Values of Computer Science Touted
By Daniel Hudkins Dan Hudkins is Harker’s K-12 director of instructional technology. This article originally appeared in the summer 2013 issue of Independent School Magazine…
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July Walkathon Planned to Raise Money for Sandy Padgett Memorial Fund
When Harker parent Geetha Madhavan and her daughter Maya, a rising senior, learned about the memorial fund created in honor of beloved longtime upper…
Construction on Target for New Preschool to Open on Union Campus this Fall
This article was originally published in the summer 2013 Harker Quarterly. The busy commotion of construction at Harker’s recently acquired third campus on San…
Endowment Scholars Study Artists, Duels, Composers, Nazi Errors, ERA and Economics in Their Historical Analyses
Harker’s maturing endowment program produced six scholars this year, all seniors, who each presented their papers in late April to fellow students, parents, faculty…
Student, Teacher Embark on Expedition to Alaska to Study Marine Garbage
On June 7, Harker student Dolan Dworak, grade 7, and upper school science teacher Kate Schafer will head to the Alaskan coastline to take…
Students Earn High Marks at California State Science Fair
Harker students earned several top placements at the California State Science Fair in April. In the senior division, Andrew Zhang, grade 10, and his…
Class of 2013 Walks the Stage, Has Final Rite of Passage at Graduation
Of all the remarkable milestones Harker students achieve, none is as great or as meaningful as their final rite of passage when they receive…
Huge Oklahoma! Cast, Including Grade 5 Students, Shined in Year-Ending Musical, With Help from Fight and Dialect Coaches
For this year’s spring musical, the Harker Conservatory returned to a familiar favorite, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” directed by Laura Lang-Ree. Set in pre-statehood…
Student Researchers and Guest Speakers Take the Spotlight at Research Symposium
Harker’s eighth annual Research Symposium drew more than 400 attendees, who marveled at the many exhibits, student presentations, breakout sessions and guest speakers that…
Campus Mourns the Loss of College Counselor Sandy Padgett
Harker community members were devastated when told Monday afternoon that longtime employee Sandy Padgett, co-director and founder of the upper school’s college counseling department,…