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Two eighth graders among first-ever winners of Maryam Mirzakhani Award
Student documentary wins grand prize in C-SPAN StudentCam contest
“Cmd-Delete,” a short documentary created by juniors Jason Lin, Sara Yen and Amar Karoshi, was today named the grand prize winner of C-SPAN’s 2020 StudentCam contest.
[UPDATED] 11 students win National Merit scholarships, nearly 60 percent of class recognized overall
In mid-September, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation identified 68 Harker seniors as Commended Students in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Competition.
Harker students bring home 14 perfect AP scores, including one double perfect
Over a dozen Harker students earned perfect scores on AP tests taken last spring.
Upper school math students earn accolades in national contests
Six finalists and one semifinalist in ProjectCSGIRLS Competition
Upper school quiz bowl finishes in the top 5 percent nationwide
Harker’s A Quiz Bowl team – juniors Rohan Cherukuri, Jeffrey Fung, Kyle Li and Arun Sundaresan – spent Memorial Day weekend in Atlanta, where they finished in the top 5 percent at the High School National Championship Tournament for National Academic Quiz Tournaments.
Junior wins Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award at Intel ISEF
In mid-May, junior Allison Jia was named one of two winners of the Intel Foundation Scientist Award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
Three students win grand prizes at 2019 Synopsys science fair
Juniors Cynthia Chen and Allison Jia and senior Ruhi Sayana were all grand prize winners at the Synopsys Silicon Valley Science & Technology Championship in March.