Cookie Day Honors Nichols’ Vision, Leadership
October 9 marked the inaugural Howard Nichols Cookie Day, held to remember the late former head of school and visionary’s birthday (Oct. 10) and…
Posts by Catherine Snider
Upper School Fall Sports Wrap
Halfway through their seasons, all US sports teams are working hard, with some teams earning unprecedented success. Boys Water Polo Boys varsity water polo…
Nichols Hall a Finalist in Silicon Valley Awards
Harker’s Nichols Hall, a LEED Gold Certification winner, was runner up at the 2009 Structures Awards held by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. The…
Harker Speech and Debate Starts Strong
Harker’s speech and debate team got off to an exciting start this year, earning a Tournament of Champions (TOC) bid at the first tournament…
US Student Published in National Journal
A book review by Nikita Agrawal, Gr. 12, was published in the October issue of the nationally distributed Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA). A…
Students, Parents Preview Upper School Life
Gr. 7-8 parents and students saw what’s in store for them at the high school level during the upper school’s annual preview night on…
Alumnus Baseball Player Earns Praise in Italy
Alumnus Taylor Martin ’09 spent part of his summer in Italy as a member of a team of baseball players assembled from around the…
Athletics in Lower, Middle School in Full Swing
Lower and middle school sports teams were busy in September; football, cross country, softball and swimming have kept our after-school athletes literally on the run!…
Memorial Date, Time Set for Beloved Teacher
John Richard Near May 28, 1953 – September 26, 2009 John Near, longtime and beloved history teacher at The Harker School, passed away at…
Seniors Beat Faculty in Dodgeball Final
The final matches of the upper school’s dodgeball competition took place Sept. 30 at the Saratoga gym. Classes faced one another in best-of-three rounds,…