Junior Named to Top 10 in Freedom Essay Contest
Olivia Zhu, Gr. 11, has been named one of the top 10 national finalists in the First Freedom Student Competition and will receive an…
Upper School
Ninth Grader Wins Gold Medal in Prestigious Writing Contest
Emily Wang, Gr. 9, received a gold medal for her outstanding writing through The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, an 87-year-old national program that…
Calligraphy Students Visit S.F. Exhibition
Japanese students had a chance to work with the community and promote Harker’s Japanese program late February, when 14 students’ calligraphy works were displayed…
Two Teams Named CCS Scholastic Champions
Harker’s wrestling and boys varsity soccer teams earned Central Coast Section Interscholastic Federation scholastic championships this spring. Wrestling had a cumulative GPA of 3.61, while…
Cum Laude Society Releases First Issue of Reflections
In an effort to expand its presence on the Harker campus, the Harker Cum Laude Society (CLS) distributed its first issue of Reflections to…
Harker Trio Gangs Up on Global Warming
This article originally appeared in the March 2010 Harker Quarterly. Along with studying for history tests, meeting friends at the mall and signing up…
Harker Intel Finalist Takes Second in People’s Choice Awards
Namrata Anand, Gr. 12, recently earned second place in the Intel Science Talent Search People’s Choice Awards. Anand was one of 40 national finalists…
Stanford Professor Discusses Errors in Ancient Literature
Norbert Lain, classics professor at Stanford University, was the latest guest of the Harker Cum Laude Society’s Lecture Series on April 7. Lain gave…
Over Two Dozen Recognized for Japanese Proficiency
In December 2009, 27 Japanese students took and passed the annual Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT). Administered worldwide to evaluate and recognize language proficiency…
Harker Emerges as Top School in Spanish Poetry Contest
The 28th annual Spanish Declamation Contest “Gustavo A. Bécquer” took place at Harker March 24 at the Nichols Hall auditorium. Spanish students in levels I-V as…