The Harker speech and debate team’s year is off to a strong start. They have attended tournaments as far away as Dallas and Des Moines, as well as several local events.
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Student-organized firefighter benefit raises more than $31,000
Last month, senior Nathan Liu organized the fourth annual Tribute to Fallen Heroes Benefit Concert and Forum.
Athletic Hall of Fame inducts five alums
Harker alums Joelle Anderson ’17, Ryan Cali ’10, Christopher McCallaCreary ’11, Rebecca (Chang) Kaloudis ’03 and Vivian Wang ‘18 were inducted into the Harker Athletic Hall of Fame as part of the Harker Day celebration on Oct. 7.
Eighth grader wins Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
Rory Hu, grade 8, was recently named a winner of the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes.
Spring musical cast and crew perform to sell-out crowds at Fringe
Over the summer, the cast and crew of the spring 2023 upper school musical traveled to Scotland to perform at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world’s largest arts festival.
More science journalism accolades for 2020 alum
Simar Bajaj ’20 spent the summer as a journalist for STAT News, the Boston Globe’s health and medicine news site, while also earning a number of journalistic awards.
[UPDATED] Senior moves on to selection round of Breakthrough Junior Challenge
Senior Arjun Gurjar has reached the semifinals of the Breakthrough Junior Challenge with a recently posted video about transposon, a gene in humans that is capable of duplicating itself.
Eighth grader Rory Hu receives prestigious Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship
Rory Hu, grade 8, was recently named a recipient of the prestigious Caroline D. Bradley Scholarhsip, which covers all four years of high school education for highly gifted applicants.
Nearly 30% of senior class named National Merit semifinalists
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced that 55 Harker seniors have been named semifinalists in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Fourth grader finishes as semifinalist in ICA National Science Bee
This past summer, fourth grader Nathan Xing visited Arlington, Va. and finished as a semifinalist in the national championships of the International Academic Competitions Science Bee.