![“[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–2/16
ASB President Michael Zhao starts the Monday meeting. Student Council showed a staff appreciation video during the meeting as part of an ongoing series.
February 16, 2016
Japanese Honor Society and Chinese Honor Society have their club weeks this week from today through Friday. During today’s long lunch, Japanese Honor Society continued their tradition of origami folding and Chinese Honor Society made jianzi, traditional Chinese hacky sacks.
During Wednesday’s lunch, Japanese Honor Society will serve assorted rice balls and Chinese Honor Society will have a chopstick relay and sell pearl milk tea (PMT). During Thursday’s long lunch, Chinese Honor Society will work with Harker Spirit to have a dragon-making contest. They will still be selling PMT. On Friday, they will host relays with the prepared jianzi.
Winter Ball will take place on Feb. 20. It will feature a DJ from the radio station WiLD 94.1. Tickets will be on sale for $30 during lunch every day.
Students can sign up for mentorships through Career Connect where they can learn about a field of interest, working with experienced professionals. Anyone interested can register via email or at lunch. Sign-ups are due this Friday.
Wrestling competed in the league championships over the weekend. Sophomore Dolan Dworak placed 2nd in JV. In varsity, junior Danny Reidenbach placed 8th in his weight class and sophomore Anthony Contreras placed 3rd in his weight class. Davis Howard took 2nd place in his weight class, making him the fourth Harker wrestler to make it to the league finals. Anthony and Davis qualified for CCS with their results.
Varsity boys basketball lost against Priory and Eastside College Prep. They play league rival Menlo on Friday at 6:30 p.m. for their senior night. The ceremony will begin around 6:00 p.m. Flight Zone encourages everybody to wear white to the game and support the seniors on their senior night.
Varsity boys soccer lost against Eastside College Prep and Crystal Springs. They play their senior night game on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. against Kings Academy, with the ceremony beginning at 3:15 p.m.
Student Council presented a staff appreciation video featuring Chef Adam, which is part of a series that they have been working on to introduce faculty members throughout the school.
