Upper School Head, Students Get Acquainted at Waffle Wednesdays
Students are once again being treated to Waffle Wednesday this year, a weekly event started by Samuel “Butch” Keller, upper school head, in 2007.…
Upper School
New Conservatory Students Learn the Basics at Workshops
In September and October, freshmen performing arts apprentices attended a series of required workshops intended to help them get to know one another and…
Seniors Take Annual Dodgeball Tournament; Clip Faculty, Too
Seniors claimed the title as winners Oct. 6 when they beat the class of 2013 and then the faculty in the final dodgeball matches…
Students Experience Works of the Bard on Shakespeare Trip
On a weekend in late September, Jeffrey Draper, upper school drama teacher, along with upper school English teachers Jason Berry and Pauline Paskali, traveled…
Student Chemistry Paper Published in Top Journal
In June, a paper co-authored by James Seifert, grade 12, was accepted to the chemistry journal Angewandte Chemie. Recognized as the top chemistry journal,…
Summer Institute Students Discover New Passions
This story was originally published in the Fall 2010 issue of Harker Quarterly Harker junior Margaret Krackeler signed up to get a course out…
Senior’s Genome Project Covered in Wall Street Journal
Anne West, grade 12, is featured in a front-page article in the Oct. 1 edition of The Wall Street Journal that chronicles her mission…
Harker Students Earn Over 360 National Scholar Awards
The Advanced Placement National Scholar awards have been announced and Harker students earned 366 awards in one category or another. Categories range from the…
Varsity Volleyball, Football Continue Undefeated Seasons
As fall sports ramp up teams are building skills and garnering wins! Volleyball Varsity volleyball continued their undefeated season with wins over Del Mar,…
Sophomores Bond Over Ropes Courses and Outdoor Activities
On Sept. 20, sophomores took the Leap of Faith, clambered up the Vertical Playpen and twisted their way through the Spider’s Web during the…