Girls tennis and golf finish strong at tournaments; football continues to dominate
Boys Water Polo Last week, the boys water polo team lost to Los Gatos 9-3 and Gunn 6-17 before going 1-2 at the Lynbrook…
Upper School
More than 60 groups represented at upper school Club Fair
The Nichols Hall atrium was packed and bursting with activity during the upper school’s Club Fair on Sept. 13, as students flocked to see…
Forty-six seniors named semifinalists in 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program
The National Merit Scholarship Corpopration (NMSC) named 46 Harker seniors, about 25% of the class of 2017, semifinalists in the 2018 program.
Professional singer and educator Emily Sinclair offers master class to Harker students
Harker student singers were visited by Emily Sinclair, head of the voice area at the University of California Santa Cruz, and an accomplished professional…
Harker cross country season opener marked by respectable runs
Submitted by cross country coach Scott Chisam. This past weekend, the cross country team opened its season at Golden Gate Park. Arya Maheshwari, grade…
Upper school students take summer trip to Japan as Silicon Valley Youth Ambassadors
Over the summer, senior Liana Wang and sophomore Mohan Awasthi visited Okayama, Japan (a sister city of San Jose) as Silicon Valley Youth Ambassadors.…
Middle school writers awarded certificates in Promising Young Writers Program
Arusha Patil and Alexander Kumar, both grade 9, were recently honored in the 2017 Promising Young Writers Program, organized by the National Council of…
Harker DECA welcomes new members to the 2017-18 DECA year with annual DECA Launch
This press release was prepared by Radhika Jain, grade 10, DECA director of communications. From Aug. 21-22 more than 50 students attended Harker DECA’s…
Adventures in Adolescence: Alumnus Writes for Today’s Teens
This article originally appeared in the summer 2017 issue of Harker Magazine. Creativity and storytelling run through the veins of Andrew Shvarts ’03. Much…
No substitute for hard work: From the basketball court to the courtroom, John Owens MS ’85 believes in giving your all
This article originally appeared in the summer 2017 issue of Harker Magazine. Judge John Byron Owens MS ’85 earned his first paycheck, for $180,…