![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)
GEO club week raises money for Malaria Consortium
The Global Empowerment Outreach Club (GEO) raised money this week for the Malaria Consortium. Although this abbreviated week was originally assigned to Cooking Club, its officers agreed to share with GEO.
GEO members are selling tie-dyed, hand-painted drawstring bags for $5 throughout the week and Tpumps Honey milk tea, Mango Lychee Green milk tea, and Passion Strawberry Black milk tea for the same price on Wednesday after HOSCARS. Students and faculty can purchase a pre-painted bag, request a design or paint a bag themselves.
“A lot of the members in our group are interested in arts and crafts, and we knew we wanted to do something handmade, which we could preferably do together,” said GEO co-president Suzy Lou when explaining how the club decided to sell bags. “This was the main idea we settled on, probably because we could do the designs on the bags, which are really versatile.”
All proceeds from bag and tea sales will be donated to the Malaria Consortium, an organization that works to provide malaria testing for children in Southeast Asia and Africa. GEO members chose the Malaria Consortium out of five possible charities at the beginning of the year. Other charity possibilities were Free Wheelchair Mission, Books for Africa, War Child and Rising Star Outreach.
The club week and bag sales garnered positive reactions across campus, with students and faculty expressing approval for the Malaria Consortium.
“I think it’s really great that the club is hosting GEO week,” Alexis Gauba (10) said, “to not only raise money for a great cause but also to raise awareness among our community.”
Physics teacher Mark Brada, who purchased a pre-painted bag, agrees.
“I get so overwhelmed in some ways by all the charities,” he said. “But I do think that GEO does a good job vetting the charities they’re supporting.”
Although GEO’s shared club week will end Wednesday due to parent-student-teacher conferences on Thursday and Friday, it will have a club day sometime next month, when they will be hosting the annual multicultural fair.
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...
