![“[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 9/27
Larsen and Main, along with Director of Upper School Clubs Eric Kallbrier and competition buzzers Matt Kennedy (12) and Wynter Chaverst (11), jam out to Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles.” Main correctly named three songs, while Larsen correctly named one song in today’s match of “Name That Tune.”
September 27, 2017
Harker Journalism played a video featuring photos of students participating in various spirit activities, including the blindfolded art competition and the Homecoming game, taken last week.
Assistant Head of School Greg Lawson announced that there will be an earthquake drill this week and reminded students to duck and cover, instead of run outside, during earthquakes.
History teachers hosting next week’s Shah Salons played a video discussing their topics. The first Shah Salons will be next Wednesday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in their respective hosts’ classrooms.
The Food Committee reminded students to properly dispose of chopstick sleeves when using chopsticks at lunch.
Shania Wang (11) and Avi Gulati (10) announced that student council will be hosting multiple “Quadchellas” throughout the year. Students and teachers will have the opportunity to sign up for and showcase their talents during select Friday lunches’ Quadchellas. The first Quadchella will be on Nov. 3. More information about the program and signups are available at tiny.cc/quadchella.
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.
Director of Learning, Innovation and Design Diane Main and production manager Brian Larsen faced off against each other in another game of “Name That Tune.” Main correctly named three songs, while Larsen correctly named one.
Diane Main • Sep 27, 2017 at 9:49 pm
I only got 3, I thought?
Tiffany Wong • Sep 27, 2017 at 10:10 pm
Our apologies- our editors had a slight communication error while notating the score as 4-1. As the last song was worth two points, that brings your total to FOUR points earned and THREE songs correctly named. The score has been clarified and the article has been corrected. Thank you for bringing this to our attention!