REESE DE LORIMIER, CARSON GOODRICH, and OLIVIA DEGNAN
April 2, 2019
Have you heard about the most recent really exciting Napa high play? A few 8th graders from Harvest middle school where invited to participate in, a Tale of Two Cities. Napa High’s theater program did not have enough students to fill the roles for this play, so they reached out to students from Harvest to perform with them. Here are those students...
Quinlin Gallagher, Naty Gutierrez, Carson Goodrich, and Frida Diaz-Esquivel
On Friday, the 22nd of February at Harvest Middle School, there was an assembly for the American Heart Association. However, this wasn't just your run of the mill assembly, it was a basketball game, students versus teachers. The student players were...
Selected Harvest Middle School students were awarded the opportunity to pie a teacher in the face. The teachers that were willing to give up a lunch to get pied in the face were, Coach K., Mrs. Ready, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Esparza, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Albertazzi,...
Mr. Gray finishes his final lap of a mile run. He was picked by students who raised the most money during the Zombie run fundraiser earlier this school year.
Joe Collar, Staff Editor
March 1, 2019
Approximately a month after a threatened mass shooting at River Middle School, which Harvest shares a campus with, the Napa Police Department is trying to receive funding to hire a second officer to work in middle schools in the NVUSD, according to Napa Police Chief Robert Plummer. Following the Jan....
FRIDA DIAZ-ESQUIVEL, Editor
January 19, 2019
Saturday, January 19, 2019, marked another day of Napa marching around in a part of town chanting, waving signs and speaking out. The Napa Valley Women’s March. This year’s march was as well attended as the three other marches. Men, Women, Children, and Teenagers all joined together for one purpose:...
Olivia Degnan and Naty Gutierrez
March 15, 2019
March 14, the day we celebrate the mathematical constant Pi and eat lots of sweet deliciousness. At Harvest Middle School we had an assembly with many fun activities and participants (6-8 grade) including a Pi relay, pie eating contest, and Pi calculations. First, the Pi calculations included Joseph...
MARISSA BLACKWOOD, MIKAYLA ROBERTSON, and OLIVIA DEGNAN
February 28, 2019
Do you struggle with self-confidence? If you do, you don’t have to worry. Many people struggle with it. Just because you have low confidence, doesn’t mean you have none at all. Everyone on the inside has confidence. Many students we interviewed have at least some self-esteem. There are a few students...
REESE DE LORIMIER and CARSON GOODRICH
February 26, 2019
In 8th grade, all students must work on a community project. A student’s community project can be worked on with a partner in at most a group of three or by yourself. During this project, students must create journal entries to log progression on their project and take pictures of them doing...
NATY GUTIERREZ, Staff Writer
February 12, 2019
Brief History of Spanish Spanish comes from the Latin language Latin as many other languages do. It was created on the Iberian Peninsula around the Middle Ages. Spanish consists of various languages such as Latin, Ancient Greek, Arabic, Basque, Iberian, Celtiberian, and Visigothic. ...
MARISSA BLACKWOOD and OLIVIA DEGNAN
February 8, 2019
Have you ever thought about what Harvest would be like if you could change one thing? Many students had very different answers. You'd think that the typical one would to make breaks longer and let us use our phones at school. However, that isn't true. Answers range from many different perspectives and...
Jemma Ceja Delgado and Frida Diaz-Esquivel interview actor Geena Davis at a tribute celebration in the Lincoln Theater in Yountville at the 2018 Napa Valley Film Festival on November 10.
December 1, 2018
Napa Valley Film Festival 2018 invited young journalists from Harvest Middle School to join the working media as members of Teen Press for the third consecutive year. Our journalists participated in both sit-down and red carpet interviews with nearly 20 Hollywood celebrities. The following narratives detail the film festival experience for these students: _____________________________________________________ Frida Diaz-Esquivel My experience...
November 25, 2018
September 23, 2018, students at both Harvest and Redwood Middle School went, as the song goes, 26 miles across the sea to the beautiful and famous Santa Catalina Island. The trip was long and extensive but a huge growing experience in many ways for each student.“Redvest”, as Mr. E (one of the Redwood teacher chaperones) called the two groups, had another great experience on the ride there staying the night on the famous ship, The Queen Mary. Where students awaited a knock from one of the haunted ghosts! They took a boat over to the long-awaited Catalina Island Marine Institute, entering...
FRIDA DIAZ-ESQUIVEL and JEMMA CEJA DELGADO
August 28, 2018
Harvest is excited to have recruited amazing new teachers this 2018-2019 school year! All 11 new teachers couldn’t wait to start the year off successfully and are excited to make a strong impact on the students. Our new teachers fill a spot or two in each department of Harvest! The subjects consist of Math, Science, English, Choir, History, Language...
KEVIN HURTADO RIVERA, Staff Writer
September 30, 2018
The Hawk reporters were sent to find out what is the most popular sport at HMS . The top three sports are soccer, next was basketball, and the third is football. The main reason why people chose these sports are because it’s fun or they like being active. “Soccer is fun because you get to waste a lot of energy and still have some for class,” said 8th grader Araceli Valdez. “Basketball is fun because I like shooting hoops,” said 8th grader Jose Leyva. "Football is fun because you can take out all your anger on the opponents' team,” said 8th grader Roman Topete. Some...
