STEM Buddies organizes first lower school visit
On Feb. 6, several members of Harker WiSTEM (Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) headed to the lower school for a first-ever STEM…
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[UPDATED] Three Harker students named STS finalists, most from any school in the country
Seniors Evani Radiya-Dixit, Arjun Subramaniam and Manan Shah were selected as three of the 40 national finalists in this year’s Regeneron Science Talent Search,…
Marine biology students learn where science meets politics at Shark Fin Summits
Last month, Kate Schafer’s marine biology students took part in the Shark Fin Summits, in-class events that had students deliberate and come to a…
Student earns recognition in Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest
Raymond Banke, grade 10, recently received a distinguished honorable mention in the Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Student Contest. The contest, which received more than…
Update: Manan Shah earns second in individuals in 2016 Siemens Competition
UPDATE Dec. 6, 2016 Manan Shah, grade 12, was awarded second place in the individual category at the national Siemens Competition award ceremony in…
[UPDATED] Harker Student Named BROADCOM Finalist, Travels to Washington in October
UPDATE: Nov. 8, 2016 Cynthia Chen, grade 9, earned the second place prize in the Broadcom MASTERS Competition in the science division! She will receive…
Harker Team Wins Best in Nation at TEAMS Competition
In June, Harker students Michael Kwan, Jimmy Lin, Sahana Srinivasan, Justin Xie, Shaya Zarkesh, Randy Zhao and Jerry Chen, now all grade 11, were…
Paper Airplanes Enhanced at Middle School Innovation Lab
Last week, grade 7 science students put their engineering skills to the test by building airplanes in the middle school campus’ innovation lab. Teacher…
Student Co-Founded Startup Hosts On-Campus Computational Thinking Event
Last week, sophomore Shaya Zarkesh – via his company, Polyup, which he co-founded last fall – held an event at the upper school campus…
Harker Places Second in Region in 2016 Physics Bowl
The 2016 Physics Bowl wrapped up in May, and Harker placed second in its region in Division II (for second-year physics students) and was…