![“[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 9/15
Director of Upper School Clubs Eric Kallbrier and charades team Meena Gudapati (12) and Akshay Manglik (9) laugh as Elizabeth Yang (11) attempts to act something out for teammate Mihir Sharma (10). Elizabeth and Mihir won the charades game.
September 15, 2017
*note: the following story has been updated following the conclusion of the junior class’ Dippin’ Dots fundraiser on Friday, September 15.
The junior class’ Dippin’ Dots fundraiser during long lunch last Friday raised around $500.
“From student account charges it was around $660, and subtracting the cost of both the Dippin’ Dots itself as well as the dry ice, it [came] out to about $500,” class of 2019 treasurer Shania Wang (11) said.
Junior class officers sold the dot-shaped ice cream in front of Manzanita. Cups, with flavors of cookies and cream, rainbow ice and mint chocolate, cost $6 each.
“It was just a fundraiser for the junior class to help us with all of our activities, such as winter ball planning, and also for the senior gift for next year,” Shania said. “Everyone loves Dippin’ Dots, and other fundraisers are always the same thing, like milk tea, so we wanted to do something different.”
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To start off the school meeting, Neil Ramaswamy (11) spoke about mic etiquette and demonstrated how to put the mic back into the stand during school meetings.
Harker CareerConnect spoke about their LinkedIn Profile Building Workshop, which was during long lunch today. During the workshop, students received a professional headshot and crafted a personalized e-resume.
Harker CareerConnect representatives Mishu Nitulescu (12) and Neha Tellapragada (11) seak about the club’s LinkedIn Profile Building Workshop during today’s school meeting. The workshop took place today during long lunch in the Innovation Center.
Computer science department chair Dr. Eric Nelson spoke about the Critical Issues Forum discussing nuclear nonproliferation. Every year, two students present a research paper about CIF topics. The forum will be in Monterey this year. Interested students met during long lunch today for an introduction to the program.
Harker Eclectic Literary Magazine announced their September multimedia contest. All work to be considered for submission should be emailed to [email protected]. The deadline is Sept. 30.
The junior class sold Dippin’ Dots ice cream for 6 dollars as a fundraiser for their class during long lunch. Seniors were also selling Homecoming dance tickets at this time.
Class of 2019 treasurer Shania Wang (11) encourages students and faculty to buy Dippin’ Dots cups to support the junior class. Flavors sold included rainbow ice, mint chocolate chip and cookies and cream.
Harker Athletics gave a short update about games this past week and encouraged students and faculty to support the teams at upcoming games this week.
Harker Athletics delivers their weekly Eagle Update. They gave a short update about games this past week and encouraged students and faculty to support the teams at upcoming games this week.
The dance production audition workshop is tomorrow from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The audition is open to everyone and will take place in the Blackford MPR. The contract for the dance production can be found on the Conservatory’s Schoology page with the access code KH47J-V3WJX.
Harker Spirit played a video about next week’s advisory parade. Seniors will be marching from Dobbins to Manzanita, juniors will be marching from Manzanita through Main Hall, sophomores will be marching from Main Hall to the weight room and the freshmen will be marching in front of the main gym. President of Spirit Club Zach Hoffman (11) announced next week’s Homecoming dress up dates. Monday’s theme is Madness Monday and on Tuesday, the juniors and the sophomores will dress up in futuristic clothing. On Wednesday, the seniors and the freshmen will dress up in clothing from the past, on Thursday students will dress in their respective class colors and on Friday they will wear their class t-shirts.
Meena Gudapati (12), Elizabeth Yang (11), Mihir Sharma (10) and Akshay Manglik (9) represented their classes in a game of charades organized by the Spirit Club. Meena and Akshay played with clues related to the past, while Elizabeth and Mihir played with clues related to the future. The juniors and the sophomores won the game.
