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![“I would worry about what other people thought about me, what my teammates were thinking. I got way too focused on that, so after a while, soccer wasn’t fun for me anymore. [But,] the school team is an environment where you can experiment and be creative with the ball, if you’re willing to take those chances, and I was able to do that, Muthu Panchanatham (22) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/MuthuPanchanathamHoH_EshaGohil-675x900.jpeg)
![“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)
![“When you play soccer, you have more of a team mentality. You learn to accept people’s mistakes and keep moving forward from that, even though they might lead to a goal. [To me,] that is a good foundation for any friendship, Kate Leafstrand (22) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/KateLHoH_EG-547x900.jpeg)
![“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)
![“[I discovered] how accessible it is to make a difference because before I did [Public Health Club], I hadnt really taken on a lot of leadership positions, and I didnt know how it would turn out. Taking that leap and starting the club, the dots were able to connect, I was able to meet a lot of people who had a lot of talents. We were able to pool our talents together and in a way that created something really productive, Kevin Wang (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kevinwanghoh_jessicatang-602x900.jpeg)
![Chris Miceli, a consultant at Impact Teen Drivers and Harker parent, speaks in front of the junior class during a LIFE session on Mar. 22. “[The session brought up] how even just having your friends in the car can already cause issues and distract you from driving, Alisa Grebin (11) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/JTG_3131-900x600.jpg)
![“I like [piano] because you can tell a story through it — its more of an unconventional way of telling a story, versus painting or writing. When I play, I imagine a scene in my head and try to transfer that. There are certain pieces I get very specific images of, like [when I play] this one Chopin piece, I see a dog chasing its tail, Angela Gao (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AngelaGaoHoH_JessicaTang-900x600.jpeg)
![“I can remember every show and every dance I’ve been in — maybe not remember the steps to it, but I can definitely remember all the feelings that go into them. [Whenever] I finished a dance, no matter how stressed out I was before or how much my body had hurt before I always came off the stage feeling very happy, Brooklyn Cicero (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/BrooklynCiceroHoH_JessicaTang-900x600.jpeg)
![“[Volleyball has] been a huge part of my high school experience … I [now] view myself as a stronger person, as opposed to going into high school, [when] I was shy and timid and not really sure of my place. But after playing especially school volleyball, my views on how I interact with people and on myself have changed for the better,” Michelle Ning (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MichelleNing_RachelNing_HoHPhoto-900x600.jpg)