The Class of 2026, refreshed after the senior trip, headed to the Mountain Winery in Saratoga on May 21 to take their final steps as Harker students. After a greeting from upper division head Paul Barsky, the graduates-to-be enjoyed inspiring farewell addresses from Senior Mission Award winner Elie Ahluwalia; Humsa Venkatesh ’04, assistant professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and Mass General Brigham; and Brian Yager, head of school (see page 2 for an excerpt from his address). The audience also was treated to musical performances by the Graduation Chorus and Harker Chamber Orchestra. After the final diploma was handed out, the newly minted graduates jubilantly tossed their caps and watched as a flock of doves was released into the evening air
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