CHARLOTTE FLUKEY, Editor

February 7, 2020

The Adventure Zone is an ongoing biweekly podcast that began on August 18, 2014, on the Maximum Fun network, and is based on the game known as Dungeons & Dragons. For...

ADAM DROZDOWICZ, Staff Writer

May 6, 2020

Here at Harvest Middle School, every 8th grader has to do a mandatory community project in order to graduate and continue to high school. The Community Project is when students come up with an idea that addresses a need or a problem in the community or sometimes the whole world.

QUINLIN GALLAGHER, Editor

April 13, 2020

In the past few years, less than 20 percent of American teens report reading a book, magazine or newspaper daily for pleasure, states research published by the American Psychological Association. This can be harmful to their well-being and mental health, seeing as regular readers sleep better, have lower stress levels, higher self-esteem, and lower rates of depression than non-readers.

JOCELYN GONZALEZ and DIEGO CEJA

March 4, 2020

Did you know that more than 100 million animals die from animal abuse a year? The number has been rising in the past 30 years and is showing no signs of slowing down. Pets are the ones getting abused usually by their owners the most common animals that are getting abused are dogs, cats, chickens, birds, and many more. Animal abuse isn't just physical, it can also be leaving them out in extreme...

DANIELA LOPEZ, Staff Writer

February 21, 2020

If you just got a new phone or you want to know what are the latest trending apps. You came to the right place. I’ll be talking about the four most trending apps at Harvest. 1. TikTok Tiktok is one of the world’s newest social media apps. It was the world’s most downloaded app for the first half of 2018. Tiktok is an app where you can upload videos of yourself doing whatever you want with...

NICKI HAUBOLD, EMMA AGUILAR, VALERIA DOMINGUEZ, and HUNTER ANDERSEN

February 12, 2020

Many people think that Valentine's Day is all about candy, others think it's about having someone to spend it with. The truth is, it's neither. It's about taking time to appreciate the loved ones in your life. Valentine's Day is a day that many people look forward to, and everyone has their own way of celebrating this unique holiday. Many people see Valentine's Day as a special day to express...

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...

EMMA AGUILAR, HUNTER ANDERSEN, and VALERIA DOMINGUEZ

February 10, 2020

   Vacations are something we all look forward too.  We like to take out of our daily routine and spend time with family and friends. Most people often go to the same place and make it a tradition. We asked some of our fellow harvest students where they go on vacation, why they go there, and do they look forward to it. We asked Emmi Peters where she goes on vacation, and she said the Bahamas. ...

Nicki Haubold, Staff Writer

December 15, 2019

Day of Dance returns to Napa High with many other people and dancers. The Day of Dance is for dancers who are all around Napa, including Harvest Middle School. The fourth...

JOCELYN GONZALEZ and DIEGO CEJA

December 3, 2019

This was the second field trip that 7th grade has had, but the first one out of campus. The 7th graders went on a 50-minute walk from Harvest Middle School to Napa High...

NATY GUTIERREZ, Editor

October 5, 2019

Napa Valley Dance Center has been open for 40 years since 1979 when Sandra Nugent opened it. She has danced with the Ramapo Jr. Ballet Company at the Ramsey Dance Academy...

KAITLYN ROBERTSON, Staff Writer

December 17, 2019

A new film about Harriet Tubman was released last month on November 1st. Harriet Tubman was born on a plantation and where she grew up.  She was a slave and worked in the tobacco fields, picking cotton....

JOCELYN GONZALEZ and DANIELA LOPEZ

October 30, 2019

Halloween is coming this Thursday 2019. Some students at HMS are excited about every part of Halloween like candy, scary decorations, dressing up, Haunted houses, and trick or treating, but not all students do all of these things. Some students think...

KARINA ALVAREZ and ALINA CEJA-DELGADO

October 22, 2019

 Halloween has been around for more than 2,000 years and the first countries that celebrated this holiday are Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the northern part of France.       Halloween...