Chess enthusiasts Vyom Vidyarthi, rising sophomore, and Omya Vidyarthi, rising seventh grader, each won gold medals at the Pan American Youth Chess Championship, held June 25-July 8 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Rising sophomore fencer turns in strong performance
Rising sophomore Ethan Wang took fifth place out 184 competitors in the men’s division III foil competition at the USA Fencing National Championships and July Challenge in Minneapolis
Kudos: Seventh grader takes silver in squash tourney
Last month, seventh grader and squash enthusiast Ivanya Sadana won silver at the Pro Junior Gold Squash Tournament in Seattle.
Eighth grader named winner in SFGMC Give ‘Em Hope Awards
Eighth grader Brenna Ren was recently named one of the winners in the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus’ Give ‘Em Hope Awards.
Grade 9 student named semifinalist in Profile in Courage Essay Contest
Felix Chen, grade 9, was named a semifinalist in the 2022 Profile in Courage Essay Contest for his profile on William Byron Rumford, the first Black American to be elected to public office in Northern California
Kudos: VEX robotics enthusiasts finish successful seasons
Harker upper and middle school VEX Robotics teams earned many awards competing in VEX Robotics Competition (also known as VEX VRC) events, beginning in October
Rory Hu, grade 6, attends White House press briefing
Earlier this month, sixth grader Rory Hu visited the White House for a segment that will air tomorrow on Nickelodeon’s “Nick News.”
Kudos: Kindergarten pianist receives accolades in music competition
Kindergartner Sophia Gu was a first place winner and received a Judges’ Distinction Award in American Protégé’s spring 2022 Music Talent Competition.
Kudos: Fifth grader recognized in Coast Commission poetry contest
Fifth grader Emy Keyhan recently received an Honorable Mention in the 2022 California Coastal Commission K-12 Poetry Contest in the grades 4-6 poetry category.
Kudos: Student presents skit, original poem at Earth Day Festival
At the Cupertino Earth Day and Arbor Day Festival on Apr. 23, junior Gwen-Zoe Yang presented a performance of a skit she directed, titled “The Tale of Three Trees.”
