Nichols Hall’s numerous green features have garnered attention from the San Jose Business Journal, which printed an article in the Oct. 3 edition of the newspaper.
The article, titled “Harker LEEDs by Design,” details some of Nichols Hall’s many environmentally-sound features and includes interviews with facilities manager Mike Bassoni and project manager Casper Wagner of XL Construction Corp.
With the crisp feeling of fall in the air, approximately 800 parents, students, faculty and staff attended The Harker School’s September 14 dedication ceremony of the new Davis Field on the Upper School campus Saratoga campus.
After a special donor reception on the sidelines, Head of School Chris Nikoloff hosted the evening’s ceremonies, which included the presentation of a $1.5 million donation from development council members John and Christine Davis. “We could not be prouder,” Davis stated. “The parents and student body wanted this field, and Harker made it happen.” Immediately after the ceremony, players from the girls’ soccer and lacrosse teams, boys’ soccer team and the football team broke through paper banners onto the field through tunnels formed by donors. The players met in the center of the field and formed a spontaneous cheering circle in the center. Following the color guard and the national anthem, a memorial recognizing Coach Deron Thorp, a Harker football coach who died suddenly at the age of 33 last fall was unveiled to Thorp’s family. Thorp’s positive impact left an indelible mark on Harker’s football team, and – beginning with this home game on the new Davis Field – the players have begun a new tradition of each player touching the football on the memorial before each home game as a gesture to remember Coach Thorp and the principles that he instilled in the players.
Mercury News Columnist Lisa Chung writes about a special dedication to beloved coach, Deron Thorp >>
Harker’s varsity girls volleyball team is the 2007 Nor Cal Division IV champ!
The team took the title in four games in Sacramento Tuesday evening against Christian Brothers High School. Harker won the first pair 25-13, 25-18, lost the third game 19-25 and slammed back to cap the match 25-19. Harker math teacher Stephanie Woolsey attended the game – along with close to 300 other loyal faculty, staff, students and parents who made the trek – and called in to report: “We were hot, they were not! We had a great crowd here, incredible, with two bus loads of students and many who drove up on their own. It was crazy!”
Since the inception of Harker’s Upper School – launched in 1998 – this is the first Harker team in its history to be named NorCal champions.
Next stop is San Jose State University for the State Championship against the Division IV SoCal champs, Santa Fe Christian, this Saturday, Dec 1. Game time should be around noon. Check back for more details, but plan to come out and cheer the team on to the championship
A team of eight Harker students was selected to represent the United States at the 2007 Junior 8 (J8) Summit in Wismar, Germany, a parallel youth event to the G8 Summit. “If these are tomorrow’s leaders, the future looks good indeed,” said Caryl Stern, acting-president of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, sponsors (along with Morgan Stanley) of the J8 program.
On June 6 a delegation of J8 students from different countries, including a Harker representative, were taken by helicopter to the Summit meeting site to present the J8 communiqué to world leaders. Harker’s representative was seated next to President Bush and interviewed by the BBC.