![“[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)
Students and faculty gather for annual club fair
Isabella Spradlin (12) and Tiffany Shou (12) hand out balloons to passing students at the Amnesty International booth, a non-governmental organization which advocates for human rights. Several clubs gave out candy, balloons and other treats as a means of encouraging students to sign up.
September 13, 2017
The upper school’s annual Club Fair invited students and faculty to explore a variety of clubs and organizations today at Nichols Hall.
Booths hosted by the officers of each club were spread inside Nichols Atrium and around the area outside Nichols. Streamers, balloons, music and slogans filled the air as students toured the various displays.
“Going to Club Fair, I just wanted to see what would interest me,” Akshay Manglik (9) said.
A collection of new and revived clubs debuted at the fair, one of them being Tri-M, a recently revived organization formerly known as Modern Music Masters. Tri-M is devoted to performing music of all kinds, ranging from acapella singing to chamber music, both for charity and at Harker.
“We basically wanted to do some ‘community service through music’ club, so we proposed the idea to Mr. Florio, and he suggested we restart Tri-M,” club co-president Allie Yen (10) said. “We just wanted to give back to the community through music.”
Other returning clubs, such upper school science research journal Harker Horizon, saw the fair as an opportunity to attract more students to become involved in their organizations’ activities.
“Our goal was to give all the students an opportunity to figure out what Horizon actually is and how they can help the community, whether it be based on their research or other research, and [to get] more of the student community to showcase any research,” club president Neeraj Aggarwal (12) said.
Clubs will start their meetings in the coming weeks, and more information for each individual club will be sent out to club members from club officers via email.
