Upper school students attended a virtual version of the 2020 matriculation ceremony, which featured welcoming speeches by head of school Brian Yager and upper school division head Butch Keller.
Upper School
Senior interns at Silicon Valley Robotics, creates face shields for Oakland maker space
Senior Ethan Steeg has been spending his summer as an intern at Silicon Valley Robotics, a nonprofit organization that supports the robotics and artificial…
Three student films selected for All American High School Film Festival
Three student films were recently selected for the All American High School Film Festival, one of the largest and most prestigious film festivals of…
Scholarly Endeavors: Near/Mitra scholars celebrate 10 years of academically rigorous, independent research
This story originally appeared in the spring/summer 2020 issue of Harker Magazine. By Marla Holt Simar Bajaj, a Harker senior with dual interests in…
Area high school students bolster writing skills at summer writing workshop
In June and July, Bay Area high school students in grades 9 and 10 bolstered their writing skills at Harker’s Creative Writing Workshop. Working…
Humans of Harker special print issue pays tribute to Class of 2020
This summer, Harker’s upper school journalism department created the Humans of Harker Magazine, which arrived in the Harker community’s mailboxes in July, as a…
Students publish first issue of ‘Equilibrium’ economics magazine
Earlier this week, the first issue of the upper school’s student-run economics magazine, “Equilibrium,” was published at Harker’s Issuu site. The 64-page magazine contains…
Summer Conservatory running well with new safety requirements
Last week, the Summer @ the Conservatory’s Conservatory Presents and Conservatory Intensive programs got off to a strong start. Students learned about a wide…
[UPDATED] Final 2020 National Merit winner announcement brings Harker total to 23
Earlier this month, 63 seniors were named semifinalists in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship, placing them among the top one percent of the 1.5 million students who entered the contest as juniors last year.
[UPDATED] Harker Regeneron finalist to be showcased in late July
The Society for Science & the Public has named senior Cynthia Chen one of the top 40 finalists in the 2020 Regeneration Science Talent Search!
