![“[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 3/24/22: Diana Nichols’ birthday, Hoscars and support for Haiti
Publicity committee members Daniel Lin (10) and Sasvath Ramachandran (12) announce the upcoming Hoscars show tomorrow. Dressed as security, sophomores Adi Jain, Om Tandon and Veyd Patil accompanied the two presenters.
March 29, 2022
Associated Student Body (ASB) president Dawson Chen (12) started the school meeting by welcoming everyone back to in-person meetings in the Zhang athletics center on Thursday.
A video about the surplus of supplies from the middle school played, featuring upper school biology teacher Jeff Sutton.
After the Harker middle school moved from the Blackford campus to the smaller Union campus, a surplus of supplies including filing cabinets, computers, lab desks and two school buses remained. In an effort to repurpose responsibly, freshmen participated in a service day, organizing everything into three shipping containers, which arrived in Haiti in December, 2021
Founders of the Caiman Christian Community University (UCCC) and a teaching hospital Jean-Jean Mompremier and Kristin Kay de Boer Mompremier thanked Harker for its donation, as students from the preschool to university level now have access to transportation and other equipment.
“You had the lab tables and equipment [for] teaching science in the middle school, we will be actually using them in a teaching hospital because we don’t have those things,” Mompremier said in the video. “You can’t imagine how much this is upcycling and reusing these things, they are blessing others in need.”
With the first “Drowsy Chaperone” show last Thursday, the performing arts department played a promotion video for the spring musicals return to live, onstage theater. Cast member Richie Amarillas (12) took the stage, announced that tickets were still available for purchase at tiny.cc/drowsy22 for the Friday and Saturday shows and mentioned the highlights of the show, which included roller skating, tap dancing and monkeys.
CareerConnect officers Sara Wan (11) and Carey Chang (10) announced a workshop focused on helping students create LinkedIn profiles and writing resumes in preparation for internship applications. In addition to resume building, students took headshots at the workshop held at 12:50 p.m. in the innovation center.
Director of Performing Arts Laura Lang-Ree and upper school English teacher Nicholas Manjoine presented on former board chair Diana Nichols’ behalf, whose March 25 birthday is celebrated every year.
“She had an incredible reach,” Manjoine said. “She was small in stature [but] very large in persona and personality. We just wanted to take a moment to celebrate her and have an appreciation for this amazing person.”
Admired for her vision and philosophy regarding Harker, Diana Nichols inspired many of the faculty and staff at Harker.
“I got to learn on my very first day when I was being interviewed what a passionate advocate she was for the arts,” Lang-Ree said during the meeting. “She told me that it was pivotal as an administrator that [the arts] were a part of a Harker student’s life from kindergarten and on. She loved sweets, so tomorrow we all get to have cannolis in honor of her birthday. Happy Birthday Diana!”
Publicity committee members Daniel Lin (10) and Sasvath Ramachandran (12) announced the upcoming Hoscars show. Harker’s annual talent show will take place on tomorrow in the Rothschild Performing Arts Center (RPAC) during the lunch period and split into two sections for underclassmen and upperclassmen. Promotional posters around campus will showcase the performers.
Ending remarks from Dawson Chen included special thanks to Art Club for its work with the almost complete mural and to students who participated in various fundraising efforts for Ukraine.
