![“[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)
Freshmen elect Honor Council
The juniors vote for their Honor Council representatives in the last Honor Council election at the beginning of this academic year. The freshmen will vote their Honor Council representatives tomorrow.
January 27, 2016
The freshman class of 2019 will elect its two Honor Council representatives tomorrow during lunch in the Journalism room.
Candidates presented their 250 word speeches responding to the prompt “What role do you see honor playing in Harker’s community?” two days ago to their class in Nichols Auditorium.
Many freshmen have already identified traits that they are looking for in candidates.
“I’m looking for someone loyal, hard-working, faithful, beneficial, and easy to talk to,” Andrew Chang (9) said.
Once the freshmen Honor Council representatives are elected, they will be receive a packet outlining the bylaws of the council from Dr. Koodanjeri, faculty chair of honor council, and assigned a junior representative to work one on one with them.
“We are going to inform them of what we are currently doing and what is expected of them.” Rahul Bhethanabotla (10), a sophomore representative for Honor council, said. “We’ll jump straight into things, but we’ll definitely teach them along the way. Honor council is a good opportunity to improve the school, and I’m looking forward to working with the members.”
Honor council plans to focus more on outreach this year.
“We are doing a lot of outreach for the community and less about talking about cases and infractions. We are talking more about how can we make honor the plate on which the community sits. We have suggested changes for NHS,” Dr. Koodanjeri said. “We are thinking of putting up banners with words about honor and NHS pillars on campus. These are all projects we are looking into.”
This piece was originally published in the pages of The Winged Post on January 27, 2016.
