42 seniors named National Merit semifinalists, 22% of senior class
Last week, the National Scholarship Corporation named 42 Harker seniors as semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program, representing 22 percent of the…
Upper School
Junior declared youth winner in 2020 Audubon Photography Awards
In July, junior Vayun Tiwari was declared the youth winner in the 2020 Audubon Photography Awards. The photo, a striking image of a northern…
Author Julie Berry discusses novel with upper school students
Last Thursday, Harker’s Recreate Reading program welcomed author Julie Berry to discuss her latest novel, “The Lovely War.”
Fun and learning at annual DECA Launch event
From Aug. 15-16, 70 students attended Harker DECA’s seventh annual launch event, which is designed to introduce prospective members to DECA and The Harker School’s business, economics and entrepreneurship department.
Students recreate upper school campus in Minecraft
On Saturday, Harker students were invited to explore a virtual replica of the upper school campus, created in Minecraft by a team of about 40 students.
Students enjoy speeches, entertainment at virtual matriculation ceremony
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.
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…
