Annual Pajama and Book Drive to Help Comfort Children in Need
For many children bedtime means snuggling up in cozy pajamas and reading a favorite bedtime story. Yet for youngsters in need, even something as…
Outreach
Giving Back: Harker Launches New Schoolwide Outreach Program
What began as a holiday seasonal community project has evolved into a larger, new schoolwide outreach program called HarKare (Harker Cares). HarKare launched with…
Harker Sponsors Table for Students at Annual YWCA Luncheon; Jackie Joyner-Kersee the Speaker
A contingent of Harker students had the unique opportunity to hear six-time Olympic medalist, motivational speaker and foundation founder Jackie Joyner-Kersee give the keynote…
Community Gets into the Holiday Giving Spirit
This story recently appeared in the winter 2012 edition of Harker Quarterly. Students Clean Up the Coast Almost 50 community members stepped up in…
Student Takes First Place for the Quarter in Kids Who Give Contest
Rohan Chandra, grade 12, was recently named the first-place winner of the Kids Who Give contest for the period ending Sept. 30. The Kids…
Kindergartners Use the Holiday Season to Explore Themes of Being Thankful and Giving Back
This story recently appeared in the winter 2012 edition of Harker Quarterly. Harker’s youngest students are using the holiday season to learn about being…
Harker Student Members Join Youth Advisory Council to Bring Youth Issues to Community
Several Harker upper school students have gotten politically active by joining the San Jose Youth Advisory Council (YAC), a group of high school students…
More than 200 Students Attend 13th Annual Howard and Diana Nichols Debate Invitational
The 13th annual Howard and Diana Nichols Invitational debate tournament took place at the upper school campus Sept. 28-30, bringing in 208 students from…
Student Named a Los Gatos Youth Citizen of the Year, Honored at Ceremony
Tara Rezvani, grade 12, was recognized at Los Gatos’ Youth Park Citizen Day on Sept. 29 for being chosen as one of Los Gatos’…
Key Club Students Collect Food, Raise Funds for Those in Need
This article was originally published in the fall 2012 Harker Quarterly. Members of Harker’s Key Club had a productive spring, collecting clothing, toys and…