More than 200 people arrived at the Patil Theater to see the Miró Quartet perform at the second event of the 2018-19 Harker Concert Series season.
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Harker DECA attends leadership conference; students gain experience, confidence
In mid-November, almost 50 students from the Harker DECA chapter flew to Anaheim for the DECA Western Region Leadership Conference (WRLC) to mark the beginning of the 2018-2019 competitive season.
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.
Alumnus parlays startup expertise into WanderJaunt, a classy short-term rental service
In a Harker alumni chain reaction, following his employment at DoorDash, Barrett Glasauer ’09 has co-founded WanderJaunt, which partners with property owners to maximize value for short-term rentals.
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.
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.
Student’s research into allergies leads to founding of company
Over the summer, senior Ayush Alag received a $10,000 grant from genetic research company Illumina to continue his research into food allergies, which led to the creation of his own company, Allergezy.
Literary trip to SF connects students to the Beat Generation and Litquake Festival
Last week, upper school students headed to San Francisco for a special field trip to the legendary City Lights Bookstore and the Beat Museum.
WiSTEM Club brings science to Harker Preschool
Over a score of upper school girls from the Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics club (WiSTEM) traveled to Harker Preschool to do some science with the littlest Harker students.
