DECA and B.E. Students Champion Innovation and Give Back to Community
This article originally appeared in the winter 2014 Harker Quarterly. Numerous fall events sponsored by Harker’s DECA chapter and business and entrepreneurship department set the…
Outreach
Grade 5 Food Drive Aids Those in Need
For many years, grade 5 math teacher Pat Walsh has spearheaded the annual fifth-grade food drive. This year, the effort took place in November…
Grade 6 Students Create Warm Blankets for Donation to Ill and Foster Children
At their community social in mid-November, grade 6 students made warm blankets for Project Linus, a volunteer-driven nonprofit organization that provides blankets to children who are…
Freshmen Spend Day Volunteering at San Jose Municipal Rose Garden
In mid-October grade 9 students spent their “freshmen service day” volunteering at the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden. Freshmen service day is a mandatory, daylong event designed…
Middle School Students Collect Shoes for People in Need
Eight grade 7 students in the advisory of Cindy Ellis, middle school head, are collecting shoes for those in need. The shoe drive, which began…
Hoops & Scoops Charity Basketball Game Raises Money to Help Fight Muscular Dystrophy
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) was the real winner of a students versus faculty/staff basketball game held during a long lunch on Nov.12 in…
Upper School WiSTEM Club Holds Diabetes Awareness Week
In mid-November, Harker’s WiSTEM (Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Club held a Diabetes Awareness Week on the upper school campus. The goal…
Middle School Club Sells Handmade Cards to Help Protect Wildlife in India
In mid-November, the middle school’s Wildlife SOS club sold handmade greeting cards for $1 each to raise money for Wildlife SOS, an organization that…
Upper School Students Read Stories to First Graders as Part of Ongoing Program
Each year, the upper school Lead and Read program brings Student Council and Honor Council officers to the lower school campus to read stories…
Upper School Students Continue Tutoring Partnership with Local Elementary School
A group of Harker upper school students signed on to volunteer with The Tutoring Network (TTN), a Stanford-based nonprofit organization that offers free after-school…