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Hima Thota

Hima Thota, Co-Features Editor

Hima Thota (11) is the co-features editor for Harker Aquila and the Winged Post, and this is her third year on staff. This year, she's looking forward to exploring more features articles, designing pages, and working on her photography skills. In her free time, she enjoys watching Netflix and reading.

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“I can look over at other people for silent encouragement and you can smile. If I was by myself on stage, I wouldnt have that. I would just be me in the spotlight. Its easier knowing that there are that many people in the audience when you have everyone else whos going through it with you,” Saloni Shah (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Shining in solidarity

by Hima Thota, Co-Features Editor
March 13, 2024
Consumerism may favor some but harms all

Consumerism may favor some but harms all

by Hima Thota, Co-Features Editor
March 13, 2024
“Both sports and art teach you how to fail and not get caught up on overthinking things, like, ‘How could I have done this better?’ You move on to the next point, you move on to the next day. You move on to the next piece. Its very challenging to just not lose motivation and abandon it,” Catherine Wong (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Whims of creativity

by Hima Thota, Co-Features Editor
March 8, 2024
Spirit is definitely one of the biggest parts of my life at Harker, especially last year on HSLT. I really like being involved in spirit because you get to interact with your classmates and just take your mind off of academics for a bit. I don’t want to sound cliche, but its high school. Enjoy it while it lasts, Ashley Ma (23) said.

Humans of Harker: From a spark to a flame

by Hima Thota, Co-Features Editor
August 17, 2023
I remember feeling very intimidated, but every round
I progressed in the elimination, I realized that there
isn’t an outside boundary between me and these
ultra-great competitors. If I wanted to be, I could
become one of them. That mindset shift helped me, Rahul Mulpuri (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Winning with words

by Hima Thota, Co-Features Editor
April 16, 2023
An illustration of the National Rifle Association of America logo. What questions should we be asking about the NRA and gun violence?

NRA and America: What questions should we be asking?

by Hima Thota, Assistant Sports Editor
March 29, 2023
LeBron James broke the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s all-time scoring record on Feb. 7, reaching a a total of 38,388 points in his storied career. In today’s professional sports column “Game Talk with Gabe,” Aquila Assistant Sports Editor Gabe Sachse discusses his thoughts on the Greatest of all time in basketball debate.

Who is the GOAT of basketball?

by Gabe Sachse, Co-Assistant Sports Editor
March 3, 2023
In todays professional sports column Game Talk with Gabe, Aquila Assistant Sports Editor Gabe Sachse (10) discusses his predictions for the upcoming Super Bowl. This biggest game in American sports is set to occur in one week, on Feb. 12 in Phoenix, Arizona, where the Philadelphia Eagles will face the Kansas City Chiefs to compete for this years National Football League title.

Game Talk with Gabe: Super Bowl LVII preview

by Gabe Sachse, Assistant Sports Editor
February 5, 2023

Cause is more significant than action in climate activism

by Hima Thota, Assistant Sports Editor
December 23, 2022
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