![“[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, advisors meet for one-on-one advisee review sessions
Alex Kumar (9) meets with his advisor Dr. Mark Brada for his one-on-one advisee review session today. Students signed up with their advisors for 10-minute time slots on Monday during advisory.
November 15, 2017
Students and their advisors met for individual, 10-minute advisee review sessions in their respective advisors rooms today.
Students met during the time usually allocated to school meetings, advisory and morning office hours. Advisee reviews are intended to help students reflect on their year so far and have an honest conversation with their advisors to get advice or unload stress.
“Generally, I just ask them how things are going. I don’t usually talk about grades. If there have been any problems with grades, we’ve already talked about that, a long time ago,” sophomore advisor Susan Nace said. “We just talk about how things are going, what they’re planning to do, and what they want to change.”
Many students say they benefited from these review sessions as well.
“First we talked about my grades, then we talked about the different activities I’m doing, like volunteering and clubs,” Evan Cheng (10) said. “It pointed me in the right direction for finals because we talked about what classes to focus on to study for and which are probably pretty safe.”
Today’s sessions also provided advisors with a chance to reinforce their bond with their advisees by talking privately about what is happening in their lives.
“I think what is most important is that it gives me one-on-one time,” Nace said. “I already have a really awesome advisory, so this just gives me some time to connect with them on a one-on-one basis and to continue to build a relationship that we have.”
Meetings will continue on Friday, and there will be another set of review sessions next semester.
