Senior Wins Legacy Award from Elks
James Seifert, grade 12, has been awarded a four-year Legacy Award by the Elks National Foundation Trustees, for the 2011-15 academic years. The award,…
Upper School
Key Club Donates Money to Shelterbox to help Japan
They Harker Key Club donated to the Shelterbox Foundation in April to help victims of the Japanese tsunami. The Key Club had originally planned…
Upper School Students Compete in U.S. Chemistry Olympiad
Two upper school school students participated in the U.S. Chemistry Olympiad last month, sending a junior, Albert Wu, and a sophomore, Ashvin Swaminathan, on…
Downbeat and Bel Canto Welcome Summer in Song
Upper school vocal groups Downbeat and Bel Canto teamed up in late April for the annual “Songs Into Summer” concert, one of the last…
The Harker Innovation Team Participates in ECOmmercial Contest
The Harker Innovation Team submitted “Turn off the Lights,” a video about conserving electricity, to the LEAF ECOmmercial contest. Isaac Madan, grade 12, said,…
Forensics Team Again Wins Public Forum Tournament of Champions
Over the weekend, 15 Harker students traveled to the University of Kentucky to compete in the 40th Tournament of Champions. The Tournament of Champions…
First Near Grant Scholars Feted at Packed Reception
The inaugural John Near Scholar Grant cycle is complete and the first three reports, on military insubordination during the Vietnam War, U.S.-China relations between…
$100K Matching Funds Gift Established for Humanities
Harker parents Samir and Sundari Mitra (Shivani, grade 10) have established The Mitra Family Endowment for the Humanities which will match gifts for the…
Dozens Featured at Biggest Senior Showcase Yet
Harker’s Conservatory graduates shone on the Blackford stage on April 22 during Harker’s 10th annual Senior Showcase. Featuring 33 performers from every discipline –…
Rambunctious Rally Caps Off Spirit Week
The upper school brought Spirit Week to a rousing finish on Friday with the much-anticipated spirit rally held at Davis Field. As always, the…