Palo Alto Military Academy (PAMA) Alumni Page

Palo Alto Military Academy (PAMA) Alumni Page Palo Alto Military Academy was a 1st through 9th grade all male boarding & non-boarding military sch Kelly. Donald L. in San Jose in 1972. Howard E.

In 1893 President Jordan, concerned for the University's need for superior incoming students, encouraged Frank Cramer, a pioneer educator and civic leader, to begin Manzanita Hall, a college preparatory school for boys. The program was dedicated to the premise that the successful future citizen and student of higher education is one who has a broad foundation not only in his classroom pursuits, bu

t also in nonacademic areas. The development of high moral character and leadership qualities was emphasized. Catherine Harker, a Vassar graduate and a professor of Greek and Latin at Mills College, recognized the need for a girls' preparatory school near Stanford and founded Miss Harker's School in 1902, which also emphasized superior scholarship, character and leadership. In 1919 Cramer's original school, Manzanita Hall, became Palo Alto Military Academy (PAMA), a school for boys of elementary age under the direction of Richard P. In 1955 Miss Harker's School was reorganized to become a coeducational day school and brochures indicate that the name of the school was changed to The Harker Day School during the reorganization. Nichols assumed leadership of PAMA in 1950 and The Harker Day School in 1959, merged the two schools under the name Harker Academy and moved to the present location at 500 Saratoga Ave. Nichols assumed leadership of the school in 1973, dropping the military program and expanding academics and other program offerings. In 1992, the school name was changed to The Harker School to more clearly reflect the character and diversity of the school. Howard Nichols was named President and Diana Nichols was named Head of School. To fill the growing need for exceptional non-religious high school education in the Bay Area, Howard and Diana Nichols planned and implemented the founding of the Upper School and Harker expanded in 1998 to include grades 9-12. Fully enrolled since its inception, the Upper School quickly earned a reputation for excellence. In 2002, Harker graduated the first class of seniors, and graduates continue matriculating to prestigious universities throughout the world. Christopher Nikoloff assumed leadership of the school in 2005 following Nichols' retirement at the end of the 2004-05 school year. Today The Harker School still retains the consistent core philosophy of the original schools. (Source: The Harker School website www.harker.org)

Big thanks toCourtney Mowatt Mitchell, Traci Jacobazzifor all your support! Congrats for being top fans on a streak 🔥!
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Big thanks to

Courtney Mowatt Mitchell, Traci Jacobazzi

for all your support! Congrats for being top fans on a streak 🔥!

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So heartbreaking! It didn’t have to be like this.
08/28/2021

So heartbreaking! It didn’t have to be like this.

Interesting that the sign has Palo Alto Academy (no Military). 1971?
05/29/2021

Interesting that the sign has Palo Alto Academy (no Military). 1971?

Another photograph from Clifford Beiderstadt's collection.
05/29/2021

Another photograph from Clifford Beiderstadt's collection.

From Clifford Beiderstadt's collection.
05/13/2021

From Clifford Beiderstadt's collection.

05/13/2021
It's National Teachers Appreciation Day today. And I would like to recognize my music teacher, Mr. Dana Morgan Sr., who ...
05/07/2021

It's National Teachers Appreciation Day today. And I would like to recognize my music teacher, Mr. Dana Morgan Sr., who was an inspiration to me as a kid back in 1969.

A true mentor to us all who were his pupils. He taught music to us at Palo Alto Military Academy and ruled the band cabin with an iron baton. I'm not sure where I'd be today had I not had him as a teacher then. Thank you Dana.

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