![“[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 2/28
History Club members Andrew Skrobak (11) and Aryana Far (11) announce the next Shah Salon. This Salon will be the third installment of the series of this school year.
February 28, 2018
This year’s ReCreate Reading program features 63 books and five visiting authors. Book lists and the names of the teacher sponsors are available at library.harker.org/read as well as signup dates.
Spanish National Honor Society is hosting their annual culture night, La Noche Cultural, on March 9 at 6 p.m. in the auxiliary gym. The culture night will feature student performances and ethnic foods.
History Club is hosting the next Shah Salon on March 7 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. History teacher Ruth Meyer’s session is called “Rebels With a Cause: English Punk Feminists ‘77-’80” and history teachers Carol Green, Mark Janda and Byron Stevens’s session is about student activists.
Student council’s Food Committee is extending the expiration date on snack bar cards to March 16 and will be transitioning to an online system for food sales in the coming weeks.
The link to the Winter Ball ask competition videos and voting form is at tiny.cc/wbask.
Male Wellness announced they will have a meeting on March 12.
Math teacher Bradley Stoll spoke about the importance of service and the ways students could give back to their communities.
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.
The annual Harker Spirit ice skating trip is on Friday at 7 p.m. at Solar4America Ice.
