Humans of Harker Magazine: Class of 2020 by Harker Aquila

Humans of Harker Magazine The Harker School June 2020 celebrating the class of 2020

here’s to you, 2020:

sydney takemoto

photo provided by mark kocina

saurav tewari

Humans of Harker has been thrust onto center stage this year. Due to these unusual circumstances, we have been able to more easily read about the lives of this amazing class. I would like to thank the journalism staff for their efforts in transforming the stories of each of you into heartfelt words that tugged at our emotions in a way that is inspiring. THE BEGINNING OF THE END Adhya Hoskote claps enthusiastically during the Baccalaureate ceremony on May 22, 2019. This ceremony, which preceded the graduation ceremony for the Class of 2019, marked the Class of 2020’s first day as seniors. TIME FLIES ASB President Avi Gulati gestures while giving a speech at the Matriculation ceremony, which was held on Aug. 23. During the event, the Class of 2020 sat in a designated senior section for an all-school ceremony in the quad for the last time. IT’20VER Piper White, Devin Keller and Jack Connors yell during the scream-off during Homecoming Week. Before this event, the senior class surprised the school as they ran, jumping and chanting, onto the gym floor in a grand performance of class unity. FIRSTS AND LASTS Emily Cheng and Allison Jia bump hips during Disney Classics, the senior-only performance, of the dance show. Every year, the dance show, which is held in early February, has two all-senior dances. ENDING ON A HIGH NOTE Darshan Chahal, Asmit Kumar, Andrew Cheplyansky, Shomrik Mondal, Brandon Lin and Anthony Xu smile for a photo together during their game against Eastside College Prep on Senior Night. Later that month, on Feb. 29, the varsity boys soccer team defeated St. Francis High School in penalty kicks and was crowned CCS champions.

I hope every person that reads this unique tribute will cherish the memories within for a very long time. Sincerely, Mr. Butch Keller Upper School Head

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Dear Members of the Class of 2020, shreya srinivasan

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humans of harker cover logo erica cai prologue erica cai & esha gohil humans of harker team erica cai, carter chadwick, esha gohil, olivia guo, saloni shah, sabrina takemoto & sydney takemoto harker journalism logo on back cover gloria guo (‘18) We are very grateful to the Zhang family (Family of Gloria Zhang (‘20)) for their special gift to the Annual Giving Campaign that made this Humans of Harker publication possible

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letter from the editor and video on Harker Aquila. The TALON Everyone has a story. Whether you’re yearbook contains a special section for introverted or extroverted, lighthearted the seniors’ environmental portraits and or serious, your story deserves to be Dear Class of 2020, quotes. Humans of Harker also maintains told and shared. In their journey through a large socialAssociation! media presence: we post high school, the and Classwelcome of 2020 has Congratulations to the Harker Alumni broken boundaries and barriers to shape each profile on Facebook and upload one profile per week onto Instagram. Harker, which has, in turn, shaped the Asseniors’ you transition from student to alumnus, we hope that you carry us all in your own experiences. This recently hearts and that lookofback at your years fondly.school That you Thehere 2019-2020 year take has every graduated classyou consists scientists, lesson, every newfound discovery, every passion to the thevalue next of setHumans of classrooms. showcased of activists, athletes, artists and journalists Harker. to the abrupt of the whoyou will never mold the world their pride and, That lose thatwith Harker mostDue importantly, thatclosing you never campus a result of unprecedented creativity grit. They we are are a force of forget howand very proud of each and every as one of you. circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 nature venturing into the unknown. global pandemic, our seniors saw the Whether it’s here on campus, in your newloss college town or in regional events of their rituals and traditions: prom, Harker Journalism’s signature project, across the country, we have some wonderful opportunities toatconnect in store senior trip, graduation the Mountain Humans of Harker, honors the Class forofyou asand youcelebrates navigatetheir through this next Winery chapter inmore. life. To that end, don’t and The Humans of Harker 2020 journey profiles as a way on for a students, together. Each personal profile and forget to let us know when you find yourself in a emerged new adventure, new path discover the story behind seniors, families and teachers to orportrait with a aims newto address! celebrate each senior, even though their each face by profiling every student in time together ended prematurely. the graduating class who opts in.

Once an Eagle, always an Eagle.

We will always remember the emotions

“Hugs & hi-fives” and with muchinlove, associated with special moments life, Ms. Kristina Alaniz, Director of Alumni namely joy, pride, sorrow, confidence

and triumph, as will the seniors when they read an article dedicated to their experiences: By showcasing our seniors’ talents, memories, dreams, regrets and hopes, we hope they will remember their Harker experience for a lifetime. The project you know and hopefully love launched four years ago with the Class of 2017, originally intended to be a three-year pilot program for the TALON yearbook. It quickly grew in popularity and received love and support from both students and our wider community.

To the LEGENDARY Class of 2020, At the end of the 2018-2019 school

The joy of creating these profiles is discovering and sharing the voice, passion and nuance of every individual. To capture what sets each student apart, journalism writers dedicate four weeks to writing each profile and interviewing the senior as well as at least three other sources who know the senior intimately. We strive to give seniors a platform to communicate their successes and challenges through this comprehensive and well-sourced overview. Students across grade levels also learn more about their classmates. Parents, grandparents and other community members also recognize that their child is being seen and heard.

You’ve come a longstaff wayevaluated since first settingInfoot on our upper school addition, ourbeautiful staff photographers year, the journalism campus. I’ve watched you mature as talented, empathetic, and innovative shoot an environmental portrait the feasibility of continuing Humans of capturingas the in their element, a Harker. Our robust sister publications young adults. I’ve witnessed you bond together a seniors class, demonstrating using professional-grade DSLRs (Winged Post, TALON andspirit Aquila) fierceness in community and an incomparable sense of pride andand unity. lenses. These portraits are paired with a stretched ouryour bandwidth, and we had an and I’ve admired resilience, leadership, positivity, all of which will remain distinctive Humans of Harker quote that internal discussion about whether to go asforward your legacy at The Harker School. encompasses their character. with this vigorous and expansive year-long project. Yet, our staff’s

Graduates, above multiple challenges and hardships withprocess grace As Editor-in-Chief, I oversee this resoundingyou’ve opinionrisen was to preserve and understanding, setting an example our entire - and for and edit everycommunity article with the help ofthis I what has become a signature part of the for my amazing managing Esha due to its it popularity amjournalism grateful.program Class of 2020, has truly been an honor and joyeditors, to serve as your Gohil and in Erica This year, our and its impact on will the Harker Class Dean. You forevercommunity. hold a special place myCai. heart. Humans of Harker as it exists today is a Congratulations, multi-platform project featured across all Mr.Harker Karl Kuehn, Dean of Class of 2020 Journalism publications, profiling 185 students in the Class of 2020. Not only do we publish selected profiles in each issue of our newspaper, Winged Post, but we also publish every profile

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driven team also included Olivia Guo, Carter Chadwick, Sabrina Takemoto and Sydney Takemoto. Without their remarkable teamwork, this project could not have been completed. Once each piece meets our high journalistic standards, it is uploaded for the community to love.

prologue Dressed in iconic graduate’s gowns with celebratory leis wrapped around their necks, members of the Class of 2020 jubilantly toss their caps into the air. Instead of the breathtaking landscape of the Mountain Winery and the applause of hundreds of people behind them, they rejoice in a backyard with a handful of family and friends. A little under four years ago, around 170 faces walked down the stone path from Manzanita Hall to the Quad as rows upon rows of students and faculty cheered for the newest members of the Harker upper school community. Some strode to their seats, shoulders back, chin high, ready to take on this new step in their academic growth. Others shuffled down the line, wide eyes taking in the balloons, waving teachers and clapping throng of upperclassmen. A plethora of emotions swarmed in the minds of the new freshmen in this moment: anticipation, anxiety, excitement and the slightest bit of uncertainty. Nonetheless, each pushed ahead, courageously stepping into their high school experience. And so began the journey of the Class of 2020. A lot has changed over the past four years. Friends and romances evolved, interests diverged and, most importantly, a sense of community formed. At the end of high school, the Class of 2020 emerged as a tight-knit motley of talented, perceptive individuals, larger and more connected than ever. These people, though each distinctly unique from the next, united under a shared sense of dedication toward their class. This dedication shone through many aspects of their high school careers. In spirit, the Class of 2020 clutched wins in the eagle painting event in the fall and the spirit rally dance in the spring. As leading members of Harker’s teams, they broke records in sports ranging from volleyball to soccer. They shined on stage, wowing watchers with moving performances and energetic choreography. They delved into academia, transforming into Regeneron researchers and Near Mitra scholars. Outside the school walls, the Class of 2020 led by example in many of the defining moments of the last four years. This class not only juggled the responsibilities that all students face but also lived through tumultuous times in regards to major local and global events.

They felt the grief of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, taking to the streets to join the international March for Our Lives demonstration to demand change. They witnessed the devastation of the California wildfires and raised funds for those affected. They participated in worldwide climate strikes, Black Lives Matter protests and women’s marches. They saw the election of one president and covered the race for the next. In these instances, they were met by uncertainty. Yet instead of letting that uncertainty define their actions, the Class of 2020 demonstrated resilience and perseverance, using those obstacles to bring the community even closer. This unwavering tenacity and unconditional loyalty held true even when tested against the most difficult obstacle yet: the coronavirus pandemic. Its effects hit the senior class hard when on March 12, the Harker administration closed all four campuses after the virus made its way into our community. To most, the school closure was surreal – an initial wave of excitement followed by confusion. As the shelter-inplace guidelines grew stricter, the world began to see something that none of us have ever experienced before. In a flash, our seniors lost what they had been striving for since those first moments in the Quad. From prom to graduation to the Laguna Beach trip, the Class of 2020 watched milestones go by each month as quarantine seemed to rob them of their last moments in high school. However, even when faced with the harsh reality of losing the experiences that come with the coveted title of “second-semester senior,” the Class of 2020 created their own memories. Whether it be discovering a love for neighborhood walks, hosting birthday parties over Zoom or becoming (notso) certified aestheticians, our seniors continued cultivating their relationships and working to better themselves. When faced with adversity, they managed to remotely maintain their class connection. From their first steps onto Harker’s Upper School to their last on that fateful March date, this class was bound to make history, both in the Harker community and in the world at large. Though the seniors never truly reached their final milestones in the way that their predecessors did, the Class of 2020 will undoubtedly never be forgotten.

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LAUREN BEEDE Loyola Marymount University

CHRISTINA BETTINK

advisory

“It has been a pleasure to serve as your advisor. As each of you navigated the disorienting journey of adolescence, you faced unique challenges, experienced setbacks and discovered new heights. Each of you transformed into confident, capable, ambitious and dangerously talented young adults. You will hold a special place in my memory as my first advisees. Good luck, stay in touch and visit often.” - Mr. Micheal Acheatel

JASON PAN

SEJAL KRISHNAN

New York University

UC Berkeley michelle liu & tessa muhle

INTENDED MAJOR?

anoushka buch

Chemical Engineering.

INTENDED MAJORS?

FAVORITE LUNCH?

Psychology & Communications.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Prom and Reno, Nevada in the same weekend... twice.

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

Breadsticks.

VIBHA ARRAMREDDY

ONE REGRET?

Not getting enough boba.

Carnegie Mellon University

INTENDED MAJOR?

FAVORITE CLASS?

FAVORITE LUNCH?

FAVORITE TV SHOW?

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

AP Chem with Dr. Raghavan.

Computer Science.

Do what you want not what others want from you.

Phineas and Ferb.

Chocolate tarts.

Moshing in the AC hallway with the rest of my class during Homecoming rally.

“If you were a taste you would be oooo-mami.”

PHIL HAN

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

University of Southern California

Leaving the house (thankfully I did that before quarantine).

ritika rajamani

ARNAV JOSHI

emily chen

INTENDED MAJOR? Neural Science.

CELEBRITY CRUSH? Ethan Hu.

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Go to NYU if allowed, and begin my college level education for becoming a neurosurgeon.

HENRY CUNINGHAM

nilisha baid

esha gohil

INTENDED MAJORS?

Business Administration & International Relations.

