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Upper School

13 years ago

Harker Robotics Competes at Davis Tournament; Advisor Nelson Named Mentor of the Year

Harker’s robotics team participated in mid-March in the University of California, Davis Sacramento Regional, where Eric Nelson, the robotics advisor, received the prestigious Mentor…

13 years ago

Entrepreneur Speaks to Tech Club on Developing for iOS

Students interested in mobile technology got a special treat on March 21 when young entrepreneur Ashutosh Desai spoke to the Tech Club about developing…

In the News, Sports

13 years ago

Eagle Report Flash: Two Basketball Players Named to All-Mercury Annual List

Two Harker basketball players made the Mercury News annual list. Daniza Rodriguez, grade 11, was named Third Team All-Mercury News and Vik Jain, grade…

Global Education

13 years ago

Visiting Tamagawa Students Explore Classes, Make Trip to Stanford

A new contingent of visiting students arrived from Tokyo’s Tamagawa Gakuen last month, again experiencing the rich life of Harker students firsthand. The 25…

Science

13 years ago

Harker InvenTeam Showcases Innovative Generator for MIT Visitors; Project Moves Towards June Deadline

This past fall the Harker InvenTeam group earned a $9,110 grant which has now led to further research and development on an aquatic thermoelectric generator. The…

Science

13 years ago

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Week Demonstrates Wonders of Science

The last week of February was a big one for Harker STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) students, as various upper school clubs organized…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

Outreach, Sports

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…