Breaking News
- January 24 Varsity boys soccer team shuts out Woodside Priory 3-0
- January 24 Humans of Harker: Eagle in flight
- January 24 Music Monday: Throwback to childhood theme songs with Aquila
- January 23 Zoom CFO shares insights into career journey and economic trends
- January 22 Marvel’s ‘Eternals’ falls flat in portrayal of diverse characters
- January 21 Humans of Harker: A change of pace
- January 21 Robotics kickoff marks the start of build season
- January 20 Humans of Harker: Keys to compassion
- January 20 Annual Student Directed Showcase production entertains audience amidst COVID-19 pandemic
- January 19 Humans of Harker: Reshaping escape
![An empty Davis Field, home to Eagles athletics. “As long as school is in session and we feel everything’s in place, we’re business as usual until we’re told otherwise,” upper school athletic director Dan Molin said. “We’re anticipating [game cancellations], and we’ll cross that bridge when we get there with each individual game.”](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_3680-900x600.jpg)
![Instead of trying to cling on to my routine during the pandemic, I was like, ‘I cant live like this for the rest of my life.’ Thats when I started to try and change things a little bit, [and] that made me proud of myself: being able to recognize that and [change] my mindset, Emma Cabral-Gurleroglu (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/EmmaGurlerogluHoH_OliviaXu-900x730.jpeg)
![[Painting] makes you feel like youre the only person in the world. The idea that I could do it for fun for myself has been the reason I like getting into it. [It’s] the idea of independence and doing things that you want to do. If you cant come up with a reason for [your decisions], then you should reevaluate how youve been living your life, Jackie Hu (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/jackiehuHoH_SmrithiSambamurthy-900x682.jpeg)
![“I remember being interested and attracted to the idea that I could create something that I didnt see anywhere else. I didnt see anything [that] made adoption easier for the people who are trying to adopt, so that was the idea I was going forward [with] and that I wanted to develop [with Lucky Paw], Ysabel Chen (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ysabelchenhoh_lavanyasubramanian-595x900.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)
![“I find it to be a lot better when you discover something [yourself] … rather than trying to do everything in a really shallow way. Having that interest in whatever you like to do can help you generate better ideas and have better experiences … especially when you’re passionate about something, rather than trying to follow either other people or what is common, Bowen Yin (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BowenYin_EshaGohil_HoHPhoto-900x705.jpeg)
![“What I learned through Tri-M [is that] the idea of community service is often more complex than it should be. I think its something a lot more simple. Community service to me isnt about solving Earths greatest problems; its just finding something that resonates with me and doing that because it brings me joy, and through that, it brings other people joy too,” Jeffrey Yang (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/JeffreyYang_MarkHu_HoHPhoto-900x596.jpg)
![“[Leading robotics] has been just like the same attitude Ive approached everything [with] recently. It’s taught me that most people dont actually know what theyre doing, and its the people that are willing to admit that they dont know what theyre doing and try to learn that do the best,” Sanjay Rajasekharan (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SanjayRajasekharan_IrinaMalyugina_HoHPhoto-900x628.png)
![“[Music is] a creative and positive outlet for my free time. I could go and waste time on social media, or I can put it into something productive that I feel tangible results [from]. Thats really what music and frankly all of my projects from motorcycles to disassembling watches...are for me,” Thomas Rainow (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ThomasRainow_MarkHu-HoHPhoto-900x596.jpg)
![“Knowing [my friends] for that long, I always know what they’re going to say and how they’re going to act. And it’s great that I know them so well,” Nishant Ravi (12) said. “But I kind of feel that when I was in freshman year and middle school, I was a very one track-minded person. I didn’t really know what I wanted, so during the following years, I kind of expanded my views from only liking certain things to being a lot more broad.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/NishantRavi_KatZhang-900x596.jpg)
![“There’s been lots of things to deal with [this year], and I feel like at the same time these changes and these things to deal with are a transformative experience. It makes you really think about who you really are and what you want to do,” Ben Yuan (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/BenYuan_MarkHu-900x596.jpg)
