The theme of the 2019 National Junior Classical League Convention was “apes non sunt solitaria natura” (“Bees are not of a solitary nature”) and Harker students were certainly as busy as bees participating in various events.
eweekly
Alumna ’09 named to Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 list
Harker alumna Denzil (Sikka) Eden ‘09 was honored this week as one of Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 award winners for 2019.
[UPDATED] 11 students win National Merit scholarships, nearly 60 percent of class recognized overall
In mid-September, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation identified 68 Harker seniors as Commended Students in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Competition.
Harker debaters garner first and second at nationals, have a great season overall!
Team Harker crushed it at the National Speech & Debate Tournament, where Haris Hosseini ‘19, and Avi Gulati, a rising senior, nailed first and second places in original oratory.
Harker students bring home 14 perfect AP scores, including one double perfect
Over a dozen Harker students earned perfect scores on AP tests taken last spring.
Incubator classes help students build on existing and new enterprises
The business & entrepreneurship department launched two incubator courses this school year and the young entrepreneurs have been going full tilt all year. Here is a quick look at the first year of these classes.
Upper school quiz bowl finishes in the top 5 percent nationwide
Harker’s A Quiz Bowl team – juniors Rohan Cherukuri, Jeffrey Fung, Kyle Li and Arun Sundaresan – spent Memorial Day weekend in Atlanta, where they finished in the top 5 percent at the High School National Championship Tournament for National Academic Quiz Tournaments.
Graduates leave Harker with words of inspiration and hope at 2019 ceremony
The Class of 2019’s final hours as Harker students were memorable ones, as Thursday’s graduation ceremony brought together families, friends and faculty to celebrate a major milestone in the seniors’ lives.
Inaugural Life in the Arts alumni awards presented to professional actor and operatic singer
Two of Harker’s performing arts alumni, Gabrielle DeMers ’03 and DJ Blickenstaff ’09, were made inaugural awardees of Harker’s Life in the Arts awards on Friday at the annual Senior Showcase.
Junior wins Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award at Intel ISEF
In mid-May, junior Allison Jia was named one of two winners of the Intel Foundation Scientist Award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
