OCTOBER 2002 (VOL. 9, NO. 1)
M O N T H L Y
N E W S L E T T E R
F R O M
T H E
H A R K E R
Siddarth Satish, Gr. 9, thinks that the seniors are really nice and the food is great. Serena Liou, Gr. 10, is glad she is not a freshman anymore! Munazzah Javid, Gr. 11, feels older and likes having a laptop. Brian Chow, Gr. 12, has “senioritis,” and Adi Goradia, Jonathan Louie and Debrorah Tu agree that they are excited to be graduating this year!
FRIDAY, OCT. 18TH PAL Stadium (see web site for directions)
7:00 p.m. Homecoming Pre-Game Show 7:30 p.m. Varsity Game Admission: $5 per person Alumni Free! (see pg. 16)
top stories Bucknall Tamagawa visitors arrive for taste of American West ....... 7
Saratoga - MS Middle School launching new and exciting academic trips ... 9
Saratoga - US US Service Day and other commmunity service news .. 12
important dates Fri., October 11 Gr. 9-11 Service Day Mon., October 14 Columbus Day - No Classes Fri.-Sat., Oct. 21-25 Gr. 6 in Yosemite Mon.-Wed., Oct. 28-30 Tamagawa Student Visit Thurs., Oct. 31, 2:45 p.m. Bucknall Halloween Parade
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Harker Students Enthusiastic about New School Year!
Mark your calendars and don't miss the 2nd Annual Harker Homecoming!
Mark Tantrum
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est. 1893 • K-12 college prep
There was lots of excitement as students arrived on campus for their first day of the 2002-03 school year. Upper school students star ted their year with matriculation and orientation on Aug. 26th, the middle school students began classes on Aug. 27th and our Bucknall students had an exciting first day on Aug. 29th. Some of the students were asked what the best thing was about their grade level this year, and here are some of their responses: On the Bucknall campus, Claire Brendenoord, Gr. 5, is glad to not have to use the “tag boards” anymore, and Yash Khandwala, Gr. 5, likes the fact that he won’t have to wait in line this year before being dismissed from the lunch tables. Payal Modi and John Patrick Doherty, both Gr. 2, are happy to be learning cursive this year. And Matthew Harris, also Gr. 2, was most excited that his Sept. 10th bir thday was already written on the white board! Amanda Pennell, Gr. 3, said having lockers was the best thing about 3rd grade, and Ollie Peng, Gr. 3, was happy to have a binder for the first time, adding that his father had bought if for him the night before. Eileen Wu, Gr. 6, is most happy to be a member of the “oldest” class on campus and Patrice Lin, Gr. 6, likes the 6th grade teachers. The MS students enjoyed coming back to see all their friends and teachers. In the 7th grade, Ariel Gaknoki enjoys relying more on
herself rather than teachers, and Hayley Steele likes the navy blue uniforms. Alissa Kawahara likes the bigger campus and thinks that sports will be more competitive at this age. All 3 of these girls are excited about all the clubs and the social events, such as dances that will keep them busy! In the 8th grade, Young Byun, a new Harker student, likes the food and enjoys being the “biggest” people in the middle school! Grayson Hurd thinks they have the best football coaches and likes having Coach Calli for P.E. Anne Giomi is excited about the 8th grade trip to Hawaii and having lockers in Shah Hall, and Andrew Hospodor thinks science is very interesting this year. In the US, students didn’t waste a minute catching up with all their friends and shared these thoughts about their class this year:
Welcome to the new school year, everyone, and thanks for sharing your thoughts with us! See more photos on pgs. 2 and 3
Remembering September 11th The entire Harker community observed a minute of silence and reflection on Sept. 11th to honor the memory of those who died in the events surrounding Sept. 11, 2001. In his announcement, President Howard Nichols noted, “This is also an appropriate opportunity to reflect on the precious freedom we enjoy in this great country— a freedom that has come only after great toil and sacrifices throughout our history.” Where appropriate, our faculty, advisors and counselors provided our students with support and oppor tunities for discussion.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome to Harker's 110th year! We’ll be sharing items from our archives (see back page) thoughout the year to celebrate this historic occasion. We're also delighted to publish our 2nd edition of the Alumni Update (pages 16-19). With Homecoming just around the corner, our new Alumni Office has been getting lots of e-mails, photos and notes from Harker alums, many of whom will be at Homecoming this month. We hope to see you all there, too! —Pam Dickinson, Director Office of Communications Remember to check the Parent Home Page for detailed calendars, updates and additional news between editions of the Harker News!