Grade 8 Promotion Ceremony Heralds Students’ Coming Transition to Upper School
This article originally appeared in the summer 2014 Harker Quarterly. In early June a promotion ceremony was held for Harker’s grade 8 class, marking…
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Grade 8 Foreign Language Students Enjoy Cultural Cuisine During Restaurant Field Trips
Grade 8 students enrolled in advanced Spanish, French, Japanese and Mandarin language courses recently partook in several fun and educational outings to local restaurants.…
Grade 6 Students Celebrate Year’s End with Fun-Filled Outing to Santa Cruz Boardwalk
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk set the scene for a memorable field trip enjoyed by grade 6 students in June. On the agenda for the Sixth…
Enlight’ning Magazine Unveils Exciting New Online Format
Enlight’ning magazine has gone digital. After a print tradition spanning 12 years, the award-winning art and literary journal, published annually at Harker’s middle school, is now available…
Harker Student Joins Fellow Californians in National MathCounts Triumph!
The California Mathcounts team, including Harker’s Rajiv Movva, grade 8, won the championship at the Mathcounts National Competition held in Orlando, Fla., in early May. The…
Middle Schoolers Visit WFLMS Buddies, Enjoy Sightseeing Adventures on Trip to China
China has taken on a new relevance for 20 middle school students, who in early April spent an action-packed week touring and meeting with…
Grade 8 Students Emerge Victorious in Staff Versus Student Volleyball Match
Despite a valiant effort, faculty and staff members, ultimately, did not have what it took to beat the grade 8 varsity boys and girls volleyball teams…
Grade 6 Read-A-Thon a Bookworm’s Delight!
In February, sixth graders read to their hearts’ content during a read-a-thon in the library. The event was part of an effort to keep sixth graders entertained while…
Gelineau Becomes Newly Published Fiction Author
This story originally appeared in the spring 2014 Harker Quarterly. Middle school English teacher Mark Gelineau recently made his debut as a fiction author…
Grade 8 Students Become First-Time Parents of Flour Sack Babies
It’s not easy being a new parent. So discovered grade 8 students who, after spending a week caring for five-pound flour sack “babies,” better…
