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…
Middle School
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…
Grade 8 Students Receive Top Honors at Local Robotics Competition
The Eaglebots, a VEX Robotics team comprising Harker students, is off to a strong start with this year’s VEX Skyrise challenge. The team – Andrew Chang,…
Grade 8 Students Send Halloween Care Packages to Soldiers Serving Abroad
Halloween took on new meaning this year for grade 8 students in Cyrus Merrill’s history class, who donated care packages filled with thank you letters and…
Nichols Invitational Debate Tournament Attracts Nearly 400 Competitors
Harker hosted the 15th annual Howard and Diana Nichols Invitational Debate Tournament on the last weekend of September. A total of 380 students from 26 California…
Middle School Holds Annual Canned Food Drive to Help Feed the Hungry
The middle school’s annual canned food drive began in early October and will run until mid-November. This year’s drive is being hosted by The…
[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…