MOHAN AWASTHI Chapman University

INTENDED MAJOR? Finance.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

FAVORITE T-SHIRT?

Became DECA Dad.

All of them.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Standing on top of a podium with my best friend.

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

Take APUSH (You are welcome, Ms. Wheeler).

acheatel advisory

Regatta.

ritika rajamani

Don’t try so hard with people.

erica cai

eric fang

acheatel advisory

LARISSA TYAGI Carnegie Mellon University

MONTEK KALSI

ANVI BANGA

CHANDAN AGGARWAL

Barnard College

FAVORITE YEAR?

Dartmouth College

advisory

Every year.

FAVORITE LUNCH?

INTENDED MAJOR? Economics.

“You will be missed! I will especially remember Rashmi and Annabelle’s positive energy, Montek’s FAVORITE CLASS? sense of humor, Daniel’s dedication, Vance’s leadership, Reiya’s thoughtfulness, Jeffrey’s kindness AP Statistics with Dr. Vlach. and Larissa’s social intelligence. I look forward to seeing what the future holds for each of you.” - Ms. Jenny Achten

Pizza.

ONE REGRET?

CELEBRITY CRUSH?

Attending.

Kanye.

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

FAVORITE T-SHIRT?

Hopefully leaving the house.

ONE LAST THING?

REIYA DAS

Thanks for the memories.

New York University

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

photo provided by larissa tyagi

INTENDED MAJOR?

Enjoy school.

Finance.

Computer Science.

INTENDED MAJORS?

FAVORITE YEAR?

FAVORITE T-SHIRT?

Senior year (I had a blast designing it).

Breadsticks and Adam’s cookies!

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Dressing up as Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman with my friend for Halloween.

ANNABELLE JU

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

FAVORITE LUNCH? Adam’s desserts.

Design, Business & Technology.

FAVORITE LUNCH?

UC Irvine

University of Pennsylvania

INTENDED MAJOR? Senior year.

jin tuan

MEMORABLEIYER MOMENT? RASHMI Ketchup packet.

olivia guo

Computer Science.

INTENDED MAJOR?

VANCE HIROTA

Freshman.

esha gohil

FAVORITE LUNCH?

Swedish meatballs and lemon bars (not particularly together though).

ANNIE MA ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Stanford University I did the dance show with no dance experience (shoutout to Disney Classics).

ROHAN ARORA

tina xu

sabrina takemoto

INTENDED MAJOR?

University of Southern California

Computer Science.

CELEBRITY CRUSH?

JEFFREY YANG

Tom Holland.

UC Los Angeles

INTENDED MAJORS? michelle liu

INTENDED MAJOR? Biological Sciences.

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK?

“The Less I Know the Better” by Tame Impala.

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG? #ForYouPage.

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

“I only went to Regatta because I knew I would see Vance Hirota with his shirt off.”

alysa suleiman lucy ge

INTENDED MAJOR? Computer Science.

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN? Take free periods.

FAVORITE LUNCH?

International Relations. Iron Man 1.

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

ONE LAST THING?

The world is literally not ready for the Class of 2020, go get ‘em.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

We tried to play volleyball with a cup during lunch — sorry to everyone who had to witness that.

Learned to skateboard.

FAVORITE MOVIE? “I can’t wait until prom and Laguna!”

Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj.

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

Spirit dance (doesn’t hurt that we

won each year). HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK? ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? ONE LAST THING? “MIDSUMMER MADNESS.”

INTENDED MAJOR?

The pecan tarts. Delicious. Could definitely eat 10 of them.

Cognitive Science & Computational Biology.

FAVORITE SHOW?

I love all of you guys more than I can say in words. Every one of you guys is destined for greatness. I’ll never forget y’all.

mark hu

tiffany chang

Y’all are going to do amazing in life!

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK? HASHTAG? “i’m so tired...” by Lauv and Troy Sivan. ADVICE FOR #crocsandsocks. UNDERCLASSMEN? FAVORITE SHOW? Your life will not be over ONE LAST THING? Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

because of an A-minus. I’ve spent more than half my life with the Class of 2020,MOMENT? and MEMORABLE ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE? I couldn’t Laughing be more proud underof the table in a dark room. “Now back to physics, where and grateful for 13 years well there are less ethical dilemmas. ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN? spent. Oh wait. nuclear bomb was a Limit your library time and have some fun The instead. pretty big one.” NOTPICTURED: PICTURED: MICHAEL TANG NOT DANIEL CARDOSI

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LIAM ROMABAKAR GANDHI University of Toronto Southern California

MICHELLE KWAN ASHLEY JAZBEC Duke University Bowdoin College

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? MEMORABLE MOMENT?

advisory

Bob Ross painting party. Going to Hawaii with the girls volleyball team.

“Who can forgeton Nathan’s superior of you focus, Alex’s intense patience, Arushi’s political “As you embark this new journey,level I wish happiness and success. Follow yourcandid passions and comments, beingI will tribute theinfectious Spirit parade, Kai’s dance moves, Piper’s take the on the stay true to Ashley yourselves! missfor your energy and excited chatter. I willhonest remember crazy world,of Joshua’s guitar playing, entrepreneurship Roma’s along class times bottle flipping, spoons Mahi’s and Juju on the beat withand a smile. Youtoo, taught mewith a lother in being the last four president! an example for othersthings on how Missing years, and You I amleave grateful for that. Amazing aretointhrive store in forhigh you.school. Good luck, andyou stayalready.” in touch!” - Mr. Jeff Sutton - Ms. Anuradha Datar

FAVORITE SHOW? New Girl. TO ADVICE UNDERCLASSMEN? NEXT YEAR’S of PLANS? Take advantage every

Meet new people and learn a opportunity! lot.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? HIGH IN A WinningSCHOOL CCS Championship HASHTAG? with my best friends on the

INTENDED MAJORS?

Mathematical and Physical Sciences.

#2020rep. girls volleyball team!

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK?

FAVORITE ONE LAST LUNCH? THING?

Adam’s Throughtiramisu. the thick and thin, we have had a great last four FAVORITE CLASS? years together. I will miss this AP Calc AB with Ms. Stahl. little family :)

“Beast Mode” [by] A Boogie kathy Witfang Da Hoodie.

INTENDED MAJORS? Business Administration FAVORITE LUNCH? &

Computer Science. Chicken burrito at Fresh Mex.

erica lucy cai ge

HIGH SCHOOLMOMENT? IN A MEMORABLE HASTAG? Winning CCS championships as

#ClassMeetingTime! the fourth-best volleyball team in the nation.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Dancing to throwback songs with my senior council in front of the entire school.

ALEX SHING JAIMIN BHAGAT Washington University ofUniversity Illinois at in St. Louis Urbana-Champaign

Engineering. Computer Science.

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT? ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Dodgeball. Getting my driver’s license.

HIGH SCHOOL IN A FAVORITE YEAR? Sophomore year. HASHTAG?

Environmental Engineering. Economics.

ONE HILARIOUS FAVORITE YEAR?QUOTE?

Emerson College

Y’all are thetime Mushus of school. Mulan and enjoy your in high the Sebastians of Little Mermaid. Keep being your own hidden protagonist.

I lovemy you all like brothers and with friends. sisters.

baid varshanilisha rammohan

MAHI KOLLA

Washington University in St. Louis sabrina zhu

INTENDED MAJOR?

Media Arts Production (concentration in film).

INTENDED MAJOR?

FAVORITE LUNCH?

Chocolate chip cookies!!!

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG?

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK?

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

ONE LAST THING?

FAVORITE T-SHIRT? erica cai

INTENDED MAJOR?

FAVORITE YEAR?

ONE LAST THING?

Star Wars: The Clone Wars. It was my childhood. Sophomore year.

Computer Science.

photo provided by piper white

Sophomore.

ONE LAST THING?

Thank you for the best 13 years ever <3

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS? shreya srinivasan

Computer Science.

Business.

Pull an all-nighter.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

FAVORITE SHOW?

TIFFANY ZHAO

INTENDED MAJOR?

“The Story Never Ends” [by] Lauv.

Don’t do dumb stuff in college.

what youyou guys have “Ishaan, are latebeen again?!” Good luck!Engelhardt -doing. Ms. Prutton/Mr.

New York University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

KAI-MING ANG emily chen

MEMORABLE MOMENT? ONE LAST THING? Skateboarding in the Rotunda

ONE LAST THING? It’s been incredibly sick seeing ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

UNDERCLASSMEN? ONE LAST THING? Everything works out in the end,

UC Santa Barbara

“I love Mathematica!”

Workhanging smart, not Not withhard. my friends enough.

Everything Senior year.Bennett and Delaney say — literally the funniest people ADVICE FOR I know.

EMILY CHEN

ONE REGRET? ADVICE FOR Not learning how to skate. UNDERCLASSMEN? ONEHarker HILARIOUS QUOTE? Join Speech and Debate!!!

FAVORITE LUNCH? Samosas. FAVORITE YEAR? Junior year. ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN? ONE REGRET?

INTENDED MAJOR?

MATTHEW JIANG PIPER WHITE

University of Pennsylvania

Molecular Engineering.

#WeGotRobbed.

chang sarahtiffany mohammed

JOSH VALLURU

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? INTENDED MAJOR? Lost my backpack.

INTENDED MAJOR?

Biology.

University of Chicago

Landscape Engineering.

Cornell University University of Wisconsin Madison

INTENDED MAJOR?

MADDIE HUYNH

INTENDED MAJOR?

ARUSHI NETY ISHAAN CHANDRA

Travel with my mom :)

#Unforgettable.

Junior year Spring Rally. shinjan ghosh

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? INTENDED MAJORS? Being a& Harker mom :) Business PoliticalDECA Economy.

ONESCHOOL LAST THING? HIGH We made it! I’m so proud of all SOUNDTRACK? of us,Rich andKids” I can’t to see “Super bywait Frank what we accomplish over the Ocean. next few years.

CELEBRITY CRUSH? Timothee Chalamet.

arushi saxena

NOT PICTURED: NATHAN SUDEEP NOT PICTURED: LAUREN FU

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advisory suttondatar advisory

GRACE HAJJAR

MARTIN BOURDEV

UC Los Angeles

advisory advisory

INTENDED MAJOR? Bioengineering.

“If I could one wordathletes for this year, it would be tumultuous. If I of had toispick out one “There are pick chefs, artists, and scholars among you. Each you exactly whobeautiful you are silver lining, it would you. I am soisthankful to have these last kind, months with you, andand I know we will supposed to be;be each moment as it should be. spent Remain forever compassionate humble as have many more together because you’ll be checking in regularly, right?! Now, go do ‘good’ out there, you travel along your own path. And remember, I will always love you.” my loves. The world is in need of change — I am positive you will be a large part of that.” - Mr. Bradley Stoll - Ms. Kristina Alaniz

FAVORITE YEAR?

Junior year, when I hit my stride and felt at home at Harker. So much spirit and fun.

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK?

ANTHONY SHING ANYA WEAVERKATIE CHANG DATHA ARRAMREDDY Stanford University

Pitzer College University of Michigan

aditya singhvi

INTENDED MAJORS?

“Under Pressure” by Logic; now “Going Away to College” by Blink-182.

Computer Science & Economics.

INTENDED MAJOR?

FAVORITE CLASS?

ONE LAST THING? See you in December!

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

catherine feng

Winning the James Lick Basketball Tournament in freshman year on JV.

INTENDED MAJOR? Environmental Science.

FAVORITE CLASS? AP Chemistry.

INTENDED MAJORS?

Human Biology / Pre-Med.

University of Washington

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN? Things are always easier when you’re done with them.

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK?

LOFI hip hop radio livestream.

ONE LAST THING? kathy fang

INTENDED MAJOR? INTENDED MAJOR? Computer Science. Psychology.

Dodgeball.

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douglas stoll advisory & alaniz advisory

alysa suleiman

Teriyaki tofu.

I look forward to the days when our paths will cross and we’ll be able to reminisce about the times we had!

RISHI DANGE Princeton University

University of Pennsylvania

INTENDED MAJOR?

ONE FAVORITE YEAR? Junior year. ACCOMPLISHMENT?

