Computing Student Invited to Prestigious Grace Hopper Conference
This article originally appeared in the winter 2014 Harker Quarterly. In October, more than 8,000 visitors poured into the Phoenix Convention Center in Arizona. For…
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[UPDATE] Grade 9 Student Wins First-Place Mathematics Award in Broadcom MASTERS Competition
Oct. 31, 2014: Earlier this week, Rajiv Movva, grade 9, was announced as a first-place mathematics award winner in the Broadcom MASTERS competition, the…
Assembly Addresses Nuclear Nonproliferation, Student Group Plans Research for Hiroshima Conference
During a special assembly on Oct. 19, upper school students heard from three representatives of The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS). Based at the…
Siemens Competition Semi- and Regional Finalists Named, Harker Has Most in State
The 2014 Siemens Competition Math : Science : Technology semifinalists were just announced and 408 national semifinalists and 97 regional finalists were named. This year 13…
Alumni App Makers Discuss Latest Inventions
This article was originally published in the fall 2014 Harker Quarterly. These days, it seems, there is an app for just about everything, and…
Students Explore Costa Rica, Perform Field Research
This article was originally published in the fall 2014 Harker Quarterly. In late July, 10 upper school students embarked on a summer research trip…
California is the Classroom for Successful Middle School Backpacking Trip
This article was originally published in the fall 2014 Harker Quarterly. In mid-June, 19 students and three teachers set off on a five-day backpacking…
Students Learn and Give During Excursion to Tanzania
This article was originally published in the fall 2014 Harker Quarterly. In June, more than a dozen upper school students, accompanied by upper school…
[UPDATED] Students Receive Mayoral Commendation for Success in Google Science Fair
Oct. 28, 2014:On Oct. 21, Daniela Lee, grade 12, and Sadhika Malladi, grade 11, were honored by San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and the…
[UPDATED] Rising Sophomore’s Project Featured at White House Maker Faire
Sept. 18, 2014: Davis Dunaway, grade 10, and his collaborators on the “Grid” project, detailed below, will appear at the World Maker Faire in…