The Harker Programming Club hosted the second Girls Programming League Challenge, in which 100 girls from around the Bay Area took part in a coding contest and attended talks by a wide variety of guest speakers.
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[UPDATED] Student Brian Chen named Broadcom MASTERS finalist
Brian Chen is headed to Washington, D.C.! The freshman was named as a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS competition.
Visit from students from New Zealand kicks off joint effort to increase STEM participation among young women
In April, Harker received a visit from a group of high school girls from New Zealand in what is expected to be the start…
Six finalists and one semifinalist in ProjectCSGIRLS Competition
Six Harker middle school girls were named finalists and one named a semifinalist in the 2019 ProjectCSGIRLS Competition for Middle School Girls, which encourages…
Junior wins Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award at Intel ISEF
In mid-May, junior Allison Jia was named one of two winners of the Intel Foundation Scientist Award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
Two students qualify for U.S. Physics Team
Freshmen David Dai and Rishab Parthasarathy were recently selected to be two of 20 students on the 2019 U.S. Physics Team.
Harker Research Symposium attracts 800 science enthusiasts
In one of its best-attended years to date, the Harker Research Symposium attracted about 800 visitors from across the Harker community to recognize the school’s dedication to the sciences and encourage sustainable lifestyles and policies.
[UPDATED] Three seniors named Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists
Seven Harker seniors – the most of any school in California – were named Top 300 Scholars in this year’s Regeneron Science Talent Search.
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.
