Boarding Program Closes, Leaving Great History and Fond Memories Behind
This story originally appeared in the June 2002 issue of Harker News The Harker Boarding Program, which moved to the Saratoga campus in 1972,…
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Catherine Harker: What’s in a Name?
The following article by Enid Davis, lower school librarian, appeared in the January 2003 edition of Harker News. For a symbolic reason, I have…
The Nitty-Gritty on Green
Harker’s long-held commitment to environmental issues informed every decision in the current capital expansion project, and environmentally focused features have been incorporated into the…
Students Place First in all Three Levels at National Japan Bowl
March 2009 In only the second year that Harker has sent teams for all three levels, Harker’s Japanese program swept all three first-place team…
Harker’s Palo Alto Roots: Historical Walk With President Howard Nichols
By Susan Smith, library director On May 8, 2003, the Harker history committee escorted Howard Nichols, president, and his former secretary and current board…
Famous Faces from Harker’s Past
By Enid Davis Margot Washington Did you know that the great, great, great, great grandniece of George Washington attended Miss Harker’s School? According to…
From Calisthenics to Climbing Walls, Harker Has a History of Summer Fun!
By Sue Smith, library director With summer fast approaching we thought it would be fun to share some Harker summer memories with you from…
Sara D. Harker
By Enid Davis Sara D. Harker will forever be known as the younger sister of Catherine, who founded a private girls’ school in Palo…
Manzanita Hall
By Enid Davis Frank Cramer founded what is now The Harker School under the influence of David Starr Jordan, the first president of Stanford…
Gloria Brown, 1945 Graduate of Miss Harker’s School
By Enid Davis I had the honor of interviewing Gloria Brown on Saturday evening, March 23, at the gala event at The Harker School.…