Harker Spirit holds annual pumpkin pie eating competition
by Kathy Duan, TALON Student Life Editor
• November 21, 2015
Four teams break at Presentation Public Forum Invitational
by Tiffany Wong and Vignesh Panchanatham
• November 21, 2015
New attacks kindle solidarity
by Raveena Kapatkar, Kshithija Mulam, and Meena Gudapati
• November 21, 2015
Upper school DECA attends LACE conference
by Michael Sikand, Reporter
• November 21, 2015
Earthquake devastates regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan
by Nichole Chen and Michael Sikand
• November 21, 2015
Spirit to host beach clean-up, hang-out
by Meena Gudapati and Ria Gupta
• November 21, 2015
Upper school chess team takes on Monta Vista
by Stanley Zhao and Shania Wang
• November 21, 2015
Performing arts light up Santana Row
by Aneesha Kumar and Ruhi Sayana
• November 21, 2015
Choir groups sing at Fall Concert
by Tara Parimi, Managing Editor
• November 21, 2015
Juniors meet Eagle Buddies
by Shania Wang, Reporter
• November 21, 2015
WiSTEM holds club week
by Rose Guan and Shania Wang
• November 21, 2015
Student body “blackout” to show support for the world
by Prameela Kottapalli, Reporter
• November 19, 2015
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![“[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)


