Eighth Graders Learning Japanese Create and Star in “TV Show” for Class
In mid-October, all of The Harker School’s grade 8 students learning Japanese became TV show hosts, celebrities, models and bodyguards right in their own…
Middle School
Eighth Graders Get Hands-On Fourth Amendment Training
Students in Cyrus Merrill’s grade 8 United States history class got a real-life example of how the constitution, the Bill of Rights, and especially…
Global Education Sends Students Around the World Over Summer
Harker’s global education department is thriving, as is evident when one looks at some of the amazing places Harker students and teachers traveled to…
Harker Students Make Multiple Top 10s at National JCL Convention
This article was originally published in the Fall 2011 Harker Quarterly. Harker’s Latin program is going strong, and students have an annual event at…
What’s Brewing Gives Parents of New Middle School Students an Inside Look at Campus Life
The Harker School held its second annual What’s Brewing event at the middle school, once again providing parents of new (or soon to be…
Teacher Visits from China for Yearly Exchange
Shanghai’s World Foreign Language Middle School (WFLMS) teacher Katie Qiqing visited Harker in late September and early October as this year’s exchange teacher from…
Middle School Joins in First Lady’s World Record-Breaking Attempt
“Are we ready to get some jumping jacks done?” Chrissy Chang asked the 590 middle school students and staff who had gathered at the…
Middle School and Upper School Students Attend Long Beach Debate Tournament
In early October, The Harker School had 18 middle school students and three upper school students attend the Jack Howe Memorial Speech and Debate…
Student and Alumna Shine in Idol Contests
Arjun Subramaniam, grade 7, and Andrea Wang ’10 both made it to the final rounds in two singing contests similar to American Idol, winning…
Middle School Students Visit Costa Rica for Spanish Language Immersion
In late July, as the summer break began to wind down, middle school Spanish students, chaperoned by Spanish teachers Julie Pinzás and Susan Moling,…
