HSD Tiger News 2nd Edition | Page 2

Page 2 From the Counselor to the Class of 2015 By: Bekir Atas My role as a counselor is to provide you with quality, dedicated advice and guidance. My mission at Harmony is to prepare each high school student for higher education by giving them great intellectual promise and opportunity to reach their maximum potential in their college and future career. My vision is that every student will leave HSD college and career ready with the knowledge, skills and confidence to effectively identify, select, plan, and prepare for college. In order to achieve that, I have been busy meeting with all of you, both individually and as a group, to help you prepare for life after high school. I strongly recommend you thoughtfully develop a program of study beyond high school that will help you achieve your goals to be well-educated to explore and develop your own interests and abilities. I wholeheartedly wish you good luck in your future career and life. Savage Seniors of HSD By: Michael Cassel This is the first Harmony School of Discovery Senior Interview for HSD NewsFlash! This year is Harmony’s Fifth Year Anniversary, but it is also our senior’s final year with us. Before we send them off to college I think it’s important to ask them about their HSD experiences, memories, and advice. These questions serve not only to end our year on a high note, but to give our seniors one more chance to say goodbye to HSD. Ankit Nanda, otherwise known as Sim Bhullar, has been at Harmony for five years. Some students consider him to be one of the kindest and funniest seniors in the school. When asked what his favorite HSD memory was, he replied with, “Our senior trip to Los Angeles. It was an unforgettable memory that I got to spend with all my friends.” When Ankit was asked what he will miss the most from HSD, he responded with, “I won’t miss my friends, cuz they’re my family”. What a profoundly deep quote that brings tears to my eyes. Another graduating senior, Walee Khan, has wisdom to share. Khan, otherwise known as Bundukhan, has been at Harmony for five years. He is widely regarded as the strangest and craziest person at HSD. When asked for the best advice you could give a freshman, he replied with, “Never turn down a favor, because then they’ll owe you one”. When Walee was asked what he would do differently if he started high school over, he responded with, “Pay attention. No matter how boring the class or teacher is.” That’s a life lesson that I couldn’t agree more with. Adjustments, Additions, Adventures By: Isabe