Upper School
Student-created website tracks vaccination progress
Earlier this month, a group of Harker seniors published a website that tracks the rate of COVID-19 vaccination in the United States and the country’s progress toward herd immunity.
Girls tennis snaps 24-year streak, cross country clinches top 5
Girls tennis posted big wins last week, and cross country and golf also turned in great performances.
CareerConnect panelists discuss running small businesses during pandemic
CareerConnect recently hosted a speaker panel to help students better understand how small businesses have transitioned from the pandemic.
Ron McCurdy discusses leadership principles in jazz
Dr. Ron McCurdy made his second appearance of his virtual residency at Harker on Feb. 26, discussing the leadership principles illustrated by a number of famous jazz bandleaders.
Panel discusses fashion ethics and expression
On Feb. 18, a special panel on fashion was held with Arjun Kilaru ‘19, Jill Milan founder Jill Fraser, and upper school English teachers Nicholas Manjoine and Pauline Paskali.
Bajaj ’20 speaks to students on racism in medicine
Last week, Simar Bajaj ‘20 gave a presentation to Harker students to expand on the points made in an essay he co-wrote that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in January.
Junior wins second prize in ENKOR music competition
Cellist Lucas Chen, grade 11, recently won second prize in the strings category of the ENKOR International Music Competition.
Major success for Harker DECA at Silicon Valley conference
From Jan. 11-14 135 students from the Harker DECA chapter attended the 2021 Silicon Valley Career Development Conference (SVCDC).
Harker speech and debate takes first place at UC Berkeley tourney
Harker was the first place overall school at last weekend’s Cal Invitational UC Berkeley speech and debate tournament.