Grade 8 Students Send Halloween Care Packages to Soldiers Serving Abroad
This article originally appeared in the winter 2014 Harker Quarterly. Halloween took on new meaning this year for grade 8 students in Cyrus Merrill’s history…
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Grade 6 Students Create Warm Blankets for Donation to Ill and Foster Children
At their community social in mid-November, grade 6 students made warm blankets for Project Linus, a volunteer-driven nonprofit organization that provides blankets to children who are…
Middle School Students Collect Shoes for People in Need
Eight grade 7 students in the advisory of Cindy Ellis, middle school head, are collecting shoes for those in need. The shoe drive, which began…
Middle School Fall Play Explores the Conflicts of Character Archetypes
By Zach Jones and Monica Colletti Middle school thespians found themselves in a motley collection of roles in this year’s middle school fall play,…
Middle School Coach Visits Tamagawa for Instruction, Sightseeing and Cultural Experiences
Middle school athletics coach Chrissy Chang spent part of October and November in Japan as this year’s exchange teacher with Tamagawa Academy K-12 & University in Tokyo.…
Grade 6 Students Chat With Tamagawa Buddies Via Video Conferences
Prior to the Tamagawa students’ visit in October, Harker’s grade 6 students spoke with their buddies via special video conferences. The Harker students had been learning…
Grade 8 Students Discuss Global Issues with Students in Shanghai
Grade 8 computer science students have been discussing global issues online with students at the World Foreign Language Middle School (WFLMS) in Shanghai. They have…
Flow and Gaming in Education – Special to Harker News
This article first appeared on the Web log for the American Association of School Librarians. It is reprinted here by the kind permission of…
Debate Sees Success Locally and Out-of-State in Fall Competition
By Zach Jones, with additional information provided by debate teachers Carol Green, Jenny Alme and Karina Momary Students Earn Accolades and TOC Spots at…
Middle School Club Sells Handmade Cards to Help Protect Wildlife in India
In mid-November, the middle school’s Wildlife SOS club sold handmade greeting cards for $1 each to raise money for Wildlife SOS, an organization that…
