Laptops Used to Design Experiments
In early April, Gr. 6 students used their school laptops to work on experiments that they designed themselves. “This is the first year that…
Middle School
Taiko Performers Drum Up Energy at Assembly
San Jose Taiko returned with their high-energy Japanese style drumming to the MS gym in early April. The group last performed at Harker in…
Latin Alive and Winning at Harker
Over fifty Harker MS students received awards at the National Latin Exam this year, including 11 gold medals and two per fect papers. The…
Advisory Gathers, Delivers Donations
In late March, several bags of toiletries were donated to the Gloria Travis Shelter for Women and Children. MS history teacher Pat White organized…
Students Enjoy Annual Trip to China
The Gr. 8 trek to China was once again a gratifying and memorable experience for all involved. After arriving in Shanghai, students had the…
Spirit Week Brings Spring to School
Spirit Week, that rite of spring and the bridge between spring break and Memorial Day, arrived after a week of wet weather, and students…
Peace 2 Peace Sets Up to Help
Teacher Michael Schmidt was pleased but not surprised when approached by students who wanted to do a good deed. “An amazing group of students…
Harker Group Takes Third in DoE Bowl
A group of Gr. 7 boys, Andrew Zhu, Kevin Moss, Darian Edvalson, Nikhil Dilip and Adarsh Battu, competed in the Department of Energy Regional…
enlight’ning Garners Top Award
The 2008 edition of enlight’ning continues to rack up awards. In late March, the literature magazine beat out two others for the Columbia Scholastic…
Harker Wins Big at Synopsys Fair
The yearly Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship, held March 18 in downtown San Jose, was once again a big success for US…