![“[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)
Boys golf begins practice for spring season
Senior Victor Shin practices his shot at golf practice after school. The team played in multiple tournaments at the start of their season.
March 11, 2018
The boys golf team started off its season with practices at local golf courses and a few matches and tournaments, including the Cowboy Classic and Pahrump Invitational.
This year’s team consists of a large number of freshman, as many of last year’s players were seniors and graduated.
“The team’s strong, led by three seniors, Daulet, Vic and Jin,” assistant coach Don Allio said. “We also have a really strong freshman group – a really strong lower class and really strong upper class.”
Sophomore golfer Jaimin Bhagat echoed Allio’s thoughts.
“[The team] looks good. We lost some seniors, but the freshman will make up for it,” Jaimin said.
Senior Daulet Tuleubayev, who committed this year to play golf at Stanford University, has high expectations for both the team and himself.
“I think that if we have a good day and play well, we can easily win [the State Championship],” Daulet said. “Individually, I definitely want to put a lot more focus on high school fold than I did last year. My personal goal is to set the record scoring average in these high school tournaments.”
Captain Victor Shin (12) is looking forward to working with the younger players.
“I’m really looking forward to building on the new players, especially the new plethora of freshman that we have,” Victor said. “As captain, I’m really looking forward to being a good role model, teaching some of the JV guys and even some of the varsity guys some tips around the course [and] just what it means to be a good golfer [and] a good teammate.”
Victor also hopes to prepare these players to lead the team in the future.
“I’m trying to build the freshman as much as i can because we have a lot of them this year,” Victor said. “It’s really key that we give them a good sense of what the Harker golf program is so that when they grow up and become juniors and seniors, they can really bring the Harker golf program to brand new heights.”