Economics.

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN? Have some fun in life!

MEMORABLE MOMENT? ADVICE The crowd’s TO reaction when Mr.UNDERCLASSMEN? Hirota came out during the

ONE LAST THING?

ONE LAST THING? MEMORABLE I’mMOMENT? sorry we never got the

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

Love each and every one of y’all.

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG?

sophomore year class dance. Use a journal!

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

FAVORITE LUNCH?

DAVID FENG

The avocados.

Biochemistry.

Leading the class in a chant during Spirit Rally.

CYNTHIA CHEN EMIKO ARMSTRONG

FAVORITE LUNCH? Baked salmon with lemon. FAVORITE LUNCH?

INTENDED MAJOR?

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Not making the most of first semester.

Getting a permit!

srinath somasundaram

Sophomore.

ONE REGRET?

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Harvard University Northeastern University

ASMIT KUMAR

Eating more than five trays of sushi in one go.

arely sun

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

ZOEY ROSA

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

Trying new boba places in the erica cai Bay Area.

muthu panchanatham

Anything with yelling, I lost my voice during Homecoming.

FAVORITE YEAR?

Columbia University

ONE REGRET?

Not going to enough school social events.

Neuroscience.

KYLE LI

Game Theory.

chance to saytogoodbye, Attempting stay still but I can’t wait see where you during thetoArt History allHoscars are and performance. how far you’ve kathy fangcome the next time we meet. shreya srinivasan

#RIPSecondSemester.

Tie my own flies for fly fishing.

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK? aditya singhvi

“Summer” by Joe Hisaishi.

INTENDED MAJOR? Computer Science.

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

“Dr. Blickenstaff is retiring.” “WHAT? The whole kitchen staff is retiring?”

ONE LAST THING?

Stay cool and be a clown.

MEMORABLE MOMENT? Tossing a wiffle ball under Mr. Korin’s desk and seeing if we could retrieve it without him noticing.

douglas & alaniz advisory

JAI BAHRI

KEVIN CHEN

advisory “Emily, Jai, Jatin, Kathy, Kevin, Nerine, Sriya and Thomas: It has been an honor and pleasure to be your adviser. What a wonderful, smart, kind, funny and creative group. Go change the world! Be happy, be brave and just do you.” - Ms. Donna Gilbert

EMILY CHENG

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

THOMAS RAINOW Duke University

INTENDED MAJORS?

Applied Math & Economics.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

muthu panchanatham

Ride a motorcycle to school.

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK?

ABBA (every single song).

KATHY FANG

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Columbia University

Hosting a school Car Show.

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

erica cai

Eat, sleep, don’t stress!

ONE LAST THING?

NERINE UYANIK

mark hu

Thank you for the last four years!

Wellesley College

SRIYA PRATHURI erica cai

jessie wang

INTENDED MAJOR?

Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Cutting out added sugar this semester.

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK?

“Sleepless in __________” [by] Epik High.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Holding impromptu dance parties with friends behind Graduates’ Grove.

nina gee

INTENDED MAJOR?

Comparative Literature and Society.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Mastered the lemon bar.

FAVORITE CLASS?

Shakespeare’s Tragedies and Comedies with Dr. Beth Wahl!

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS? Take voice lessons!

FAVORITE BOOK?

The Unbearable Lightness of Being.

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK? “Vienna” by Billy Joel.

INTENDED MAJORS?

Computer Science & Economics.

FAVORITE YEAR? Sophomore.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Performing at Hoscars.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Winning CCS with the best team ever <3

ONE REGRET?

Never going to prom :’(

FAVORITE SHIRT? Sophomore.

irina malyugina

NOT PICTURED: JATIN KOHLI

gilbert advisory

SANA PANDEY

VANI MOHINDRA

UC Berkeley

University of Oxford

advisory

University of Southern California

Economics &

“It was a pleasure and privilege to be your advisor. As I look back, I realize how extraordinarily lucky Management. I was. I am in awe of your talents and accomplishments; beyond academics and extracurriculars, I’m impressed by all eight of you as peopleFAVORITE – your strength of character and grace under pressure, amid LUNCH? the turmoil of adolescence and the extra challenges of being at Harker. Stay in touch!” Chocolate chip cookies - Mr. Charles Shuttleworth and the reliable selection

“There is a quote from Rumi: “The Lion is most handsome when looking for food.” You are a most handsome advisory. Lacking food, we went in search of sustenance. Initially, we did so around us and found fruit and milk. Great opportunities existed; as a pride, we scourged the Serengeti for frothy concoctions. At the end, we reflected on what we experienced and how handsome we became.” - Mr. Damon Halback

RADHIKA JAIN

INTENDED MAJORS?

of deli meats.

SACHIN SHAH

NIKHIL SHARMA

Duke University

University of Michigan

erica cai

INTENDED MAJOR? Computer Science. Junior year.

FAVORITE T-SHIRT? Freshman year.

Boston University

ONE REGRET?

Neuroscience. “River Flows in You” by Yiruma.

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT? INTENDED MAJOR?

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

MEMORABLE ADVICE TO MOMENT? Laughing with my best friends. UNDERCLASSMEN? Get involved with everything, NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

“PING PONG TABLES.”

Ms. Stahl accidentally calling me “Rithika” the whole year.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT? Dodgeball.

emily tan

aditya singhvi

michelle liu

FAVORITE LUNCH?

EVERYTHING CAN’T Political Science andCHOOSE JUST ONE. Economics.

Not going to school on Mar. 12, 2020.

Stanford University

INTENDED MAJOR?

HIGH SCHOOL INTENDED MAJOR? SOUNDTRACK?

Manten la calma y payasea.

Psychology.

ETHAN HU

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

ADHYA HOSKOTEPassion fruit mousse.

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

INTENDED MAJOR?

Finger tracing the California on the back of Maddie’s denim jacket every school meeting.

Speaking at school meeting.

FAVORITE YEAR?

helen zhu

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

and commit to what you love. Explore and experience more new things.

Cognitive Science (still deciding). Go to a concert--it was on a Wednesday night and I have no regrets.

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

anna vazhaeparambil Savor the small moments and grab the desserts you FAVORITE LUNCH? want the first time around. Chicken wings.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Performing my last dance show.

ONE REGRET?

RANI SHETH

Missing out on my senior year. UT Austin

nilisha baid

MAX LEE

DEVIN KELLER

UC Berkeley

INTENDED MAJOR? Bioengineering.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

FAVORITE YEAR? Sophomore.

erica cai & esha gohil FAVORITE T-SHIRT? Sophomore. INTENDED MAJOR?

I was recruited for baseball!

Math.

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

INTENDED MAJOR? Chemistry. ONE REGRET? Not getting detention. ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Made a movie (with Simar FAVORITE LUNCH?

“To the ratmobile!”

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

SF trip in sophomore year on my birthday. I was on cloud 10.

Bajajziti. and Finn Frankis; we Baked wrote, edited, and scored a film for Dr. Paskali’s Dickinson MEMORABLE MOMENT? project). Hanging out with friends in the cello room, eating ramen on the field and making bouquets with the flowers on campus.

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Hoping to perform computational biology research, play club baseball and stay happy. carter chadwick

KALYAN NARAYANAN Stanford University VANCE VU

isha moorjani

photo provided by kalyan narayanan vasudha subramanian

NOT PICTURED: KARTHIK NUKALA

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MIHIR DIXIT SAHIL JAIN

CHARLOTTE CASSANDRABLANC RUEDY

UC San Diego

University of Michigan Harvey Mudd College

INTENDED FAVORITE YEAR? MAJOR?

advisory

Economics. Junior year.

“Thank youallfor the privilege being your advisor for your high school the beginning, “Wish you the best, come of back and visit. Your white round table will years. alwaysFrom be there waiting for you warm, caring supportive of each other. Catchphrase, Jenga and just plain conversation you!were Lots of virtual hugs!and Take care.” were the majority of our time together, and we created a space to relax and be ourselves. I’mRaghavan excited - Dr. Mala for your next adventures and really mean it when I say that I hope you stay in touch and visit often!” - Ms. Jennifer Hargreaves

FAVORITE MOVIE? FAVORITE T-SHIRT? A Walk Sophomore year.to Remember.

CELEBRITY FAVORITE LUNCH?CRUSH? Justin Bieber. Beef tacos.

FAVORITE FAVORITE MOVIE?YEAR? Freshman Scott Pilgrim vs. theyear. World.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

During the first week of school in freshman year, a group of senior boys sat with me and my friend during lunch out of the blue and talked us about our high school experience so far.

sabrina takemoto esha gohil

INTENDED MAJOR?

Biology with Specialization in Bioinformatics.

FAVORITE LUNCH?

RIVA SAKSENA BRANDON LIN University College London

DELANEY LOGUE CAROLINE YAGER Chapman University Wake Forest University

FAVORITE LUNCH? INTENDED MAJORS?

Double & chocolate cookies! Politics International Affairs.

HIGH SCHOOL IN A ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Learned how to drive stick HASHTAG?

TASHA MOORJANI

shift! #headmastersdaughter.

anoushka buch

MEMORABLE MOMENT? FAVORITE T-SHIRT?

Sushi.

Tesla-spotting in my car with Sophomore year. my friends!

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

Manage your time! It helps out in the long run.

jessie wang

HIGH SCHOOL ADVICE TO SOUNDTRACK? UNDERCLASSMEN? There Is A Light That Never

LILA GORMAN University of Chicago

Nothing much as Goes Outmatters by Theas Smiths. you think it does!

FAVORITE CLASS? INTENDED MAJORS? Honors English 3 with Dr.

RONIT AARZUGAGNEJA GUPTA

anthonyzhu xu isha moorjani and sabrina

shreyairene srinivasan yuan

Graphic Design & Strategic and Paskali. Corporate Communications.

INTENDED MAJORS?

University of Michigan Duke University

Politics & International Relations. lucy ge

FAVORITE YEAR?

NATHAN WANG

Senior year.

Georgia SCHOOL Institute of Technology HIGH

vishnu kannan esha gohil

INTENDED MAJORS?

Business, maybe Marketing. Biomedical Engineering & Computer Science.

CELEBRITY CRUSH? Jhene NEXTAiko. YEAR’S PLANS?

Hopefully traveling to Italy and MEMORABLE MOMENT? Greece with my sister. I went on the Harker Italy trip the ADVICEafter TOmy junior year; it summer was so much fun to travel with my UNDERCLASSMEN? close exploring food Spendfriends, as much time as the possible and culture of Italy. I brought on activities and projects youmy Canon camera and was always enjoy and with people you love taking pictures documenting (but make sure and you don’t forget the experience. about sleep)!

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

INTENDED MAJOR?

erica cai

Sitting on the steps by the California poppies.

Physics.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

ONE REGRET? Playing in Carnegie Hall with the orchestra. I shoulda bought those supreme AF1s when they FAVORITE CLASS? dropped. Those were sick. Modern Physics or Western Political Thought and Philosophy. ADVICE TO

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

“I’m gonna be a fidget spinner for Halloween.” UNDERCLASSMEN? Just chill, you’ll be alright.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Going to a concert.

nina gee

University of Southern California

SOUNDTRACK?

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

INTENDED MAJOR?

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

ONE LAST THING?

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

FAVORITE LUNCH?

American Teen by Khalid.

NATHANIEL MELISSO

QUENTIN CLARK RAMANAND VEGESNA

Spring rally in junior year.

Visiting the UN headquarters in New York with Harker MUN.

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Hopefully, flying back to Bangkok and seeing some dearly-missed old friends.

ONE LAST THING?

Thank you for being so welcoming since I came to Harker.

lavanya subramanian

Getting lost in New York.

Human Biology.

Hasta la vista, baby.

Dodgeball. Tacos.

Appreciate your time here; don’t be afraid to try.

MEMORABLE MOMENT? Vanilla Bean Frappe.

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

ONE REGRET?

*Holding up a ball of play dough and shaking it* “Shake-sphere!”

No Regrets!

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

INTENDED MAJOR?

Make the most of high school; it only happens once.

