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FRI
OCT
10
Annual Giving Pledge Week
D Schedule (Upper School)
Howard Nichols' Birthday Cookies
Lower & Middle School - Full Dress Uniform for Mr. Nichols' Birthday
Middle School Clothing and Costume Donation for Swap Continues Until 10/17
Front Lobby and Back Loading ZoneView details
Q1 Last Day of Lower & Middle School BEST/BASE Activities
Q1 Last Day of Middle School Fall Sports
Grade 1 Parent Coffee
8:15 to 9:30 a.m. | Living Room Coffee Craft, 1711 Winchester Blvd, Campbell
Grade 12 Parent Coffee
8:15 to 9:15 a.m. | Philz Coffee, 5205 Prospect Rd, Ste, 145, San Jose
Grade 2 Parent Coffee CHANGED: This event location has been moved to Starbucks
8:15 to 9:15 a.m. | Starbucks, 18800 Cox Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070
Grade 9 Parent Coffee
8:15 to 9:15 a.m. | Paris Baguette - 685 Saratoga Ave, San Jose, CA 95129
Grade 3 Parent Coffee CHANGED: This event location has been changed to Starbucks.
8:20 to 9:20 a.m. | Starbucks, 18800 Cox Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070
Kindergarten Parent Coffee CHANGED: This event has been changed 10/17/25
8:30 to 9:30 a.m. | Moonwake Coffee Roaster, 1412 Saratoga Ave, San Jose, Ca 95129
Field Trip - Grade 1 to Mountain View Center for Performing Arts
8:45 to 11 a.m.
Upper School Spirit Night
3:30 to 5:30 p.m. | Outside of Manzanita
SAT
OCT
11
Speech & Debate Intramural #1
8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Union Campus
Dance Jamz Placement
2:30 to 5:30 p.m. | Union Gym
MON
OCT
13
A Schedule - Grade 12 Class Meeting (Upper School)(Upper School)
Gr. 6 & 7 Wear Hiking Boots/Shoes This Week to Prepare for Middle School Trip
Gr. 8 Free Dress
Japan Trip Family Meeting
Union Cafeteria
Middle School Clothing and Costume Donation for Swap Continues Until 10/17
Front Lobby and Back Loading ZoneView details
Q2 Lower & Middle School BEST/BASE, Athletics Activities Begin
SDS Auditions
3 to 5 p.m. | Rothschild Performing Arts Center, Rm. 511
TUE
OCT
14
B Schedule (Upper School)
Lower School Full Dress Uniform for Jim Cogan Assembly
Middle School Clothing and Costume Donation for Swap Continues Until 10/17
Front Lobby and Back Loading ZoneView details
Grade 1 Parent Connect (HPC)
8:30 to 9:30 a.m. | Bucknall Library
SDS Auditions
3 to 5 p.m. | Rothschild Performing Arts Center, Rm. 511
Lower School - Early Winter Sports Parent Information Meeting
6 to 6:45 p.m. | Virtual
WED
OCT
15
C Schedule - Grade 11 Class Meeting (Upper School)
Middle School Clothing and Costume Swap During Lunch
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Gr. 6-8 Make-Up Picture Day
7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Union Front OfficeView details
Field Trip - Grade 3 to Tech Museum
8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Middle School- Early Winter Sports Parent Information Meeting
6 to 6:45 p.m. | Virtual
THU
OCT
16
D Special Schedule (Upper School)
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Middle School Clothing and Costume Swap During Lunch
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Middle School Community Time: Gr. 6-8 Trip Preparation
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LIFE Parent Coffee (HPC)
8:45 to 10 a.m. | Boynton Cafe, 888 Boynton Ave, San Jose, CA 95117View details
SDS Callbacks
4 to 7 p.m. | Rothschild Performing Arts Center, Rm. 511
Grade 10 Parent Connect Meet & Mingle (HPC)
4:45 to 5:30 p.m. | Nichols Atrium
Grade 10 Level Parent Connect (HPC)
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. | Saratoga Campus - Nichols Hall Auditorium
Grade 5 Marin Headlands Information Meeting- Parents & Students
5:30 to 6:15 p.m. | Bucknall Gym
FRI
OCT
17
A Schedule - Grade 10 Class Meeting (Upper School)
End of First Quarter Q1
Middle School Clothing and Costume Swap During Lunch
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Special Free Dress: Diwali
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Grade 4 Parent Coffee
8:15 to 9:15 a.m. | Starbucks, 18800 Cox Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070
Field Trip - KDG to Spina Farms
8:30 to 11:45 a.m.
Grade 6 Parent Coffee CHANGED: This event location has been changed.
8:30 to 9:30 a.m. | Mylapore, 1692 Saratoga Ave #96, San Jose, CA 95129
Kindergarten Parent Coffee
8:30 to 9:30 a.m. | Moonwake Coffee Roaster, 1412 Saratoga Ave, San Jose, Ca 95129
Grade 5 Parent Coffee
3 to 3:45 p.m. | Philz Coffee, 5205 Prospect Rd, Ste, 145, San Jose
SAT
OCT
18
Upper School Fall Dance
7 to 10 p.m.
SUN
OCT
19
Gr. 7 California Explorations Trip Departs
Gr. 8 Washington, D.C. Trip Departs
Harker Parents Hiking Group
9 to 10:30 a.m. | Almaden Quicksilver (Mockingbird Entrance, 21785 Mockingbird Hill Ln, San Jose)View details
Grade 1 Halloween Playdate
2 to 6 p.m. | Las Palmas Park in Sunnyvale

 
Announcements
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Football BBQ Tailgate and Senior Night, Oct. 17
SAT Registration for Harker Juniors
Information about US Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences, Nov. 24-25
US Academic and LIFE Updates
News
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Harker musicians named to California All-State ensembles and choirs.
Nine upper school musicians were recently named members of California all-state music groups and will perform in Sacramento in January at the California All-State Music Education Conference.
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Harker team reaches BMT top 10 for the first time since 2018
Harker sent a total of eight teams to compete at this year’s Berkeley Math Tournament, and team Harker Omega became the first Harker team since 2018 to place in the top 10.
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MS conservatory to produce world-premiere play
This year’s grades 7-8 fall play will be a world premiere of a work by an established author.
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