![“[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)
Student-run science magazine Harker Horizon releases first issue
Science teacher and Harker Horizon adviser Chris Spenner’s classroom copy of the first issue of Harker Horizon rests on a textbook. The issue, released last week, features science writing from current and past upper school students.
May 10, 2017
Student-run science magazine Harker Horizon released its initial issue last week, copies of which will be sold in Manzanita during lunch this week.
The issue features work from 10 current and former upper school students and 15 magazine staff members, including a debate feature on gene editing, an interview with a university professor and other science- and research-related articles.
“We started at the beginning of the year with the goal to get a print issue out,” co-editor-in-chief Arjun Subramaniam (12) said. “To see the whole product put together and to actually put that into people’s hands is pretty exciting, and I think we’ve all learned a lot along the way. I hope that it shows students what their peers are doing, both research-wise and also what they’re thinking about and the ideas that they have.”
Because Horizon’s editors-in-chief, Arjun and Rishab Gargeya (12), will both be graduating next week, its leadership team wants to leave the upper school community with scientific inspiration.
“A lot of people want the issue to have both a digital and a print platform. There’s a lot of next steps that we can achieve,” Arjun said. “We want to pass it on to fresh faces and see where they can take it, but I do hope to check in occasionally and see how Horizon’s doing, because I think that it has a lot of potential for becoming an important part of the Harker community.”
Issues cost $1 each and were available for preorder starting April 19. Submission guidelines and online articles can be found at Harker Horizon’s website, horizon.harker.org.
