This story originally appeared in the Spring/Summer 2026 issue of Harker Magazine, which can be read and downloaded from Harker’s issuu page.
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Office of Communication receives CASE Silver Circle of Excellence Award
The Harker School was recently awarded with a 2026 Silver Circle of Excellence Award by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for their “Magic Happens at Harker” ad campaign.
Gallery: 2026 End-of-Year Events
The Class of 2026 was joined by their families at the annual brick ceremony in Graduates’ Grove and then moved to the quad for…
Gallery: Spring 2026 Performing Arts
Spring shows were off and running almost as soon as the winter break ended. Dancers wowed with “Once Upon a Time” (upper), Dance Jamz…
Gallery: Spring 2026 Athletics
Notable successes in spring athletics included the boys varsity golf team’s first league championship win since 2019, boys varsity tennis’ big win at the…
Movement artist Ankita Sharma ’16 to receive Life in the Arts award
Experimental movement-based artist Ankita Sharma ’16 will be presented with the Life in the Arts award at the Harker Conservatory’s 25th annual Senior Showcase.
Harker and CATDC team up for summer Teacher Institute
The Harker School is teaming up with the California Teacher Development Collaborative (CATDC) to host the Harker Teacher Institute: Authentic Assessment & Learning Experiences in the Age of AI on Sat., June. 27.
Howard Saltzman, beloved longtime Harker teacher and coach, passes away at 80
The beloved educator, coach and friend passed away peacefully at his home on March 16 at the age of 80.
Research Symposium celebrates 20 years as guests flock to keynotes, presentations
The Harker community once again showed its long-standing love of the sciences at the 20th annual Research Symposium.
Performing arts director receives three awards for 2025 book
Laura DeKraker Lang-Ree, Harker’s director of performing arts, received three 2025 Goody Business Book Awards for “The Cancer Parent’s Handbook.”
