High Scores Carry Harker to the Top in National Math Contest
Ten Harker students earned high marks in the 2014 National Assessment & Testing Ciphering Time Trials, making Harker the top-ranking high school in the…
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Harker Students Win Big in Western Region in DECA Stock Market Game
Three stock-picking teams from Harker qualified to participate in The Stock Market Game at the international DECA conference in May and Harker students grabbed three of 25…
Senior Creates Apps, Website to Raise Money for African Orphans
Kudos to inspiring young social entrepreneur Suraya Shivji, grade 12, who created an altruistic app to raise money to help African orphans become self-sufficient. Shivji taught herself…
Harker Research Science Projects 2014: Profiles in Perseverance
This story is a continuation of “Harker Research: Profiles in Perseverance,” a story that appeared in the winter 2014 Harker Quarterly highlighting scientific research being…
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…
Business and Entrepreneurship Students Hold Inaugural BEcon
By Sidhart Krishnamurthi, grade 12 The Harker business and entrepreneurship department held its inaugural Harker BEcon2014. This business, economics and entrepreneurship conference introduced Harker students,…
Debate Sees Success Locally and Out-of-State in Fall Competition
By Zach Jones, with additional information provided by debate teachers Carol Green, Jenny Alme and Karina Momary Students Earn Accolades and TOC Spots at…
Upper School Students Continue Tutoring Partnership with Local Elementary School
A group of Harker upper school students signed on to volunteer with The Tutoring Network (TTN), a Stanford-based nonprofit organization that offers free after-school…
Fourth Grader Receives Academic Honor from Johns Hopkins Talent Search
Fourth grader Amiya Chokhawala was awarded high honors by Johns Hopkins University for being among the highest-scoring participants in its 2014 international Talent Search!…
[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…