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The Mayer daughters, Pumpkin, Gr. 3 and Callie, K, and Nicole Arena, also K, had a chance to dine with  Joe Connolly, dean of students, as part of the annual picnic’s “Lunch with Mr. Connolly” package. The Brezoczky family was the second family who won a lunch with Connolly, and Kate, K; Charlotte,...

Tickets for the 2010 Harker fashion show, “Outside the Box,” are now on sale! Register now at the reservations page to get preferred seating at one of the premiere Harker events of the year.  Held at the San Jose Convention Center, Harker’s annual fashion show fundraiser has become a highly...

“They really are losing their minds!” said psychologist Dr. Laura Kastner about teenagers. The third speaker in the 2009-10 Common Ground Series, Kastner addressed a gathering of 200 parents at Harker’s Nichols Hall atrium Jan. 26. A University of Washington professor and author of four books on...

Sue Smith and Lauri Vaughan, upper school librarians, were featured speakers at the Bay Area Association of Independent School Librarians (BAISL) winter meeting Jan. 15 at the Branson School in Ross, Calif. In a talk titled “How We Learn,” Smith and Vaughan spoke about the changing dynamics of information...

Harker’s instrumental program has grown so steadily in the past few years, it has outgrown its annual winter showcase. This year, directors Chris Florio, Louis Hoffman and Toni Woodruff split their program into two separate concerts held Jan. 15, and judging by the packed houses and enthusiastic responses,...

Harker opened the week before holiday break in typically grand fashion, with the annual holiday campus tour on Dec. 11. All three campuses were treated to performances by musicians, singers and dancers from many different grade levels, each performing their own unique odes to the time-honored lessons...

In keeping with the giving spirit of the holiday season, Harker students from all three campuses participated in service projects to spread cheer to the surrounding communities. The lower school toy drive collected more than 700 toys, which were delivered to the children of less fortunate families, so...

Harker continues to go electronic, moving away from paper in a number of ways. Besides making Harker News Online our primary news channel, the Harker Parent Portal (HPP) was streamlined for easier use this year. Of equal interest are the ways Harker’s technology department is helping students and...

The Harker Research Symposium will take place April 10, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Nichols Hall. Submissions are due Fri., Jan. 29, 2010. Since 2006, the Harker Research Symposium has offered students with a passion for a science a forum to present and discuss the results of their many hours of research...

On Saturday, Dec. 19 on KTVU, Harker was featured on “Eco Company,” a national TV program covering teens who are taking an active role in creating greener communities. The segment on Harker featured the upper school campus’ greenhouse and organic garden, the LEED gold-certified Nichols Hall, the...