JUNE 2004 / end of year (VOL. 10, NO. 9)
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Class of ’04 Travels to San Diego for Senior Trip
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The entire senior class enjoyed surfing, biking, beach volleyball, a sunset bonfire and just relaxing on the 3rd annual senior trip at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego May 16 and 17. Senior Michael Leonard said, “It was a time to have fun and enjoy the beauty of Coronado, as well as reflect and spend some final time with the people that we’ve seen - almost daily - since our freshman year.” See more graduation photos and news inside!
Student art showcased in annual art shows BKN ............................. 11 MS .............................. 22 US ............................... 24 Damn Yankees garners four nominations in prestigious AMT program ........................... 28
Fashion Show 2005 theme announced ....................... 15
Chris Daren
Student makes U.S. Olympiad Team ............................... 32 Harker goes to the dogs mascots, that is! From the Archives ........................... 35
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Young DI Team Travels to Tennessee for Global Finals rousing song and dance that left the audience commenting on their performance,” she laughed. “While they did not place high enough to win medals, the experience, learning, teamwork, overcoming obstacles and all that they have worked for makes them all winners,” Yeats added. We agree, and we congratulate this team – which also includes Saagar Sarin who was part of the team through the state finals but was unable to attend this competition – for a great year and for earning the honor of being invited to the globals!
october Sun., Oct. 17 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saratoga Campus
Harker HOMECOMING Weekend See back page for details
The Harker Destination Imagination (DI) Brainstormers team of Bradley Araki, Neha Kumar, Suchita Nety and Tyler Yeats competed in the DI Global Finals (D2K.4) held the last weekend in May at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. This year’s event was the largest DI Global Finals competition ever with 830+ teams from 43 states and nine countries competing, and the Harker team did very well in their first-ever Global Finals appearance. They scored high in the Instant Challenge portion where they had
to solve a problem for which they had no prior knowledge, working together as a team under time pressure to come up with a creative solution. “During their main challenge, the wood and glue structure being tested during the presentation broke early, so they had to improvise to deal with this unexpected event. I was so proud of the way that they continued with their presentation despite the obvious disappointment,” said Nina Yeats, parent (mother of Tyler) and team coach. “They finished with a
Nina Yeats, parent - both photos
See pgs. 4 & 5 for details