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“One thing that I remember distinctly is that I was in 8th grade and I went to my dads office,” Rishi Chopra (12) said. “And one of his coworkers asked what sports do I do. I said football, and he said that I was too small for football. This has stuck in my mind. Ill give people credit, because I guess I wasnt so menacing and big at the time. But if people hadnt told me my whole life that I couldnt play football, I probably wouldnt be playing football now.”

Humans of Harker: Rishi Chopra pushes himself

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Winged Post News Editor October 12, 2017

Rishi Chopra (12) wakes up every morning at 5:45 a.m. A long day lies ahead of him, but first, he must contend with the one hour 30 minute commute to school, back and forth. “I go early in the morning,...

“Piano is a medium for me to express myself. Ive been with it my whole life. Is it cheesy to say its a part of me? But it truly is. Just as people cry when theyre sad, or they laugh when theyre happy, I play music to express myself. Its a part of my personality. I wouldnt be here without piano. Just as how kindergarten has taught me the alphabet, how middle school has taught me algebra, piano has taught me about myself,” Emma Yu (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Emma Yu keys in on musicality

by Sharon Yan, TALON Managing Editor and Business Manager October 11, 2017

A row of 52 white keys and 36 black keys lies before Emma Yu (12) as she adjusts her stool bench, positions her right foot on the pedal and rests her small, agile fingers on the keyboard of her grand piano....

“I dont want to have to abandon anything. Im one of those kinds of people for whom choosing a major will be painful—not just difficult—painful. Cause, I really dont want to have to restrict myself to anything. I really just enjoy learning whatever as it is,” Derek Yen (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Derek Yen voraciously pursues knowledge

by Kaitlin Hsu, Winged Post and Wingspan Co-Editor-In-Chief October 10, 2017

On all counts, Derek Yen (12) is an enigma. On this particular Thursday, he is clothed in a blue shirt, an unbuttoned red and black plaid jacket, khakis and Vans. He forgets to drink the Earl Grey...

“I don’t think I have any regrets. I think about it, and if I did change any of it then my life would be different, and I don’t want it to be. I like where it is right now,” Charley Huang (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Charley Huang finds happiness in moments and memories

by Meena Gudapati, Aquila Editor-In-Chief October 9, 2017

Charley Huang (12) has deep roots in the Bay Area. Her father attended Mountain View High school, her uncle attended Blach Intermediate School in Los Altos and her grandparents still live in their old...

I felt like there were parts of my personality that I left behind in this pursuit of being a public figure, Jimmy Lin (12) said. One of the ways I tried to reconcile this was to intentionally do things that I was bad at, to force myself—at least during volleyball season—to spend three hours every day being that humble person, whether I liked it or not.

Humans of Harker: Jimmy Lin stays humble

by Melissa Kwan, Humans of Harker Managing Editor October 5, 2017

Standing behind the podium at school meeting, face to face with the entire Upper School student body, Jimmy Lin (12) looks like a caricature of himself: hair spikier, gestures wider. As he lowers the microphone,...

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