On Feb. 18, a special panel on fashion was held with Arjun Kilaru ‘19, Jill Milan founder Jill Fraser, and upper school English teachers Nicholas Manjoine and Pauline Paskali.
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Bajaj ’20 speaks to students on racism in medicine
Last week, Simar Bajaj ‘20 gave a presentation to Harker students to expand on the points made in an essay he co-wrote that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in January.
Major success for Harker DECA at Silicon Valley conference
From Jan. 11-14 135 students from the Harker DECA chapter attended the 2021 Silicon Valley Career Development Conference (SVCDC).
Harker speech and debate takes first place at UC Berkeley tourney
Harker was the first place overall school at last weekend’s Cal Invitational UC Berkeley speech and debate tournament.
Harker teams place high in regional DOE Science Bowl
Hundreds of donations collected for pajama and book drive
The annual grade 3 pajama and book drive collected 156 pairs of pajamas and 406 books.
Bettina Love delivers webinar on Black history, racism and abolition
To recognize the beginning of Black History Month, Harker’s Black Student Union and Student Diversity Coalition hosted a webinar by Dr. Bettina Love, the Athletic Association Endowed Professor at the University of Georgia and author of “We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom.”
Music professor Ron McCurdy speaks on Harlem Renaissance
Ron McCurdy, a professor of music at USC, gave a special presentation Tuesday on the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 30s.
Pianist Taylor Eigsti talks projects, touring and composition
Jazz pianist Taylor Eigsti appeared via Zoom Friday night for the third event of the 2021 Virtual Harker Concert Series.
12 seniors selected as 2021 Presidential Scholar candidates
12 Harker seniors were selected as candidates for the 2021 US Presidential Scholars program.