![“[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 9/26/18
Members of Spirit Club bow before the Eagle mascot at school meeting on Wednesday in promotion of Spirit Week, which will start on Monday.
September 27, 2018
Eagle Update presenters Mitchell Granados (12), Grace Hajjar (11), Matthew Hajjar (12) and Adhya Hoskote (11) discussed the past week’s games and sports events. Mitchell invited students to come to the annual homecoming game on Oct. 5, when the football team will play Elsie Allen High School.
Katherine Tian (12), one of the editors-in-chief of the upper school science research magazine Harker Horizon, announced that submissions to the magazine are now open. Submissions guidelines can be viewed at horizon.harker.org/submit, and the first wave deadline is Nov. 26.
Seniors Sunya Siddiqui and Ashley Jia announced that the Marine Biology Club will host a screening of the film “Plastic Ocean” in Dr. Kate Schafer’s room on Oct. 1 during lunch.
AP US History teachers Julie Wheeler and Katy Rees introduced the annual APUSH trip. This school year, juniors and seniors can travel to Chicago for three days during spring break. Interested students can attend an informational meeting next Wednesday in Rees’s classroom, Shah 401, after school meeting.
The annual homecoming dance will take place Oct. 6 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tickets will be sold this week for $15 and at the door for $20.
Spirit representatives took the stage to announce next week’s spirit events in preparation for the homecoming rally next Friday. The sophomores and juniors can dress up according to their “East Coast” class themes on Monday, and the senior and freshman “West Coast” theme day is Tuesday. Students can wear their class colors on Wednesday, “throwback”-themed outfits on Thursday and their class shirts on Friday. The annual advisory parade and a dodgeball game will also be held next week.
ASB president Neil Ramaswamy (12) and treasurer David Feng (11) reminded students that donuts in Manzanita on Fridays are for teachers only.
The money from Snack Bar has funded the addition of two new ping pong tables to campus, one outside Main and one between Dobbins and Nichols, to accompany the existing senior-only ping pong table outside Shah. People who want to play can pick up paddles and balls from Eric Kallbrier’s office outside Main or from the Dobbins and Shah offices. Neil and David also asked students to put the table covers back after they are done playing.
