Last month, grade 7 science students made fidget spinners as a lesson in Newton’s laws of motion; teams of students designed and created their own versions of the toy.
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Student video makes top 5 percent in Breakthrough Junior Challenge
Seventh grader Grant Sims’ video submission to the 2017 Breakthrough Junior Challenge was ranked among the top 5 percent in the competition. Sims’ video,…
Grade 7 student named to top 300 in Broadcom MASTERS competition
Last week, Nidhya Shivakumar, grade 7, was named one of the top 300 students nationwide in this year’s Broadcom MASTERS science competition.
2017 Synopsys Championship results
Harker students had another stellar year at the Synopsys Science & Technology Championship, which took place in late March. Two students – junior Amy Jin…
[UPDATED] Harker Student Named BROADCOM Finalist, Travels to Washington in October
UPDATE: Nov. 8, 2016 Cynthia Chen, grade 9, earned the second place prize in the Broadcom MASTERS Competition in the science division! She will receive…
Paper Airplanes Enhanced at Middle School Innovation Lab
Last week, grade 7 science students put their engineering skills to the test by building airplanes in the middle school campus’ innovation lab. Teacher…
Science Teacher Wins Outstanding Biology Teacher Award for California
Congratulations to middle school science teacher Thomas Artiss, who was named the 2015 Outstanding Biology Teacher for California by the National Association of Biology…
Middle School Team Takes Second Place in Science Bowl
This past weekend, a team of five Harker students participated in the South/West Bay Area Regional Middle School Science Bowl, taking second place behind Miller…
[UPDATE] Grade 9 Student Wins First-Place Mathematics Award in Broadcom MASTERS Competition
Oct. 31, 2014: Earlier this week, Rajiv Movva, grade 9, was announced as a first-place mathematics award winner in the Broadcom MASTERS competition, the…
California is the Classroom for Successful Middle School Backpacking Trip
This article was originally published in the fall 2014 Harker Quarterly. In mid-June, 19 students and three teachers set off on a five-day backpacking…
