Cookie Day Honors Nichols’ Vision, Leadership
October 9 marked the inaugural Howard Nichols Cookie Day, held to remember the late former head of school and visionary’s birthday (Oct. 10) and…
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Nichols Hall a Finalist in Silicon Valley Awards
Harker’s Nichols Hall, a LEED Gold Certification winner, was runner up at the 2009 Structures Awards held by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. The…
Library Conference Features Harker Director
Harker’s own Enid Davis, library director, was a featured presenter at the BayNet Librarian Conference at the San Francisco Public Library on Sept. 23.…
Taiwan Educators Visit Harker, Meet Faculty
On Sept. 21, Harker received three visitors from the Ching Shin Elementary and Middle School in Taiwan. The purpose of their trip to the…
Picnic’s Curbside Crazies in Full Swing
Each year the Curbside Crazies bring out wacky behavior to encourage families to attend the Harker Family and Alumni Picnic, themed Picnic in the Pines this…
Morning Loading Zone Safety
Observed over the course of three mornings, students and parents were doing the right thing as they negotiated the loading zones on the Saratoga,…
Student Life Glimpsed at Back-to-School Events
September’s series of Back-to-School events provided parents with a first-hand look at the daily lives of Harker students. All three campuses had displays available…
Library Department Rolls Out Questia
Last week Enid Davis, library director, formally unveiled access to Questia, a database featuring 75,000 full text books as well as millions of articles…
Kudos for Fundraising, Performing, Hole in One
Over the summer, David Zhu, Gr. 5, and a friend helped raise $1,000 for needy children in China’s Sichuan province. They gave the money…
Teacher and Mentor Twice Honored
Long-time Harker teacher John Near was honored Aug. 20 at the school’s opening faculty dinner, where he was told the top history department award…