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In the News: May 2016

June 6, 2016 by Zach Jones

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San Jose Mercury News – May 28, 2016: Junior Niki Iyer is highlighted for winning the 3,200-meter race at the CCS track and field finals. 

La Oferta – May 26, 2016 (Spanish): Harker is mentioned in a story about the Rita Moreno California High School Musical Honors. Harker’s “Bye Bye Birdie” was nominated for Outstanding Overall Production. 

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San Jose Mercury News – May 25, 2016: A story about the CCS track finals mentions the accomplishments of Harker athlete Niki Iyer, grade 11. 

SFGate – May 24, 2016: Harker golf is briefly mentioned in a Bay Area sports round-up. 

NBC San Diego – May 20, 2016: A story about Priscilla Chan’s 2016 commencement speech. 

San Jose Mercury News – May 18, 2016: Harker swimmer Vivian Wang, grade 10, is mentioned for her second place finish in the CCS finals, which qualified her for the state meet. 

San Jose Mercury News – May 19, 2016: Priscilla Chan’s speech at the 2016 commencement ceremony is covered in detail. 

San Mateo Daily Journal – May 18, 2016: Harker is briefly mentioned in a story about a mid-May golf tournament. 

Asian Pacific America, NBC: Two Harker students, Katherine Zhu, grade 10, golfer, and Rachel Broweleit, grade 8, cellist, appeared on NBC’s Asian Pacific America TV program in mid-May. The videos can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoY-hwYWbbE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37kzBDVKlec

Patch Saratoga – May 12, 2016: Seniors Victoria Ding, Anika Mohindra and Evan Lohn are listed in a story about National Merit Scholarship winners from Saratoga, Los Gatos and Campbell.

Patch Cupertino – May 12, 2016: Senior Karen Qi is listed in a story about Cupertino residents who received National Merit Scholarships. 

Daily Democrat — May 11, 2016: Senior Evan Lohn is named in a brief update about local National Merit Scholarship winners. 

SmartBrief – May 11, 2016: Diane Main, upper school director of Learning, Innovation and Design (LID), authored this blog entry on managing student projects with the Doctopus add-on for Google Apps. 

San Jose Mercury News – May 10, 2016: Sophomore Vivian Wang is mentioned in a preview story about the CCS swimming finals. 

Patch Palo Alto – May 10, 2016: Senior Vivek Bharadwaj is mentioned as one of 10 Palo Alto residents to win National Merit Scholarships. 

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