US Science Students Discover Costa Rica
In late July, 10 US students along with US science department chair Anita Chetty embarked on an eye-opening journey to scenic Costa Rica. Accompanied…
Upper School
Senior Wins Silver at Linguistics Olympiad
Anand Natarajan, Gr. 12, recently won an individual silver medal and helped his team take the silver prize at the sixth International Olympiad in…
Teacher and Mentor Twice Honored
‘Long-time Harker teacher John Near was honored Aug. 20 at the school’s opening faculty dinner, where he was told the top history department award…
US ReCreates Summer Reading
Let teens read what they like and they will like to read. The tenet of reading evangelists was in evidence Aug. 28 as US…
Hunter Labs Internships Yield New Opportunities
Victor Chen and Vishesh Jain, both Gr. 12, were just two of the many students keeping busy with internships this summer. Both, along with…
Students Experience Astronomy at UCSC
One of several Harker students undertaking internships over the summer, Namrata Anand, Gr. 12, spent hers studying astronomy at UC Santa Cruz. “I have…
Intern Gains Valuable Skills at Stanford
Senior Alex Han spent his summer as an intern at Stanford University’s Clark Center, where he studied bioengineering. Growing up with eczema, asthma and…
Final Round of National Merit Winners
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) has made its final of four announcements of scholarship winners. The first announcement presented the winners of corporate…
Matriculation Marks Beginning of School Year
The school year officially kicked off on Aug. 24 as the classes of 2010, ’11, ’12 and ’13 gathered outside the Saratoga gym for…
Sports Fair Draws Big Crowd
The Blackford gym filled with students, parents and coaches from Gr. 6-12 on Aug. 26 to meet, mingle and obtain information on sports programs and…