In late March, upper school English teacher Jennifer Siraganian was named the next Poet Laureate of Los Gatos.
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DoorDash co-founder Andy Fang ’10 gifts $10 million
DoorDash co-founder Andy Fang ’10 has gifted $10 million to The Harker School to establish The Alumni Scholarship Endowment Fund, which will support Harker’s commitment to diversity at the school.
Students win grand prize and other awards at international hack-a-thons
Harker students Krish Maniar, grade 10, and Kabir Ramzan, grade 9, received the Grand Prize and several other awards at the HackDefy 2.0 hack-a-thon, held during the weekend of March 27.
Harker DECA performs well at SCDC
From Feb. 22-25, 139 students from The Harker School DECA Chapter attended the 2021 State Career Development Conference (SCDC). This conference was held virtually…
Science teacher releases third book in series about the elements
Raji Swaminathan, middle school science teacher, recently published the third book in her series about the elements, titled “The Halogens – Oh, So Reactive!” As…
Bay Area students, teachers attend Student Diversity Leadership Gathering
On March 13, students and faculty from Bay Area schools attended the Student Diversity Leadership Gathering, hosted by Harker and led by Rodney Glasgow,…
Tiffany Liou ’08 speaks on violence against Asian Americans
Tiffany Liou ‘08, now a reporter with the ABC-affiliated WFAA in Dallas, posted a video in which she speaks about the yearlong wave of violence against Asian-Americans.
Student-created website tracks vaccination progress
Earlier this month, a group of Harker seniors published a website that tracks the rate of COVID-19 vaccination in the United States and the country’s progress toward herd immunity.
Girls tennis snaps 24-year streak, cross country clinches top 5
Girls tennis posted big wins last week, and cross country and golf also turned in great performances.
CareerConnect panelists discuss running small businesses during pandemic
CareerConnect recently hosted a speaker panel to help students better understand how small businesses have transitioned from the pandemic.
