From Friday, Jan. 4 to Sunday, Jan. 6, nearly 100 students from The Harker School DECA Chapter traveled to the Burlingame Waterfront Marriott to compete in the 2019 Silicon Valley Career Development Conference.
Top Achievements
Jennifer Gargano named for dedication as educator
Stanford University has recognized Jennifer Gargano, assistant head of school for academic affairs, as a dedicated educator and mentor.
Downbeat accepted into International Championship of High School A Cappella
The upper school show choir, Downbeat, was recently accepted into the 2019 Varsity Vocals International Championship of High School A Cappella, a global competition highlighting high school a cappella groups.
Student’s research into allergies leads to founding of company
Over the summer, senior Ayush Alag received a $10,000 grant from genetic research company Illumina to continue his research into food allergies, which led to the creation of his own company, Allergezy.
Two students win recognition and prizes in Broadcom MASTERS competition
Last month, Alice Feng, grade 9, and Sriram Bhimaraju, grade 7, were announced as winners in this year’s Broadcom MASTERS competition.
Journalism to receive two CSPA Crown awards, a department first
Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) announced that two 2017-18 Harker journalism publications would receive Crown awards, the organization’s highest honor.
Harker siblings compete in Pan Am chess championships, one takes gold, the other fifth
Two Harker speech and debate students finish in the top 10 in the nation
Three-peat: Third Harker student wins $20,000 H&R Block Challenge
MS speech and debate team earns First Place Sweepstakes Team Award, many other awards
Harker middle school speech and debate team members competed at a variety of tournaments across the country and had some great results!