Near Family Gives Harker’s First Endowment
Harker has received its first endowment, The John Near Excellence in History Education Endowment Fund, in memory of the 31-year veteran of Harker’s teaching…
Posts by Catherine Snider
Students Enjoying History, Sights of D.C. Area
Harker eighth graders arrived in the Washington, D.C., area over the weekend and have been greatly enjoying their trek through the nation’s capital and…
UNICEF Films Harker Sophomores for Documentary
[Updated] A film crew from UNICEF was on campus Oct. 26 to film Harker’s various green installations, including Smart Meters at the lower school,…
Four Honored in Siemens Competition; One Advances
The 2009 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology results are in and Alex Han, Gr. 12, has been named a regional finalist; Harker…
Students Learn Science of Momentum
Raji Swaminathan’s Gr. 7 science students spent a week in October learning about momentum and how it is an important factor in analyzing automobile…
HEART Invites Climate Change Speaker
The Harker Environmental and Animal Rights Team (HEART) held a special assembly on Oct. 22 featuring guest speaker Ambessa Cantave, an educator representing the…
[Updated] NPR Traveler Rick Steves Opens ’09-’10 Speaker Series
[Updated] The Harker Speaker Series returns in 2009 with Rick Steves, renowned travel book writer. He will discuss his recent book, “Travel as a…
[Update] Conservatory Takes on Challenging “Galileo”
[Update] The Harker Conservatory presents “Galileo,” first written by Bertolt Brecht just prior to World War II, then updated by Brecht in 1947. In…
GEO Week Starts with Visit by charity: water
The Global Empowerment and Outreach student club kicked off its fall GEO week on Oct. 16 with a visit to the upper school by…
[Updated] WiSTEM takes on Breast Cancer
[Updated] Women in Science, Technology, Electronics and Mathematics (WiSTEM) is taking on breast cancer awareness this fall, starting with a Breast Cancer Awareness Week…