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Upper School

9 years ago

LS/MS winter among most successful seasons; US winter All-League teams wrap up and lots of spring action

Lower and middle school update provided by Theresa “Smitty” Smith The lower and middle school winter sports season is split into two seasons, early and late…

literature

9 years ago

Kudos: Upper school poet wins first place in national writing contest

Fresh off of winning eight awards in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, junior Jacqueline He was named the first place winner in the…

Student Life Upper School

9 years ago

CareerConnect brings in tech recruiter to refine resume writing

This report prepared by Neha Tallapragada, grade 10. In late February, CareerConnect hosted a Resume Building Workshop led by Marissa Enfantino, a recruiter for Adobe and former…

Student Life Middle School, Student Live Upper School

9 years ago

Bus service to and from Caltrain to start in fall

Starting this fall Harker will expand its student bus service to include picking up and dropping off middle and upper school students at the…

Sports

9 years ago

Former Harker student signs with NBA team; lots of early season success for spring sports

NBA Hollis Thompson, who attended Harker from 1996 to 2001 for kindergarten through fourth grade, recently signed back-to-back 10-day contracts with the NBA’s New…

visualarts

9 years ago

Student art showcased at lunchtime AP Studio Art Reception

AP Studio Art students showcased their work at last week’s AP Studio Art Reception, a lunchtime event that attracted a crowd of students and…

Sports

9 years ago

Boys golf makes school history; kudos for Thompson; alumna Connell ’13 breaks own record

Boys Golf The boys golf team started its season with a bang as it brought home the program’s first-ever tournament win. The victory at…

Sports

9 years ago

Anderson and Thompson push records; wrestling, basketball start CCS; soccer ends on high note; spring sports begin

Boys Soccer The boys soccer team finished its season last week with a 4-1 win over Eastside College Prep and a 5-3 win over…

In the News, Science

9 years ago

Science Bowl team headed to nationals after winning regional competition

On Feb. 11, Harker’s Science Bowl team won the regional competition held at the Stanford Linear Accelerator’s National Accelerator Laboratory. Senior Venkat Sankar and…

Science

9 years ago

STEM Buddies organizes first lower school visit

On Feb. 6, several members of Harker WiSTEM (Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) headed to the lower school for a first-ever STEM…