National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced the first two rounds of graduating seniors who have won scholarships in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program.
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2024-25 Near-Mitra Scholars recognized at ceremony
Families and friends of this year’s Near-Mitra Scholars gathered at Nichols Auditorium for this year’s Annual Recognition Event.
Journalism wins First Amendment Press Freedom Award for fourth consecutive year
Harker was among 16 high schools named 2025 winners of the First Amendment Press Freedom Award by the Journalism Education Association (JEA), making this Harker’s fourth consecutive year receiving the award.
Harker students win nearly 300 Regional Art & Writing Awards
Harker students won a record 286 regional awards (112 for art and 174 for writing) in the 2025 Scholastic Art & Writing Contest, organized by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.
Kindergartner takes second in piano competition, set to perform at Carnegie Hall
Harker kindergartner Evelyn Hua is slated to perform at New York City’s Carnegie Hall in March after placing second in American Protégé International’s 2024 Competition of Romantic Music.
Three seniors among top 300 scholars in 2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search
Three Harker seniors were named to the top 300 scholars in the 2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search, one of the country’s most prestigious science competitions.
[UPDATED] Eighth grader takes top prize in Junior Innovators Challenge
Last week, eighth grader Tina Jin took the top prize in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge.
Harker takes three of five top spots in Harvard research competition
Upper school students took three out of five top spots in the The Harvard Undergraduate Research Journal’s (THURJ) Research Competition.
Record-setting 71 seniors named National Merit semifinalists
The semifinalists make up 36% of the Class of 2025.
2024 grad wins silver at European Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics
Michelle Wei ’24 won silver for the United States’ team at the event in the Netherlands.
