![LALC Vice President of External Affairs Raeanne Li (11) explains the International Phonetic Alphabet to attendees. "We decided to have more fun topics this year instead of just talking about the same things every year so our older members can also [enjoy],” Raeanne said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/DSC_4627-1200x795.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 11/9
Student council’s food committee announced the opening of the snack bar. The snack bar will be open during morning office hours at the Chowda House starting next week.
November 9, 2017
WiSTEM announced that their club week is next week. They will be selling boba tea after school every day for $5 and homemade brownies after school on Nov. 14 and Nov. 16 for $2.
The next monthly female sex talk will be on Nov. 15 at 12:45 p.m. in the CyberLoft. More information about the sessions is available at http://library.harker.org/girlsandsex.
Student council’s food committee announced that a snack bar will open next week at the Chowda House during all morning office hours. Snacks will cost 50 cents each, and punch cards with a $10 value will be sold after school tomorrow. They can also be purchased at the bar at the time of snack purchase.
The disaster relief fundraiser for the eastern hurricanes and the Northern California wildfires organized by student council and the fall play cast raised $1700.33.
The Guadalupe River cleanup is on Nov. 18 from 8:10 a.m to 11.45 a.m. Permission slips are due tomorrow to Director of Upper School Community Service Kerry Enzensperger.
DECA’s annual movie night is tomorrow at AMC 14 Saratoga. They sold tickets during lunch today for the 6 p.m. showing of “Thor: Ragnarok.”
Annie Ma (10), Alyssa Huang (10), Simar Bajaj (10) and Avi Gulati (10) spoke about the history and importance of Veterans Day. They named several upper school faculty and staff members who are veterans and thanked them for their service to the country.
History teacher Mark Janda and math teacher Lola Muldrew spoke and played a video about the importance of understanding the impact of one’s actions.
Emmy Huchley (11) encouraged students and faculty to attend Autumn Song, previously called Winter Song, which will be held tomorrow at 4 p.m. in Nichols Auditorium. She announced the eight performing junior musical theater, piano and vocal certificate candidates as well as their accompanying pianists.
The varsity football team has a home playoff game tomorrow at 7 p.m. on Davis Field. The sophomore class council will be selling boba tea and other snacks at the game. The boys volleyball interest meeting was today during lunch.
The class dodgeball game was held today during long lunch in the athletics center. The juniors beat the freshmen and the seniors beat the sophomores. The final games will be on Nov. 17, with the seniors playing the juniors and the sophomores playing the freshmen. During lunch, student council sold boba tea from Teaspoon, and the proceeds will go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).
