Middle schoolers earn high scores in spring semester math competitions
Harker middle school students earned high marks in math competitions in February and March. Fifteen students performed well enough on the American Mathematics Competition…
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Grade 6 volunteers donate thousands of masks to local hospitals
Sixth graders Anika Akkiraju, Shloka Chawla, Pavitra Kasthuri and Danielle Steinbach spent their spring break devising a way to help medical workers dealing with…
Middle and upper school students win big at 2020 Synopsys Championship
Harker students had a great showing at the 2020 Synopsys Science & Technology Championship, winning multiple first awards and grand prizes. Eighth graders Gautam…
Families use 3D printer to make face shields for hospital staff
In late March, a number of Harker families began making face shields to help local hospitals deal with a projected surge of COVID-19 patients.…
Nine students win national medals in Art & Writing Awards, including first middle schooler
Nine Harker students won national medals in this year’s Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, one of which is the first Harker middle schooler to…
Two eighth graders among first-ever winners of Maryam Mirzakhani Award
Earlier this month, eighth graders Angelina Hu and Olivia Xu were among five students to win the inaugural Maryam Mirzakhani Award in the American…
Robotics competitors enjoy successful season despite cancellations
Despite a season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, four middle school robotics teams had a highly successful year in the VEX Robotics Competition.…
Lower and middle schools celebrate successful winter sports season
This report was submitted by lower and middle school athletic director Theresa “Smitty” Smith. Here are the results from our early winter and late…
Student project named to the top 10% in ExploraVision contest
Harker eighth graders Anish Jain, Jordan Labio, Kyle Leung and Vardaan Ghai received an honorable mention in the Toshiba/National Science Teaching Association ExploraVision contest,…
Middle school Science Bowl team takes regional, headed to national finals
Middle school students became regional champions at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Middle School Science Bowl, held Feb. 22 at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