Computer Science.

jessie wang

muthu panchanatham

NOT PICTURED: JEDD HUI

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HALEY ARENA

ROHAN CHERUKURI Massachusetts Institute of Technology

INTENDED MAJOR?

advisory

Computer Science.

“B.A.G! “You guys Jeffrey havestated grownthat so much 9th grade sincefield I first day met was youour onpinnacle; the field at in freshmen terms of obvious orientation competition four years metrics ago. Little relative did I know to other that advisories, the groupthen included yes. But oneyou of the have most all popular grown so spirt much coordinators over the last I’vefour seen! years. I’ve Other enjoyed advisories the cardnow games have and reasons epic Mario to claim Kartthe duels B.A.G. we shared. title. ButI to appreciate me, you are your still frank the clear conversations, B.A.G. winners! trust in each I am other, so proud everyday of youkindness all! and cohesiveness. I wish you the best on your next adventure.” - Dr. - Mr.Matthew Scott Pflaumer Harley

ONE LAST THING?

Get down to clown.

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

Don’t be afraid to explore something new, even as a senior.

NIKI ALLISON KARRA JIA

AYESHA BAWEJA JIN TUAN

Tufts Stanford University University

MEMORABLE MOMENT? Blasting a spirit air horn en la clase de Señora Garcia.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

FAVORITE LUNCH?

INTENDED MAJORS?

Swedish meatballs.

FAVORITE YEAR?

FAVORITE CLASS?

Junior year.

AP Psychology with Dr. Turchin.

FAVORITE TV SHOW?

alysa suleiman

michael eng

Playing “Flame of Knowledge” on kazoo alongside the rest of the school during a student council speech.

FAVORITE TV SHOW?

Monk.

Gilmore Girls.

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

Sophomore spirit rally dance.

“I love writing essays!”

INTENDED MAJOR?

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Biomedical Engineering.

JEFFREY KWAN Harvard University

After school adventures.

ONE LAST THING?

EVAN CHENG Stanford University

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Would you still be my classmates if I were a worm? anna vazhaeparambil helen zhu

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

Computer Science & Advertising.

delaney logue

Try every food place in Urbana Champaign and make lots of friends!

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK?

“Always Late” by Rizzle Kicks.

HIGH SCHOOL IN A ANAY KARWAL HASHTAG? University of Southern California #18AndUnlicensed.

sara yen

JACK HANSEN FAVORITE TV SHOW?

CELEBRITY CRUSH?

The Office.

Harry Styles.

INTENDED MAJOR?

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Read a lot, find the best avocado toast in Boston and make new friends.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Business Administration.

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG? #Unpredictable.

Singing throwbacks in the car with my friends after senior sunrise.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

ONE LAST THING?

2020, we’ve definitely had an unusual high school experience. I can’t wait to see where the future takes all of us! #2020rep.

lauren liu

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Rushing the gym floor during senior year Homecoming rally. Thanks for a great four years. Even though it didn’t end the way it was supposed to, you all will do great things in college and beyond!

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK? “Eclectic.”

FAVORITE LUNCH? Chicken tikka masala.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

photo provided by jeffrey kwan

INTENDED MAJOR?

Yawping at dusk on the lunch tables.

Math.

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG?

Winning freshman field day with BAG!

#WePulledThrough.

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

Consciously maintain a growth mindset, as cheesy as it sounds.

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

“Do you want to see my secrets?” erica cai “Keep ‘em, Dirte Boye.”

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

arya maheshwari

FAVORITE LUNCH? Watermelon juice.

FAVORITE CLASS?

P3 Miller with my favorite Emersonian Teens.

“David, was that _ really _ necessary?” - Ms. Manning.

FAVORITE YEAR?

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” -- Zora Neale Hurston.

Senior year.

The AP Euro Enlightenment Salon. It was truly an enlightening experience.

ONE REGRET?

Not taking on bigger things sooner during my time on StuCo.

harley advisory

AMANDA CHEUNG

Wellesley College

JESSIE WANG New York University

INTENDED MAJOR?

advisory

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

“Hey Haun Squad!! I miss all of you already!! What am I gonna do without y’all next year? Please come visit and teach Haun Squad 2 what advisory is all about next year. Come laugh, play games, eat all of the food and explain to them why chocolate covered grapes should be at every party. You are always welcome in my classroom.” - Ms. Rachelle Haun

Business.

Got a pet :)

FAVORITE LUNCH?

Either Salmon teriyaki or lamb chops. The lemon bars and cream puffs were good, too.

catherine feng

RAKESH NORI

RACHEL BROWELEIT

Harvard University

Williams College

INTENDED MAJOR? alysa suleiman

INTENDED MAJORS?

International Relations & Political Science.

Biology (pre-med).

FAVORITE LUNCH?

AYLA TANURHAN

Blueberry tarts.

University of Washington

INTENDED MAJOR?

ONE REGRET?

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Not getting to know my friends sooner.

Political Science.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Going to Main Street before dance show with friends.

Breaking a closet in our hotel room in New York from trying to stuff my cello in there.

Learning to sew.

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN? Live in the moment and don’t focus too much on things out of your control.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

DARSHAN CHAHAL UC Berkeley

irina malyugina

One of my favorite memories is my Honors Directed Portfolio art exhibition. It felt really special to see my hard work culminate in a show I had curated myself.

saloni shah

INTENDED MAJOR?

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN:

Computer Science.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Ramanand Vegesna and a Vanilla Bean Frappe.

SRIVANI VEGESNA ANDREW CHEPLYANSKY

University of Southern California

olivia guo

BRENDAN WONG UC Irvine

INTENDED MAJOR? Music.

Case Western Reserve University

INTENDED MAJOR?

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

Biomedical Engineering.

Touching a 10 foot basketball rim.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Winning CCS finals.

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

Our sophomore year class dance. eric fang

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

INTENDED MAJOR? Computer Science.

I was a lamp in the library for 40 minutes.

ONE LAST THING?

ONE REGRET?

Not going to any dances until senior year.

See you in December.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Winning CCS in a penalty shootout.

haun advisory

esha gohil

Don’t forget to appreciate the small things about high school.

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK

arushi saxena

Fast and Furious Soundtrack.

INTENDED MAJOR?

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

Public Policy.

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

“To the rat mobile.”

Star Wars class dance.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

FAVORITE T-SHIRT? Sophomore year.

sara yen

When everyone liked my rap school project video for junior year history.

haun advisory

NIKKI SOLANKI JACK JIA University of Chicago New York University

HENRY WIESE BRYAN WANG Carnegie Mellon University

Princeton University

INTENDED MAJOR?

advisory

Biology.

“Horan Clan, you welcomed me on that river rafting trip, indulging my request for us to stay together. Thank you for allowing me to be part of your group for the last two years! You are a special group of talented young people, poised to positively influence the world. I will always remember your obsession with Flaming Hot Cheetos - eaten with chopsticks - and passionate games of Uno. Please know that you will always have a home to return to with hot chocolate waiting to share.” - Ms. Kelly Horan

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG? #PhilzCoffee.

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK? “Yikes” by Nicki Minaj. jessie wang

INTENDED MAJOR?

ANIKA TIWARI University of Pennsylvania

ZARA VAKATH Claremont McKenna College

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Business.

Senior sunrise and taking our first class photo as seniors.

FAVORITE LUNCH?

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

Calamari.

ONE LAST THING?

You don’t need to get to school at 7:30 a.m.

tian Confusion is going nicole to happen.

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG? ADVICE TO ARIDOMI KENYA

sarah mohammed

UC Santa Barbara UNDERCLASSMEN?

INTENDED MAJOR?

Stay hydrated.

Biology.

INTENDED MAJOR? Computer Science.

ONE LAST THING?

#ChaoticButMeaningful

Goodbye, friends.

INTENDED MAJOR?

Unexpected final year but we made it :)

ritika rajamani

ONE LAST THING?

Five-year reunion at Laguna?

INTENDED MAJOR?

University of Washington

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Travel to Japan once quarantine is over.

JEFFREY LIU

shinjan ghosh

When my friends Joel and Neal made me hit my head on the concrete.

“Made in China” by Higher Brothers

INTENDED EMMA LI MAJOR? Neuroscience. University of Pennsylvania

FAVORITE YEAR? Sophomore.

FAVORITE LUNCH? CELEBRITY CRUSH?

Chemical Engineering.

Kaidi Dai.

NEAL SIDHU

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Participating in theater.

INTENDED MAJOR?

FAVORITE YEAR

Computer Engineering / Computer Science.

Junior year.

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

nina gee

SOUDTRACK?

The salsas.

Dartmouth College

INTENDED MAJOR

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

srinath somasundaram

Participate in some interesting research and hopefully actually get on campus.

INTENDED MAJOR?

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

“I’m guessing you guys don’t know demons’ names. If you did I might worry about you.” - Mr. Hurshman.

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Rally dance.

MEMORABLE MOMENT? Purdue University

Computer Science & Economics.

MAYA SHUKLA FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

Economics.

SARA LYNN SULLIVAN

INTENDED MAJORS?

Get a thicc coat and survive the East Coast winter. Not playing club volleyball and then getting benched on varsity. HIGH SCHOOL

ONE LAST THING?

#2020VisionButDidntSee CoronavirusComing.

lauren liu

ONE REGRET?

Electrical Engineering.

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG?

srinath somasundaram

I jokingly said that I could jump into an empty trash can outside. A friend said “do it... you won’t”. I said “challenge accepted” and jumped into the big trash can.

Economics.

Touring New York City during NEC.

ONE LAST THING?

FAVORITE LUNCH? Lemon Bars.

sabrina zhu

You’re all great people. We had a lot of fun together. I’ll never forget you guys.

HIGH SCHOOL INTENDED MAJORS? SOUNDTRACK?

sally zhu

Environmental Science & “Sleep Deprived” by Materials Engineering. Dreamville.

ONE ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? LAST THING? Climbed Mount Fuji20gether. in shorts. We’re in this

HIGHADVICE SCHOOL TOIN A HASHTAG? UNDERCLASSMEN?

#ThisIsFine. Make sure to savor every moment.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Sneaking into the auditorium with my friend on a Wednesday morning at 7 a.m. to find my esha gohil AirPods. NOT PICTURED: SHYL LAMBA, CHAITU RAVURI

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EMILY ZHOU

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

CHRISTINE TANG UC San Diego

advisory

“Dear “Hey, Aces! “TeamYou Dr. are K,” Ithe was most fortunate wonderful to graduate advisorywith I have youever this year had and and you feel have that itset has the been bar avery memorable high for those end who to our will four, follow three you!(Bennett) Your humor, and grace, one (Austin) flexibility, year(s) leadership, together. multi-talents You are quirky, in sports, kind, kinetic performing and arts, crazy. academics Don’t everand change. creativity Staybrought in touch,such and joy let’stocatch our gatherings! up in 10 years Youwhen haveyou a very willspecial be old and space I... in well... my heart! older.”I love you dearly and will miss you!” - Dr. -Smriti Ms. Susan Koodanjeri Nace

HANOOM LEE ARUN SUNDARESAN FINN FRANKIS ADITI GHALSASI

esha gohil

Pomona College UC Berkeley

INTENDED MAJOR?

Electrical and Computer Engineering.

FAVORITE YEAR? Senior year.

ONE LAST THING?

The world is continually changing and evolving. Take your knowledge from the past and your hopes for the future to build a world of your creation. Congratulations and best of luck to the Class of 2020.

UT Austin

INTENDED MAJOR?

FAVORITE CLASS?

FAVORITE LUNCH?

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK?

Neural Nets with the boys.

Computer Science.

olivia guo

INTENDED MAJOR? Nanoengineering.

Samosas.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

“Perfect” by Ed Sheeran.

FAVORITE CLASS?

Joined a school choir.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

Expert Systems with Dr. Nelson.

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

delaney logue

Hoscars.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Walking down the stairs to “Dancing Queen” even though we were late to the Homecoming Dance.

Going across the street to get Starbucks/Teaspoon with friends.

HIGH SCHOL IN A HASHTAG? FAVORITE LUNCH?

BENNETT LIU

Lobster rolls.

Attended a party with politicians.

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT? Homecoming rally.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

Admiring the Golden Gate Bridge at 3 a.m.

