On Sunday, representatives from the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe visited the upper school campus for the unveiling of the land acknowledgment monument that recognizes the land Harker’s campuses rests on as the ancestral land of Thámien Ohlone-speaking people.
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Les Misérables, Harker’s first movie musical, now available for viewing
The cast and crew of the 2021 upper school spring musical, “Les Misérables,” went above and beyond to create a full-length film of their…
Senior Utkarsh Priyam named Presidential Scholar semifinalist
Senior Utkarsh Priyam was named one of 625 semifinalists in the 2021 Presidential Scholars competition. These semifinalists were selected from 6,500 candidates in the competition, who were selected from 3.6 million graduating seniors.
Middle and upper school robotics competitors wrap up successful season
Harker upper and middle school VEX robotics teams had a very successful year, with seven teams qualifying for the world championship in May and…
Senior becomes congressional debate national champion
This story was submitted by speech and debate department chair Jenny Achten. Senior Andrew Sun was named the congressional debate national champion at the…
Upper school students see multiple economics successes
Upper school students had two big recent successes in economics competitions. Karan Bhasin, grade 12, recently won in the grades 11-12 category in the…
Senior Anna Vazhaeparambil named Journalist of the Year Runner-Up
Senior Anna Vazhaeparambil, who serves as editor-in-chief of the student news website Harker Aquila, was selected as California Journalist of the Year by the Journalism Education Association.
Upper school debate takes Lincoln-Douglas championship
This story was submitted by speech and debate department chair Jenny Achten. Harker closed out the national championship final round in Lincoln-Douglas debate. Seniors…
English teacher named Poet Laureate of Los Gatos
In late March, upper school English teacher Jennifer Siraganian was named the next Poet Laureate of Los Gatos.
Students win grand prize and other awards at international hack-a-thons
Harker students Krish Maniar, grade 10, and Kabir Ramzan, grade 9, received the Grand Prize and several other awards at the HackDefy 2.0 hack-a-thon, held during the weekend of March 27.
