Six Harker seniors were among the top 300 in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search, tying for the most students qualifying from a single school in California.
Six Harker seniors were among the top 300 in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search, tying for the most students qualifying from a single school in California.
Last week’s Student Directed Showcase spotlighted the directorial talents of seniors Anika Banga, Haley Keller, Jessica Skinner and Sameep Mangat. Directors spent several months developing their vision for each of the one-act plays featured at SDS, managing every aspect of the play, from casting to on-stage visual elements to event promotion. As has been the […]
At Tuesday’s senior class meeting, a student-created app was used to hold the parking lottery for seniors who wish to park on campus when parking is opened to them later this month. “We saw a need for a digitized parking system and sought to provide an efficient solution for students, faculty and administrators,” said Johnny […]
Today, upper school students attended a special assembly that featured an appearance by Tom Nazario, an assistant professor at the University of San Francisco and founder of The Forgotten International, nonprofit organization dedicated to alleviating poverty around the world. Nazario partnered with photojournalist Renee C. Byer to publish the 2014 book “Living on a Dollar […]
Organizers for this year’s Kicks Against Cancer raised funds during lunch on Wednesday, selling t-shirts that will be worn at the Friday soccer event. Every year, Kicks Against Cancer donates the proceeds from the sales to Camp Okizu, an organization that offers camp programs to families with children diagnosed with cancer. Students also promoted the […]
Last week, seven of this year’s Near-Mitra scholars – seniors Andrew Semenza, Amy Jin, Derek Yen, Emily Chen, Nirban Bhatia and Jackie He – visited the Stanford Humanities Center, which sponsors research into human history, arts, philosophy and culture. The students received a tour of the facility and met with the Hume Humanities Honors fellows. […]
Grade 3 students celebrated Dress for History Day by wearing costumes inspired by modes of dress from different cultures from various historical periods. Costumes included miners, hippies and Civil War veterans.
A team of eight Harker students took second place at the 2018 United States Invitational Young Physicists Tournament (USIYPT) in Lynchburg, Va., this past weekend.
Nine Harker Upper School students stepped into the shoes of diplomats as they represented Denmark this past weekend at the Santa Clara Valley Model United Nations Conference, held at Santa Teresa High School. The students debated everything from “Establishing a Legal Framework for the Use of Military Drones” to “Promoting Sustainable Development in Urban Areas” […]
In late January, 63 upper school students received recognition in the 2018 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Since 1923, the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards have recognized the work of middle and high school students in the visual and literary arts. Past awardees have included Langston Hughes, Sylvia Plath and Topaz Winters. The work of […]
Last month’s Kicks Against Cancer raised a total of $2,756 for Camp Okizu, an organization that sets up outdoors activity for children living with cancer and their families. Started in 2010 by members of the upper school girls varsity soccer team, the event has raised funds every year since by selling t-shirts, tickets, bracelets, baked […]
Last weekend, Harker’s upper school National Science Bowl team A – seniors Swapnil Garg, Rajiv Movva, Derek Yen and Shaya Zarkesh, and sophomore Emily Liu, all coached by Gary Blickenstaff – qualified for the national finals in Washington, D.C. after going undefeated in the regional competition at Stanford’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. This marks the […]
Yesterday, Austrian piano manufacturer Bösendorfer – makers of the piano that sits on the stage at the Rothschild Performing Arts Center – brought German pianist Jan Jiracek von Arnim to the Patil Theater to deliver a very special master class to Harker students. An award-winning performer and professor at the University for Music and Performing […]
Earlier this week, upper school students donated backpacks and school supplies to children from low-income families at East San Jose’s Ocala Middle School. More than 40 backpacks were dropped off at the school along with pencils, pens, notebooks, binders, reusable water bottles and other supplies. The initiative was led by three students: Andrea Simonian, grade […]
At the NorCal FIRST Lego League’s Silicon Valley Championship in late January, a team made up of Harker sixth graders Jordan Labio, Dustin Miao and Kabir Ramzan – known as “Alpha Wolves” – took first place among the 35 teams at the event. The team’s robot performed exceptionally throughout the competition, scoring the highest two […]
New York City-based brass combo Lucky Chops, currently in the middle of a national tour, stopped by the upper school for a special assembly performance of their brand of high-energy funk. The band played a series of original songs and a medley consisting of familiar pop tunes by artists such as Blondie, The Spice Girls […]
The lower school celebrated the 2018 Chinese New Year on a brisk Friday morning, Feb. 23, as students enjoyed Chinese food served by Harker parents and learned how to make Chinese knots of various shapes. Classroom doors and other spots around the blacktop were decorated for the occasion. The event was a great way to […]