On the Thursday and Friday before break, November 16th and 17th, music students from schools in the greater Winooski Valley district gathered to perform at Harwood Union High School. Students from Harwood, U32, Spaulding, Montpelier, Northfield, Oxbow, White River Valley, Randolph, and Twinfield performed in the three groups: the band, chorus, and the orchestra.
The band was directed by Anne Severy, an exemplary music director who, before retiring,...
Over the years, our high school has been a stomping ground for star athletes and sports teams. This has led to our sports programs being some of the top contenders in their leagues, while maintaining good sportsmanship and strong compassion for other teams and players.
This year, our soccer teams stood out as BOTH teams made it to the state championship, playing at Maxfield Outdoor Sports Complex in Hartford on Saturday, November 4th. The...
It isn’t news to us that Earth has started to warm at an alarming rate, but we don’t always think about how it’s directly impacting us. Vermont has been in a sort of golden zone for years, missing the larger effects of climate change. However, this past summer it became a lot more real to Vermont when we were hit with several natural disasters. From the hazy skies filled with smoke from Canada, to the horrific floods that struck Central...
In the first weeks of school, you could hear the echoing groans of people entering their second block class instead of going to TA like they were supposed to, or people realizing that the seven block days haven’t changed whatsoever. I saw this mass of chaos and thought, “I must take this into my own hands, to tell the people how their voices are being heard and how they can change the school community through just showing up.”
On my journey...
Wednesdays at Harwood are hectic, to say the least. Frantic students, disorganized teachers, bells every 45 minutes, confusing schedules. What's going on at Harwood?
After the school year of 2021-22, as Harwood sought to return to “normal” post-Covid, a 7-block schedule was implemented on Wednesdays. This schedule included students attending every class over the course of the day in an irregular way. According to Jess Deane, the Teaching and...
