Spanish Cultural Night Celebrates Music, Dance and Cuisine
On March 8, Harker’s Spanish Honors Society held its annual Spanish Cultural Night at the upper school gym, which was attended about 75 current…
Upper School
Princess Project Collects More Than Two Dozen Prom Dresses for Girls in Need
There are nearly 30 dresses in the Manzanita foyer waiting for their next prom. Sheridan Tobin, grade 10, and Shannon Hong, grade 9, took it…
LIFE Events Stress Importance of Safe Driving
In February, Living with Intent, Focus and Enthusiasm (LIFE), a board of faculty and students whose mission is to encourage student wellness, led a…
Harker Students Visit Cambridge University for Triple Helix Conference
In February, several members of the Harker chapter of the Triple Helix, an international organization that publishes scientific articles by university students, headed to…
Basketball Wraps Up with Solid Seasons; Lacrosse and Track Off to Great Starts
Basketball The boys’ march through the playoffs has come to an end after a 53-46 loss against league-rival Menlo last Saturday at Menlo. The…
Harker Senior Athletes Sign Letters of Intent to Participate in College Athletics
On Feb. 6, students Michael Amick, Siobhan Cox, Karan Das-Grande and Andy Perez, all grade 12, each signed a national letter of intent to play…
Students Express the Power of the “Elements” at Dance Production
Upper school dance talent took the stage at the Blackford Theater in early February to celebrate the classical elements of air, water, fire and…
Author Speaks to Students on Holocaust Diaries, Historical Analysis
Author Alexandra Zapruder, who penned “Salvaged Pages: Young Writers’ Diaries of the Holocaust,” visited Harker on Feb. 8 to speak to students about the…
Harker Hosts Physics Tournament, Bringing Students from East Coast, China and Tunisia
On Feb. 1-2, Harker’s upper school hosted the U.S. Association of Young Physicists Tournament’s (USAYPT) U.S. invitational. The tournament featured students from schools from…
Senior and Graduate Win National and State Advanced Placement Awards
Ashvin Swaminathan, grade 12, was recently named one of two national winners in the 2012 Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement. Each year, this award…
