Kudos: Upper School Synchronized Swimmer Helps Team USA Take Gold in Puerto Rico
In early September, synchronized swimming enthusiast Kate Chow, grade 11, helped team USA win the gold at the UANA Pan-American Synchronized Swimming Championship in…
Upper School
Author D’Anne Burwell Shares Story of Son’s Addiction During Classroom Visit
Last month, upper school Spanish teacher Diana Moss’ classroom was visited by author D’Anne Burwell, who discussed her book, “Saving Jake.” Moss organized the…
DECA Program Welcomes New Members, Lays Out Plan of Action
The upper school’s DECA program is one of the most popular and active groups on campus. Students travel to conventions, work out solutions to…
Journalism Director Wins NSPA Pioneer Award
The National Scholastic Press Association recently named upper school journalism teacher Ellen Austin one of this year’s Pioneer Award winners. Considered the NSPA’s highest…
Fall Action! Girls Golf and Boys Water Polo Lead the Way
Girls Golf The girls golf team competed at the Helen Lengfeld Memorial Tournament last week and placed seventh out of 18 teams. Katherine Zhu,…
Student Wins Poetry Contest Held by Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth
Congratulations to Harker sophomore Rose Guan, who recently won first place in Imagine magazine’s Creative Minds Poetry Contest in the “ages 13 and under”…
Senior Spends Summer Gaining Valuable Industry Experience at The Hive
Over the summer, senior Alexis Gauba secured an internship with The Hive, a company that “incubates, funds and launches data-driven business,” Gauba said. It…
Nearly 60% of Harker Seniors Recognized by National Merit
A total of 45 Harker seniors, 24 percent of the class of 190, were named semifinalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program, the…
Harker Team Wins Best in Nation at TEAMS Competition
In June, Harker students Michael Kwan, Jimmy Lin, Sahana Srinivasan, Justin Xie, Shaya Zarkesh, Randy Zhao and Jerry Chen, now all grade 11, were…
Library Director Completes Major Milestone in Two-Year Data Literacy Grant
Harker library director Sue Smith recently completed the first major milestone of a two-year grant project with the Institute of Museum and Library Services.…
