Kudos: Eighth grader earns second-degree black belt after rigorous three-day test
Earlier this month, eighth grader Arjun Gurjar earned his second-degree black belt in karate after a rigorous series of tests spanning three days, which…
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[UPDATED] Voting now open for 3M Young Scientist Challenge Improving Lives Award
As a top 10 finalist in this year’s 3M Young Scientist Challenge, eighth grader Reshma Kosaraju is eligible to win the Improving Lives Award. Voting is now open!
Global Education program receives endorsement from Global Education Benchmark Group
This past spring, Harker received an endorsement from the Global Education Benchmark Group, a nonprofit organization that “researches and establishes best practices in the…
Middle school LID director among first-ever recipients of CSTA Equity Fellowship
Abigail Joseph, the middle school’s learning, innovation and design (LID) director, was named one of the first-ever recipients of the Computer Science Teachers Association’s Equity Fellowship.
[UPDATED] Student Brian Chen named Broadcom MASTERS finalist
Brian Chen is headed to Washington, D.C.! The freshman was named as a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS competition.
Eighth grader appears on Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to showcase invention
Eighth grader Sriram Bhimaraju appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night to showcase an apparatus he created that can help archers…
Kudos: Students find success in chess and bowling over the summer
Over the summer, fourth grader Omya Vidyarthi traveled to two international chess tournaments, taking first place in the U1700 Women’s category at the World…
Middle and upper school speech and debate teams get set for new season at annual retreat
The middle school and upper school speech and debate teams held their annual retreat Aug. 23-25 in Milpitas. Seventy students attended the retreat and…
Many top 10 finishes for Harker Latin students at national JCL convention
The theme of the 2019 National Junior Classical League Convention was “apes non sunt solitaria natura” (“Bees are not of a solitary nature”) and Harker students were certainly as busy as bees participating in various events.
Face Time: Cyrus Merrill
This story originally appeared in the spring/summer 2019 issue of Harker Magazine. Ask a middle school student or colleague to sum up Cyrus Merrill…
