The 22nd Annual Diana Nichols Harker Math Invitational for grades 6 to 8, held March 18 was a highly successful event with 18 schools and about 380 contestants taking part in the individual and team contests.
Middle School
Sixth graders earn spots at middle school robotics world championship
Two Harker middle school students delivered great results at the Northern California VEXIQ Middle School Regional Championship.
Students receive 256 awards in Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Harker middle and upper school students received 256 regional awards in the 2023 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, receiving 107 awards for art and 149 for literature.
Author Kyle Lukoff talks writing in Zoom appearance
Author Kyle Lukoff spoke to middle school students on a special Zoom appearance, talking about his 2021 novel, “Too Bright to See.”
Assembly covers Black history in Santa Clara County
Last week, a special middle school assembly featured author and historian Jan Batiste Adkins, who shared the history of African Americans in the Bay Area and Santa Clara County area.
Sixth grader sees success in table tennis and cross country
At the 2022 US Open Table Tennis Championship, held last month in Ontario, Calif., sixth grader Sophie Chen and her partner took first place out of 66 teams in the U3100 doubles event.
Sibling chess competitors take first at NA Youth Chess Championship
Chess enthusiasts Vyom Vidyarthi participated in the North American Youth Chess Championship in Mexico City from Dec. 1-6.
Gr. 5-6 robotics team takes first at FLL event
Team Tierra Bots took first place at a First Lego League Northern California Qualifier event.
Three students, teacher honored in Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest
Three Harker eighth graders were named honorees in the Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest’s junior division.
Debate teacher elected to National Debate Coaches Association executive board
Upper school debate teacher Greg Achten was recently elected to the executive board of the National Debate Coaches’ Association.
