![“[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 2/22
Performing arts director Laura Lang-Ree reminds students about theater protocol. The Rothschild Performing Arts Center opened on Feb. 3.
February 22, 2018
The meeting started with a moment of silence for the victims of the recent Parkland, Florida school shooting.
The AP art students are showcasing their art in an exhibition during lunch in Nichols Hall on Feb. 28.
The annual CTF programming competition is on March 30 from 3 to 8 p.m. in Nichols Hall. Teams of 2 to 4 members can sign up at harker.io/signup until March 2.
The applications for the upper school TEDx officer team opened today, and business and entrepreneurship teacher Michael Acheatel emailed more information to students today afternoon.
The speech and debate team gave their quarterly report with updates on how their competitive season is going.
The Coyote Ridge hike is a 3-mile hike from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on March 10. Permission slips for the hike are due to Spanish teacher Diana Moss by March 5, and the trip is limited to 60 students.
The Shakespeare competition was held in Nichols Auditorium during lunch today at 12:45 p.m. Winner Avi Gulati (10) will be proceeding to the San Francisco regional competition.
FEM club announced that their teachers forum will take place on Feb. 28 at 12:50 p.m. during long lunch.
Next week is Future Problem Solvers’ club week, and they will be selling mini bundt cakes every day after school.
Production manager Brian Larsen and performing arts director Laura Lang-Ree told students about policies regarding the new Rothschild Performing Arts Center, and Downbeat performed one of the songs they will perform at the United Voices concert tomorrow in the Patil Theater.
Harker Athletics gave a short update about games this past week and encouraged students and faculty to support the teams at upcoming games this week.
