![“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)
School meeting recap 9/11
Jared Anderson (11), Mahi Gurram (11), Anthony Meissner (11) and Matthew Hajjar (11) deliver Harker Athletics’ weekly Eagle Update at today’s school meeting. They played a video of the varsity girls’ volleyball team’s game against Lynbrook High School on Aug. 29.
September 11, 2017
National Honor Society (NHS) announced the upcoming community service fair on Oct. 13. Students who run their own organization and want a table at the fair can email NHS advisor Mike Pistacchi this week to sign up for a spot.
Senior class council president Amitej Mehta reminded students of the Homecoming dance next Friday. Tickets ordered this week will cost 10 dollars, half as much as tickets ordered during the end next week and at the door of the dance.
Robotics Club showed a video about the different aspects of Robotics Club and urged students to visit their booth at Club Fair.
Students from the senior class laugh during a funny segment of Robotics Club’s promotional video. Robotics Club representatives Nemo Yang (11) and Anna Wang (11) encouraged students and faculty to check out their club booth at this Wednesday’s Club Fair.
Director of Upper School Clubs Eric Kallbrier reminded students and faculty that Club Fair is this Wednesday during long lunch and will be held both at Nichols Atrium and just outside Nichols Hall. Harker has 65 clubs, programs and societies. The list of clubs and their locations during Club Fair will be sent out in an email tomorrow.
Harker Athletics showed a video of the varsity girls’ volleyball team’s home game last week against Lynbrook High School. They also gave a recap of other fall sports’ matches last week.
Spirit Club announced this Friday’s Spirit Night, which will take place from 3 to 7 p.m. Classes will work on painting their eagle and preparing for Spirit Week next week.
Students from the Conservatory program reminded students of upcoming auditions for the spring musical, “42nd Street,” next week. Sign ups are available on performing arts director Laura Lang-Ree’s door, and there is more information about the auditions on the Conservatory’s Schoology page.
Conservatory program representatives Emmy Huchley (11), Ellie Lang-Ree (11) and Joel Morel (10) walk out onto the court to give their announcement about upcoming auditions for the spring musical. The spring musical will be the first Harker production to be held in the new performing arts center.
TALON yearbook showed pictures from past issues of the yearbook and notified students that TALON staff members will be passing out yearbook order forms at Club Fair. Yearbooks ordered before Nov. 10 are 110 dollars and after that date are 130 dollars.
