Alumni Donate JETS Winnings Back to Harker
After adding luster to the Harker reputation, the winning 2009 Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) competition team has gone above and beyond the call…
Posts by Catherine Snider
Social Studies Comes Alive in Visit to History Park
Third graders spent a day at the History Park in Kelley Park in San Jose, learning social studies by seeing homes and articles from…
Administrator Reads to Kindergartners
Greg Lawson, assistant head of school for student affairs, recently acted as a guest reader during the weekly Teacher Reads period for kindergarten classes.…
Gallon Creations Contest Displays Creativity
This year’s Gr. 4 and Gr. 5 Gallon Creation contest resulted in more creative entries from young science enthusiasts. The contest, which began last…
[Update] Feedback Helps AP Validation Process
[Update] Derek Kameda has now been selected as a Certified College Board Consultant. Following specialized training and mentoring, he will help train Advanced Placement (AP) Coordinators…
Informational Article covered in U.S News & World Report
The Harker School ran an informational article in the Bay Area regional edition of the U.S. News & World Report’s annual private schools and…
Famed Duo in Concert and in Class [Updated]
[Updated] Renowned concert pianists Nina Schumann and Luis Magalhaes visited Harker Oct. 9 to conduct a master class and perform. The versatile South African…
Family and Alumni Picnic in the Pines Delights!
The 59th annual Harker Family and Alumni Picnic, themed Picnic in the Pines this year, drew a sunny-day crowd thick with children. For this…
Assemblies Teach Health and Wellness
Beginning as a program for freshmen, the Harker Health and Wellness program has been greatly expanded for the 2009-10 school year to cover all…
Assembly Teaches Anti-Bullying Strategies
On Oct. 2 lower school students and faculty attended a special assembly on bullying. Soren Bennick Productions presented their internationally-recognized presentation in two separate…