JUNE 2002 (VOL. 8, NO. 13)
M O N T H L Y
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HARKER
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Inaugural Upper School Graduation for Class of 2002 The Class of 2002, Harker’s inaugural graduating class in the new upper school, received their diplomas at a moving and historic ceremony held at the Mountain Winer y on Sat., May 25th.
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Valedictorian Matt Wong, a Harker student since kindergarten, spoke fondly of the valuable friendships, lessons and education his years at Harker have brought him. Also speaking were keynote speaker Guy Kawasaki, head of school Diana Nichols and president Howard Nichols.
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Students received “First Class” medals along with their diplomas as
— Now Available Online — For more information contact Cathy Snider CatherineS@harker.org happiness and success to this first-ever class of graduates.
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The weather was perfect, and the ceremony was followed by a no-host brunch for families and friends to continue the celebration in the spectacular setting. See pages 10 & 11 for more photos!
Bucknall Inaugural dance concert a “moving” success! ............ 14
Saratoga - MS Grade 7 travels to Sacramento and Berkeley ...................... 4
Saratoga - US Harker JETS JV team named first in nation ...................... 7
important dates Tues., Aug. 27 7-12 110th Academic School Year Begins
Thurs., Aug. 29 K-6 110th Academic School Year Begins Go to www.harker.org and click on PARENTS for detailed Aug. date information by division
Keynote Speaker Many thanks to Guy Kawasaki for his time and inspiration as the keynote speaker for our inaugural Upper School graduation. His astute comments touched our hearts—and our “funnybones”—and we thank him for sharing his observations with us! Guy Kawasaki is the CEO of Garage Technology Ventures. Prior to this position, he was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, Inc. and one of the individuals responsible for the success of the Macintosh computer. He has a BA from Stanford University and and MBA from UCLA as well as an honorar y doctorate from Babson College.
special mementos to commemorate Harker’s first class of graduates. The ceremony culminated with touching and inspiring comments by the Nichols, who released 30 white doves to symbolize their wish for peace,
Note: Many thanks to the following Harker staff members who worked particularly hard behind the scenes throughout the year on this ver y special event: Sue Estes, Chris Doll, Vonda Reid, Ruth Tebo and Derek Kameda.
Editor’s Note: May was an amazing month, full of successes, per formances, passages and excitement. Enjoy the last issue of the Harker News this school year, and we’ll see you in the fall. Have a wonder ful summer! —Pam Dickinson, Director of Communications Remember to check the web site over the summer for news and calendar updates while our Tech. Dept. busily updates our parent e-mail database. Thanks!