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In the News: June 2016

July 18, 2016 by Zach Jones

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San Jose Mercury News – June 22, 2016: Harker volleyball coach Mike Aitken, rising seniors Andrew Gu and Ray Song, and rising sophomores Charlie Molin and Chris Gong are noted for winning Coach of the Year, Juniors of the Year and Freshmen of the Year, respectively, in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League’s El Camino Division.  

San Jose Mercury News – June 22, 2016: 2016 graduate Vineet Kosaraju is mentioned in this story about MathAndCoding, an organization he co-founded with his friend, Nikhil Cheerla, a rising senior at Monta Vista High School. 

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San Jose Mercury News – June 15, 2016: Sal Pizarro promotes an event by San Jose’s Epic Immersive, a theatrical group directed by Steven Boyle ’06. 

San Jose Councilman Chappie Jones’ Blog: The councilman’s blog details how Harker helped with the resurfacing of Rebecca Way, which is located near the middle school campus. 

San Jose Mercury News – June 9, 2016: Rising senior Niki Iyer’s third-place finish at the CIF state track and field meet is featured in this roundup of the event. 

San Jose Mercury News – June 8, 2016: Niki Iyer’s performance is highlighted in the high school sports “highlight reel.”

San Jose Mercury News – June 7, 2016: Model United Nations coach Carol Green is mentioned for being awarded a Diamond Coach Award from the National Speech & Debate Association’s Honor Society. 

San Jose Mercury News – June 1, 2016: Rising sophomore Rithvik Panchapakesan is featured in a story about being one of the country’s 66 winners in the H&R Block Budget Challenge. 

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