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Traveling across international waters, 29 Gr. 6 students visited Harker’s sister school Tamagawa Gakuen in Tokyo during a weeklong trip to Japan led by English and math teacher Kathleen Ferretti. After a warm welcome at Kodomono-kuni Park, Harker students got together with Tamagawa students for a morning...

[Update] In error, Harker News Online mis-identified the singer of the moving rendition of “Far From the Home I Love.” Shazdeh Hussain, playing Hodel, was the singer. We apologize for the error. This year’s middle school musical was an excellent rendition of the 1964 hit “Fiddler...

The state convention of the California Junior Classical League was held in Irvine in April, and Harker’s middle school students excelled in a broad range of categories. Harker ranked second overall among the middle schools at the event. Harker’s middle school also took first in the boys track...

Albert Chu, Gr. 8, was one of eight California winners in the Promising Young Writers Program, which recognizes talent and emphasizes the importance of writing skills. Initially, 12 eighth-grade students submitted a theme piece of writing as well as writing samples. Harker nominated Chu and classmate...

Many Harker middle school students recently participated in the annual overnight picnic, dubbed the “Party All Night Party.”  Held at the Saratoga campus, the fun kicked off  with a pizza dinner. The students then set up camp and were treated to a variety of exciting activities,  including...

This year’s Evening of Jazz  represented a first for Harker’s conservatory. It was the first concert to feature musicians from both the lower and upper school jazz bands. Director Chris Florio said he was  “really passionate about [the school’s] instrumental program being strongly K-12.”...

Exercising their creativity, Gr. 7 advisories took a break from their studies in early April to make sidewalk chalk drawings of things  they love most about Harker.

Two teams of Gr. 8 students were recently declared winners in the Southwest Pacific Region for this year’s eCybermission contest. Dubbed the Dust Busters, Sharon Babu, Allen Cheng, Albert Chu and Daniel Pak won first place and each received a $3,000 savings bond. They will also travel to Baltimore...

For one week in late February, Gr. 8 students found themselves playing the role of parent, as they were required to carry and attend to flour sacks for the duration of the week. All of the five-pound flour sacks were required to wear real clothes at all times and could not wear beanies, which often make...

Harker middle school students recently participated in the National Latin and National Myth Exams. More than 150,000 students in 14 countries took the National Latin Exam. Of these, more than 50 were from Harker. They did particularly well, with 51 receiving awards, including 16 gold medals and five...