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![Setter Emma Lee (9) sets the ball to the middle during the match against Pinewood on Sept. 12. “[I’m looking forward to] getting more skilled, learning more about my position and also becoming better friends with all of my teammates, Emma said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DSC_4917-2-1200x795.jpg)
![“[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)
![“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)
![“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 its played such a major role in who Ive 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 Im [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)
![“[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)
![“Im 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 theres a lot of people that are really confident in what they do, and I really admire them. Everyones 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)
![“My slogan is ‘slow feet, don’t eat, and I’m hungry.’ You need to run fast to get where you are–you arent going to get those championships if you arent 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)
![“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)
![“Ever since that starting moment in fourth grade [with] the water balloon fight with the teachers and students all the way to spirit rallies in high school, its given me a sense of community and sense of friendship that I only get from a place like Harker,” Gowtham Irrinki (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GowthamIrrinki_HoHPhoto-900x506.jpg)
![“Everything I do is worth it because it creates an impact. It brings me the greatest joy to see [my family and friends] feel heard, understood and happy,” Sophie Wang (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/SophieWang_EshaGohil_HoHPhoto-596x900.jpg)
![“I don’t really care about being remembered, I think it’s mostly what I leave behind. I really believe in action over words, and I would want the clubs that I’m part of to keep on thriving after I leave. I really hope that the Linguistics Club continues to stay alive after I’m gone—I really want [it] to continue and grow,” Luisa Pan (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/LuisaPan_SabrinaZhu_HoHPhoto-900x651.jpg)
![“You cant do [Pokemon] alone. I think of the phrase, ‘You gotta catch them all.’ You can catch them all, but you cant catch them all by yourself. You got to have your friends there to bounce ideas off of, to create new strategies and make it all super enjoyable,” Preston Ellis (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/PrestonEllis_SaraYen_HoHPhoto-900x675.jpg)
![“[The Notre Dame-Belmont tournament] shifted how I saw being on a team. You dont have to be on the court to contribute; youre important no matter where you are. It was almost a turning point of the season where we started doing really well afterwards … I started to like even cheering on the bench,” Emma Dionne (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/EmmaDionne_ShreyaSrinivasan_HoHPhoto-525x900.jpg)
![“One of the most important things that one can do is using what you have to do real good,” Deven said. “In helping [someone] or in achieving X, Y and Z, its not about, ‘Its going to make me more famous or its going to make me more money.’ Its more, ‘Is this going to actually make a difference?’” Deven Parikh (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/DevenParikh_NicholasWei_HoHPhoto-675x900.jpg)
![“I dont think Ive ever been pushed more in a role than I had for [Marvins Room] because not only was I in every single scene, I was majorly featured in every single scene. It was a character who’s so different from me, in every single way that I really had to get more creative about how I portrayed her. After I did that role, I fell into this mindset of, ‘Okay, Im an actor now’ because before I really saw myself as a singer who acts sometimes,” Vaishnavi Murari (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/VaishnaviMurari_ShreyaSrinivasan_HoHPhoto-e1619191881603-773x900.jpg)
![“Everything I do, I do it because I really love it. And I really wish other people could also see the joy and sublimity that I find in some disciplines, like math [and] biology. [I want to] help show students who are not as interested in those activities, the power and beauty of sciences,” Sidra Xu (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/SidraXu_SallyZhu_HoHPhoto-900x600.jpg)