![“[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 10/10
Academic Dean Evan Barth delivers a short speech about former Head of School Howard Nichols’ life during today’s school meeting. “He was the Head of School that would stop and pick up a gum wrapper from the floor,” Barth said.
October 10, 2017
Harker Journalism played a video featuring photos of students taken last week.
The school community held a moment of silence to honor the victims of the recent Las Vegas shooting.
GSA advocate Alissa Gao (9) reminded students and faculty that National Coming Out Day is tomorrow. She spoke about the history of the holiday and shared her personal experience with coming out as bisexual.
Anika Banga (12) and Satchi Thockchom (12), co-presidents of Green Team, Harker’s sustainability club, announced that the school would no longer be implementing “Meatless Mondays” but will have increased vegetarian options instead. They urged students to keep in mind their environmental footprint when choosing what to eat.
Assistant Head of School Greg Lawson informed students that around 2,000 metal utensils are thrown away in the cafeteria trash cans every month. Lawson then went over emergency response protocol to an active shooter situation and reviewed pedestrian safety.
Research Club announced a lecture series that will be starting on Friday at 12:50 p.m. The topic of the upcoming lecture is gene editing.
This week is Chinese Culture Club’s club week, and representatives will be selling boba after school on Thursday and Friday and holding a Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival meeting with mooncakes during long lunch on Friday. They were also selling after school today.
Chinese Culture Club member Alycia Cary (11) encourages students to purchase boba at tables outside Manzanita for to support the club for their club week. Chinese Culture Club members will also be hosting a Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival meeting with mooncakes for interested students and faculty during long lunch on Friday.
Academic Dean Evan Barth spoke to commemorate former Head of School Howard Nichols’ birthday. Students enjoyed chocolate chip cookies after the school meeting in honor of him.
Students enjoy a treat of chocolate chip cookies from a table outside the Main offices after today’s school meeting. Another table of cookies was stationed near the Singh Aquatics Center.
