At this summer’s National Junior Classical League Convention, held at Indiana University from July 20-26, 15 upper and middle school students, chaperoned by debate teachers Lisa Masoni and Nik Slivka, comprised nearly half of the California delegation.
Middle School
Seventh grader earns recognition at two piano competitions
Over the summer, seventh grade Avaline Wang was one of just 19 pianists aged 10-20 chosen to perform at the Philadelphia Young Pianists’ Academy Piano Festival.
Face Time: Bernie Morrissey
Bernie Morrissey’s classroom is the middle school library, so individual students, teachers and entire classes circulate through his space all day.
Harker hosts 25th annual Diana Nichols Math Invitational
The 25th annual Diana Nichols Harker Math Invitational for grades 6 to 8, held in March, attracted more than 400 contestants from 26 Bay Area schools.
Harker students see success at California Science and Engineering Fair
Thirteen Harker middle and upper school students earned top spots in an event that included nearly 900 participants presenting more than 700 projects.
Middle school Latin earns awards at State Latin Convention
A delegation of middle and upper school Latin students, accompanied by assistant division head Alison Ung, attended this year’s State Latin Convention at St. Francis High School in Sacramento from March 27-28.
Harker tennis duo takes gold at local tournament
Harker sixth graders Ariana Lieu and Chloe Zou took home the gold medal in the US Tennis Association’s Junior Circuit Indoor Dominant Duo tournament.
Sixth grader named to national taekwondo team
Sixth grader and taekwondo practitioner Jaden Choi was recently selected to be a member of the 2026 USA National Taekwondo Team.
2026 Cancer Walk raises more than $7k for Camp Okizu
The 2026 Cancer Walk, held March 12 at the middle school campus, attracted hundreds of community members to participate in one of Harker’s longest-running fundraisers.
Author Kyla Zhao drops by for MS community time
Author Kyla Zhao spoke about the process of writing her third book, “May the Best Player Win,” one of the entries in the lower school’s annual Tournament of Books.
