Nearly a dozen Harker seniors have been named in the first two rounds of winner announcements in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Competition.
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Harker students place high, win honors at Stanford Math Tournament
Last month, Harker students posted impressive results at the Stanford Math Tournament, held at the Stanford University campus.
Middle school Latin earns awards at State Latin Convention
A delegation of middle and upper school Latin students, accompanied by assistant division head Alison Ung, attended this year’s State Latin Convention at St. Francis High School in Sacramento from March 27-28.
Model UN heads to BMUN, picks up awards and honors
In early March, students from Harker’s Model UN attended the 74th Berkeley Model UN Conference (BMUN), held at University of California Berkeley.
Debate teacher wins fifth NSDA Diamond Award
Upper school debate teacher Jenny Achten recently received her fifth Diamond Award from the National Speech & Debate Association
Harker top among California schools for Regeneron Top 300 scholars
Five Harker seniors, the most from any California school, are among the 300 scholars in the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search.
In new record, 77 seniors named 2026 National Merit semifinalists
Yesterday, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced that 77 Harker seniors – 40% of the entire class – have been named semifinalists in the…
[Updated] 2025 Nat’l Merit Scholarship winners count stands at 14
National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced the first two rounds of graduating seniors who have won scholarships in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Students and recent graduate featured at National History Day National Contest
Two current Harker students and a recent graduate were recently chosen to showcase their work at last week’s National History Day National Contest in College Park, Md.
Journalism enjoys historically successful spring semester
Harker’s journalism program saw many successes during the spring semester, most recently with the TALON yearbook and Winged Post newspaper winning first place in the Journalism Education Association Northern California’s Best of the West awards.
