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Bay Area Parent – June 2010: Recent upper school graduate Colby Rapson and kindergartner Ravi Lal appear on the cover of this month’s issue, now available on newsstands throughout the area. California Coast Parent, Santa Clara County and San Mateo County Edition – Summer 2010: Harker is featured...

San Jose Mercury News – May 21, 2010: Alumnus Jason Martin ’07 was mentioned in an article about the San Jose State baseball team. At the time the story appeared, Martin had a .375 batting average, a team best and a remarkable feat considering he broke his hand last fall. San Jose Mercury News –...

Jennifer Hayashi, Gr. 3, and her girlfriends enjoyed an afternoon out with  lower school teacher Kelle Sloan. Hayashi was the winner of Sloan’s “Pedicure and Picnic” package, offered at the 2009 Harker Family & Alumni Picnic last October. The girls enjoyed pedicures at Lavande Nail Spa in...

On May 1, Harker students joined the community as family and friends strutted down Santana Heights’ rooftop terrace during Santana Row’s second annual Poolside Soiree Fashion Show. Produced by Red Haute & Co.’s Beverly Zeiss, who also produces Harker’s fashion show, this year’s...

Two instrumental groups from the lower school, one of  which included members from Gr. 6, won silver awards at the Heritage Music Festival. The event took place this past weekend at Foothill Community College. Heritage festivals are held around the country for various skill levels. At this one, Harker...

Students from all three campuses joined together March 18 for  “United Voices: An Evening with LS, MS and US Choirs.” The groups sang hymns and international melodies in Harker’s first choral music concert spanning all grade levels. Vivace, directed by Jennifer Cowgill, kicked off the show with...

Students, faculty and Harker family members arrived en masse at the Blackford campus on April 26 for the fourth annual Harker Cancer Walk. This year’s event was another success, bringing in $5,500 in one day alone, with donations still being received at Harker News Online press time. The well-attended...

“If you build it…” The oft-quoted line from the movie “Field of Dreams” has been echoing in the halls of The Harker School the last few years. Nichols Hall, which opened to great celebration in the fall of 2008, has proven to be a spectacular home for science classes, competitive research...

Upper school music teacher Susan Nace is a Grammy winner! Nace, who directs Cantilena and advises Guys’ Gig, is part of the Grammy-winning San Francisco Symphony Chorus. The group was given the Best Choral Performance award for their live recording of “Symphony of a Thousand,” part of Gustav Mahler’s...

In April, members of the Parent Development Council (PDC) were invited to have lunch at the Harker campuses. Parents of lower school children visited the Bucknall campus on April 15 and 16, joining their kids in the lunch line and enjoying their meals together. The following week, Blackford parents sat...