Harker Trivia Team Wins $500 Prize
In November, two teams made up of Harker faculty and staff competed at the Junior League of San Jose’s second annual trivia challenge at…
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Alumni Receive Treats from Advancement, Parents
In December, staff from Harker’s Office of Alumni Relations, with the help of several parents of recent graduates, put together and sent care packages…
Snowman ‘Grams Available For Purchase
Students on all three campuses are once again spreading holiday cheer this year through the sale of Snowman ‘Grams. At $1 apiece, the ‘grams…
[Update] Stanford Profs Study Virus Patterns on Campus
[Update] Stanford researchers were on campus today running a trial experiment in anticipation of a full scale study in January. This is their second…
Families Flock to Middle School Open House
The middle school open house on Dec. 6 gave prospective families a look into middle school student life and was an opportunity to meet…
Pomegranate Clean-Up is Just One Lower School Service Project
In late November, the kindergarten students (and quite a few adults) were busy on the Bucknall campus picking pomegranates from the grounds and bushes…
Middle School Laptop Program Thriving
Drop into any classroom on the middle school campus, it seems, and you are bound to see students in Gr. 6-8 all hard at…
Ex-Convict Speaks to Upper School on Ethics
Harker welcomed international speaker Patrick Kuhse to the Saratoga campus on Dec. 2 for a special talk on ethics, and how good people can…
Middle School Advisories Give Generously for Christmas
On Dec. 4, middle school students presented gifts to representatives from Kidango, a nonprofit, child development organization based in the Bay Area. The organization…
[Update II] Zhu in Copenhagen at UN Climate Conference
[Update II] Olivia Zhu, Gr. 11, selected by UNICEF USA to participate in the first-ever Children’s Climate Forum (CCF), has finished her work in…