Student Earns Highest Possible Composite Score on ACT Exam
In late November, Kevin Zhang, grade 11, was notified by ACT Inc. that he had achieved the highest possible composite score of 36 on…
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Fall Semester Debate Has Students Performing Well in Competition and Community-Building
Fall 2013 has been a very successful semester for Harker debaters at both the upper and middle schools, as evidenced by strong performances at…
Harker Students Score High in Math Contests Throughout November
By Cindy Liu, grade 11 In November, Harker students participated and ranked in numerous math competitions, both individually and as teams. On Nov. 7,…
Updated: CBS stories on Harker’s 11 Perfect Advanced Placement Scores
Jan 6, 2014 Betsy Gebhart of KCBS wrote and broadcast a great article about these hard working students: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/01/01/record-number-of-students-at-san-jose-high-school-ace-ap-exam/ Nov. 21, 2013 The College…
Harker Debate Wins Championship at Minneapple Debate Tournament
Harker’s Public Forum (PF) team kicked off November by winning the overall team sweepstakes award and taking home the tournament championship at the Minneapple…
New Alums Make History at National Forensic League Tournament; Grab Highest Honor Ever for Harker
New Class of 2013 alumni Kenny Zhang, Anuj Sharma and Aneesh Chona were defending national champions in the public debate forum sponsored by the…
Middle School Forensics Successful at National Junior Forensics League National Tournament
The middle school forensics program traveled to Birmingham, Ala., in June to compete at the National Junior Forensics League National Tournament. The team as…
Alumnus Receives Sterling Award for Scholastic Achievement from Stanford University
In April, Anand Natarajan ’09 became the second Harker alum in three years to receive the J.E. Wallace Sterling Award for Scholastic Achievement from…
Debaters Close Out School Year With National Success
This article was originally published in the summer 2013 Harker Quarterly. Harker’s upper school debate squads saw plenty of success in the spring. Their…
Upper School Student Receives San Jose City Council Commendation for Math Tutoring Program
Yesterday, rising senior Urvi Gupta was recognized for the second time this year for an innovative math tutoring program she created in November 2011…
