Tiffany Zhu ’17, now at Stanford, had her Mitra Family Endowment for the Humanities paper, written while at Harker, published in the spring 2018 issue of the Stanford Undergraduate Research Journal.
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Theater and literature lovers head to Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Last month, 29 students headed to Ashland, Ore., for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. This annual trip, established in 2009, gives students with a love of literature and theater the chance to enhance their understanding not just of Shakespeare but also the elements of storytelling.
Preschoolers learn about Howard Nichols, his cookies and his caring heart
The children in Harker Preschool’s Clover Cottage were really excited to learn about kindness and cookies while celebrating Howard Nichols’ birthday.
Beautiful memorial for Diana Nichols brings together family and friends
Close to 200 friends, family and colleagues gathered on the upper school campus on Oct. 6 to honor Diana Nichols, former head of school and board chair, who passed away on Sept. 2, 2018.
Harker opens Athletic Hall of Fame, inducts three athletes and one super fan
Harker athletics stood tall Friday evening, prior to the Homecoming game, when the school opened its Athletic Hall of Fame, inducting three Harker athletes and one super fan.
Harker community heads ‘Back to the Future’ at 68th Family & Alumni Picnic
The middle school campus was bustling with activity last Sunday as more than 3,400 Harker community members, including about 200 alumni and their families, came together for the 68th Harker Family & Alumni Picnic.
Dr. Teja Patil ’02 given 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award for commitment to the community
Harker is pleased to announce that Dr. Teja Patil ’02 is the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient.
Amy Jin ’18 awarded prestigious Davidson Fellowship for project on tracking surgical tools
Amy Jin ’18 has been named a 2018 Davidson Fellow Laureate in the technology category for her project on deep learning to help track surgical instruments using video.
Rajiv Movva ’18 awarded Davidson Fellowship for ongoing project
Rajiv Movva ’18 was named a Davidson Fellow by the Davidson Institute for Talent Development to develop his project “SNPpet: Deep Learning the Human Epigenome Reveals Regulatory Sequence Patterns and Genomic Mechanisms of Disease.”
Preschoolers discover cave art, add their own
Harker preschoolers learned about prehistoric art, then made some of their own, last week. Michael Ear, the new art teacher at the preschool, led the expedition.
