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Harker’s former director of global education, Bill Bost, passed away in June and his friends at Harker are joining with Bost’s dear friend, Mike Kerbyson, in holding a memorial to celebrate his life. The memorial will be Sat., Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. in the Bucknall gym, followed by an informal gathering...

On Nov. 3 an intrepid quartet of Harker teachers placed third in the fifth annual Silicon Valley Trivia Challenge, held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. The contest is a fundraiser held by the Junior League of San Jose, and Chris and Marcia Riedel of Hunter Labs (and former Harker parents)...

William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” the 2012 fall play put on by the Harker Conservatory Oct. 25-27, offered a refreshing take on the revered, centuries-old tale of the rotten happenings in the state of Denmark. Featuring no fewer than five capable actors and actresses in the title role – Jai Ahuja,...

John Hunter, named one of Time magazine’s top 12 education activists, and whose talk on TED was voted 2011’s “Most Influential,” spoke at Harker in early October as part of the Common Ground Speaker Series. Hunter, who is also an award-winning teacher, discussed his invention of the “World...

Homecoming, a cherished Harker tradition, will take place Nov. 2, as the Eagles take on Lynbrook High at Davis Field on the upper school campus. Aside from the intense competition on the field, there will be plenty of other attractions available to members of the Harker community, including great food,...

Attendees at the 62nd Harker Family & Alumni Picnic on Oct. 14 gloried in the timelessness of the picnic: new things each year–especially the faces of students growing up–and some of the classics, like the never-get-tired-of-it dunk tank. The whole event, one of the big opening events...

Harker hosted two exciting visits from exchange teachers last month, one from Japan and the other from China. Both Yu Sasaki of Japan and Zhang Tao of China were warmly received and are now missed by students and teachers alike. On Sept. 6 Sasaki, who lives in Sendai, Japan, visited the upper school...

Taylor Eigsti returned to a sold-out Nichols Hall auditorium on Sept. 28 to kick off the third season of the Harker Concert Series. Performing to a very enthusiastic crowd, the 27-year-old jazz piano phenom again dazzled an audience made up of everyone from budding jazz fans to longtime aficionados. The...

Grade 5 and grade 12 students hit the turf at Davis Field on Sept. 20 for the first Eagle Buddies event of the year. After pairing up, the students separated into three groups, each taking part in one of three fun activities set up for the day. One group of buddies had a blast playing a game in which...

This article was originally published in the fall 2012 Harker Quarterly. This year, Harker faculty once again took advantage of Harker’s summer technology grant program to improve their classroom teaching methods. Since the program’s inception more than 10 years ago, dozens of faculty members have...