![“[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 1/17
Members of Amnesty International Lauren Napier (12) and Isabella Spradlin (12) share details about the organization’s club week next week. The club will be selling donuts and bagels before school on Jan. 23 and Jan. 25 as well as baked goods all week during lunch.
January 17, 2018
The next Shah Salon will take place on Jan. 24 in various history teachers’ rooms from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Professor Jay Bhattacharya of Stanford University spoke about the economics of biomedical innovation today during long lunch in Nichols Auditorium.
The next Girls & Sex talk is during long lunch on Friday, and gynecologist Dr. Eileen Newman will be speaking on issues that students indicated were important in a survey they responded to in December. There was a Male Wellness meeting in the CyberLoft during long lunch today.
Derek Yen (12) and Andrew Semenza (12) announced a linguistics puzzle hunt, which took place during long lunch today.
HOSCARS audition signups are open until Jan. 29 at tiny.cc/hoscars2018.
Tickets for this Saturday’s Winter Ball are available at tiny.cc/winterball. This year’s theme is Starry Night.
Amnesty International’s club week is next week. They will be selling donuts and bagels before school on Jan. 23 and Jan. 25 as well as baked goods all week during lunch. They will also be fundraising at the basketball game on Jan. 26.
Harker Journalism showed their first Humans of Harker video, featuring Kaitlyn Nguyen (12).
There is a meeting during long lunch on Friday in chemistry teacher Andrew Irvine’s room for those interested in playing lacrosse.
The soccer teams played a video about Kicks Against Cancer, a fundraiser on Friday to raise money for children with cancer to go to Camp Okizu with their families.
