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Students will attend a lecture by historian Eric Foner at Columbia University. The trip to New York will take place from March 27 to March 31.

Upperclassmen travel to New York during Spring Break

by Neil Bai, Reporter October 24, 2015

U.S. history teachers Katy Rees and Julie Wheeler announced a spring break trip for upperclassmen to New York City on Monday during school meeting. “I think [students will gain] a complete understanding...

Naturalist Brent Houston speaks about Arctic experiences

by Kshithija Mulam and Meilan Steimle October 21, 2015

Polar explorer and naturalist Brent Houston spoke on the importance of the endangered polar pack ice habitat today during long lunch in Nichols Atrium. Houston accompanied 12 upper school students...

The four SDS shows this year are “The internet is distract- Oh look a kitty!" “The Final Dress Rehearsal," “Selfie" and “Cheating Death." Rehearsals for SDS will begin on Nov. 9.

2015-2016 SDS cast list announced

by Alex Wang, Web Designer October 20, 2015

The cast list for the 2015-2016 Student Directed Showcase was posted on the door of Patil Hall last Friday afternoon. The four SDS shows this year are “The internet is distract- Oh look a kitty!”...

Head of School Christopher Nikoloff talks about his lecture series that will address questions posed by the book "The Book" by Alan Watts. Students can earn a certificate and a gift for attending all four lecture sessions throughout the year.

School meeting recap 10/19

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Wingspan Copy Editor October 19, 2015

The Honor Council conducted a short survey, asking students the following questions: “What does honor mean to you?”, “What instances of honor have you seen on campus?” and “What is some honorable...

The debaters pose for a picture together during the tournament. The Heart of Texas Invitational was held last weekend in Dallas.

Upper school speech and debate wins awards at competition in Texas

by Tiffany Wong, Reporter October 18, 2015

A total of ten students from the upper school forensics program traveled to Dallas to compete at the Heart of Texas Invitational, a speech and debate competition, last weekend. The tournament, hosted...

Kaity Gee (16') presents her Ted Talk at TedxHarkerSchool last year. Tickets for this year's conference are on sale now.

Annual TEDx conference to be hosted this Saturday

by Ria Gandhi and Shania Wang October 18, 2015

The annual Harker TEDx conference will take place this Saturday, Oct. 17 on the Saratoga campus, incorporating many new developments in an attempt to attract students from a variety of schools as well...

Upper School Nurse Claire Elchert returned to campus to resume her duties on Sept. 25. Elchert will work on campus part-time.

Clare Elchert returns to the Upper School after battling cancer

by Aditya Varshney, Opinion Editor October 18, 2015

Upper School Nurse Clare Elchert returned to campus to resume her duties on Sept. 25 after successfully battling cancer. Elchert, who suffered from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, had been on medical leave...

Last year's Siemens Competition finalists Sadhika Malladi (12) and Jonathan Ma (12) utilized a Power Point to present their experiment. This year's Siemens semifinalists were announced on Oct. 14.

Siemens semifinalists announced today

by Maya Valluru, Copy Editor October 18, 2015

The Siemens Foundation will announce the semifinalists of the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology today and will announce the finalists next Monday. 300 semifinalists are selected each...

Homecoming King Edward Sheu (12) and Ray Song (11) dance together at the Homecoming Dance. Ray was one of 45 juniors attending the dance.

SAT conflict reduces Homecoming dance attendance

by Meilan Steimle and Tiffany Wong October 18, 2015

The spirit program and senior student council hosted the Homecoming dance on Oct. 2, the night before the morning of the October SAT, leading many juniors to skip the event. Attendance at the dance...

Freshmen walk up the side of a hill searching for trash at the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy. The entire class went on a community service trip to Guadalupe River Conservancy while the sophomores and juniors took the PSAT on Wednesday.

Freshman class participates in annual community service

by Anjay Saklecha and Neil Bai October 18, 2015

The class of 2019 participated in the annual freshman community service day at the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy on Wednesday. While in previous years, advisories had attended various service sites,...

Sandy Hill Property Company will add the world's largest green roof above the future town center for Cupertino. The plan is shown in the featured image.

Green ceiling: World’s largest green roof soon to cover newly renovated Vallco Shopping Center in Cupertino

by Jackie Gao and Kaitlin Hsu October 18, 2015

With a $3 billion plan, Vallco Shopping Center’s new owners will renovate the old mall and build the “largest green roof in the world” on top of it. Called “The Hills at Vallco,” the project,...

The upper school boys dance troupe, Kinetic Krew, performs. The picnic was held on Oct. 11.

Fall-o-ween Family and Fun

by Ria Gandhi, Features Editor October 18, 2015

The 65th annual Family and Alumni Picnic: Harvest Festival, themed Fall-o-ween, brought together Harker families, students and alumni for a day filled with carnival games and performances last Sunday at...

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