Give everything you do the utmost dedication.

#DontThriveSurvive.

RYAN BROWN

University of Pennsylvania

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Run a marathon, do a half iron man and sleep more.

MEMORABLE MOMENT? michael eng

Playing the school song on the kazoo for an ASB speech.

arya maheshwari

UT Austin

helen zhu

CELEBRITY CRUSH? Jack Falahee.

ANJALI SHETH WILLIAM RAINOW Santa Clara University Drexel University

CHLOE CHEN Boston College

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT? FAVORITE LUNCH?

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG?

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE? FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

#Rollercoaster.

INTENDED MAJOR?

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Computer Science.

FAVORITE LUNCH?

Gluten-free chocolate-chip cookies.

FAVORITE CLASS? Game Theory. carter chadwick

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Rolling down the entire length of Main.

tessa muhle

INTENDED MAJOR? Psychology.

FAVORITE CLASS? Tech Theater.

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

You never know if opportunities gloria zhang will return, so don’t hesitate.

AP Chemistry with Mr. Korin.

INTENDED MAJOR? Biology (BS/MD).

varsha rammohan

FAVORITE CLASS?

Stay focused on academics and exploring Philadelphia and its opportunities.

MEMORABLE MOMENT? The Harker Car Show, which brought enthusiasts from the entire Harker community together through the same passion.

Spring rally. Lemon pepper chicken wings. “Come to rally the CareerConnect Spring class dance! event today at long lunch.”

INTENDED MAJOR? ONE LAST THING? Business.

Thank you for everything these FOR lastADVICE four years - I wouldn’t choose anyone else. UNDERCLASSMEN? Trust the process and take a MEMORABLE free period! MOMENT? Sitting in a circle with a few close friends talking on a MOMENT? Friday night. MEMORABLE Dancing in the finale with all ONE my ACCOMPLISHMENT? friends at our last Saturday Traveled and stayed in another evening dance show. city with friends only. emily tan

NOT PICTURED: JEREMY DING, AUSTIN HOU

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NAVIYA KAPADIA

INTENDED MAJORS?

advisory

KISMET SINGH Boston University

Physics & Philosophy!

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG?

“Celebrate all your hard work and accomplishments! I am honored and proud to have had you as my advisory. You were faced with some big changes and challenges this school year, and you overcame them with grace and positivity. Continue to your college careers with the same passion and love you have for learning. I wish you many blessings, happiness and success in all your future endeavors.” - Mr. Jonathan Rim

#IsThereACurve?

FAVORITE LUNCH? Tater tots!!

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Hopefully travel all over the world.

RICHARD HU

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

MAHIKA HALEPETE

Johns Hopkins University

Swarthmore College

anika mani

INTENDED MAJORS?

Watching soccer games with my best friends and helping at Kicks against Cancer.

Anthropology & Economics.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Traveling internationally by myself.

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK?

anthony xu

INTENDED MAJOR?

irene yuan

ROHAN SONECHA Carnegie Mellon University

INTENDED MAJOR?

Electrical and Computer Engineering.

“The greatest” by Lana Del Ray.

Molecular and Cellular Biology / Neuroscience.

FAVORITE LUNCH?

Cookies and Cream Cupcakes with Oreo on the bottom.

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

I hope to get involved with the campus nonprofit consulting group, research in education and economic development, acapella and theater.

Convinced a random teacher that I was one of her students (it was office hours, okay...).

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

Screenwriting.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Got a school record.

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

I’m going to London for two summers as a part of the college of general studies at BU.

ONE LAST THING?

I love all of you guys and am so proud of everyone. I can’t wait for our reunions to see where we all end up because I know you’re all going to do such amazing things.

anoushka buch

Don’t be a Richard.

INTENDED MAJOR?

JEFFREY FUNG Harvard University

michael eng

SIMAR BAJAJ

ANYA GERT

Harvard University

Cornell University

INTENDED MAJOR

Economics / Info Science.

ALICIA XU New York University

INTENDED MAJORS?

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

erica cai

INTENDED MAJOR? History of Science.

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG?

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MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Ran across the pool covers.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

Intramural soccer and crossword club.

ONE REGRET?

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

Statistics is not an easy math.

Not going to a final JCL Convention.

FAVORITE YEAR?

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK?

Junior year. Regatta.

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK?

“GUYS, IT’S BREADSTICK DAY.” jin tuan

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Watching Sejal fall off a stair rail.

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

Business & Math.

Try dance show senior year even if you suck :)

#TheGrindNeverStops.

“Who makes the SimarGuides?”

Winning CCS finals! @harkergirlsvb.

erica cai

olivia guo

“Mr. Brightside” by The Killers.

Winning CCS.

Prelude and Fugue in E minor, “Wedge,” by Johann Sebastian Bach.

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JOEL MOREL

ARUSHI MADAN

New York University

University of Toronto

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Winning a Water Polo Division Championship.

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK? “Don’t Stop Believing.”

ONE REGRET?

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Not playing volleyball.

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN? Work is never more important than people.

HANOOM LEE ARUN SUNDARESAN FINN FRANKIS ADITI GHALSASI Pomona College UC Berkeley

vasudha subramanian

UT Austin

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? MEMORABLE MOMENT? Fringe was pretty cool.

INTENDED MAJOR?

FAVORITE CLASS?

FAVORITE LUNCH?

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK?

Neural Nets with the boys.

Computer Science.

emily tan

Getting a lead in a musical.

University of Pennsylvania

Samosas.

GRANT MINER Auditioned for a play (twice)!

Glee (but only the first two seasons).

FAVORITE LUNCH? Coconut shrimp.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

ONE LAST THING?

HIGH SCHOL IN A HASHTAG?

I’ll still have 2020 vision next year because I’ll keep looking back fondly on these amazing four years I got to spend with you.

KATELYN VO

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MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Lying on Davis Field in the middle of May during class soaking up the sun.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

Expert Systems with Dr. Nelson.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

FAVORITE TV SHOW?

“Perfect” by Ed Sheeran.

FAVORITE CLASS?

University of Southern California

Going across the street to get Starbucks/Teaspoon with friends.

Lobster rolls.

Homecoming rally.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

Admiring the Golden Gate Bridge at 3 a.m.

Give everything you do the utmost dedication.

#DontThriveSurvive.

FAVORITE LUNCH?

Attended a party with politicians.

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Run a marathon, do a half iron man and sleep more.

MEMORABLE MOMENT? michael eng

Playing the school song on the kazoo for an ASB speech.

arya maheshwari helen zhu

Pomona College

CELEBRITY CRUSH?

carter chadwick

Jack Falahee.

ANJALI SHETH WILLIAM RAINOW Santa Clara University Drexel University

CAROLYN LU anna vazhaeparambil

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG?

ONE LAST THING?

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

#BruhMoment.

High School Musical.

Sophomore year.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

My Senior Night was the first time any of my friends had ever come to watch me play golf. It made me so happy watching everyone cheer for me with their fun posters as I finished my last high school match.

Waking up to a fire at 3 a.m. at team bonding.

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN? The drama is not worth it at all in the end :) sabrina takemoto

tessa muhle

INTENDED MAJOR? Psychology.

FAVORITE CLASS? Tech Theater.

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

You never know if opportunities gloria zhang will return, so don’t hesitate.

AP Chemistry with Mr. Korin.

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT? FAVORITE LUNCH?

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG?

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE? FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

FAVORITE YEAR?

FAVORITE CLASS?

INTENDED MAJOR?

#Rollercoaster.

Hiked Angel’s Landing.

We didn’t get enough time together, but I wouldn’t trade the memories that we made together for anything.

Boston College

Biology (BS/MD).

California Institute of Technology

FAVORITE MOVIE?

CHLOE CHEN

Stay focused on academics and exploring Philadelphia and its opportunities.

MEMORABLE MOMENT? The Harker Car Show, which brought enthusiasts from the entire Harker community together through the same passion.

Spring rally. Lemon pepper chicken wings. “Come to rally the CareerConnect Spring class dance! event today at long lunch.”

INTENDED MAJOR? ONE LAST THING? Business.

NOT PICTURED: JEREMY DING, AUSTIN HOU

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NIKKI SOLANKI JACK JIA University of Chicago New York University

HENRY WIESE BRYAN WANG Carnegie Mellon University

Princeton University

INTENDED MAJOR?

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Biology.

“It has been a wonderful four years with you. The last months of your senior year did not quite unfold as planned, and I can only gauge your disappointment based on my own. Hopefully those missed experiences have only been postponed; I look forward to them. Stay in touch with Shyl for ‘tips and tricks’ in distance learning. I wish you the best in your future endeavors. Please do stay in touch.” - Dr. Eric Nelson

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG? #PhilzCoffee.

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK? “Yikes” by Nicki Minaj. jessie wang

INTENDED MAJOR?

GRACE HUANG

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

EVA CHANG University of Toronto

INTENDED MAJOR? History.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Became happy with who I am.

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

Business.

Senior sunrise and taking our first class photo as seniors.

FAVORITE LUNCH?

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

Calamari.

ONE LAST THING?

tian Confusion is going nicole to happen.

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG?

Learn how to astral project.

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Stay hydrated.

UC Santa Barbara UNDERCLASSMEN?

“Is that the third Rainow twin?” – Sofie Kassaras, while watching VeggieTales.

Computer Science. Goodbye, friends.

INTENDED MAJOR?

Unexpected final year but we made it :)

University of Washington

MEMORABLE MOMENT? shinjan ghosh

When my friends Joel and Neal made me hit my head on the concrete.

Not trying all of Harker’s desserts.

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK?

FAVORITE YEAR?

University of Wisconsin-Madison

INTENDED MAJOR?

Computer Engineering / Computer Science.

Ms. Miller!

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Sleep deprived? Office hours is the best time for naps.

I jokingly said that I could jump into an empty trash can outside. A friend said “do it... you won’t”. I said “challenge accepted” and jumped into the big trash can.

Making up for cancelled travel plans to Hong Kong and Japan.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Singing the opening solo at the fall choral concert.

FAVORITE SHIRT? Senior year.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

ONE LAST THING?

Performing in dance show.

nicole tian

INTENDED EMMA LI MAJOR? Neuroscience. University of Pennsylvania

FAVORITE YEAR? Sophomore.

FAVORITE LUNCH? Kaidi Dai.

NEAL SIDHU

FAVORITE CLASS?

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

“Made in China” by Higher Brothers

CELEBRITY CRUSH?

Sophomore year.

“Good Times” by All Time Low.

SOUDTRACK?

The salsas.

INTENDED MAJORS? Computer Science & Economics.

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Rally dance.

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Computer Science & Economics/Business.

ONE REGRET?

Computer Science & Economics.

MAYA SHUKLA FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

Travel to Japan once quarantine is over.

UC Berkeley

INTENDED MAJORS?

Get a thicc coat and survive the East Coast winter. Not playing club volleyball and then getting benched on varsity. HIGH SCHOOL

ONE LAST THING?

anoushka buch

CATHERINE ZHAO

lauren liu

ONE REGRET?

Electrical Engineering.

INTENDED MAJORS?

Gabriel’s class meeting announcements.

srinath somasundaram

INTENDED MAJOR? ONE LAST THING?

#ChaoticButMeaningful

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

You don’t need to get to school at 7:30 a.m.

ADVICE TO ARIDOMI KENYA

Learning various forms of divination.

arely sun

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

sabrina zhu

You’re all great people. We had a lot of fun together. I’ll never forget you guys.

HIGH SCHOOL INTENDED MAJORS? SOUNDTRACK?

sally zhu

Environmental Science & “Sleep Deprived” by Materials Engineering. Dreamville.

ONE ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? LAST THING? Climbed Mount Fuji20gether. in shorts. We’re in this

HIGHADVICE SCHOOL TOIN A HASHTAG? UNDERCLASSMEN?

