Freshmen Spend Day Volunteering at San Jose Municipal Rose Garden
In mid-October grade 9 students spent their “freshmen service day” volunteering at the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden. Freshmen service day is a mandatory, daylong event designed…
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Middle School Students Collect Shoes for People in Need
Eight grade 7 students in the advisory of Cindy Ellis, middle school head, are collecting shoes for those in need. The shoe drive, which began…
Hoops & Scoops Charity Basketball Game Raises Money to Help Fight Muscular Dystrophy
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) was the real winner of a students versus faculty/staff basketball game held during a long lunch on Nov.12 in…
Middle School Club Sells Handmade Cards to Help Protect Wildlife in India
In mid-November, the middle school’s Wildlife SOS club sold handmade greeting cards for $1 each to raise money for Wildlife SOS, an organization that…
Fourth Grader Receives Academic Honor from Johns Hopkins Talent Search
Fourth grader Amiya Chokhawala was awarded high honors by Johns Hopkins University for being among the highest-scoring participants in its 2014 international Talent Search!…
Grade 2 Students Deliver Colorful Painted Pumpkins to Neighbors
Grade 2 students recently painted and delivered colorful pumpkins to residents living near the lower school campus in an effort to thank them for being such…
Grade 8 Students Receive Top Honors at Local Robotics Competition
The Eaglebots, a VEX Robotics team comprising Harker students, is off to a strong start with this year’s VEX Skyrise challenge. The team – Andrew Chang,…
Grade 8 Students Send Halloween Care Packages to Soldiers Serving Abroad
Halloween took on new meaning this year for grade 8 students in Cyrus Merrill’s history class, who donated care packages filled with thank you letters and…
Harker Senior Honored with First Community Service Spotlight Award of the School Year
Senior Mariam Sulakian was recently honored with a Harker Community Service Spotlight Award. During a Monday morning campus meeting in early November, she received…
Nichols Invitational Debate Tournament Attracts Nearly 400 Competitors
Harker hosted the 15th annual Howard and Diana Nichols Invitational Debate Tournament on the last weekend of September. A total of 380 students from 26 California…
