![“[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)
Front page update (Issue 4)
Participants in English teacher Christopher Hurshman’s LIFE session on adulting raise their hands. Hurshman held his discussion in the CyberLoft on Jan. 29.
February 6, 2018
LIFE workshop tackles time management
Chemistry teacher Dr. Smriti Koodanjeri will host a talk on time management in the Living with Intent, Focus and Enthusiasm (LIFE) series’ next installment tomorrow at 12:45 p.m. in the CyberLoft.
Dr. Koodanjeri plans to run the session, titled “Finding Time,” as a discussion in which students can share concerns or problems with each other and also receive tips from her.
“I’ve been doing planning and teaching kids time management since 2010, and [problems] always come back to the lack of time,” Dr. Koodanjeri said. “Teaching kids how to manage their time has really become my passion.”
Honor societies celebrate International Week
The National French, Japanese and Chinese Honor Societies and the Junior Classical League (JCL) will collectively host International Week, a combined club week fundraising for Doctors Without Borders, to promote the connection between and celebrate individually their respective cultures.
Chinese National Honor Society (CNHS) will be selling boba and nian gao today. French National Honor Society (FNHS) will sell crepes and other French food tomorrow during office hours, lunch and after school, with Japanese National Honor Society (JNHS) hosting a Super Smash Bros. tournament and CNHS holding their annual dragon dance event.
JCL will fundraise Wednesday and JNHS will sell musubi, mochi and Calpico and host wasabi roulette Thursday. FNHS will wrap up the week with their annual cultural night.
“We hope to gain a better understanding of multiple cultures and alert the entire student population to both global communities and their own values,” JNHS president Kaitlin Hsu (12) said.
Students to take annual AMC 10/12 exams
Students will take the American Mathematics Competition (AMC) 10 and 12 A exams Wednesday morning in Nichols Atrium during a specifically allocated morning block period replacing first period.
First period will instead occur on Thursday, replacing school meeting and morning office hours.
All upper school students were eligible to sign up for the 12 A and all underclassmen were eligible to sign up for the 10 A.
This piece was originally published in the pages of the Winged Post on February 5, 2018.