#ThisIsFine. Make sure to savor every moment.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Sneaking into the auditorium with my friend on a Wednesday morning at 7 a.m. to find my esha gohil AirPods. NOT PICTURED: SHYL LAMBA, CHAITU RAVURI

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ANNA MINER AMANDA CHEUNG

UniversityCollege of Southern California Wellesley

SOFIE KASSARAS JESSIE WANG New York UniversityChapman University

INTENDED MAJOR?

advisory

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

“Hey Haun misstalents, all of you already!! What am I gonna without year? Please “Thanks forSquad!! sharingIyour interests, stresses, thorns anddo roses withy’all me. next Remember to look come visitbe and teach 2 what advisory all about Come laugh, play games, back and proud ofHaun what Squad you accomplish even asisyou strive next to doyear. more.” eat all of the food and explain to them why chocolate covered grapes should beat every party. You Ms. Marina Peregrino are always welcome in my classroom.” - Ms. Rachelle Haun

Business.

Got a pet :)

FAVORITE LUNCH?

Either Salmon teriyaki or lamb chops. The lemon bars and cream puffs rachel ning andtoo. lavanya subramanian were good,

catherineMAJOR? feng INTENDED

RAKESH NORI JACK PEARCE

RACHEL BROWELEIT ANTHONY XU

Harvard University Rice University

Creative Writing.

Williams UniversityCollege of Southern California

INTENDED MAJOR?

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? alysa suleiman

INTENDED MAJORS? ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

International Relations Political Choreographing for the&dance show. Science.

emily chen

Biology (pre-med). Human Biology.

Having an art piece displayed in a museum.

FAVORITE LUNCH? YEAR?

MEMORABLE MOMENT? AYLA TANURHAN Friday movie nights on Zoom.

Blueberry tarts. Senior.

University of Washington

ONE REGRET? FAVORITE LUNCH?

INTENDED MAJOR? ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS? MEMORABLE MOMENT? Be positive no matter what happens in the fall!

Science. It’s okay to make Political mistakes, nothing matters in four years.

Going to Main Street before dance show with friends. HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG? #UnforgettableWhileItLasted much on things outweeks!” of your control. “See you in three

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

INTENDED MAJOR?

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

ONE LAST THING? Good luck with whatever INTENDED MAJOR?

When the music stopped during HDC’S performance at Hoco 2020 — tear-jerking, unifying, overwhelming.

One of my favorite ERIC FANG memories is my Honors University of Chicago

DARSHAN CHAHAL UC Berkeley

irina malyugina

NINA GEE

Directed Portfolio art exhibition. It felt really special to see my hard work culminate in a show I had curated myself.

INTENDED MAJOR?

saloni shah

you’re looking to work on in Computer Science. college, don’t forget that you can reach out if you want help MEMORABLE MOMENT? with something, my email’s Ramanand Vegesna and a Vanilla jackspearce@gmail.com. Bean Frappe.

ANDREW CHEPLYANSKY

#MaybeIfIActually StudiedIMightHave GottenBetterGrades.

Computer Science.

ONE LAST THING?

ONE LAST THING? See you in December.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

I’m really sorry I spent more time watching TikTok than I did actually talking to any of you.

Winning CCS in a penalty shootout. arely sun

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olivia guo eric fang

INTENDED MAJOR? Music.

Political Science. Our sophomore year class dance.

FAVORITE MOVIE? Good Will Hunting.

arushi saxena

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? MEMORABLE MOMENT?

INTENDED MAJOR?

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK? “Thnks fr ONE th Mmrs” by Fall Out Boy. REGRET?

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

Baked a cake. I was a lamp in the library for 40 minutes. Not going to any dances until MEMORABLE MOMENT? senior year. Deadline nights in the journalism room.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

Touching a 10 foot basketball rim.

Mango slices from Fresh Mex.

anthony xu

INTENDED MAJOR? FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

esha gohil

Harvard University

FAVORITE LUNCH?

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Winning CCS finals.

UC Irvine

Won free nachos at Iguana’s.

Biomedical Engineering.

Public Policy.

Star Wars class dance.

FAVORITE CLASS?

Neural Nets with the boys.

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

“I was late because there was an elephant in my driveway.”

FAVORITE T-SHIRT? Sophomore year.

arya maheshwari

Thanks for making me feel at small things about high school. home!

ALYSSA HUANG BRENDAN WONG

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

HIGH SCHOOLCase IN AWestern Reserve University HASHTAG? INTENDED MAJOR?

INTENDED MAJOR?

UNDERCLASSMEN: ONE forget LASTtoTHING? Don’t appreciate the

University of Southern California Georgia Institute of Technology

Film/Screenwriting.

Find your nap spot early ericdefend fang on; it with your life.

Breaking a closet in our hotel HIGHinSCHOOL room New York from trying to SOUNDTRACK? stuff my cello in there. Dayglow, EDEN, Tame Impala, ADVICE Wallows. FOR

Economics.

MIHIR SHARMA SRIVANI VEGESNA

Chapman University

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

FAVORITE MOVIE? MEMORABLE MOMENT? Shawshake Redemption.

esha gohil

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Learning to sew.

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN? Live in HILARIOUS the moment and don’t focus too ONE QUOTE?

Not getting to know my friends Shawshake Redemption. sooner.

HIGH SCHOOL emily chen SOUNDTRACK Fast and Furious Soundtrack. ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Go toONE every HILARIOUS bathroom at Harker. QUOTE? ADVICE TO “To the rat mobile.” UNDERCLASSMEN? Delete TikTok after quarantine. MEMORABLE MOMENT? When everyone liked my rap CELEBRITY CRUSH? project video for junior Louis school Tomlinson!!! year history.

sara yen

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SMRITI VAIDYANATHAN Brown University

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

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Finally got contact lenses!

FAVORITE CLASS?

Chemistry with Mr. Irvine.

INTENDED MAJOR? Chemical Engineering.

FAVORITE LUNCH?

Horchata in the Aux Gym.

NIKI ALLISON KARRA JIA

AYESHA BAWEJA JIN TUAN

Tufts Stanford University University

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Sitting in the car with my friends before school starts.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

FAVORITE LUNCH?

To take more risks and learn not to freeze in the snow!

Computer Science & Advertising.

FAVORITE YEAR?

ONE LAST THING?

I wish we could have had more time together, but I wouldn’t have wanted to be in any other class!

FAVORITE CLASS?

Junior year.

AP Psychology with Dr. Turchin.

FAVORITE TV SHOW?

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

FAVORITE TV SHOW?

Monk.

Don’t sit around waiting for something to happen, just do it.

Gilmore Girls.

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

Sophomore spirit rally dance.

delaney logue

“I love writing essays!”

INTENDED MAJOR?

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Biomedical Engineering.

After school adventures.

ONE LAST THING?

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Would you still be my classmates if I were a worm? anna vazhaeparambil helen zhu

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

INTENDED MAJORS?

Swedish meatballs.

delaney logue

Try every food place in Urbana Champaign and make lots of friends!

JOSHUA ZHOU Columbia University

SHOMRIK MONDAL Macalester College

FAVORITE CLASS? Game theory.

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK?

“Always Late” by Rizzle Kicks.

HIGH SCHOOL IN A ANAY KARWAL HASHTAG? University of Southern California #18AndUnlicensed.

JACK HANSEN FAVORITE TV SHOW?

CELEBRITY CRUSH?

The Office.

Harry Styles.

INTENDED MAJOR?

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Read a lot, find the best avocado toast in Boston and make new friends.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Business Administration.

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG? #Unpredictable.

Singing throwbacks in the car with my friends after senior sunrise.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

ONE LAST THING?

2020, we’ve definitely had an unusual high school experience. I can’t wait to see where the future takes all of us! #2020rep.

lauren liu

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

sara yen

Rushing the gym floor during senior year Homecoming rally. Thanks for a great four years. Even though it didn’t end the way it was supposed to, you all will do great things in college and beyond!

Winning CCS with the boys.

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK?

“Eclectic.”

FAVORITE LUNCH?

“Freestyle” by Lil Baby.

Chicken tikka masala.

INTENDED MAJORS?

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Economics & Computer Science (& football).

Yawping at dusk on the lunch tables.

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG? #WePulledThrough.

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

catherine feng

Went ziplining.

Try something new, step outside your comfort zone.

INTENDED MAJOR? Computer Science.

Consciously maintain a growth mindset, as cheesy as it sounds.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

“Do you want to see my secrets?” erica cai “Keep ‘em, Dirte Boye.”

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

FAVORITE MOVIE?

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.

Playing Surviv.

Everything will work out.

vishnu kannan

NOT PICTURED: GABRIEL CHAI, SIDHARTH DUDYALA AND ANU SELVARAJ

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CASSANDRA RUEDY Harvey Mudd College

FAVORITE YEAR?

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FAVORITE T-SHIRT?

“Wish you all the best, come back and visit. Your white round table will always be there waiting for you! Lots of virtual hugs! Take care.” - Dr. Mala Raghavan

Junior year.

Sophomore year.

FAVORITE LUNCH? Beef tacos.

FAVORITE MOVIE?

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

RIVA SAKSENA sabrina takemoto

DELANEY LOGUE Chapman University

FAVORITE LUNCH?

Double chocolate cookies!

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Learned how to drive stick shift!

TASHA MOORJANI

MEMORABLE MOMENT? Tesla-spotting in my car with my friends!

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

Nothing matters as much as you think it does!

jessie wang

INTENDED MAJORS?

AARZU GUPTA

shreya srinivasan

isha moorjani and sabrina zhu

Graphic Design & Strategic and Corporate Communications.

Duke University

lucy ge

QUENTIN CLARK

NATHAN WANG Georgia Institute of Technology

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? esha gohil

INTENDED MAJORS?

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

Appreciate your time here; don’t be afraid to try.

ONE REGRET?

Hopefully traveling to Italy and Greece with my sister.

I shoulda bought those supreme AF1s when they dropped. Those were sick.

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

raghavan advisory

Hasta la vista, baby.

Sitting on the steps by the California poppies.

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

ONE LAST THING?

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Biomedical Engineering & Computer Science.

Spend as much time as possible on activities and projects you enjoy and with people you love (but make sure you don’t forget about sleep)!

Getting lost in New York.

NATHANIEL MELISSO

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE? *Holding up a ball of play dough and shaking it* “Shake-sphere!”

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

INTENDED MAJOR?

Just chill, you’ll be alright. nina gee

Computer Science. lavanya subramanian

muthu panchanatham

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ASHNA REDDY Rhode Island School of Design

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Sun-pig superbloom!

FAVORITE LUNCH? Taco salad.

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASTHAG?

INTENDED MAJORS? Economics &

of deli meats.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

FAVORITE TV SHOW?

Mini golfing.

Phineas and Ferb.

FAVORITE T-SHIRT?

INTENDED MAJORS?

Sophomore year. Dominate!

Computer Science and Linguistics.

ONE REGRET?

SACHIN SHAH Duke University

erica cai

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Never swimming in the pool.

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS? Hiking Mount Kilimanjaro.

helen zhu

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

Don’t listen to us, we’re just as clueless.

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#YOLO.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

UC Berkeley

University of Oxford

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

irina malyugina

SANA PANDEY

VANI MOHINDRA

ADITI KHANNA

Old-lady walks after lunch and naming all the trees on campus.

Finger tracing the California on the back of Maddie’s denim jacket every school meeting.

FAVORITE LUNCH?

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

HIGH SCHOOL INTENDED MAJOR? SOUNDTRACK?

Neuroscience. “River Flows in You” by Yiruma.

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT? INTENDED MAJOR? EVERYTHING CAN’T Political Science andCHOOSE JUST ONE. Economics.

Dartmouth College

MEMORABLE ADVICE TO MOMENT? Laughing with my best friends. UNDERCLASSMEN? Get involved with everything, NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

JESSICA JIANG Duke University

aditya singhvi

michelle liu

INTENDED MAJOR?

ADHYA HOSKOTEPassion fruit mousse.

AMLA RASHINGKAR

Stanford University

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

Speaking at school meeting.

Boston University

ETHAN HU

and commit to what you love. Explore and experience more new things.

Cognitive Science (still deciding). Go to a concert--it was on a Wednesday night and I have no regrets.

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

anna vazhaeparambil Savor the small moments and grab the desserts you FAVORITE LUNCH? want the first time around. Chicken wings.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Performing my last dance show.

ONE REGRET?

