Knowing How to Know: Research and Writing at Harker
This article was originally published in the spring 2013 Harker Quarterly. With information literacy and research skills becoming increasingly important to college-bound high school…
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Student Essay Among the Top 10 in JFK Library Essay Contest
Felix Wu, grade 10, is among the top 10 finalists in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library’s Profiles in Courage Essay Contest. The essay,…
Senior Paulomi Bhattacharya Named Intel Finalist – One of Only 40 Nationwide
Society for Science announced Wednesday that Paulomi Bhattacharya, grade 12, has been named one of 40 finalists in this year’s Intel Science Talent Search,…
Six Students Named Semifinalists in 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, Most in California Second Year in a Row
The Society for Science and the Public announced Wednesday that six Harker students have been named semifinalists in this year’s Intel Science Talent Search,…
Alumna and Mitra Scholar Sarah Howells Wins Inaugural Churchill Research Paper Competition
Sarah Howells ’12, now a freshman at Princeton University, recently won first place in the Churchill Research Paper Competition sponsored by the University of…
Siemens Competition: Four Harker Regional Finalists, Six Semifinalists
The Siemens Foundation announced today this year’s semifinalists and regional finalists in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology. Ten Harker students, four…
Costa Rica Presents Amazing Opportunities for Field Research
An abridged version of this article was originally published in the fall 2012 Harker Quarterly. By Mark Brada Editor’s note: Mark Brada teaches upper…
Harker Mothers and Daughters Unite in Common Cause at Relay for Life Event
This article was originally published in the fall 2012 Harker Quarterly. A dynamic group of Harker moms and their student daughters participated in this…
Humanities Endowments Produce Four Scholars Papers Cover Charter Schools, Special Forces, Nuclear Policy and Churchill’s Public Relations
This article was originally published in the summer 2012 Harker Quarterly. The Mitra Family Endowment, established last year, has borne its first fruit. Sarah…
World-Class Keynote Vinod Khosla Addresses Record Crowd at Annual Research Symposium
This article was originally published in the summer 2012 Harker Quarterly. More than 400 attendees experienced the 2012 Harker Research Symposium on April 28,…