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- December 4WiSTEM hosts Techgirlz coding workshop to inspire youth about computer science
- December 3Choir groups bring audiences around the world in ‘Music from the Eastern Hemisphere’
- December 2Students share World Cup hopes and predictions
- December 1Jetéing over gender stereotypes as a male ballet dancer
- November 30Frosh and sophomore boys basketball open season with 45-18 Stratford win
- November 30Editorial: Insensitive jokes harm environment
- November 29Tremors on Mars traced back to a big boom
- November 29Swinging through rain or shine: Girls golf team brings their best
- November 29Music Monday: Move with Aquila
- November 29Humans of Harker: From figure skater to figure creator
![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)
![“[High school is] finite but not finite. Its finite in the sense that its going to eventually end. If you realize the finiteness of it, you learn to value the experiences you gain from it more, but its somewhat infinite too because the influences you gain from high school and the experiences of your high school journey are not over once you graduate high school, Austina Xu (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AustinaXu_IM1-900x540.png)
![“[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)
![Microtrends are trends that last for just one fashion season, accelerating the trend cycle and quickly deeming particular styles as outdated. “[Micro-trends] kill the ideas of individuality and fashion because people are just following these trends,” fashion enthusiast Shreya Balakrishnan (12) said. “They dont build up on their own style or what they are comfortable and confident with.”](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/AG_microtrendsillustration-900x315.png)
![“[Baseballs] a game of failure. Theres always going to be off-days or off-weeks or months. I try to enjoy what Im doing and how I get to wherever I end up. As long as the journey is enjoyable, even if some things dont go right, itll still be worth it, Bobby Wang (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/BobbyWangHoH_Desiree-634x900.jpeg)
![“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)
