Harker Senior William Chang Wins Elk’s National Foundation Writing Award
William Chang, grade 12, has won an $800 award for an essay contest. Chang was a district finalist in the Elks Most Valuable Student…
Upper School
Heart Surgeon Visits Harker Labs, Demos Heart Valve Replacement, Suturing
Dr. Murali Daran (Rohan, grade 8; Lea, grade 10; Roshan, grade 11) spent an afternoon in at Harker in late March demonstrating how to…
Kicks Against Cancer Raises Nearly $12,000 for Camp Okizu
Kicks Against Cancer raised nearly $12,000 in January and February for Camp Okizu, a program for families affected by childhood cancer. Money was raised…
Upper School Art Students Visit Stanford Museum
In January, upper school art teacher Jaap Bongers took his students to the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. The students admired and analyzed…
Senior Cherry Xie Wins National Awards for Painting, is Invited to Carnegie Hall Ceremony
Senior Xinyi “Cherry” Xie has won a National Gold Medal and a National American Visions Award from the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers for…
Five Harker Students Pass Rigorous Examination to Qualify for Linguistics Competition; a Sixth is Automatic
Two dozen students took the qualification exam for the International Linguistics Olympiad and five qualified for the next round. In addition, last summer, junior…
Middle School Artists Display at Saratoga Campus
It’s not exactly business as usual in the main office lobby at Harker’s upper school campus. Sure, there are phones ringing, copy machines whirring,…
AP Studio Art Exhibit Showcases Unique Themes
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but Harker’s top artistic talent went the extra mile, by showcasing written statements alongside original artwork…
TEDx Duo Brief City Council Meeting
This past fall, Harker students Neeraj Baid and Neel Bhoopalam, both grade 11, successfully founded and launched TEDx, an innovative program focusing on fostering youth…
Conservatory Members Take Charge as Directors in 2012 Student-Directed Showcase Performances
In January, three seniors made their directorial debuts at this year’s Student-Directed Showcase. This year’s directors, Tina Crnko, Sebastian Herscher and Alex Najibi, each…