![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)
Kinetic Krew looks forward to first performance
Courtesy of Karl Kuehn
Kinetic Krew rehearses for its performance this Sunday. The all-male dance troupe was formed this year at the upper school.
Kinetic Krew, the upper school’s new all-male dance troupe, will perform for the first time at the 65th Annual Family and Alumni Picnic this Sunday.
Auditions for this dance team were held on Aug. 27 in the dance room. They will be performing at the Family Picnic, the Santana Row Tree Lighting and the Annual Holiday Assembly Tour.
The boys will be performing a dance based off skeletons in honor of the Halloween theme for this year’s picnic.
Kinetic Krew member Alexander Lam (10) reflects on the dance.
“I think it’s a really cool routine because it is Halloween based so it has a spooky theme to it,” Lam says.
The dancers will wear a black zip-up jacket with skeletal design on the front and back, track pants, and converse shoes. When the jacket’s hood is completely zipped up, the audience can see a skull.
“I think the costumes are actually pretty cool, because they have skeletons over the jacket so it creates this effect of a bunch of skeletons performing,” Lam explained.
Also Halloween inspired, the music is fast paced, giving the hip-hop routine a scary touch.
“The music is a remix from a very old song that was used in a mickey mouse cartoon called ‘Spooky Scary Skeleton’,” said Kuehn.
Timothy Wang (9) shows his excitement for his first dance performance of the school year for Kinetic Krew.
“I’m excited that I get to hang out with my friends and perform on stage,” says Wang.
Timothy shares his enthusiasm to perform with an all-boy troupe. He has been part of Harker’s dance program since Kindergarten, and was a part of the middle school’s High Voltage dance team.
“I hope this year is the same as last year, where I had fun while dancing,” Wang says.
Kinetic Krew has had four rehearsals so far in which they have worked hard with their choreographer Jazon Escultura to learn, practice, and perfect their piece for the picnic. Their next performance is on Nov. 17 at the Santana Row Tree Lighting.
Anika Rajamani (12) is a reporter for the Winged Post. This is her fourth year on staff. Outside of journalism, she loves to dance. Anika also loves to...
