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Parents and Students Participate in Lower School Dress Drive for Kids in Need

Parents and Students Participate in Lower School Dress Drive for Kids in Need

April 21, 2016 | Posted Under: Lower School, greater good

This article originally appeared in the spring 2016 Harker Quarterly.A lower school dress drive … [Read more...] about Parents and Students Participate in Lower School Dress Drive for Kids in Need

Greater Good: Ninth Annual Cancer Walk Raises Over $10,000 for Camp Okizu

Greater Good: Ninth Annual Cancer Walk Raises Over $10,000 for Camp Okizu

June 22, 2015 | Posted Under: Middle School, greater good, Outreach

This article originally appeared in the summer 2015 Harker Quarterly. For the ninth year in a
row, … [Read more...] about Greater Good: Ninth Annual Cancer Walk Raises Over $10,000 for Camp Okizu

Winter 2013: Greater Good

Winter 2013: Greater Good

July 29, 2014 | Posted Under: Schoolwide, giving back, greater good, Lower School, middle school, schoolwide, upper school, volunteering

This article originally appeared in the winter 2013 Harker Quarterly. Fundraiser Lets Dancers … [Read more...] about Winter 2013: Greater Good

Celebrity Introduces Student at Free The Children Event

Celebrity Introduces Student at Free The Children Event

July 21, 2014 | Posted Under: Upper School, activism, greater good, upper school

This article originally appeared in the summer 2014 Harker Quarterly. Harker freshman Arjun … [Read more...] about Celebrity Introduces Student at Free The Children Event

Activist Helps Empower Impoverished Women and Children

Activist Helps Empower Impoverished Women and Children

July 21, 2014 | Posted Under: Upper School, activism, fundraising, giving, greater good, upper school

This article originally appeared in the summer 2014 Harker Quarterly. When junior Ashwini Iyer was … [Read more...] about Activist Helps Empower Impoverished Women and Children

Sew For Love Gets a Helping Hand

Sew For Love Gets a Helping Hand

July 21, 2014 | Posted Under: Uncategorized, greater good, Lower School, volunteering

This article originally appeared in the summer 2014 Harker Quarterly. Five fifth grade girls shared … [Read more...] about Sew For Love Gets a Helping Hand

Junior Travels to India to Perform Medical Screenings, Tests Nearly 600 Children

Junior Travels to India to Perform Medical Screenings, Tests Nearly 600 Children

July 21, 2014 | Posted Under: Upper School, greater good

This article originally appeared in the summer 2014 Harker Quarterly. After being diagnosed her … [Read more...] about Junior Travels to India to Perform Medical Screenings, Tests Nearly 600 Children

Harker Community Unites for Upper School’s Annual Blood Drive

Harker Community Unites for Upper School’s Annual Blood Drive

July 21, 2014 | Posted Under: Upper School, Community, greater good, upper school

This article originally appeared in the summer 2014 Harker Quarterly. This year, enough donations … [Read more...] about Harker Community Unites for Upper School’s Annual Blood Drive

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