Eighth Graders Cited for Writing Excellence
Albert Chu, Gr. 8, was one of eight California winners in the Promising Young Writers Program, which recognizes talent and emphasizes the importance of…
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Stanford Researchers Partner with Harker to Study Virus Networking
Reprinted from the Harker Quarterly March 2010 issue On Jan. 14, the tables turned at the upper school campus. The students, typically collecting awards…
Busy Debate Team in Finals and Semifinals on East Coast
Harker debaters made the final round of the National Debate Coaches Association Championships the weekend of April 17-18 in Washington, D.C. Justine Liu, Gr.…
Senior Wins Scholarship in National Merit Scholarship Program
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), a nonprofit organization that honors the scholastic achievements of high school students, has begun to announce the winners in…
Lower School Students Earn Regional Awards in Annual Math Contest
Students from Gr. 3, 4 and 5 had impressive results in this year’s math competitions. All Gr. 3 students recently completed participation in the…
Senior Wins Poetry Award
Patrick Campbell, Gr. 12, was named the 2010 River of Words Environmental Poetry and Art Contest Bioregion Prize Winner for a poem he wrote…
Harker Emerges as Top School in Spanish Poetry Contest
The 28th annual Spanish Declamation Contest “Gustavo A. Bécquer” took place at Harker March 24 at the Nichols Hall auditorium. Spanish students in levels I-V as…
Student Publication Wins Highest Honors
The Winged Post and the online Web site, talonwp.com, have won a Crown Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) for its excellence…
Senior Named One of 10 “Young Women of Distinction”
Monisha Dilip, Gr. 12, received the 2009 National Young Women of Distinction Award in late February, given every year to the top ten Girl…
Middle School Debate Team Makes History
For the first time in tournament history, a middle school team won the Novice High School Division at the Santa Clara University Invitational, a…