QUINLIN GALLAGHER, Editor

January 29, 2020

February 12th, 2020 The number of coronavirus cases reported in China has seemed to slow down, however, a WHO official says it's too soon to predict the end of the...

KARINA ALVAREZ

February 10, 2020

Harvest Middle School now has smart boards! The new Promethean Titanium boards can be valuable learning too; if used properly, but if not, they can become a huge distraction for teachers and students. One benefit of having a smart b in a classroom is that students can experience different learning styles. Some students learn better visually and can understand what the teacher is doing easier because the board allows more in-depth visuals. Teachers have said that their favorite part of the...

PARKER RUTHERFORD, Staff Writer

November 23, 2019

Wouldn't it be awesome if Harvest spiced it up a bit, maybe if they added a few things to their line of construction plans in 2019-2020? Harvest is undergoing some major changes halfway through the 2019-2020 school year, with River Charter Middle School leaving, new construction plans for Harvest and River campuses for when they become one, and the district is investing over 24 million dollars for the construction of this project. Also coming this summer, Harvest will remodel the quad to make...

GRACE EXUM and CHARLOTTE FLUKEY

September 25, 2019

Around 9:40 this morning September 25th, Students at Harvest middle school walked out of their first period and smelled a familiar scent to us all: smoke.  This brought back memories of the fires in fall 2018  that destroyed many homes and caused a panic in the bay area.   The cause of the most recent fire was caused by a man who set out to steal copper from the inside of power poles on mare island. The fire was reported from what we could find at 3:07 a.m and was contained at 8:48 and...

KARINA ALVAREZ and DANIIELA LOPEZ

December 17, 2019

On Friday, December 6, at Harvest Middle School, a Napa High School band and color guard performance took place at the big gym which started somewhere around 9 am. The band along with the color guards performed around six songs including Treasure by Bruno Mars and Frankenstein. Some people like 7th-grade Joseph Vance were lucky enough to actually help during the performance because of his hard work during Mr.Burdick’s class. “It was cool and my favorite part was the marching that happened at the end, I’m also surprised that they could learn all of that.” These are the exact...

Karina Alvarez, Jocelyn Gonzalez, Daniela Lopez, and Alina Ceja-Delgado

November 23, 2019

After a long day of school, when students and teachers finally get to leave school and go home,  what do they do? Do they watch TV, do homework (classwork), or do they go out with friends? What do we do normally after a long day of school that other people also do in common?  "I mostly just use my phone or hang out with my friends, but I also do Karate," said Jennifer Jimenez a 7th-grade student at HMS. "I like to use my phone and will to go to Starbucks sometimes after school,” Andres Anguiano another 7th-grade student at HMS. "I like to go home and hang out with one of my friends,''...

NYA LOPEZ and TAYLOR STOPPELLO

October 27, 2019

 Recently, bins have been strategically grouped in the Harvest quad with posters.  Steps are being taken to educate staff and students regarding sorting waste into trash, compost, and recycle. Why it’s important to pick up trash? People think it’s important to pick up trash because they want to help the world and keep the school clean. It is also important to pick up trash around the community because if we don't take care of our earth it won't be here anymore. Why do people litter? People litter because they don’t care about the earth and the community. Other people try...

MILES MACPHERSON, Staff Writer

February 10, 2020

The most popular sport in America is football, followed by basketball than baseball. However, that’s throughout all of...

MILES MACPHERSON, Staff Writer

February 10, 2020

The most popular sport in America is football, followed by basketball than baseball. However, that’s throughout all of America, lets's see what the most popular sport is among the students at Harvest. At Harvest, there are many opportunities for students to play sports during break or lunch, and there are after school sports teams ran through ACE. The most popular youth sports in America are...

KARINA ALVAREZ, Staff Writer

February 10, 2020

Physical Education is a class all middle schoolers must take, although most students don’t like or struggle with the class. P.E. is one of the five core classes, like science, math, I&S, and L&L. However, not only middle schoolers have to take P.E. Many high schools require students to take 2 years of the class. “The mile and the pacer test are the things I struggle the most in P.E.,''...

QUINLIN GALLAGHER, Editor

January 24, 2020

Backpacks have become a necessity in everyday life. Every single student in America has a backpack and in most cases, those backpacks are causing major issues to the student's health. The American Academy of Pediatrics states that backpacks should weigh no more than 10 to 20 percent of a student's weight. “Improperly used backpacks may injure muscles and joints and can lead to severe back, neck,...

EMMA AGUILAR and HUNTER ANDERSEN

November 20, 2019

       Most kids have trouble being a good friend. Kids are either very rude or they are shy. Some people even think that ending a friendship is harder than ending a romantic relationship. To keep a good friendship you need to learn how to have trust and good communication skills.      8th grader Carlos Navarro said, “To make a good friend you need to have loyalty, and to make a bad friend...

NICKI HAUBOLD, Staff Writer

October 28, 2019

The Zombie Run is coming back to Harvest Middle School this Friday, October 25. The Zombie Run is a fairly new fundraising activity at Harvest that was started by Lorraine Richardson, Carrie Gallagher, Art Ochoa, Mike Richardson, and the Parent Faculty Club last year (2018). The intent of the run is to give kids a fun reason to run and get money for the school. Each student has a belt and...

ALINA CEJA-DELGADO, DANIELA LOPEZ, JOCELYN GONZALEZ, and KARINA ALVAREZ

October 27, 2019

     What is an e-cigarette? An e-cigarette is a handheld battery powered vaporizer that simulates smoking. Vaping is a health issue now affecting our society, these days people don’t realize that vaping is not a game people actually die because of vaping. When people vape they are worsening their respiratory system, and risking the chance of getting type 2 diabetes. Vaping  gets worse...

ALYSSA COBURN, Staff Writer

October 20, 2019

We all have social media, right? Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and more. Social media is a group of online communication channels dedicated to community-based input, cooperation, content-sharing, and collaboration. Like all things, social media has negative and positive effects. It just depends on how you view it. Some people view social media as a good thing, like Parker Rutherford, an 8th grader...

QUINLIN GALLAGHER, Editor

October 5, 2019

Going to Fox Landing is an unforgettable experience that I will cherish for the rest of my life. After spending hours traveling from Napa to Long Beach, finally making it to camp is something you'll never forget. However, before we arrived at Fox Landing, we spent a night at the Queen Mary. We had...

ALYSSA COBURN, Staff Writer

September 22, 2019

Are the kids at Harvest Middle School too old for toys?  “I don’t think so,” says Quinlin Gallagher, an 8th grader here at Harvest.  “There are many toys targeted at middle schools. You could consider a gaming system a toy.” That’s true. Big toy companies like Sony and Nintendo try to sell their products for all ages, including...