OLIVIA DEGNAN and MARISSA BLACKWOOD
November 1, 2018
With Halloween right around the corner, everyone's getting ready to dress up! At Harvest middle school we interviewed several students on what they would be for Halloween, what cool costumes/ group costumes have they heard of, and what is a fun costume they were in the past. Also some popular Halloween candies from other students. First, Here are a few students answers. Liam Gorman a 7th grader celebrates Halloween and...
CHARLOTTE FLUKEY, Staff Writer
November 1, 2018
Halloween. Most of us know that Halloween is the final day of October where trick or treaters knock on your door in costumes. Normally, they are children, but not always. So what costumes, what traditions do other families have during the month of October or on Halloween, or just the excitement of things like going to the Halloween store or walking into somewhere like Michaels and straight to the Halloween section. Some...
October 31, 2018
October is upon us! Which means it is time for some scary topics. The topic for this spooky month is the effect of horror movies on the mind and body. What happens to your subconscious after you watch one, Does it cause sleeplessness and even an inside look at how one of the most popular horror movies had subliminal messages! Now sit back, relax, and grab your bag of candy because it’s time to begin! Sleeplessness Usually,...
MARISSA BLACKWOOD, Staff Writer
May 17, 2019
In late December, my mom and I went to see Michelle Obama talk about her newly written book, Becoming. She told stories from her childhood, talked about roadblocks, difficult...
May 3, 2019
March 13, 2019
CHARLOTTE FLUKEY, Staff Writer
March 31, 2019
On Friday, March 22 at Harvest Middle School in the big gym an assembly was held for the performing arts classes First, the Intermediate Band Class led by Mr. Burdick...
CHARLOTTE FLUKEY and GRACE EXUM
May 3, 2019
Easter, millions of people celebrate it every year, whether you celebrate it for the religious aspect or Easter Egg hunts, or don't even celebrate it all. Easter can mean...
CHARLOTTE FLUKEY and GRACE EXUM
March 13, 2019
On St. Patrick’s Day people wear their green clothes, pinch their friends, and spend time with family. The thing is, most people don't even know why. Is St. Patrick’s...
February 8, 2019
A silent voice( otherwise known as the sound of voice) is an animated movie produced by Kyoto animation Directed by Naoko Yamada, and based of off The Manga series written and Illustrated by Yoshitoki Oima. The movie Premiered September 17, 2016, in Japan, and premiered in American theaters on October 20, 2017 (and again on January 28 and 31st). A...
GRACE EXUM, Staff Writer
February 12, 2019
Introduction Everyone loves a cute pet, but some people like more exotic animals. Here are some animals you probably didn’t know you could have as a pet. Sugar Glider Sugar...
CARSON GOODRICH and REESE DE LORIMIER
January 30, 2019
There are so many things people do during winter break. We looked at what people at Harvest did during winter break. There were many different answers that people informed us about and these are the most interesting things we found. Many...
CHARLOTTE FLUKEY and GRACE EXUM
December 23, 2018
Christmas Trees are an iconic part of the holiday season. Every child loves the day that their family decorates the tree. They are used to put up memories that you have shared with the ones you love, but have you ever wondered why we...
CHARLOTTE FLUKEY and ALLISON WINTER
December 1, 2018
It's the end of November and at Harvest in homeroom, we've been working on something in anticipation for the month of December. In our homeroom, we have been writing letters to troop members of the AU.S. Armed Forces for the holidays. The letters...
QUINLIN GALLAGHER, Staff Writer
January 13, 2019
Music is something that enriches our everyday lives. It helps bring people from different lifestyles together. Some even go as far to say music is what feelings sound like. In...
GRACE EXUM, Staff Writer
November 28, 2018
America Recycles Day is celebrated on November 15th every year. It is committed to inspire people to purchase items made from recycled items and to well, recycle. America...
Quinlin Gallagher, Staff Writer
May 15, 2019
On April 15th, 2019, the Notre Dame was found to be on fire. The Notre Dame is the most famous Gothic Cathedral from the Middle Ages and to many, the heart of Paris. It has been around for the past 856 years and is known for its impressive architecture....
NATY GUTIERREZ and ARIELLA BRUCKER
November 30, 2018
What is feminism? Feminism means gender equality for women young and old and to have the same rights as men. Feminism does not mean we hate men or that we should be better than them It’s just about equal rights. When were women given...
February 12, 2019
Video games have existed for the past five decades. Over that time they have advanced from mere lines on a screen to hyper-realistic cutscenes that can make you feel like you're watching a movie. The first video game ever invented was "Bertie the Brain"...
November 30, 2018
In the video game world, there is always the argument of, "this game is better than that game" And in this case, it's Fortnite and PUBG (Player Unknown's BattleGrounds). The video game community that play one of these two games is always arguing with...
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October 16, 2016
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January 10, 2018
COMMUNITY PROJECT: Types of Service COMMUNITY PROJECT CHECKLIST SENTENCE STARTERS COMMUNITY PROJECT FAQs MORE IDEAS: Community Projects CP SAMPLES from Harvest...
April 6, 2019
CAASPP PRACTICE TEST
November 1, 2017
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Use the appropriate link below to complete the activities: ASSIGNMENT FOR March 19: FIRST YEAR JOURNALISM STUDENTS: NEWSPAPER SCAVENGER HUNT SECOND YEAR...
March 30, 2016
SUMMATIVE Part 2: Narrative Writing - due Friday, May 24 Anne Frank Journaling Prompts LETTER TEMPLATE: USE THIS TEMPLATE FOR YOUR LETTER SUMMATIVE Part...