in mixed groups and discussed the proposed dress code.
The suggested amendments include fingertip length skirts, logos and words on shirts being allowed, and a lack of a strap rule. The possible dress code emphasized students choosing what they think is appropriate and professional as opposed to having specific rules.
“I think the dress code is a lot more reasonable now,” said Molly Wancewitz (10). “I think it was good that we had representation [in the council] from a lot of different groups like girls and boys and a lot of different grades.”
On Halloween last Friday, students and faculty alike dressed up for the school day.
Marc Hufnagl, Sophomore English teacher, performed three songs during long lunch this Wednesday. He also debuted his album, Lunden, for Harker only. The formal release of the album was in May, but he decided to postpone his album’s Harker debut because of end-of-the-year business.
The songs he performed at lunch are of a similar motif, but are not part of Lunden.
“There’s a little bit more jazz infusion,” Hufnagl explained. The three songs he performed will be included in a later album.
“I’m planning on a second CD, but I don’t have enough material yet,” he said. “It’s so much fun to record. Recording in and of itself is kind of an artistic venue too. I want to continue to play around with it.”
Meilan Steimle (12) is co-Editor-in-Chief of the Winged Post. She was a reporter her freshman year, Winged Post Opinion Editor her sophomore year and Winged...