Student Reaches National Finals in Math Game, Wins $1,000 for Math Department
Earlier this month, senior Allison Wang was a national competitor in the “Who Wants to Be a Mathematician” game, hosted by the American Mathematical…
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Students Take Second Place at National TEAMS Competition
In late June, a team of Harker rising juniors took second place overall in the 9/10 level at the national TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics…
Middle and Upper School Students Place First in International Math Contest
The American Scholastic Mathematics Association recently published the results of its annual mathematics contest, and Harker earned first place in the senior division (grades…
Harker Places First in National Math Contest
Harker upper school math students collectively placed first in the country in the 2014 Fall Startup Event math contest, administered by National Assessment and…
[UPDATED] Recent Grad Wins Gold Medal at Int’l Physics Olympiad
July 23, 2014UPDATE 2: Congratulations to Vikram Sundar ’14, who earned a gold medal at this year’s International Physics Olympiad in Astana, Kazakhstan! As…
Grade 3 Math Students Win First Place in CML Regional
This story was submitted by Harker lower school math teacher Stephanie Woolsey. For the seventh time, third grade math students have earned first place…
Middle School MathCounts Team Takes State Championship, Will Attend Nationals in May
This report submitted by Vandana Kadam, Harker math teacher. Kadam coached the state championship team and will coach them for the national competition. This…
More than 300 Students Attend 13th Diana Nichols Math Invitational
On March 2, Harker held the 13th annual Diana Nichols Math Invitational for grades 6-8. More than 300 students from 16 schools attended, including…
Harker Students Take Top Spots in Two Categories at TEAMS Competition
Five teams of Harker upper school students – 40 students in all – competed in a regional Test of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science…
Middle School Math Students Successful at Santa Clara Valley Mathcounts Competition
This story was submitted by Harker middle school math teacher Vandana Kadam. Harker students had great success at the Mathcounts chapter level contest in…