![“[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–3/14
Key Club officers Charley Huang (10), Maya Valluru (11) and Makenzie Tomihiro (10) announce their club’s club week. Key Club will be selling pearl milk tea and Pinkberry along with other food during long lunches and after school.
March 14, 2016
BeCon will be held this Saturday and will feature two keynote speakers, economist David Friedman, and 18-year-old venture capitalist Tiffany Zhong. The conference will feature workshops and SHarker Tank, where students can pitch their ideas to venture capitalists. Tickets are available online and are being sold in Manzanita during both lunches throughout the week.
Key Club will have its club week this week. The club will sell pearl milk tea today after school, during long lunch on Wednesday, and after school on Friday. It will also sell Pinkberry on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. All proceeds will go towards helping the Pediatric Trauma Program.
Junior Meilan Steimle performed another rhyme about Head of School Christopher Nikoloff’s Happiness Philosophy Seminar, which has been moved to this Wednesday during long lunch from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the Main conference room.
DECA members competed in the State Career Development Conference on Mar. 3 through Mar. 6 in San Diego with over 60 other chapters from California. The school as a whole was top four in wins per capita and had 26 top 10 results.
Boys golf defeated Kings Academy and Evergreen Valley High School, and placed second in a four-team match against Palmas High School, Salinas High School and Carmel High School. They play against Menlo-Atherton High School today in Cinnabar Hills.
Boys volleyball had losses last week to Lynbrook High School and Amador Valley High School. They face Mountain View High School tomorrow at 6:45 p.m. at Blackford.
Girls lacrosse won against Newark High School Friday, 13-4. They play Saratoga High School tomorrow at home at 4:30 p.m.
Boys tennis defeated Pinewood High School and Aragon High School last week. They play Priory and Sacred Heart this week.
Softball beat St. Francis High School last week to improve to 4-0 overall. They begin their league season tomorrow when they play against Kings Academy.
Baseball lost to San Mateo High School and Crystal Springs High School. They play Westmoor High School tomorrow at Blackford at 4 p.m.
The track team competed at the King’s Classic and Distance Carnival. They will be running in their first league meet tomorrow at Sacred Heart Preparatory, then heading to the De Anza invitational on Saturday.
United Voices will be held this Thursday at the Mexican Heritage Theater and will feature all Harker choirs from grades four through 12. Tickets are available online.
Sophomore Chris Hailey performed a rap inviting students to attend an Evening of Jazz, which will feature middle school and upper school jazz bands this Friday at 6 p.m. at Blackford. Tickets are eight dollars and are available online or in Manzanita at lunch.
Spirit announced class competitions for this week. Spirit points will be awarded to the class that wears the most green on St. Patrick’s Day. Classes will be able to participate in a scavenger hunt later this week.
Hoscars, the upper school talent show, will be held this Friday, which will be a special schedule.
ASB president Michael Zhao delivered a state of the union speech, describing completed, ongoing and rejected projects by the ASB. The projects involved outreach systems, bell schedule discussions and class meeting cancellations.
