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- June 6Editorial: Diversity of thought promotes inclusivity
- June 2Humans of Harker: Setting the course
- June 1Humans of Harker: Sketches from a screen
- May 313 days in Seattle: Glass, crab, blossoms and more
- May 31Day 1: April 3
- May 31Day 2: April 4
- May 30Humans of Harker: ‘Tuff’ness in a touchdown
- May 29Humans of Harker: Composed of compassion
- May 28Day 3: April 5
- May 28Humans of Harker: Tides of curiosity
![Cross country head coach Kevin Oliver hands flowers to seniors Kara Kister and Ada Praun-Petrovic. “It’s really sad [to be leaving]; I cried a bunch today,” Kara said. “Since I’ve been on the team for so long, and I see them every single day and all these people, it’s really sad to be leaving.”](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/DSC_3554-900x596.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)
![A row of school buses were decorated with pictures of the seniors. “There’s something about being back on campus, even if it’s only for a few minutes and even if it’s in our cars, that really made [the drive-thru] special and went a far way to provide some closure to our high school experience,” Evan Cheng (20) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/photo_gloriazhang12-900x675.jpg)
![“[Riding motorcycles] really showed me that it doesnt matter what I want to do, as long as I put my mind to it, I can really get to know the task and become good at it. When we go on group rides with my dad and my brother . . . we have to learn our own weaknesses and each others weaknesses. And thats a big part of understanding, first of all, who we are and how we are able to interact with each other in a new environment,” William Rainow (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WilliamRainow_GloriaZhang_HoHPhhoto-600x900.jpg)
![Four Harker students share their stories of living and learning abroad. “You get to experience different cultures and learn more about the world through doing things rather than learning about other places at school. Even though it’s a difficult transition process, in the end, I think [living internationally] really helped me as a person,” Caden Lin (9) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ComingHomeLogoJournalism-copy-900x877.png)
![We really owe it to [her], assistant head of school Jennifer Gargano said. It is hard to say what she has contributed because it is hard to say what she has not.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Diana-22-900x715.jpg)
![“Nowadays, a lot of the times the way female characters are interpreted or written are sort of whiney, Jessie Skinner (12) said. There’s only three things that they can be like: The fat best friend —been her, the nagging wife — been her also, or the super dumb blonde. . . These roles that are mostly portrayed as a not nice female word. [I believe in] bringing in these points of view that are ignored. You just have to find that the sliver of message in every show.”](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/JessieSkinner-DM-900x703.jpg)
![“Trombone is a male-dominated instrument, and sometimes it is easy to be overlooked. When I went to the audition, I played an orchestral excerpt for [the judges]. They said, ‘Could you play that again, dear?’ I felt really conscious being a woman playing the trombone. I knew that they wouldnt call anybody else in the audition, dear. It reinforced that I always have to be confident and mature, when Im playing trombone because it was patronizing to be called dear in an audition against people who I knew wouldnt be called dear,’” Melinda Wisdom (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-06-at-9.49.14-PM-900x599.png)
