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FRI
OCT
5
125th Anniversary Celebration Weekend Begins
Advisory Schedule
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D Special Schedule/Early Dismissal (Upper School)
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Lower School Free Dress
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Special Green and White Free Dress to celebrate Homecoming
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Preschool - 12 Parent Picnic Prep
3 to 10 p.m. | Blackford Campus
Homecoming Rally - all choirs & eaglets
4:35 to 5:40 p.m.
SAT
OCT
6
Homecoming Tailgate & Game
Saratoga Campus
Homecoming Varsity Football Game
2 to 5 a.m. | Saratoga Campus, Davis Field
Picnic Preparations & Set-Up
3 p.m. to 12 a.m. | Blackford Campus
Diana Nichols' Memorial
7 to 9 p.m. | Rothschild Performing Arts Center
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Alumni Grand Reunion
9 p.m. to 1 a.m. | Quad, Upper School Campus, 500 Saratoga Ave., San Jose 95129
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SUN
OCT
7
Upper School Homecoming Dance
2:30 to 5:30 a.m. | Nichols Atrium
68th Family and Alumni Picnic
5 to 10:30 p.m. | Blackford Campus
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Performing arts performs at picnic
Blackford Amphitheater
MON
OCT
8
A Schedule - Grade 9 Class Meeting (Upper School)
Last Week of Q1 Lower School BEST Activities
Student Directed Showcase Auditions at Lunch
RPAC 511Ms. Lang-Ree's Room
Picnic Cleanup /Coffee
3 to 5 p.m. | Blackford Aux. Gym
Lower & Middle School Q2 BEST/Athletics Sign ups Begin
TUE
OCT
9
B Schedule (Upper School)
Student Directed Showcase Auditions at Lunch
Ms. Lang-Ree's Room
Grade 4 Parent Coffee
Corner Bakery Cafe, 1690 Saratoga Avenue, San Jose
Picnic Cleanup /Coffee
3 to 5 p.m. | Blackford Aux. Gym
L.I.F.E. Information/Parent Coffee (for Grade 11)
3:15 to 3:45 p.m. | Multi-Purpose Room/Athletic Center
Grade 1 Q&A
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. | Bucknall Library
TK Open House (Internal)
3:30 to 5:30 p.m. | Union
K-5 Chaperone Training
4:30 to 4:50 p.m. | Bucknall Library
Middle School Trips Meeting during Assembly Period
9:30 to 10:35 p.m. | 6th grade - MPR, 7th grade - Cafetorium, 8th grade - GYM
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WED
OCT
10
Grade 12 No Classes
K-5 Full Dress Uniform - Mr. Nichols' Birthday
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Middle School Full Dress: Mr. Nichols' Birthday
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Mr. Nichols' Birthday Cookies
Student Directed Showcase Auditions at Lunch
Ms. Lang-Ree's Room
Grade 10 & 11 PSATs
2:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Grade 9 Community Service Day
3 to 10 p.m.
Perf. Arts perform at Tamagawa Welcome
11:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. | Blackford MPR
Tamagawa Welcome Event
11:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. | Blackford Multi Purpose Room
THU
OCT
11
C Schedule - Grade 10 Class Meeting (Upper School)
Middle School Make-Up Picture Day (Harker Sweater, White Polo)
Cookies & Kindergarten Tour- Harker Preschool Families only
4 to 5:30 p.m. | Lower School Campus 4300 Bucknall Rd., San Jose, CA 95130
Student Directed Showcase Auditions
11 p.m. to 3 a.m. | Ms. Lang-Ree's Room
FRI
OCT
12
Grade 12 Graduation Information Night for Parents
12:30 to 1:30 a.m. | Saratoga, Nichols Hall Auditorium
D Special Schedule (Upper School)
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Middle School Fall Sports End
Middle School follows an Advisory Schedule
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Grade 6 Parent Coffee
Corner Bakery Cafe, 1690 Saratoga Avenue
Grade 1 Parent Coffee
Corner Bakery Cafe, 1690 Saratoga Avenue, San Jose
Grade 5 Eagle Buddies to STG
5:50 to 8:25 p.m. | Saratoga Campus
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Grade 3 Eagle Buddies Event at BKN
6:30 to 8 p.m. | Bucknall Campus
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SAT
OCT
13
Lower & Middle School Q2 Online BEST & Athletic Sign ups end
SUN
OCT
14
Grade 3 Dads' Night Out
2 to 5 a.m. | Eureka! 19369 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino
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Sports Report Oct. 1, 2018
No shuttle changes after 2 p.m.
Fruttero Tennis Academy Dates
News
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Harker News
Senior wins silver medal at Int’l AI Olympiad
enior Lily Shi earned a silver medal earlier this month at the second annual International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence in Beijing.
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Upper school students, faculty formally begin school year at 2025 matriculation
Upper school students and faculty gathered at the Harker Athletic Center on Friday for this year’s matriculation ceremony, which formally started the 2025-26 upper school academic year.
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Frosh fencer takes gold at Summer Nationals
In July, frosh Nora Buca became the national champion in Division III Women’s Epee at the USA Fencing 2025 Summer Nationals.
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