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Harker’s library director and resident history buff Sue Smith had a very pleasant surprise over the summer: a visit from the grandson of Frank Cramer, the founder of Manzanita Hall, the school that eventually became The Harker School. Tom Lasley and his wife, Jayne, live in Southern California, but...

This article was originally published in the summer 2012 Harker Quarterly. Two long-term plans clasped hands this spring when Harker became top bidder on a desirable property near Union Avenue and Highway 85 in San Jose and decided to open a preschool there, initially. The purchase process, though not...

Harker is proud to celebrate nearly a century of excellence in performing  arts. “The Princess,” adapted from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem of the same name, was performed by the juniors and seniors of Miss Harker’s School for Girls in 1907 and is the earliest play program held in the archives....

This story originally appeared in Harker News in May, 2004 by Sue Smith, Harker Archivist From the Harker School’s earliest beginnings, dance has played an important role. The 1903 catalog features dance instruction, offered to the girls for $20 per term. By the ’20s, dance became part of the curriculum,...

As we celebrate the success of The Harker School’s recent, first-ever fashion show fundraising event reported in this issue, we also celebrate the many other parent fundraisers in Harker’s long history of parent fundraising! Through the 1970s, along with the annual Family Picnic, the Harker Father’s...

This story was originally printed in the March 2008 issue of Harker News. Now in its third year, the Harker Research Symposium showcases student research projects to inspire students and give them a chance to present their hardest work in a scientific environment. Projects on display will include those...

This story was originally posted online in November 2007. Four Harker seniors have been named semifinalists in the Siemens Competition. Semifinalists receive a special recognition package; their names will be announced in a full-page advertisement in USA Today and be posted on the Siemens Foundation...

This story was originally published in the May 2008 issue of Harker News. “Going Green” was the theme of the third annual Harker Research Symposium held in March 2008 on the Saratoga campus. Over 300 attended and 50 students from the middle and upper schools gave presentations. Poster sessions...

This story was originally posted online Oct. 2, 2007 This school year marks the occasion of the 10th year since Harker opened the Bucknall campus and launched the new Upper School. There will be a variety of activities and features throughout the year to celebrate, and to marvel at just how far we’ve...

This story was originally posted online in December 2007 In a tremendous run at the championship, our girls varsity volleyball team, supported by a huge number of students, family and friends, made it to the championship match, but were shut down Saturday afternoon by Santa Fe Valley Christian of Solana,...