This past summer, K-5 visual arts chair Gerry-louise Robinson and middle school art teacher Sofie Siegmann traveled to Thailand to learn more about the country’s art, culture and history through the Raju and Bala Vegesna Teacher Excellence Program.
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East Palo Alto Councilmember Antonio López speaks at MS assembly
The middle school marked the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month by inviting East Palo Alto City Councilmember Antonio López to speak at a special morning assembly.
Leah Rosenberg to be next artist-in-residence for Dickinson Endowment
Bay Area-based artist Leah Rosenberg has been announced as the second artist-in-residence of the Dickinson Visual Arts Endowment.
Senior recognized by St. Kitts and Nevis prime minister
Late last month, senior Amiya Chokhawala received a Youth Leadership Award from St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minster Terrance Drew.
2022 grad takes silver at Int’l Linguistics Olympiad
Rishab Parthasarathy ’22 also helped Team USA Red place first in individual competition and take the bronze team competition.
Chemistry teacher competes as member of U.S. canoe polo team
Over the summer, upper school chemistry teacher Andrew Irvine competed as a member of the United States canoe polo team.
Traditions meet new beginnings at 2022 matriculation
Students gathered at Davis Field on Friday morning for the 2022 matriculation ceremony, which formally kicked off the 2022-23 school year and welcomed the Class of 2026 to the upper school.
Latin students enjoy successful 2022 NJCL convention
In late July, eight Harker students joined the California delegation to the 2022 National Junior Classical League Convention.
Harker places high in TEAMS national competition
The team of Alex Hu ’22 and rising seniors Rohan Bhowmik, Anthony Tong and team captain Sabrina Zhu performed admirably at the finals of the 2022 Tests of Engineering, Aptitude, Mathematics and Science (TEAMS) Competition, which took place in late June in Dallas.
Three athletes and one legendary team headed to Athletic Hall of Fame
In October, three outstanding alumni and one legendary team will be inducted into the Harker Athletic Hall of Fame.