The 17th Harker Research Symposium on April 15 brought hundreds from the Harker community to the upper school campus to view student research, hear from fascinating speakers, explore a variety of booths and exhibits and more.
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Five students recognized in spring National Student Media Contest
Five Harker students were awarded in the Journalism Education’s spring 2023 National Student Media Contest.
Senior named Lincoln-Douglas champion at Tournament of Champions
Senior Muzzi Khan won the National Championship in Lincoln-Douglas Debate at the University of Kentucky’s Tournament of Champions.
Middle school mathletes perform well at state MathCounts competition
Harker students earned both team and individual recognition at the state MathCounts competition on March 25.
Students win Project of the Year at California Science and Engineering Fair
Alec Zhang, grade 11, and Jingjing Liang, grade 9, were recently awarded Project of the Year in the senior division at the California Science and Engineering Fair.
Upper school spring musical nominated for two Rita Moreno Awards
The 2023 upper school spring musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” has been nominated for Rita Moreno Awards for Overall Production and Outstanding Actress (Selina Xu, grade 11).
22nd Diana Nichols Math Invitational attracts 380 students
The 22nd Annual Diana Nichols Harker Math Invitational for grades 6 to 8, held March 18 was a highly successful event with 18 schools and about 380 contestants taking part in the individual and team contests.
[Updated] Harker team reaches Wharton Investment Competition finals
Team FRESH.mInD is one of 55 semifinalists from nearly 1,400 entries.
2023 Near and Mitra salons explore wide range of historical topics
Last week, the scholars of this year’s John Near & Mitra Family Scholar Grant Program conducted salons via Zoom discussing the results of the several months’ worth of research they had carried out in the topics of their choice.
Harker journalism wins two Gold Crowns at CSPA Spring Convention
Harker journalism students attended the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Spring Convention at Columbia University and were presented with CSPA Gold Crown awards for Harker Aquila and the Winged Post newspaper.