RANI SHETH

Missing out on my senior year. UT Austin

nilisha baid

KALYAN NARAYANAN Stanford University VANCE VU amruta dharmapurikar and sabrina zhu

delaney logue

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

Work on something you love on the weekend.

FAVORITE SHIRT?

Senior year. It really is over, and sooner than we expected.

FAVORITE LUNCH? Vanilla mousse.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

Having Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners with my friends.

INTENDED MAJOR?

Psychology or Neuroscience.

FAVORITE MOVIE? Ratatouille.

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

Remember to make someone (you or somebody else) smile today.

HILARIOUS QUOTE?

“Is a chimichanga a Mexican burrito?” — Lauren Fu

FAVORITE YEAR? Sophomore.

erica cai & esha gohil FAVORITE T-SHIRT? Sophomore. INTENDED MAJOR?

Math.

INTENDED MAJOR? Chemistry. ONE REGRET? Not getting detention. ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Made a movie (with Simar FAVORITE LUNCH? Bajajziti. and Finn Frankis; we Baked wrote, edited, and scored a film for Dr. Paskali’s Dickinson MEMORABLE MOMENT? project). Hanging out with friends in the cello room, eating ramen on the field and making bouquets with the flowers on campus. photo provided by kalyan narayanan vasudha subramanian

NOT PICTURED: KARTHIK NUKALA

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shuttleworth advisory halback advisory

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MATTHEW JAI BAHRI JIN

KEVIN CHEN

EMILY LIU

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

advisory

“Liebe Schüler... age group is clearly a and special one: you were born 9/11 pleasure and you graduate “Emily, Jai, Jatin,Your Kathy, Kevin, Nerine, Sriya Thomas: It has been anaround honor and to be during a pandemic. other age groupkind, can funny say that. I could really and your adviser. What aNo wonderful, smart, andWhile creative group. Goimagine change happier the world! Beeasier circumstances under which you say goodbye to the high school chapter of your lives, I know you will happy, be brave and just do you.” go out into the world and make this place a better place. When you do, do so with kindness!” - Ms. Donna Gilbert - Ms. Gabriele Stahl

JACKIE YANG EMILY CHENG VEDANTH SUNDARAMTHOMAS RAINOW Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Columbia University

Duke University

INTENDED MAJORS?

Applied Math & Economics.

esha gohil

INTENDED MAJOR?

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

FAVORITE LUNCH?

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK?

muthu panchanatham Computation and Cognition. irene yuan

JASMINE WIESE Carnegie Mellon University

KATHY FANG Columbia University

Ride a motorcycle to school.

Spicy green beans.

ABBA (every single song).rachel ning

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK?

MEMORABLE MOMENT? INTENDED MAJOR?

Requiem in D Minor, “Dies Irae” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Hosting a school Car Show. Engineering.

ADVICE FOR FAVORITE YEAR? UNDERCLASSMEN? Sophomore year.

irina malyugina

erica cai

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK?

NAKUL BAJAJ

NERINE UYANIK

University of Michigan

Eat, sleep, don’t stress!

FAVORITE CLASS? ONE LAST THING? Tenth-grade Orchestra.

“How Far I’ll Go” from Moana.

MEMORABLE MOMENT? Moana.

mark hu

Thank you for the last four years!

Wellesley College

EILEEN LI

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

PRERANA ACHARYYA SRIYA PRATHURI Washington University in St. Louis

INTENDED MAJOR?

erica cai

jessie wang

INTENDED MAJOR? Cognitive andMAJOR? Linguistic Sciences. INTENDED Biological Sciences. ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Cutting out added sugar this FAVORITE CLASS? semester. Honors Analytical Chemistry.

nina gee

INTENDED MAJOR? sarah mohammed & lauren liu

Comparative Literature and Society.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Mastered the lemon bar.

FAVORITE CLASS?

“Sleepless in __________” [by] FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT? Epik High. Spring Rally dance.

MEMORABLE MOMENT? ONE LAST THING? Holding impromptu dance parties

Computer Science & Economics.

FAVORITE T-SHIRT?

FAVORITE YEAR?

Sophomore year.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

Bean and cheese burritos.

Sophomore. pelin unsal

INTENDED MAJORS?

Computer Science & Public Policy. Shakespeare’s Tragedies and Comedies with Dr. Beth Wahl!

HIGH SCHOOL ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN? SOUNDTRACK? NEXT YEAR’S PLANS? Trust the process. Get involved. Take interesting electives. READ!

Neuroscience.

INTENDED MAJORS?

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

Take voice lessons!

Skipping a day of school to take the BART to San Francisco.

FAVORITE BOOK?

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

The Unbearable Lightness of Being. I accidentally biked through wet concrete on a sidewalk and a Thank you for the memories. It’s been a wild HIGH ride! SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK? with friends behind Graduates’ construction worker chased me. “Vienna” by Billy Joel. Grove.

Performing at Hoscars.

FAVORITE LUNCH?

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

saloni shah

Becoming a Near Mitra Scholar!

INTENDED MAJOR? MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Computer Science. Winning CCS with the best team ever <3

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

ONE REGRET? Not going out to more games or ONE REGRET?

You’ll never know when a single moment becomes a memory.

hanging out more after Never going to prom :’( school.

ONE LAST SHIRT? THING? FAVORITE

Thanks for the memories <3 I’ll Sophomore. miss all of you.

esha gohil

irina malyugina

NOT NOT PICTURED: ARJUN AKKIRAJU PICTURED: JATIN KOHLI

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ALLIE LEE

NELLIE TONEV

University of Washington

Carnegie Mellon University

INTENDED MAJOR?

advisory advisory

Business Administration.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Movie night with the girls.

ONE REGRET?

Not taking enough chances. .

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

Don’t shy away from opportunities because you’re afraid of failure.

ANTHONY SHING ANYA WEAVERKATIE CHANG DATHA ARRAMREDDY Stanford University

Pitzer College University of Michigan

ONE LAST THING?

INTENDED MAJORS?

Can’t wait to hug you guys after quarantine.

Computer Science & Economics. Game Theory.

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

shreya srinivasan

Class-themed dress up days.

ONE REGRET?

ONE LAST THING? See you in December!

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

catherine feng

Winning the James Lick Basketball Tournament in freshman year on JV.

INTENDED MAJOR? Environmental Science.

FAVORITE CLASS? AP Chemistry.

ONE LAST THING?

arely sun

INTENDED MAJORS?

Human Biology / Pre-Med.

HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK?

I cherish every memory I’ve had with you, and I wish we could have more time together.

AVI GULATI Harvard University

LOFI hip hop radio livestream.

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Trying new boba places in the erica cai Bay Area.

muthu panchanatham

SAHIL GOSAIN UC Los Angeles

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

Anything with yelling, I lost my voice during Homecoming.

ZOEY ROSA

CYNTHIA CHEN EMIKO ARMSTRONG Harvard University Northeastern University

ASMIT KUMAR University of Washington

INTENDED MAJOR? INTENDED MAJOR? Computer Science. Psychology.

ONE FAVORITE YEAR? Junior year. ACCOMPLISHMENT? Getting a permit!

FAVORITE LUNCH? Baked salmon with lemon. FAVORITE LUNCH?

INTENDED MAJOR? Biochemistry.

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

alysa suleiman

INTENDED MAJORS?

Government & Computer Science.

INTENDED MAJOR?

Mechanical Engineering.

MEMORABLE MOMENT? ADVICE The crowd’s TO reaction when Mr.UNDERCLASSMEN? Hirota came out during the

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG? FAVORITE SHOW?

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

ONE LAST THING? MEMORABLE I’mMOMENT? sorry we never got the

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

sophomore year class dance. Use a journal! srinath somasundaram

saloni shah

FAVORITE YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL?

The avocados.

Dodgeball.

INTENDED MAJOR? Cognitive Science.

FAVORITE CLASS? Not going to enough school social events.

anna vazhaeparambil

#2020rep.

Avatar: The Last Airbender. “Can he dismiss us already? I don’t want to hear the weather.”

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Chanting Gallic battle cries in Manzanita.

Senior year.

Have more fun, make more friends, start a personal project.

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

Email my alum account. I’ll help. Anything.

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ROMA GANDHI University of Southern California

ASHLEY JAZBEC Bowdoin College

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

advisory

Going to Hawaii with the girls volleyball team.

“Who can forget Nathan’s superior level of focus, Alex’s intense patience, Arushi’s candid political comments, Ashley being tribute for the Spirit parade, Kai’s dance moves, Piper’s honest take on the world, Joshua’s guitar playing, Mahi’s entrepreneurship and Roma’s too, along with her being class president! You leave an example for others on how to thrive in high school. Missing you already.” - Mr. Jeff Sutton

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

Take advantage of every opportunity!

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Winning CCS Championship with my best friends on the girls volleyball team!

ONE LAST THING?

ALEX SHING

Washington University in St. Louis

ARUSHI NETY Cornell University

INTENDED MAJOR?

Through the thick and thin, we have had a great last four years together. I will miss this little family :)

kathy fang

INTENDED MAJORS?

Business Administration & Computer Science.

Computer Engineering.

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT? Dodgeball.

FAVORITE YEAR?

lucy ge

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASTAG?

Sophomore year.

#ClassMeetingTime!

FAVORITE LUNCH?

tiffany chang

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Dancing to throwback songs with my senior council in front of the entire school.

Samosas.

INTENDED MAJOR?

PIPER WHITE

Environmental Engineering.

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE?

Work smart, not hard.

Everything Bennett and Delaney say — literally the funniest people I know.

ONE LAST THING?

JOSH VALLURU

Y’all are the Mushus of Mulan and the Sebastians of Little Mermaid. Keep being your own hidden protagonist.

University of Pennsylvania

ONE LAST THING? varsha rammohan

It’s been incredibly sick seeing what you guys have been doing. Good luck!

MAHI KOLLA

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

INTENDED MAJOR?

KAI-MING ANG

Computer Science.

INTENDED MAJOR?

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG?

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

ONE REGRET?

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

Washington University in St. Louis

emily chen

#Unforgettable.

Landscape Engineering.

Junior year Spring Rally.

Lost my backpack.

Being a Harker DECA mom :)

Not learning how to skate.

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE? “I love Mathematica!”

We made it! I’m so proud of all of us, and I can’t wait to see what we accomplish over the next few years.

INTENDED MAJOR? Computer Science.

ONE LAST THING?

I love you all like brothers and sisters.

ONE LAST THING?

erica cai

ONE LAST THING? photo provided by piper white

arushi saxena

NOT PICTURED: NATHAN SUDEEP

sutton advisory

ANVI BANGA

CHANDAN AGGARWAL

Barnard College

Dartmouth College

advisory

“Looking back on your high school journey, I hope that your achievements and moments of shared community are what will stay with you. I look forward to hearing about all the exciting opportunities that await you as you start college, and I wish each of you a safe and successful freshman year.” - Dr. Beth Wahl

INTENDED MAJOR? Economics.

CELEBRITY CRUSH? Kanye.

FAVORITE T-SHIRT?

Freshman.

KAIDI DAI UC Santa Barbara

GINA PARTRIDGE New York University

REIYA DAS New York University

MEMORABLEIYER MOMENT? RASHMI Ketchup packet. University of Pennsylvania

olivia guo

INTENDED MAJOR?

INTENDED MAJORS?

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

FAVORITE YEAR?

FAVORITE T-SHIRT?

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

FAVORITE LUNCH?

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Psychology.

Exchange program. Spring rally dance.

Live a little bit.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

FAVORITE LUNCH? Adam’s desserts.

Design, Business & Technology.

Computer Science.

Senior year (I had a blast designing it).

Senior year.

Breadsticks and Adam’s cookies! Dressing up as Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman with my friend for Halloween.

Finding out my rat was male the entire time....

esha gohil

FAVORITE LUNCH?

Swedish meatballs and lemon bars (not particularly together though).

ANNIE MA ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Stanford University I did the dance show with no dance experience (shoutout to Disney Classics).

ONE LAST THING? shinjan ghosh & tina xu

INTENDED MAJORS?

nina gee

I wish I got to know y’all better... but remember my hair.

