Upper school debate teacher Jenny Achten recently received her fifth Diamond Award from the National Speech & Debate Association
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Harker top among California schools for Regeneron Top 300 scholars
Five Harker seniors, the most from any California school, are among the 300 scholars in the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search.
In new record, 77 seniors named 2026 National Merit semifinalists
Yesterday, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced that 77 Harker seniors – 40% of the entire class – have been named semifinalists in the…
[Updated] 2025 Nat’l Merit Scholarship winners count stands at 14
National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced the first two rounds of graduating seniors who have won scholarships in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Students and recent graduate featured at National History Day National Contest
Two current Harker students and a recent graduate were recently chosen to showcase their work at last week’s National History Day National Contest in College Park, Md.
Journalism enjoys historically successful spring semester
Harker’s journalism program saw many successes during the spring semester, most recently with the TALON yearbook and Winged Post newspaper winning first place in the Journalism Education Association Northern California’s Best of the West awards.
Lower and Middle School Latin celebrate successful year
In late May, lower and middle school Latin students were honored for another successful year, which saw many notable successes.
Students take top spots at International Academic Competitions event
Over Memorial Day weekend, rising fourth grader Grace Li and rising seventh grader Terence Heng were named Intermediate Champions of the National Academic Bowl, held by International Academic Competitions (IAC).
2024-25 Near-Mitra Scholars recognized at ceremony
Families and friends of this year’s Near-Mitra Scholars gathered at Nichols Auditorium for this year’s Annual Recognition Event.
Journalism wins First Amendment Press Freedom Award for fourth consecutive year
Harker was among 16 high schools named 2025 winners of the First Amendment Press Freedom Award by the Journalism Education Association (JEA), making this Harker’s fourth consecutive year receiving the award.
