![“[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)
School Meeting Recap – 1/20
Seniors Madi Lang-Ree, Zoe Woehrmann, and Caroline Howells announced that Conservatory certificate candidates that are juniors will be performing this Friday in the Nichols Auditorium at 4 p.m.
Make a Birthday Wish club, which fundraises to help underprivileged children throw birthday parties, held a bake sale today and will be hosting a bake sale tomorrow during extra help and every day this week after school in addition to selling Pinkberry during lunch tomorrow. Bins for a toy drive are also located around campus. Students should refrain from donating stuffed animals for safety reasons.
Juniors Shay Lari-Hosain and Kevina Xiao have redesigned the library portal interface. The new search tool enables a mass database and e-book search, called PowerOn.
Model UN will be hosting a mock conference during long lunch tomorrow in Carol Green’s room from 11:35 a.m. until the end of long lunch. To sign up, contact [email protected]. No prior experience is required.
This week and next week are the last weeks to order a yearbook. The pricing will reduce to $105 this week, but will return to $115 next week. For seniors, the pricing will reduce to $95 until Thursday and they will also receive free monogramming of their yearbooks.
Conservatory certificate candidates that are juniors will be performing this Friday in the Nichols Auditorium at 4 p.m.
Students interested in playing lacrosse can attend workouts after school every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:45 p.m. Official practices will begin on Feb. 3.
The seniors played a prank video describing the disease known as “Senioritis” to round out today’s school meeting.
There are no special schedules this week.
Maya Jeyendran (11) is the Lifestyle Editor of Harker Aquila. She been a part of Harker's journalism program since her freshman year, and has previously...
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