Sixth grader and chess enthusiast Omya Vidyarthi won a gold medal at last month’s 17th Annual North American Youth Chess Championship.
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Grade 9 student becomes chess Champion of Champions
Chess whiz Vyom Vidyarthi, who starts as a freshman at the upper school this year, was the winner at the 11th Annual Dewain Barber…
Student gymnasts’ team takes third place at nat’l championship
Gymnasts Anna Lee (pictured, second from left), a rising sophomore, and Bella Chen (third from left), a rising freshman, competed as members of the…
Fourth grader’s squash success continues (updated)
July 13, 2021: Squash enthusiast Sarah Thiru, a rising fifth grader, posted impressive results on both coasts over the last month, taking second place…
Student qualifies for national table tennis team
Last month, rising seventh grader Xianyao He qualified for the U13 (under 13) boys national table tennis team following a terrific performance at the…
Eighth grader medals at nat’l pentathlon championship
Last month, rising eighth grader Kira Bardin was named the U-15 (under 15) National Champion for both the individual and mixed relay divisions at the USA Modern Pentathlon…
Upper school singer takes top prizes in singing competitions
Rising sophomore Arushi Sharma recently took top spots in two vocal competitions. The singer won a grand prize across all age groups in the…
Middle and upper school robotics competitors wrap up successful season
Harker upper and middle school VEX robotics teams had a very successful year, with seven teams qualifying for the world championship in May and…
Students win grand prize and other awards at international hack-a-thons
Harker students Krish Maniar, grade 10, and Kabir Ramzan, grade 9, received the Grand Prize and several other awards at the HackDefy 2.0 hack-a-thon, held during the weekend of March 27.
Fifth grader wins world youth chess championship
Over the winter break, chess enthusiast Omya Vidyarthi, grade 5, took first place in the U10 girls division in the FIDE Online World Cadets & Youth Rapid Championships.
