As the country celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, nearly 140 Harker students, parents and staff volunteered for several local organizations to recognize the holiday’s designation as a Day of Service.
Outreach
Student-organized firefighter benefit raises more than $31,000
Last month, senior Nathan Liu organized the fourth annual Tribute to Fallen Heroes Benefit Concert and Forum.
Students clean up Los Gatos Creek alongside SJ mayor
Upper school students performed a clean-up operation at Los Gatos Cr.eek, organized by South Bay Clean Creeks
Grade 1 donation drive delivers hundreds of goods to animals in need
First graders sent more than 500 items and more than $300 to the Humane Society Silicon Valley to cap off their annual donation drive.
Student-founded App Dev League holds in-person workshops
The organization recently held a series of workshops on application development in partnership with the Oakland Housing Authority and the ICA Cristo Rey Academy.
Ninth grader organizes fourth Santa Clara Children’s Business Fair
100 young entrepreneurs gave pitches at the Santa Clara Children’s Business Fair
Student-organized event raises $25,000 for California Fire Foundation
Last month, junior Nathan Liu organized the third Tribute to Fallen Heroes Charity Golf Tournament and Gala.
Junior wins Congressional Silver Medal for service efforts
Arushi Sharma, grade 11, recently received a Congressional Silver Medal Award, one of the highest honors for civilian youths.
Harker and Yerba Buena students partner up to hold Youth Mayoral Forum
The San Jose Mayor Youth Forum, organized by students from Harker and Yerba Buena High School, was held Oct. 25 at the Cambrian Branch Library in San Jose.
Student-run learning opportunities attract nationwide attendees
This past summer, Alec Zhang, grade 11, and Jingjing Liang, grade 9, held a special online learning event called FUTUREx IDEA, which was attended by more than 100 students from 78 high schools across the country.
