UPDATE: Jan. 23, 2018

Congratulations to seniors Rajiv Movva and Justin Xie, who today officially became finalists in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search! They will both be headed to Washington, D.C., in March for final judging to compete for a grand prize of $250,000. During the trip, the students will also have their work shown to the public and meet with distinguished scientists. As finalists, Movva and Xie will each be awarded a minimum of $25,000.

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Jan. 9, 2018

The Society for Science & the Public announced today that six Harker seniors were among the top 300 in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search, tying with Lynbrook High School for the most students qualifying from a single school in California. Amy Dunphy, Amy Jin, Jimmy Lin, Rajiv Movva, Eleanor Xiao and Justin Xie are now eligible to be among the 40 finalists who will head to Washington, D.C., in March for the final stage of the competition.

Each of the top 300 scholars will receive a $2,000 prize, with an additional $2,000 donated to each of their respective schools. The finalists will be announced on Jan. 23.