Harker US and MS teams shine at National Speech & Debate Association Tournament
By Jenny Achten Both the upper and middle school speech and debate teams did incredibly well recently at one of the three major national…
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Richmond ’17 named US Lacrosse Girls HS All-Academic for 2017
After helping lead the girls lacrosse team to a 13-7 record and being named to the first team all-league team, Alayna Richmond ’17 finished…
Rise of the machine: 2017 robotics team results reflect years of growth
This article first appeared in the summer 2017 Harker Magazine. When Harker’s competitive robotics program was just starting in 2003, it needed help. “From…
Parting advice from Chris Nikoloff: Don’t forget to sing in the lifeboats
This article first appeared in the summer 2017 Harker Magazine. Good evening. I would like to welcome members of the Board of Trustees, administration,…
Face Time: Abel Olivas
This article first appeared in the summer 2017 Harker Magazine. Spanish teacher Abel Olivas is one of the few remaining teachers who started at…
Coach Cheng named Coach of the Year
After another dominating season for the boys golf team, Coach Ie-Chen Cheng was named the NorCal Boys Golf Coach of the Year by the…
Upper school librarian receives award for ReCreate Reading program
Upper school librarian Lauri Vaughan accepted the Margaret A. Edwards Award for the nation’s best reading program for teens at the American Library Association…
Grades 9-10 TEAMS crew takes fourth in U.S.
Harker students had great success at the national TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science) finals in Orlando, Fla., in late June, where…
Human Ecology class begins journey of the heart
Update: Aug. 25, 2017 Great article by participant Edwin Su, grade 11, on what he gleaned from this great program: http://inianislandsinstitute.org/2017/08/04/harker-school-to-inian-islands-institute/ Update July 13,…
Face Time: Eric Nelson, US computer science chair
This article originally appeared in the winter 2016 Harker Magazine. Eric Nelson has the distinction of teaching nine different courses at the upper school,…
