Humans of Harker: Learning to fall
![“[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-317x475.jpeg)
by Jin Tuan, Aditya Singhvi, and Saloni Shah
July 23, 2020
The sun begins its descent behind the mountains at Rancho San Antonio as Anya Gert (‘20) fiddles with a leaf. A lanyard with her car keys swings from her pocket, jostled as she takes in the different angles of the autumn foliage. Those who know Anya know that she loves the outdoors. From hikin...
Humans of Harker: All fun and games
by Jin Tuan and Aditya Singhvi
July 1, 2020
As music blares in the parking lot after school, a flurry of cards sprays into the air and scatters all over the shining roof of the jet black Mazda6 as Montek Kalsi ('20) — clad in an olive sweatshirt and gold-rimmed glasses — poses through the sunroof for his Humans of Harker portrait, a smile on ...
Humans of Harker: Leadership and love
![“I'm 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 there's a lot of people that are really confident in what they do, and I really admire them. Everyone's 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-475x395.jpeg)
by Emily Chen, TALON Co-Editor-in-Chief
June 30, 2020
Even at a small school like Harker, it’s tough to remember everyone’s names, especially if they’re in a different grade. But there’s one person everyone knows—Alyssa Huang ('20). Whether she's announcing the sale of Valentine’s Grams or hanging up appreciation posters for the school’s staf...
Humans of Harker: Grit and grind
by Nina Gee and Sydney Takemoto
June 19, 2020
This is the fourth installment of the Humans of Harker 2020 video series. Through this project, the Harker journalism program aims to tell the story of the senior class, one profile at a time. ...
Humans of Harker: Artistic nonconformity
by Michael Eng and Nina Gee
June 17, 2020
This is the third installment of the Humans of Harker 2020 video series. Through this project, the Harker journalism program aims to tell the story of the senior class, one profile at a time. ...
Humans of Harker: Make the most out of every moment
by Jessie Wang, Senior Copy Editor
June 17, 2020
“Keep putting out good. It will return to you tenfold in unexpected ways.” That’s the piece of wisdom found at the bottom of every email sent by Nerine Uyanik ('20). A variation on a quote by Farrah Gray, the adage found its way into the bottom of Nerine’s email signature in early 2018, b...
Humans of Harker: Maintaining equilibrium
by Arushi Saxena, Co-Managing Editor
June 17, 2020
Sitting cross-legged in Dobbins Hall, Srivani Vegesna ('20) balances herself evenly on one of the concrete benches, gently setting her phone down beside her. The sun reflects off of her sleek black hair, and she holds her short frame tall. She sits calmly with a light smile on her face, her cool pre...
Humans of Harker: Story of a STEMinist
by Kathy Fang, Editor-in-Chief
June 9, 2020
Aarzu Gupta’s (‘20) journey into the world of coding began on the other side of the fence: in art. Specifically, with a digital turtle who could draw upon command. In elementary school, Aarzu, who attended Challenger School at the time, was introduced to computer science through the program Te...
Humans of Harker: Someone to talk to
by Esha Gohil, Humans of Harker Managing Editor
June 8, 2020
A quiet excitement fills the crowd as the curtains open and the lights begin to shift from black to a blue-violet hue, illuminating the silhouettes of the dancers ready to perform in the Harker’s annual dance show. As Usher’s uptempo song “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love” fills the theatre of th...
Class of 2020: Humans of Harker compilation, part five
by Saloni Shah, Humans of Harker Editor-in-Chief
June 1, 2020
Due to the unprecedented circumstances surrounding COVID-19, our seniors cannot experience their spring semester and graduation in its traditional format. Yet, we want to honor the Class of 2020 and celebrate together. In this spirit, we present to you our fifth installment of a six-part series of “Class...
Humans of Harker: The man behind the myth
by Nina Gee, Winged Post Managing Editor
June 1, 2020
There’s something of a living legend on campus. You might not even know he’s passed you until he’s halfway across the quad. But you’ll find him, if you know where to look. You’ll hear whispers of his name around campus, and everyone has a story with him. Maybe they fist-bumped him on the way...
Humans of Harker: The force awakens
by Lauren Liu, Winged Post Copy Editor
June 1, 2020
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Kalyan Narayanan ('20) looked to the horizon, to the light of the twin sunsets of his home world of humble beginnings, with a dream of adventuring throughout the stars. Little did he know, several years later a war commenced in the Galaxy. Pursued by the E...
How are you spending your time in quarantine?
- Watching Netflix (42%, 15 Votes)
- Cooking and baking (25%, 9 Votes)
- Hiking and going on walks (17%, 6 Votes)
- Other (14%, 5 Votes)
- Learning to play an instrument (3%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 36
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