![“[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 7)
Andrew Semenza (11) reads Harker Horizon outside Manzanita during lunch. This issue of the journal, containing student articles and projects, was released on May 8.
May 11, 2017
Space is infinite for new science magazine
The premier issue of the Upper School’s student-run scientific journal Harker Horizon was released on May 8. The journal consists of student research papers and projects, articles about current scientific issues and topics and interviews with professors.
“Our goal is to spread student research throughout the campus, so we featured a lot of research articles. We included more lay-pieces on a broader discussion of scientific topics,” Harker Horizon Articles Editor Rajiv Movva (11) said.
Annual Senior Showcase performance to be held tomorrow
Conservatory seniors will perform in the annual Senior Showcase tomorrow night at the Mexican Heritage Theater as part of their certificate performances.
A dinner will be held before the concert to honor members of this year’s Conservatory program.
Chess club advances; state of game changes
Last year’s national team, consisting of members Vignesh Panchanatham (11), Richard Yi (’16), Michael Wang (10), Evan Lohn (’16), Richard Wang (10) and Shaunak Maruvada (10) pose with their awards. This year’s competition will be held in Nashville, and Harker will once again send a delegation to compete in the event.
School protects against phishing outbreak
A phishing program was globally released last week, and students at the Harker School were vulnerable to the hack.
Emails from students were sent out to all their contacts, asking them to open a Google doc. The link came from an unknown server and once it was opened, hackers gained access to the link opener’s Gmail username, password, contacts and other personal information.
Director of Learning, Innovation and Design Diane Main sent out a series of messages following the outbreak to warn students about opening these emails.
“Phishing is usually a programmed hack that one can send out in a mysterious link,” she said.
These pieces were originally published in the pages of the Winged Post on May 11, 2017.
