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Harker DECA competes at SVCDC

by Michael Sikand and Shania Wang January 13, 2016

Ninety-two upper school students attended the Silicon Valley Career Development Conference (SVCDC) to compete with fellow Bay Area DECA chapters from Jan. 8-10 at the San Jose Marriott. Upwards of 1,400...

Patients from a mental health facility sit in a semicircle during “Cheating Death,” directed by Janet. The last SDS show will be tonight at 7 p.m. at the Blackford theater.

SDS premiered first show yesterday at Blackford theater

by Raveena Kapatkar and Zachary Hoffman January 9, 2016

Upper school seniors Janet Lee, Mary Najibi, MC Smitherman and Rachel Renteria have worked since the beginning of the school year to produce the annual 2016 Student Directed Showcase (SDS), which premiered...

Students use ten minute passing periods to play football before class. The new bell schedule was implemented starting Jan. 4 and will continue until Feb. 1.

New bell schedule put into effect for trial period

by Vignesh Panchanatham, Reporter January 9, 2016

A student walks around a circle of teens sitting on the ground, tapping them on the head and chanting, until finally shouting and running away. This classic game of duck-duck-goose is expected at the lower...

Wearing leggings, Sanjana Marcé (11) walks in the rain along with Trisha Dwivedi (11) and Kshithija Mulam (11). The new dress code was implemented on Nov. 31.

New guidelines for dress code implemented

by Jackie Gao, Reporter January 7, 2016

The Upper School Committee of Dress revised the dress code and changed it into a new set of guidelines, now called the “Community Standards for Dress,” replaced the dress code on Nov. 30. The new...

A chef serves pasta in Manzanita during long lunch. The Science of Food will be offered next semester.

New courses announced for next semester and 2016-2017 school year

by Aneesha Kumar, Reporter January 6, 2016

Several new courses have been added for next semester and the 2016-2017 school year in the Math, Science, History and English departments. Few of the new classes added include The Science of Food, English...

Intel Science Talent Search (STS) semifinalists Vineet Kosaraju (12), Sophia Luo (12), Sadhika Malladi (12), and Jonathan Ma (12) pose for a picture. Each year, Intel STS names 300 high school seniors nationwide as semifinalists, and offers each a $1,000 award, along with $1,000 to their school.

Four seniors named Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists

by Sahana Srinivasan and Tiffany Wong January 6, 2016

The Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS) announced seniors Vineet Kosaraju, Sophia Luo, Jonathan Ma and Sadhika Malladi as semifinalists in the 2016 competition today morning. Each semifinalist...

Student Directed Showcase, American Math Council exams and the Harker Winter concert are coming up in January and early February. Many of these announcements were presented by clubs during school meeting on Jan. 5.

School meeting recap–1/5

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Wingspan Copy Editor January 6, 2016

Harker HELM is launching its magazine this semester. The theme for the 2016 issue is space, which is open to interpretation. Submissions must be emailed to [email protected] by Feb. 15. The American...

Students assemble in the gym for School Meeting. This is the last school meeting or the year.

School meeting recap–12/7

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Wingspan Copy Editor December 8, 2015

Future Problem Solvers (FPS) is fundraising money in partnership with Asha India to provide relief for the victims of the flood in Chennai. They will be selling chai tea and bundt cakes from Monday to...

Harker Spirit screened the movie "Home Alone" for students to watch today. The movie was played in Manzanita.

Harker Spirit hosts movie night

by Melissa Kwan, TALON People Editor December 4, 2015

Harker Spirit hosted a movie night, in which it screened the movie "Home Alone" from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Manzanita tonight. The approximately 20 students in attendance sat on chairs and beanbags while...

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan plan on donating 99% of their Facebook shares to charitable causes. Zuckerberg made this announcement on Tuesday after his daughter, Max, was born.

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan plan to donate 99% of their Facebook shares

by Michael Sikand, Reporter December 4, 2015

Mark Zuckerberg, president and co-founder of social media giant Facebook, revealed in a public letter to his newborn daughter on Tuesday that he and his wife will donate 99% of their company shares to...

Gary Blickenstaff had one pint of blood drawn today at the Red Cross Club's annual blood drive during long lunch. Blood units from this event were donated to the American Red Cross in the Bay Area.

Red Cross Club hosts annual blood drive in gym

by Gloria Guo, TALON Seniors Editor December 2, 2015

The Red Cross Club hosted its annual blood drive today in the gym during long lunch to donate blood to the American Red Cross. This week is also the Red Cross’s club week, in which it holds events...

Harker spirit members Arben Gutierrez-Bujari (11) and Kailee Gifford (11) update the upper school about spirit events. This week, each class will decorate a Christmas tree, which will be judged during extra help on Friday.

School meeting recap–11/30

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Wingspan Copy Editor November 30, 2015

The Diversity Committee adjusted the dress code, taking into account all the feedback it received since the beginning of the school year. Students must cultivate an attitude of respect with their outfits...

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