![“[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)
Economics Club holds first tutoring session
Economics Club pioneered the first session of their tutoring program last Tuesday at 3:25 in Manzanita to provide more aid for students currently taking the economics courses.
The club offered two kinds of tutoring opportunities, for students interested in either group review meetings or in one on one sessions. The session also offered extra questions and worksheets for students who wanted additional practice.
“The tutoring program offers a way for current economics students to get additional review material and work interactively with other students who have taken the class,” said Vamsi Gadiraju (12), one of the club’s co-founders. “Through this kind of a program, we hope that they can use dynamic help outside the classroom so that learning is not limited in that way. We hope this kind of program will benefit the Econ teachers as well.”
The group sessions were structured similar to the extra help periods for teachers in that students could drop by at any time to ask previous students questions.
In the one on one sessions, students are paired with tutors that have already taken courses from economics teachers Samuel Lepler or Damon Halback.
Some students preferred to use extra help instead of the tutoring session because it was more convenient.
“I did not use econ club tutoring because of extra help. Also, [the teachers] answer all questions even with email quite promptly, and stay after school as well,” Ameek Singh (11) said.
Apart from the tutoring component, the economics club consists of four other committees focusing on competitions, such as the National Econ and Harvard Econ Challenges, recruiting a series of speakers, special events such as BEcon, and finding additional economic opportunities for Harker students.
The next meeting for the tutoring session is set for November 25, and the club plans to continue scheduling meetings every other Tuesday at 3:25 in Manzanita.
Vineet Kosaraju (12) is the STEM Editor for both Harker Aquila and Winged Post. He is a senior and has been part of the journalism program for the past...