Rising senior debater receives leadership award
This story was submitted by speech and debate department chair Jenny Achten. At the 2020 National Speech & Debate Tournament, held online June 14-20,…
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Students raising money for Black Girls Code and Second Harvest Food Bank
Rising freshman Kabir Ramzan and rising sixth grader Ameera Ramzan have been working to raise funds in support of Black Girls Code and Second…
Rising junior one of 12 winners in New York Times editorial contest
Last week, The New York Times announced that rising junior Nicole Tian is one of 12 nationwide winners in its seventh annual Student Editorial…
Harker reaches semifinals of INCubatoredu National Pitch contest
Harker’s team of rising juniors Camilla Lindh, Simren Kochhar and Ishaan Parate reached the semifinals in the 2020 INCubatoredu National Student Pitch contest. This…
Rising senior coordinates massive book donation to libraries in Africa
Sometime soon, an array of teenagers in Africa, with lovingly packed boxes of K-5 math textbooks hoisted on their shoulders, will complete the final…
Student launches website for teens to share experiences during pandemic
Harker rising sophomore Rupert Chen recently created a website, called covid9teen, that lets teenagers from around the world share their stories and perspectives on…
Judge John Owens MS ’85 drops by lower and upper school classes
During the spring semester, John Owens MS ‘85, circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, made special appearances at…
Upper school orchestra and jazz band perform special Class of 2020 dedications
As the 2019-20 school year drew to a close, the upper school orchestra and jazz band recorded special performances dedicated to the Class of…
[UPDATED] Upper school Science Bowl team reaches national top 16
A team of Harker students won the U.S. Department of Energy’s Regional Science Bowl, held at Stanford University’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
Music students spend shelter-in-place creating original compositions
During shelter-in-place, students in Susan Nace’s Study of Music class composed and recorded original pieces as part of their online studies.