English & Psychology.

ROHAN ARORA

tina xu

sabrina takemoto

INTENDED MAJOR?

University of Southern California

Computer Science.

CELEBRITY CRUSH? Maya Shukla.

FAVORITE LUNCH?

The curry or butter chicken. Honestly, any of the Indian food.

GRIFFIN CROOK California State University, Fullerton

INTENDED MAJOR?

Sophomore year’s spring rally dance. Truly one for the books.

ONE REGRET?

Not being myself sooner.

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

HIGH SCHOOL IN A HASHTAG?

High school will go by fast if you let it. Don’t let it.

#HardWorkPaysOff.

ONE LAST THING?

NEXT YEAR’S PLANS?

Thank you all for the best three years. I haven’t known most of you for very long, but I’ve made lifetime friends out of the Class of 2020, and I’m so grateful for our time together. I can’t wait to see the amazing things you all do. Congrats, friends!

Be kind and positive, make new friends, and have fun.

ONE LAST THING?

I love you guys! I got your back forever. nina gee

Tom Holland.

UC Los Angeles

INTENDED MAJORS?

Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Education.

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

CELEBRITY CRUSH?

JEFFREY YANG alysa suleiman

Cognitive Science & Computational Biology.

FAVORITE SHOW?

Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj.

FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT?

Spirit dance (doesn’t hurt that we

won each year). HIGH SCHOOL SOUNDTRACK? ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? ONE LAST THING? “MIDSUMMER MADNESS.”

INTENDED MAJOR? International Relations.

Learned to skateboard.

FAVORITE MOVIE? Iron Man 1.

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE? “I can’t wait until prom and Laguna!”

ONE LAST THING?

I love all of you guys more than I can say in words. Every one of you guys is destined for greatness. I’ll never forget y’all.

mark hu

tiffany chang

Y’all are going to do amazing in life!

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KATELYNBEEDE CHEN LAUREN UC Davis Loyola Marymount University

GLORIA ZHANG CHRISTINA BETTINK Harvard University

advisory

INTENDED MAJOR?

Neuroscience or Psychology.

FAVORITE LUNCH? Caprese salad.

ONE REGRET?

Not getting my driver’s license and learning how to drive earlier.

“It has been a pleasure serve as your advisor. each of you navigated the remarkable disorientingevents journey of “I have so enjoyed beingtoon the sidelines (literallyAs and figuratively) of so many adolescence, you faced unique setbacksare andthe discovered new heights. Each of your high school career. Your challenges, creativities, experienced talents and potential only things second to your of you transformed into confident, ambitious dangerously talented young compassion and enthusiasm. I am capable, so excited for each and of you! You have so much to look adults. forwardYou to in will a special place in myitmemory aseven my first advisees. luck, stay inEnjoy touchevery and visit often.” the hold coming years! Remember will fly by more quickly Good that high school. second!” - Mr. Micheal Acheatel - Ms. Lauri Vaughan

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT?

Ate cherries from the orchards at school with my friends.

JACK CONNORS SEJAL KRISHNAN UC Berkeley

sara yen michelle liu & tessa muhle emily tan

MEMORABLE MOMENT? MEMORABLE MOMENT? Prom and Reno, Nevada in the

Last performance of Urinetown at same weekend... twice. the Fringe Festival in Scotland.

ADVICE FOR ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? UNDERCLASSMEN?

Thanks for the memories; keep it tight.

SHORT ANSWER?

Breadsticks.

Senior year.

ONE REGRET?

ADVICE TO UNDERCLASSMEN?

FAVORITE CLASS?

AP Chem with Dr. Raghavan.

FAVORITE LUNCH? FAVORITE YEAR? Chocolate tarts.

FAVORITE TV SHOW?

ONE HILARIOUS QUOTE? “If you wereMEMORABLE a taste you would be oooo-mami.” MOMENT?

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Phineas and Ferb.

Senior year.

PHIL HAN University of Southern California GIO ROFA

Biology.

Not getting enough boba.

Economics and Computer Science. Business.

ONE LAST THING?

INTENDED MAJOR?

FAVORITE LUNCH?

INTENDED MAJORS? INTENDED MAJOR?

Learned to cook. Do what how you want not what others want from you.

New York University

Chemical Engineering.

VISHNU JAISIM University of Michigan VIBHA ARRAMREDDY Carnegie Mellon University

UC Santa Barbara

INTENDED MAJOR?

anoushka buch

INTENDED MAJORS? INTENDED& MAJOR? Psychology Communications. Animal Science.

SIMREN GUPTA JASON PAN

Zoom tennis Senior

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Night.

esha gohil ritika rajamani

Leaving the house (thankfully I did that before quarantine).

Cherish every moment and go emily chen to all the school events!

INTENDED MAJOR? ONEScience. LAST THING? Neural

Thank you so much for making

my Harker experience CELEBRITY CRUSH? so

amazing. Ethan Hu. I love you guys and wish you success in all your Moshing in the AC hallway NEXT YEAR’S PLANS? future endeavors. <3 with the rest of my class during Go to NYU if allowed, and begin Homecoming rally. my college level education for varsha rammohan becoming a neurosurgeon.

esha gohil

ALLISONJOSHI YEN ARNAV ELLEN GUO

nilisha baid

University of Southern California

SANJAY RAJASEKHARAN HENRY CUNINGHAM Columbia University

INTENDED MAJOR? Computer Science.

Columbia University

INTENDED MAJOR?

esha gohil

INTENDED MAJORS?

Business Administration & International Relations.

ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT? Became DECA Dad.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Standing on top of a podium with my best friend.

ADVICE FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

Take APUSH (You are welcome, esha gohil Ms. Wheeler).

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FAVORITE YEAR?

Chemical Engineering.

MOHAN AWASTHI FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT? Chapman University

Senior year.

FAVORITE CLASS?

Eagle painting!

Neural Networks.

INTENDED MAJOR? ADVICEFinance. FOR UNDERCLASSMEN?

CELEBRITY CRUSH?

Go. To. Sleep.

FAVORITE T-SHIRT? NEXT YEAR’S PLANS? All of them.

Reading 15 minutes every night before FAVORITE SPIRIT EVENT? bed. Regatta.

MEMORABLE MOMENT? ADVICE Eight of my friends FOR and I simultaneously UNDERCLASSMEN? body-rolling on the roof of the Main Don’t try so hard with people. Street parking garage.

nicole tian ritika rajamani

Zayn.

INTENDED MAJOR?

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Architecture.

Buying every flavor of La Croix that Walmart had to offer.

FAVORITE MOVIE? Tangled.

ONE REGRET?

Caring so much about what everyone thinks.

MEMORABLE MOMENT?

Twisting my ankle after getting up too fast from a nap.

erica cai

irina malyugina

eric fang

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Once an Eagle, always an Eagle.

We will always remember the emotions

“Hugs & hi-fives” and with muchinlove, associated with special moments life, Ms. Kristina Alaniz, Director of Alumni namely joy, pride, sorrow, confidence

To the LEGENDARY Class of 2020, At the end of the 2018-2019 school

Humans of Harker also provides a valuable teaching tool for our journalism staff. Every journalism student is involved in the process of writing these profiles, which are assigned at the beginning of the year. Our feature-writing abilities have improved, and so have our skills as portrait photographers. This year, because we lost the chance to be together, the journalism staff decided to create a separate publication to be sent directly to everyone’s homes. In this spirit, we present to you the first-ever Humans of Harker magazine. The magazine is a collaboration between the Humans of Harker team and TALON leadership Anoushka Buch, Nilisha Baid, Shreya Srinivasan and Helen Zhu. The TALON staffers poured their dedication, passion, perseverance, graphic design skill and time into this project over the past weeks as they designed each page. Without their generosity and tenacity, this magazine would never have come to fruition. The Humans of Harker team cannot thank them enough, and I personally owe them endless amounts of boba. The magazine includes responses from the senior questionnaire sent out in early May: the Class of 2020’s advice is funny, loving, inspirational, serious and

insightful. The pages are grouped by advisories, and the seniors’ advisers, senior dean, Mr. Keller, the Office of Communications and the Alumni Office also sent in additional words of encouragement and advice. As Editor-in-Chief of this project, I want to thank the seniors for their willing participation, warmth and honesty. I also want to thank every journalism student who allocated their time and energy to creating these stories. Finally, I would like to thank my adviser, Ms. Austin, for her constant support, encouragement, advice and bad jokes – we would never have been able to do this without you. I hope you will take the time to discover the collective story of our seniors: their experiences, their life advice, their reminiscences about the past and their hopes for the future. The power of the Humans of Harker project is its ability to make us connect with every senior. Together, these unique stories join to complete the narrative of the Class of 2020. With love, Saloni Shah Humans of Harker Editor-in-Chief

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letter from the editor

message to 2020

Humans of Harker Managing Editor Erica Cai, Saloni Shah and Humans of Harker Managing Editor Esha Gohil

letter from the editor

and to ours: here’s to you, 2020:

sydney takemoto

BACK Kathy Fang, Anthony Xu, Jessie Wang, Eric Fang, Delaney Logue FRONT Jin Tuan, Gloria Zhang, Emily Chen, Nina Gee sydney takemoto

saurav tewari shreya srinivasan

anoushka buch

photo tribute

THE BEGINNING OF THE END Adhya Hoskote claps enthusiastically during the Baccalaureate ceremony on May 22, 2019. This ceremony, which preceded the graduation ceremony for the Class of 2019, marked the Class of 2020’s first day as seniors. TIME FLIES ASB President Avi Gulati gestures while giving a speech at the Matriculation ceremony, which was held on Aug. 23. During the event, the Class of 2020 sat in a designated senior section for an all-school ceremony in the quad for the last time. IT’20VER Piper White, Devin Keller and Jack Connors yell during the scream-off during Homecoming Week. Before this event, the senior class surprised the school as they ran, jumping and chanting, onto the gym floor in a grand performance of class unity. FIRSTS AND LASTS Emily Cheng and Allison Jia bump hips during Disney Classics, the senior-only performance, of the dance show. Every year, the dance show, which is held in early February, has two all-senior dances. ENDING ON A HIGH NOTE Darshan Chahal, Asmit Kumar, Andrew Cheplyansky, Shomrik Mondal, Brandon Lin and Anthony Xu smile for a photo together during their game against Eastside College Prep on Senior Night. Later that month, on Feb. 29, the varsity boys soccer team defeated St. Francis High School in penalty kicks and was crowned CCS champions.

Thank you to our 2020 Harker Journalism seniors: Anthony, Delaney, Emily, Eric, Gloria, Jessie, Jin, Kathy and Nina! So much gratitude for the thousands of collective hours you spent during your four years of high school in the journalism room – on covering a political campaign rally; listening to fierce debates at Speakers’ Corner in London; uploading photos for the Campaign 2020 national archive site; covering the protest marches in San Jose and SF; covering another Harker championship game; designing and illustrating an award-winning Winged Post; shooting (another) portrait for Humans of Harker; interviewing city officials for the housing package; breaking the news of the strange new virus as it arrived in California; spending (another) weekend working on TALON spreads; living the “seniors don’t have finals but you have to work on yearbook” weeks. A few memories: Deadline nights. More deadline nights. “Carlos is texting me again: how much longer until you send?” Humans of Harker. Keurig coffee and hot chocolate. Hershey’s kisses.

Popcorn. So much popcorn. Pineapple pizza. Butter chicken. Ike’s Sandwiches. Walter the journalism squirrel. “Email Carla. Email Herff.” March 18. “How long have your parents been waiting for you in the parking lot?” London. Washington. Maui. San Francisco. Gold Crowns. Pacemakers. Best of Show #1. Work in Progress. This is It. re: define. Emergence. This was a year like no other, yet you rose with courage to the challenge of history in the face of challenging political currents, a rising tide of protest about inequity and injustice, and a global COVID-19 pandemic that cut through your senior year. Thank you for standing up for what you believe, whether it was comfortable or not, and for leaving a legacy that will live on brightly. You are brave and amazing. But also, you are so much fun! I will miss you very much, and wish each of you great things in the years ahead. Ms. Ellen Austin Director of Journalism

to our seniors