![“[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)
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![“[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)
Student body elects ASB council for 2016-2017 school year
Juniors Sandip Nirmel, Eddie Shiang, Alexander Lam, and Ray Song were elected to the 2016-17 ASB council. Students voted in the candidates during lunch Thursday at the journalism room.
April 12, 2016
Upper school students elected four juniors to the 2016-2017 Associated Student Body (ASB) council last Thursday.
Students from grades nine through 11 voted in the journalism room last Thursday. Results were announced during school meeting as well as displayed on the monitors in Shah and Main. According to academic dean Kevin Williamson, 40 percent of the student body participated in the election.
Sandip Nirmel (11), the current junior class president, won against Haley Tran (11), the current junior class spirit coordinator, in the election for the position of ASB president.
“The first thing I want to do this this year, even before we go into the summer is come up with a concrete plan for what we are going to do next year,” Sandip said.
The ASB vice president for next year will be Eddie Shiang (11), the current junior vice president, who ran unopposed in the elections.
Ray Song (11), the current ASB treasurer, and David Zhu (11), the current junior class treasurer, ran against each other for the position of ASB treasurer, with Ray winning the race.
Alexander Lam (11), the current junior class secretary, also ran unopposed for the position of ASB secretary.
“I think [the ASB council for next year] looks pretty good,” Mallory Millard (10) said. “They seem like they are really passionate about what you are doing next year.”
The six candidates for the ASB elections gave speeches to the freshmen, sophomores and juniors in an assembly last Tuesday.
The speeches contained various forms of humor, including the anticipated Donald Trump jokes, while also addressing each candidate’s plans for the next year.
“I think the candidates brought different viewpoints to different topics that haven’t really been covered in the past ASB speeches,” Nirban Bhatia (10) said. “The candidates that incorporated humor into their speeches made their speeches more enjoyable, while others were more heartfelt than comedic.”
Class council elections will be held on the week of April 25, and candidates from all grades are currently collecting the necessary signatures for their applications.
