![“I wasn't discouraged by some of the obstacles we faced. I learned a lot from the leadership. I found that different people need different ways of receiving feedback — you can't [just] tell them to do something and expect the best. [Some] people needed more incentive. A large part of my role was to figure out what worked for everyone and to figure out how to lead all these separate individuals as a team,” Suhana Bhandare (’26) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/SuhanaBhandare_JasmineHansra-1-1200x798.jpg)
![“This is actually from Randy Pausch Randy P. Brick: ‘Walls are there for a reason. You have to show how much you want to overcome them.’ You have to show how much you want something. That's what I've always been able to do with tennis, Link Crew and getting that internship [with Kushy Baby]. It’s important pushing through that — getting around that brick wall, climbing over it or clawing through it,” Yash Sachdeva (’26) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/YashSachdeva_RamBatchu-copy-1200x1002.jpg)
![“[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)
Front page update (Issue 6)
Katrina Ipser (10), Katrina Liu (10) and Kevin Huang (12) organize GSA boba sales outside of Manzanita. GSA members also sold blueberry coffee cake to students and faculty during their club week.
March 28, 2017
GSA hosts club week
GSA hosted their club week last week. The organization sold boba during lunch and handed out stickers as part of their efforts throughout the week.
In addition to their sales, Director of Learning, Innovation and Design Diane Main spoke during school meetings to the student body about the importance of being an ally to members of the LGBTQ community.
Newly elected ASB officers announced at meeting last week
The new assistant student body (ASB) officers were announced at a school meeting last week on Wednesday.
Jimmy Lin (11) was named president, Neil Ramaswamy (10) was named vice president and Megan Huynh (11) was named treasurer. There is currently no one holding the position of secretary.
Seniors hold HOSCARS during class meeting
The senior class has held their own version of HOSCARS, Harker’s annual talent show, during class meetings in the past month and will continue to do so for the rest of the year.
The previously campus-wide event did not take place this year because no building on campus had the capacity to hold the entire upper school community.
At the time of publication, Chris Hailey (12) and Parth Pendurkar (12) had performed.
Chris Hailey (12) takes song requests to play on the piano from the audience. The seniors will hold their own version of HOSCARS during their class meetings for the rest of the year.
Pertussis warning sent out across campus
Upper school nurse Debra Nott emailed a warning to the Harker community last week about two confirmed diagnoses of pertussis, commonly known as whopping cough, on campus.
The Tdap shot is a preventative vaccine that can be taken to protect one from pertussis.
Winged Post brings home recognition from CSPA
The Winged Post was one of 14 high school newspapers honored with a Silver Crown at the 93rd national Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) convention at Columbia University on March 17.
The award commends excellence in writing, design, photography and news coverage in print journalism.
Winged Post editors-in-chief Kshithija Mulam (12) and Meilan Steimle (12) look on as prior editors-in-chief Elisabeth Siegel (’16) and Vivek Bharadwaj (’16) design. The CSPA Silver Crown awarded at Columbia University was attributed to last year’s staff.
These pieces were originally published in the pages of The Winged Post on March 28, 2017.
