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Upcoming Events
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FRI
SEP
22
   
   
Lower School Picnic T-Shirt Dress – picnic T-shirt with uniform pants, shorts or skirt
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Middle School Assembly Bell Schedule
Upper School Special Schedule C
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Grade 7 Parent Coffee
8 to 9:30 a.m. | Corner Bakery Cafe, 1600 Saratoga Ave, San Jose
Grade 12 Parent Lunch
12 to 2 p.m. | Saratoga Country Club, 21990 Prospect Rd. Saratoga
K-5 Picnic Party
2:50 to 3:30 p.m. | Bucknall Campus
Upper School Homecoming Dance
7:30 to 10:30 p.m. | Nichols Hall, Atrium
         
   
   
SAT
SEP
23
   
   
Homecoming Pre-game Tailgate
5 to 7 p.m. | Saratoga Campus
Homecoming Varsity Football Game: Harker plays Rio Vista
7 to 10 p.m. | Saratoga Campus, Davis Field
         
   
   
SUN
SEP
24
   
   
Annual Giving Phone-A-Thon
6:30 to 9:30 p.m. | Nichols Hall
         
   
   
MON
SEP
25
   
   
Middle School Special Bell Schedule: OLSATs
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Upper School Special Schedule D - Junior Class Meeting
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Admission Information Morning for Current 4-year-old and TK
8:30 to 10 a.m. | Union
Annual Giving Phone-A-Thon
6:30 to 9:30 p.m. | Nichols Hall
         
   
   
TUE
SEP
26
   
   
Middle School Picnic T-Shirt Dress – picnic T-shirt with free dress pants, shorts, skirts or skorts
Middle School Advisory Bell Schedule
Middle School Fall Play Rehearsal Begins
Upper School Adjusted Schedule A - Freshman Class Meeting
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Lower School Picnic T-Shirt Dress – picnic T-shirt with uniform pants, shorts or skirt
Bucknall CampusView details
Preschool Parent Coffee - Picnic Prep
8:30 to 9:30 a.m. | Union Lobby Conference Room
Grade 11 Q&A
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. | Saratoga, Nichols Hall Auditorium
Tamagawa Host Family Meeting
5:30 to 7 p.m. | BLD MPR
K-5 Field Trip Chaperone Training
6 to 6:30 p.m. | Bucknall Library
Kindergarten Back-to-School Night
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. | Bucknall Campus
         
   
   
WED
SEP
27
   
   
Middle School Wednesday Bell Schedule
Upper School Adjusted Schedule B
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Upper School Photo Make-up Day
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Nichols Rotunda
Common Ground: "Why We Do the Things We Do"
9:30 to 11 a.m. | The Nueva School (Bay Meadows Campus)View details
         
   
   
THU
SEP
28
   
   
Middle School Assembly Bell Schedule: Fall Elections
Middle School Free Dress
Upper School Adjusted Schedule C - Sophomore Class Meeting
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Grade 10 Parent Breakfast
8 to 10 a.m. | Crepevine, Willow Glen, 1100 Lincoln Ave. Suite 180
Preschool Campus Closes
Preschool Back-to-School Night (Campus closes at 3:30pm)
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. | Union Campus
Grade 7-8 Social Dance
7 to 9:30 p.m. | Blackford Multipurpose Room (MPR)
         
   
   
FRI
SEP
29
   
   
Fall Break Day #1 - No School
Middle School JCL Induction
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | LaserQuest
         
   
   
SAT
SEP
30
   
   
Nichols Debate Tournament
7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. | Saratoga Campus
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Announcements
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Homecoming to be Livestreamed Saturday Evening
Sports Report Sept. 18, 2017
MS Golf Tryouts
News
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84 seniors named Nat’l Merit semifinalists in new school record
Harker has broken its record for National Merit semifinalists for the third consecutive year.
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Senior earns prize for performance on physics exam
In July, senior Sylvia Chen was awarded with the Citadel and Citadel Securities Certificate of Excellence for her performance on the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) USA Physics Olympiad Exam.
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Harker Concert Series 2026-27 kicks off in September
The 2026-27 season of the Harker Concert Series is set to showcase some of the highest-caliber acts in modern music, featuring both rising and veteran talents.
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