![Prakrit Jain (22) searches for new animal species to help the environment and wildlife.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-17-at-9.55.01-PM-900x509.png)
Humans of Harker: Scorpion spotter
by Erica Cai and Irene Yuan
• August 17, 2022
![Arnav Gupta (22) moves a DNA construction.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-17-at-9.41.50-PM-900x511.png)
Humans of Harker: Coding for a cause
by Erica Cai, Selina Xu, Ella Yee, and Irene Yuan
• August 17, 2022
![“[Building nerf blasters] became this outlet of creativity for me that hasnt been matched by anything else. The process [of] making a build complete to your desire is such a painstakingly difficult process, but Ive had to learn from [the skills needed from] soldering to proper painting. Theres so many different options for everything, if you think about it, it exists. The best part is [that] if it doesnt exist, you can build it yourself, Ishaan Parate said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSC_8149-900x604.jpg)
Humans of Harker: Blast of creativity
by Olivia Xu, Managing Editor
• August 15, 2022
![Every single person Ive interviewed for Humans of Harker has said one killer quote that has stuck with me even through four years of high school, and I think I really do internalize those messages. There are nuances in every single persons experience that makes it unique to them and also makes it a good lesson for everyone else. Its just amazing to see how much wisdom every single person at Harker has, and its fascinating to learn about those stories, Erica Cai (22) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/EricaCai_IreneYuan-596x900.jpg)
Humans of Harker: Harmony in humanity
by Olivia Xu, HoH Managing Editor
• July 18, 2022
![“Something I took away from baseball is that theres always the opportunity to bounce back when things dont go particularly right. Even the best hitters only go one for three, so being able to push through that is one of the most important parts of the game. Being able to identify what goes wrong and learning from that is important to being able to find success in the future, Mark Hu (22) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MarkHu_8109-596x900.jpg)
Humans of Harker: The perfect pitch
by Nicholas Wei, Michelle Wei, and Tiffany Chang
• July 17, 2022
![“Animation just clicked in a way. I had been interested in art, but that felt different. [Animation] felt like it had something behind it, whereas previous things felt surface level. I wasnt making that crazy of things, but just the process of doing it was much more enjoyable, Carter Chadwick (22) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-16-at-9.44.08-AM-900x598.png)
Humans of Harker: Creating his own world
by Lakshmi Mulgund, TALON Co-Sports & Social Media Editor
• July 16, 2022
![“For both theater and ballet, you have a set of guidelines: for dance, its choreography, and for theater, thats your script. But in both, your role is to make those things feel like your own. Youre fully embodying the character and making it seem completely organic. You take your own interpretation of the piece and make small artistic decisions to make it fully what you feel is true to the character or the idea youre trying to convey, Arely Sun (22) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/03.10.22ArelySun_IreneYuan_9201-900x600.jpg)
Humans of Harker: Stage magic
by Erica Cai, HoH Editor-in-Chief
• July 16, 2022
![My favorite thing is being able to immerse yourself in [dance]. Its one thing where you can really see improvement if you put in the practice, and if you dont put in the practice you wont improve. The ability to sync into repetition and go into the same counts over and over again to see some improvement is really captivating, and always draws me back to it, Zeel Thakkar (22) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSC_8147-900x596.jpg)
Humans of Harker: Connecting with culture
by Vivian Chen and Michelle Wei
• July 15, 2022
![“It’s the mind bending things that I’m really passionate about, the things where youre like, ‘I have no idea why this happens, but I want to figure that out.’ It’s a genuine, ‘I don’t get it, but I want to.’ Or perhaps it’s [that] I don’t want to never understand it. I don’t want to have a topic that I dont understand and never understand it, Spencer Cha (22) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/spencerchahoh_ireneyuan-900x600.jpg)
Humans of Harker: Mind bender, music maker
by Erica Cai, HoH Editor-in-Chief
• July 14, 2022
![“I’ve found that economics stretches into every corner of how society works: the institutional level, behavioral level, the rational human being. Like game theory, it’s a really interesting way to analyze the decisions being made on multiple levels, and it also helps me not make impulsive decisions that I would be making otherwise, Catherine He (22) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CatherineHeHOH_EmilyTan_finalselect-596x900.jpg)
Humans of Harker: Finding equilibrium
by Emily Tan, Winged Post Co-Editor-in-Chief
• July 13, 2022
![“As I learned painting more and more, I realized that everything is infinite. The more you look, the more you see, and then you can see life as more beautiful. A favorite quote of mine by Henri Matisse is, ‘There will always be flowers for those who want to see them,’ and thats one important thing painting has taught me, even though its technically you sitting out this canvas with a brush in your hand, Michelle Liu (22) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/EmilyTan_MichelleLiu-900x687.png)
Humans of Harker: The art of living
by Emily Tan, Winged Post Co-Editor-in-Chief
• July 12, 2022
![“I put a purpose to my reading because before it was for pleasure, and right now it still is for pleasure, but intentionally seeking out books that are by minority authors and seeing what they have to say is so special, and you get to see so many different perspectives, Irene Yuan said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ireneyuanhoh-601x900.png)
Humans of Harker: Savant of stories
by Arely Sun, Aquila Co-Managing Editor
• July 12, 2022
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