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…
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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.
Harker DECA performs well at SCDC
From Feb. 22-25, 139 students from The Harker School DECA Chapter attended the 2021 State Career Development Conference (SCDC). This conference was held virtually…
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.
