Earlier this month, 63 seniors were named semifinalists in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship, placing them among the top one percent of the 1.5 million students who entered the contest as juniors last year.
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[UPDATED] Harker Regeneron finalist to be showcased in late July
The Society for Science & the Public has named senior Cynthia Chen one of the top 40 finalists in the 2020 Regeneration Science Talent Search!
[UPDATED] Upper school Science Bowl team reaches national top 16
A team of Harker students won the U.S. Department of Energy’s Regional Science Bowl, held at Stanford University’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
Employees honored for years of service at end-of-year ceremony
At Thursday’s end-of-the-year ceremony, 67 employees were honored at the annual pin presentation for their years of hard work.
Music students spend shelter-in-place creating original compositions
During shelter-in-place, students in Susan Nace’s Study of Music class composed and recorded original pieces as part of their online studies.
Science teacher gets creative with home-based lessons
In April, lower school science teacher Shital Ashar made the most of the distance learning format by teaching from various spaces at her home via Zoom.
Alumni brothers’ nonprofit develops tool to help refugees during pandemic
Earlier this month, brothers Hassaan and Senan Ebrahim — graduates of the Classes of 2011 and 2008, respectively — were featured in The Harvard Gazette for their work in helping Syrian refugees, in particular the software their organization developed specifically for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Harker seniors sign commitments to play collegiate athletics
Harker is proud to announce the nine student athletes from the Class of 2020 that have signed commitments to play collegiate sports next year.
Hu named one of the top 10 NorCal boys swimmers of the last decade
Even though he missed out on his senior season, Ethan Hu, grade 12, continues to rack up the accolades.
Upper school students produce 640 masks for local homeless population
Earlier this week, upper school students dropped off a donation of 640 homemade masks at the Bay Area-based organization LifeMoves, which provides temporary housing and assistance to the local homeless population.
