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- May 13Humans of Harker: From ligands to languages
- May 13Humans of Harker: Uncovering the unseen
- May 13Humans of Harker: Pros and cons
- May 13Humans of Harker: Off to the races
- May 13Humans of Harker: A voice for change
- May 12Talk Around Campus: Mother's Day
- May 11Friday Five: Childhood cartoons
- May 11Taylor Swift shares poetic poignancy in “The Tortured Poet’s Department”
- May 11Students argue on single-use plastic in Earth Week-themed debate
- May 11Track and field runners race at WBAL Championship on senior night
![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)
![“It’s satisfying to have an experience where I put a lot of work in and it finally paid off. All the countless workout sessions, all the countless running, all the countless throwing the ball, it all paid off. And I realized that anything I set my mind to I can do. [Football] is something I had to spend time developing to do, which was new to me and different to me,” Vijay Vyas (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/VijayVyas_AlysaSuleiman_HoHPhoto-e1616175824247-702x900.jpg)
![“Theres a very limited number of subjects, and theres a lot of people on earth. Its very hard to be the best at anything. My goal would be to help other people be the best that they can because its very pleasing to see whoever you teach finally understand [the topic].” Michael Eng (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/michael-600x900.jpg)
![“The way I see myself and [what] I pride myself [in] is not be[ing] subjected to one group of friends. Now, it’s tougher to do so online, but I still have another semester. I just want to end on a good note with everyone, and I don’t want to hold grudges or any regrets,” Anmol Velagapudi (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/AnmolVelegapudi_AlysaSuleiman_HoHPhoto-696x900.jpeg)
![I could never personally relate to any of the struggles [Lana del Rey] pens down in her poetic lyrics, but enhancing the severity of her own battle scars by rubbing salt into the wounds of others was a petulant move, lacking both empathy and respect.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_3236.jpeg)
![“My mom always says, ‘don’t shortchange yourself’, [since] I feel like within Harker, there’s always the idea of not being good enough ... I think my mom does a really good job of encouraging me, because ... sometimes I get swamped in with the Harker culture. She tells me to focus and do what I can do, and that it’s going to be okay,” Amanda Cheung (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/AmandaCheung_AlysaSuleiman_HoHPhoto-601x900.jpg)
![“I’m most happy when I’ve done for myself [something] that is making better changes towards my life. But obviously, I couldn’t have done that without my friends and my family, my grandma, so I’m happy about the relationships that I have with people and the memories I created with people over the years. I’m not really an emotional person, but when it comes down to it, I would say the people I fall back on are always my friends and family that I rely on, and they definitely have always come through,” Zoey Rosa (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ZoeyRosa_AlysaSuleiman_HoHPhoto-583x900.jpg)
