Junior and Freshman Named USA Computing Olympiad Finalist, Qualifies for Summer Training Camp
Alex Pei, grade 11, and Lawrence Li, grade 9, are two of only 24 finalists in the 2013 USA Computing Olympiad (USACO). The pair…
Upper School
Students Learn Business Principles at Enterprise Leadership Conference
In early March, students Isaac Rothschild and Nikhil Dilip, both grade 11, attended the Enterprise Leadership Conference in Asilomar, where they learned about the…
Five Seniors Recognized by National Charity League for Thousands of Volunteer Hours
On March 16, Michelle Douglas, Cristina Jerney, Emily Wang, Amy Grace Wardenburg and Molly Wolfe, all grade 12, were honored by the Heritage Oaks…
Harker Hosts Mike Honda Student Advisory Council This Weekend, Health and Wellness Topics Discussed
On Sunday, April 28, Harker will host Congressman Mike Honda’s Student Advisory Council Conference, organized by Honda’s Student Advisory Council (SAC), a group of…
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,…
Annual Upper School Blood Drive to Help Local Blood Shortage
At least 100 locally-based hospital patients desperately in need of blood will be helped, thanks to the annual Harker Blood Drive held at the…
STEM Week Brings Science Awareness, Raises Money for Charities
Harker’s WiSTEM club (Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) held this year’s STEM week in late January, as students in Harker’s various science-based…
Upper School Student Creates Unique Math Program for Children
Like many teens Urvi Gupta, grade 11, maintains a jam-packed schedule. An active student in Harker’s journalism program, she also plays as a starter…
GEO Week Raises Funds to Build Schools Overseas
The Global Empowerment and Outreach (GEO) student club held its annual GEO week in mid-March, raising nearly $1,000 for Pencils of Promise, an organization…
Grade 11 Families Dress up, Dance, Play Bingo at Multicultural Party
This story was submitted by Harker parent Narendra Nayak (Avinash, grade 11). With a busy year winding down, grade 11 families decided on a…