Lower school service efforts were in full swing this month as the annual grade 4 toy drive delivered 550 toys to St. Justin Community Ministry in Santa Clara, which every year offers underprivileged families the opportunity to “shop” for toys to give to their children.
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Harker Preschool comfy on Pajama Day, collects pajamas for others, too
Students at Harker Preschool brought in pajamas that will be added to the grade 3 pajama drive at the lower school. It was great to see Harker’s youngest students smiling as they made their donations!
Annual alumni basketball game draws a score of players over Thanksgiving break
Alumni from throughout the years took to the court in Harker’s new Athletic Center over the Thanksgiving break for what turned out to be a great match at this year’s alumni basketball game!
Downbeat accepted into International Championship of High School A Cappella
The upper school show choir, Downbeat, was recently accepted into the 2019 Varsity Vocals International Championship of High School A Cappella, a global competition highlighting high school a cappella groups.
MS food drive collects nearly 2,500 items for Second Harvest Food Bank
The middle school concluded its yearly food drive, having collected 2,465 food items for the Second Harvest Food Bank, which each month serves more than 257,000 people in need in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
Grade 5 robotics team earns spot at Northern California championship
Fifth graders Farhan Ansari, Sahil Jain, Mihir Gupta, Daniel Wu and Jaden Chyan won the Robot Design Award at last month’s First Lego League Northern California Qualifier.
BOXFOX co-founder Sabena Suri ’08 makes Forbes 30 Under 30 list
Sabena Suri ’08, co-founder of BOXFOX, an LA-based e-commerce gifting company, was named, along with her two co-founders, to the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the retail and e-commerce category.
Students attend QuickBooks Connect Conference as part of CareerConnect program
More than a dozen Harker students attended the QuickBooks Connect Conference at the San Jose Convention Center last week as part of Harker’s CareerConnect program.
Journalism to receive two CSPA Crown awards, a department first
Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) announced that two 2017-18 Harker journalism publications would receive Crown awards, the organization’s highest honor.
Alumna ’09 in the big time, dancing for Raiderettes this season
Karlene McCallaCreary ’09 was a Raiderette of the week in early October! A graduate of Harker’s Conservatory dance program and former member of Harker’s…
