[UPDATED] Harker senior named 2017 Presidential Scholar
May 5, 2017: Congratulations to senior Meilan Steimle, who has been named a 2017 Presidential Scholar of the Arts! As one of just 161…
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Endowments create new batch of scholars, add to growing corpus of humanities papers
Each year, a small number of students apply for and are selected to receive research grants from two endowments, the John Near Excellence in History…
Harker SAT average tops regional private high schools
Harker earned the top spot in a survey of SAT scores at regional high schools, according to a report published this week by the…
Grade 1 students learn the process of invention through annual language project
Cindy Proctor and Larissa Weaver’s grade 1 language arts students participated in a special project in January that had them conjuring up inventions as…
Update: Manan Shah earns second in individuals in 2016 Siemens Competition
UPDATE Dec. 6, 2016 Manan Shah, grade 12, was awarded second place in the individual category at the national Siemens Competition award ceremony in…
Harker National Honor Society inducts a record 50 new members
The Harker chapter of the National Honor Society inducted a record 50 new members on Oct. 6 during a ceremony held at Nichols Hall…
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…
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…