![“[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 4/20
Philosophy Club member Alex Young (11) shares details of the organization’s speaker series featuring professor of philosophy at Stanford University Dr. Barry Maguire. Dr. Maguire will speak about the influence of popular media in modern society and politics.
April 20, 2018
Members of the swim team played a video about their upcoming senior night on April 25 at 3:45 p.m.
Green Team is hosting a clothing exchange on April 26 in Spanish teacher Diana Moss’s room. The club will be accepting donations all week long, and leftover clothing will be donated to Sacred Heart Community Service.
Philosophy Club is hosting professor of philosophy at Stanford University Dr. Barry Maguire to speak about the influence of popular media in modern society and politics.
CTF announced their annual competition on April 27 from 3 to 8 p.m. in Nichols Hall. Teams of 2 to 4 will compete to solve computer science problems and win prizes. Signups are available at harker.io/signup.
Harker Strong will be hosting the first annual 3-on-3 Basketball Classic during long lunch on May 8. The signup form will be sent out on Monday, and the cap for the number of teams is 12.
United Against Animal Cruelty is hosting a trip to the Hidden Villa Farm tomorrow.
FEM club and WiSTEM announced their joint science of stereotypes discussion on Thursday in psychology teacher Kelly Horan’s room.
HarkerHacks is hosting a 24-hour hackathon from June 9 to 10.
Members of the Harker community can send goodbye messages to a member of the Class of 2018 in Issue 7 of the Winged Post. The senior shoutout form can be found here.
The performing arts department showed a promotional video about this year’s spring musical, “42nd Street.”
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 second Spirit Night will take place after school on April 25, and students can come to help their class prepare for Spirit Week.
ASB election results as well as class council election results for the rising sophomore, junior and senior classes were announced.
