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- September 22Varsity girls tennis team looks to repeat historic wins
- September 22School meeting recap: 09/21/22: CareerConnect, Student Directed Showcase and “Guess That Song”
- September 21House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, holds press release with President Tsai Ing-Wen
- September 20Chemistry class completes first in-class experiment
- September 20Biology classes discover properties of yeast through enzyme lab
- September 19Eagles defeat Burton High 58-0 in 'blackout' home game
- September 19Junior varsity girls volleyball team bests Pinewood in two sets
- September 19So you want to be a... Guggenheim award-winning artist?
- September 1975 clubs share new initiatives at annual Club Fair
- September 18Ten upper school students attend National Speech and Debate Season opener, win several bids and take second place
![“[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)
![“Ive experienced a lot of disappointing moments, but the ratio of good to bad moments is so stark that [it] makes the good moments so good, because they stand out more. Piano has taught me how to go through struggle, how to persevere and that its okay to not be a perfectionist, Yejin Song (22) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/YejinSongHoH_AlysaSuleiman-900x599.jpeg)
![“Sometimes it can be overwhelming when you hear about the injustices and it can be easy to sit there and feel bad about whats going on. But when you think about an injustice thats happening and you see it [in terms of] taking action on it rather than sitting there in your negative emotions, it can also help you process whats going on and can make you feel more in control of the situation, Elizabeth Fabel (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/elizabethfabelhoh_Emmagao-685x900.jpeg)
![“[Investing] allows me to think a lot more through my decisions, and its given me a lot of restraint in decision making. [In investing,] you cant be too emotional about your decisions: you have to look through things very analytically. That transfers to my everyday life, where I try to think things through very thoroughly,” Ethan Huang (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/EthanHuangHoH_EmmaGao-900x662.png)
![“Its amazing the conversations that you can have [while volunteering] and the different perspectives that you can experience with these random people that youve never met before. Whether it be the people youre serving, or other volunteers, [by] going in and trying to be a little extroverted and make conversation, you can make these new connections and learn so much more about the world and the community around you,” John Lynch (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/JohnLynch_AdityaSinghvi_HoHPhoto-900x596.jpg)
