Deven Parikh, grade 10, joined his mother at a communication debate workshop at Oracle in late July to help grade 6 girls learn the basics of speech and debate.
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Fitness app helps athletes with workouts
Loren Powers, Harker’s new head football and strength and conditioning coach, introduced the Volt app to the campus, bringing about a new way to help all our students take their health and fitness to the next level.
Cultural commentator Jay Smooth speaks at upper school morning assembly
On Monday morning, the upper school hosted a special assembly featuring cultural commentator Jay Smooth, who runs the popular video blog Ill Doctrine.
Common Ground Speaker Series 2019-20 season begins Sept. 17
The Common Ground Speaker Series has some great speakers lined up to help parents better understand their children’s challenges.
Preschool STEM lab updated and already in action
The Harker Preschool STEM lab has had a makeover and the young ones are having a ball in the updated facility!
Alumni receive Dean’s Award from University of Pennsylvania for academic excellence in service and innovation
Two Harker alumni were given Dean’s Awards for Academic Excellence by Wharton/University of Pennsylvania School of Undergraduates this spring.
Many top 10 finishes for Harker Latin students at national JCL convention
The theme of the 2019 National Junior Classical League Convention was “apes non sunt solitaria natura” (“Bees are not of a solitary nature”) and Harker students were certainly as busy as bees participating in various events.
Alumna ’09 named to Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 list
Harker alumna Denzil (Sikka) Eden ‘09 was honored this week as one of Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 award winners for 2019.
[UPDATED] 11 students win National Merit scholarships, nearly 60 percent of class recognized overall
In mid-September, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation identified 68 Harker seniors as Commended Students in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Competition.
Harker debaters garner first and second at nationals, have a great season overall!
Team Harker crushed it at the National Speech & Debate Tournament, where Haris Hosseini ‘19, and Avi Gulati, a rising senior, nailed first and second places in original oratory.
