![“I wasn't discouraged by some of the obstacles we faced. I learned a lot from the leadership. I found that different people need different ways of receiving feedback — you can't [just] tell them to do something and expect the best. [Some] people needed more incentive. A large part of my role was to figure out what worked for everyone and to figure out how to lead all these separate individuals as a team,” Suhana Bhandare (’26) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/SuhanaBhandare_JasmineHansra-1-1200x798.jpg)
![“This is actually from Randy Pausch Randy P. Brick: ‘Walls are there for a reason. You have to show how much you want to overcome them.’ You have to show how much you want something. That's what I've always been able to do with tennis, Link Crew and getting that internship [with Kushy Baby]. It’s important pushing through that — getting around that brick wall, climbing over it or clawing through it,” Yash Sachdeva (’26) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/YashSachdeva_RamBatchu-copy-1200x1002.jpg)
![“[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 3/28
Production Manager Brian Larsen encourages students interested in teching this year’s spring musical “42nd Street” to email him regarding availability. Three students are still needed to join the tech crew for the production.
March 28, 2018
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.
Interact’s club week is this week, and they are selling Pinkberry frozen yogurt for $5 all week during lunch and after school and Pizookies for $3 on Friday during lunch and after school.
The winner of this year’s summer reading photography contest is Andrew Skrobak (11) and his winning work can be seen at library.harker.org/summerreading.
Green Team is sanitizing water bottles found in the lost and found, and they will be available to be claimed by owners on April 9. The remaining water bottles will be available to students for free during Green Team’s club week from April 16 to 20.
Harker Robotics placed second at the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) robotics competition at UC Davis last week. They also qualified for the FIRST Championship, which will be held from April 18 to 21 in Houston. The team showed a video about the robots they have built during the past few years. They will also be competing in the Silicon Valley regionals at San Jose State University this weekend.
Founder of the Computer History Museum’s Exponential Center Marguerite Gong Hancock spoke today at 12:40 p.m. in the Innovation Center.
The next Quadchella will take place on May 2, and signups are available at tiny.cc/quadchella.
Medical Club is hosting a visit to Stanford medical school on April 3 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. Signups are available outside biology teacher Dr. Matthew Harley’s room in upstairs Nichols.
Three tech crew members are needed for this year’s spring musical “42nd Street.” Students interested in teching the shows can email Production Manager Brian Larsen at [email protected].
The journalism program played a video produced by staff photo editor Kathy Fang (10) about the March For Our Lives event on March 24.
