Gr. 5 Play Teaches Technology-Free Fun
The Gr. 5 show on Jan. 28-29 presented what many people would consider a nightmare scenario: a world without iPods, laptops, video games or…
Posts by Catherine Snider
MLK Post Inspires Dozens to Reflect on His Legacy
Prior to the MLK break, middle school students were invited to post their feelings regarding Martin Luther King, Jr. online. The prompt, “Martin Luther…
Fifth Grader Takes School Title, Will Try for State Next
Lower school students were recently given the opportunity to participate in the 2010 National Geographic Bee. Over 40 fourth and fifth graders volunteered and…
Student Engineers Make Top 20 of NEDC Competition
A team of 13 Harker students, advised by upper school math teacher Anthony Silk, were among the top 20 teams in the National Engineering…
“enlight’ning” Magazine and Contributor Receive Awards
On Jan. 25, Emily Wang, Gr. 9, was presented with an Outstanding Art Award for the piece she submitted, titled “Reaching Out,” to the…
Purchase Tickets to the Harker Fashion Show Online!
Tickets for the 2010 Harker fashion show, “Outside the Box,” are now on sale! Register now at the reservations page to get preferred seating…
Harker Receives HSBC Bank Science Research Grant
The Harker School was presented one of two $7,500 grants from HSBC Bank at the Jan. 27 grand opening of their new branch at…
Common Ground Speaker Kastner Provides Pathway for Parents of Teens
“They really are losing their minds!” said psychologist Dr. Laura Kastner about teenagers. The third speaker in the 2009-10 Common Ground Series, Kastner addressed…
[Updated] Namrata Anand Named Intel Finalist
Jan. 27, 2010: On the heels of the recent announcement of Harker’s four Intel Science Talent Search (STS) semifinalists, word came Jan. 27 that…
US Librarians Share Spotlight at Conference
Sue Smith and Lauri Vaughan, upper school librarians, were featured speakers at the Bay Area Association of Independent School Librarians (BAISL) winter meeting Jan.…