Nearly 60% of Harker Seniors Recognized by National Merit
A total of 45 Harker seniors, 24 percent of the class of 190, were named semifinalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program, the…
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Harker Senior One of Nine in U.S. Named to National Debate Team
Harker senior Aditya Dhar was named to Debate Team USA! He is one of only nine students selected nationwide to represent the U.S. in…
[UPDATED] 13 Harker Seniors Receive National Merit Scholarships
Update: Sept. 1, 2016 Michael Zhao, another 2016 graduate, was recently named a 2016 winner of a National Merit Scholarship, bringing the total number…
Student Wins Gold Medal in U.S. Physics Olympiad, Five Others Finish Strong
Swapnil Garg, grade 10, won a gold medal in this year’s U.S. Physics Olympiad, sponsored by the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT). Although…
Upper School Student Qualified to International Math Olympiad
As a top scorer in the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO), Swapnil Garg, grade 10, was recently invited to participate in the…
Middle School Latinists Collect Impressive Bag of Medals in Latin and Myth Exams
All middle school Latinists participate in two contests, the National Latin Exam (www.nle.org) and the National Mythology Exam (http://www.etclassics.org/pages/the-national-mythology-exam), and Harker had great results!…
Freshman Nails Life Finance Challenge, Garners Scholarship
Rithvik Panchapakesan, grade 9, was named an H&R Block Budget Challenge scholarship winner! Panchapakesan won the award for proving himself a personal finance master…
MS Speech and Debate Team Takes Top Honors at Glendale Event
Nearly 50 middle school speech and debate students pitched in to help earn Harker the first place sweepstakes award at the Glendale Community College…
Harker Aquila Wins First Pacemaker Award at NSPA Spring Convention
Last weekend, the National Scholastic Press Association awarded Harker Aquila, Harker’s online student news site, with its first Online Pacemaker Award for schools with…
Junior Named Finalist in US Biology Olympiad, Headed to Training Program
Junior Venkat Sankar was recently named one of 20 national finalists in this year’s USA Biology Olympiad. He will attend a special training program…