Harker History: Manzanita Hall
Frank Cramer founded what is now The Harker School under the influence of David Starr Jordan, the first president of Stanford University. The school…
Harker History
Harker History: Sarah Ellen Harker
Sarah Ellen Polk Harker was the mother of Catherine and Sara D. Harker, the women who founded and ran Miss Harker’s School for Girls…
Harker History: Frank Cramer and Manzanita Hall
The foundations of what would eventually become The Harker School were laid by Frank Cramer, one of the earliest residents of Palo Alto. After…
Harker History: Catherine Harker
Catherine Harker was born to a pioneer family in Portland, Ore., on March 2, 1865. She was the daughter of James Bartlett Harker and…
Harker History: Boarding Program Closes
The Harker boarding program, which moved to the Saratoga campus in 1972, officially closed on Thurs., June 6, 2002, due to the growing space…
Harker History: Otelia Winchell Cullen Polk De Witt
The women for whom The Harker School is named came from strong pioneer stock. Catherine and Sarah Harker, who founded and ran Miss Harker’s…
Harker History: Gloria Brown, 1945 Miss Harker’s Grad
On March 23, 2002, Miss Harker’s alumna Gloria Brown sat down for an interview at a Harker gala event. Brown, a Palo Alto resident,…
Historic Groundbreaking for Nichols Hall May 30, 2007
Historic goundbreaking event held May 30 for Harker’s new Science & Technology Center, athletic field and pool was a school wide celebration that included…
Harker Benefactors Honored at the Opening Gala
Oringially posted 12/04/2008 10:27AM On Aug. 22, the dream of opening a new science and technology center became reality as the Harker Benefactors (families…
Upper School Orchestra Heads to New York in April
The upper school Orchestra is going to New York! The group, led by director Chris Florio, will travel in April to compete in the…