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Nicholas Wei, Humans of Harker Staff Writer

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“If you focus, concentrate and control your emotions, it could be helpful in any discipline, whether it be school or baseball, or even volunteering for that matter. As long as you focus, put your mind to it and have that drive for it, things will happen better than how they would have been if you just sat there,” Andrew Chavez (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Pitching with intent

May 18, 2021
“One of the most important things that one can do is using what you have to do real good,” Deven said. “In helping [someone] or in achieving X, Y and Z, it's not about, ‘It's going to make me more famous or it's going to make me more money.’ It's more, ‘Is this going to actually make a difference?’” Deven Parikh (12) said.

Humans of Harker: From another angle

April 23, 2021
“Everyone's an unfinished puzzle. And that's part of the reason why I want to connect with different people. I feel that learning about someone's different experiences gives me a more complete perspective of the world and of the problems other people deal with. I might not be able to help them, but I can somewhat alleviate their pain and help them through their situations,” Kushal Shah (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Bonds for a lifetime

April 20, 2021
“If you hit a bad shot, don't let that get in the way of your next point, because you always play each point point by point. You forget the mistake you made. Learn from that, and do only what you can control. Apply that in tennis and don't let that ruin your match,” Kelcie Fan (12) said.

Humans of Harker: From candle light to flame

April 8, 2021
“The main lesson I learned was to keep doing what I wanted to do whether or not people really have anything else to say. I've stuck with squash because I enjoyed it, not really because I was that amazing at it or that I was some prodigy. It was about how fun I really found the sport and continuing to do what I liked,” Aditya Roy (12) said.

Humans of Harker: From courts to computers

April 7, 2021
“The field of neuroscience … I had always thought of it as something super technical. I didn't think I was able to get involved in it as a high schooler. The fact that I was able to get into what I thought would be a super technical field, and don't get me wrong, it definitely is, but I was able to get involved in it as a high schooler — I'm glad that I encountered it and that people exposed me to it,” Pramiti Sankar (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Freeing the mind

March 16, 2021
“I gather different parts of myself from each environment I'm in. Some traits come from my friends, some come from my parents, some come from what I've learned at school or something, or internal conflicts … it's different within each one,” Advika Phadnis (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Melodies and morsels

March 5, 2021
“I got to a certain place where … you start to really feel empathy with [tabla], and you just enjoy playing and enjoy the speed. I felt like [the instrument] was trapped in this box of classical Indian music … But listening to the songs I listen to every day, I would start drumming in my lap, and at that point, I thought, ‘This isn’t out of place,’” Nicky Kriplani (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Rhythmic confidence

January 4, 2021
“I’m not a very outgoing person, so music is a way for me to speak out in a different way — through music instead of words. I think it’s a way for me to conquer my shyness. Although I’m not the most confident in my playing skill, compared to speaking, music has been a mouthpiece for me to convey my own thoughts,” Varun Mangla (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Conquering through humility

November 17, 2020

Election 2020 results: Live reactions

November 7, 2020
POLL-itics: Climate change and the environment

POLL-itics: Climate change and the environment

November 2, 2020
The 2019-2020 upper school yearbook, which will be made available to the Harker community on Nov. 7 during Distribution Day.

2019-20 yearbooks available at next distribution day

October 28, 2020
Students in Dr. Adler's Multivariable calculus class use Mathematica, a tool capable of visualizing, analyzing and manipulating complex graphs among other functionalities, to graph three-dimensional curves. Students also use the software for long-form projects to better understand more difficult topics.

STEM classes embrace technology to adapt to online learning

October 19, 2020
22 percent of the Class of 2021 was named as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists in September. The test was administered to nearly 1.5 million high school juniors last October.

42 seniors qualify as National Merit semifinalists

October 12, 2020
Whether or not these doctors are motivated by altruism or reckless self-interest, one thing is clear: scientists who promote experimental vaccines as valid drugs blur the boundary between medicine and quackery, subjecting unaware citizens to unanticipated harm.

Promoting experimental vaccines isn’t science – it’s medical fraud

September 9, 2020
The first semester of the 2020-2021 school will utilize a modified two-day rotation block schedule. This is in response to limitations from the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting Governor Gavin Newson to issue a directive to all schools to begin the year exclusively through remote learning.

Upper school implements bell schedule changes and Zoom guidelines for remote learning

September 2, 2020
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed a test kit in February, during the early stages of the outbreak, but it proved to be faulty. As a result, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in March that it would begin to issue Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) to clinical laboratories and commercial manufacturers that have produced tests that are screened by the FDA before their distribution and use.

COVID-19 testing and treatments explained: Cases ramp up as researchers race to find sustainable cures

May 20, 2020
Medical staff from Highland Hospital in Oakland hold up

Meal with Love: Giving back to our medical workers

May 12, 2020
“School and volleyball are really the same thing … they’re parallel. When you’re down in volleyball, you have to keep on going, just like in your studies. I think now I’m doing an excellent job of balancing my three aspects of life: activities, social life and sleep,” Liam Bakar (12) said.

Humans of Harker: Playing with a smile

March 11, 2020
Head of Upper School Butch Keller prepares a biscuit for students after school meeting last week, launching an initiative.

News briefs: National Merit, biscuits and NSPA Photo Exchange

March 5, 2020
Members of the winning Science Bowl team pose with coach and upper school chemistry teacher Robbie Korin. The team won its third regional championship in four years.

Upper school science bowl team wins regional competition

February 24, 2020
Alexa Lowe (10) dives to gain possession of the ball as Leisha Devisetti (9) and Jackie Hu (10) watch on. The Eagles will host Lincoln (3-10) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at home in a non-league matchup.

Varsity girls basketball edges out Notre Dame

January 20, 2020
Vaishnavi Murari (11) talks about service opportunities at the intersection of music and computer science as a student representative for the volunteer organization MusiCodes, along with the co-founders Michelle Si (11) and Aarzu Gupta (12), at the annual service fair. The service fair featured booths from 28 volunteer organizations in the Nichols Auditorium on Oct. 30.

Fifth annual service fair features volunteer organizations and service opportunities for students

November 6, 2019
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