more than 30 upper school students participated in the Berkeley Math Tournament, one of the largest student-run math competitions on the West Coast.
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Panel discusses Muwekma Ohlone tribe’s ongoing fight for federal recognition
A panel of experts on Bay Area Indigenous history was joined by Charlene Nijmeh, chairwoman of the Muwekma Ohline tribe on Nov. 2 for the first event of this year’s Harker Speaker Series.
Alum featured in Harvard Magazine for cancer research
Humsa Venkatesh ’04 has been studying the relationship between cancer and the brain, which she has coined “cancer neuroscience.”
Students visit alum’s studio at prestigious Djerassi residency program
Raymond Banke ’19 recently completed a residency with the Djerassi Resident Artist Program in Woodside.
Speakers discuss resilience, personal narratives at 2023 TEDx Harker School event
On Oct. 20, students in Harker’s business and entrepreneurship program hosted the 2023 installment of TEDx Harker School at the Rothschild Performing Arts Center.
Gaming industry entrepreneur speaks to B.E. students
On Oct. 16, CareerConnect had its first C-Sweets event of the school year with Kevin Xu, chief operating officer of mobile game company IGG.
Fall speech and debate season off to a strong start
The Harker speech and debate team’s year is off to a strong start. They have attended tournaments as far away as Dallas and Des Moines, as well as several local events.
Student-organized firefighter benefit raises more than $31,000
Last month, senior Nathan Liu organized the fourth annual Tribute to Fallen Heroes Benefit Concert and Forum.
Athletic Hall of Fame inducts five alums
Harker alums Joelle Anderson ’17, Ryan Cali ’10, Christopher McCallaCreary ’11, Rebecca (Chang) Kaloudis ’03 and Vivian Wang ‘18 were inducted into the Harker Athletic Hall of Fame as part of the Harker Day celebration on Oct. 7.
Spring musical cast and crew perform to sell-out crowds at Fringe
Over the summer, the cast and crew of the spring 2023 upper school musical traveled to Scotland to perform at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world’s largest arts festival.
