![“[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)
Mashup creator app Trio released on Apple Store
Silicon Valley startup Trio released an app for iOS devices yesterday that gives users tools to create mashup clips of videos, photos, animated GIFs, and music from Vine, Instagram, and Giphy.
Media mashup creator mixed with social networking, Trio debuted this Wednesday on the iTunes Store for iOS devices.
Made by the creators of Meograph, Trio allows its users to mix clips of videos, pictures and music and share them with friends on social media sites.
In an email interview with BostInno, CEO and co-founder of Trio Misha Leybovich said that Trio allows anybody to make trending videos.
“Trio makes it easy to remix other people’s (friends, celebs, brands) assets […] into awesome mashups, putting the world of popular media at your fingertips,” he said. “This lets you be funny and creative anytime, so you can look cool even if you’re not always doing cool activities.”
Currently, Trio supports adding image or video content from Vine, Instagram and Giphy. The app also supports adding soundtracks from any music playlist.
Trio also has a social media aspect of its app, which allows its users to create and compete on challenges related to memes or inside jokes.
After making a short clip or a movie using other people’s content, users can add audio and text captions before publishing.
Some students prefer to stick to reading other people’s posts on more popular, mainstream social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.
“I use Facebook for chatting with friends, and also Facebook is a news source for me. I also use Twitter to read sports news,” Rohan Desikan (11) said.
Samyukta Yagati (12) agreed with Rohan, adding that she doesn’t use social media to post content of her own.
“[I use] Facebook for keeping in touch with people and Tumblr and various blogs for entertainment,” she said. “And I almost never publish.”
Other students use social media for reasons different from staying in contact with friends and from entertainment.
“I’m on Tumblr all the time and while I used to post pictures a lot, I don’t really do that anymore,” Rachel Renteria (11) said. “Tumblr is sort of my outlet, in that I can be scrolling for a while and see something that makes me laugh when I’m feeling horrible.”
Namitha Vellian (11) uses different social media sites like Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr for a variety of different purposes, sometimes posting original content.
“I rarely post any statuses on Facebook, I just upload pictures occasionally,” she said. “I use Instagram for more fun posts because I can block people that I don’t want to see my stuff and it’s more of a personal account. And lastly, I use Tumblr rarely to just look at funny stuff but I don’t really reblog anything.”
To download the free application or read more about it, visit the site at trioapp.co or the link on the iTunes Store here.
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...