Harker students won a record 286 regional awards (112 for art and 174 for writing) in the 2025 Scholastic Art & Writing Contest, organized by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.
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Kindergartner takes second in piano competition, set to perform at Carnegie Hall
Harker kindergartner Evelyn Hua is slated to perform at New York City’s Carnegie Hall in March after placing second in American Protégé International’s 2024 Competition of Romantic Music.
Three seniors among top 300 scholars in 2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search
Three Harker seniors were named to the top 300 scholars in the 2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search, one of the country’s most prestigious science competitions.
[UPDATED] Eighth grader takes top prize in Junior Innovators Challenge
Last week, eighth grader Tina Jin took the top prize in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge.
Harker takes three of five top spots in Harvard research competition
Upper school students took three out of five top spots in the The Harvard Undergraduate Research Journal’s (THURJ) Research Competition.
Record-setting 71 seniors named National Merit semifinalists
The semifinalists make up 36% of the Class of 2025.
2024 grad wins silver at European Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics
Michelle Wei ’24 won silver for the United States’ team at the event in the Netherlands.
Harker JCL students enjoy successful trip to 2024 NJCL Convention
Harker sent nine members of its Junior Classical League chapter to the National Junior Classical League Convention held at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
Students earn accolades in Mathematical Association of America competitions
Several upper school students recently earned accolades for their performance in competitions held by the Mathematical Association of America.
Future Problem Solving competitors qualify for internationals, take top spots
Several Harker students qualified to compete at the international level, and more earned top spots at the state finals of this year’s Future Problem Solving (FPS) competition.
