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…
Outreach
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…
Grade 2 Students Deliver Colorful Painted Pumpkins to Neighbors
Grade 2 students recently painted and delivered colorful pumpkins to residents living near the lower school campus in an effort to thank them for being such…
Grade 8 Students Send Halloween Care Packages to Soldiers Serving Abroad
Halloween took on new meaning this year for grade 8 students in Cyrus Merrill’s history class, who donated care packages filled with thank you letters and…
Middle School Holds Annual Canned Food Drive to Help Feed the Hungry
The middle school’s annual canned food drive began in early October and will run until mid-November. This year’s drive is being hosted by The…
