Leaky pipes, faulty ventilation, and residual asbestos. All of these are pressing issues within our very own school. But, considering Harwood’s $40 million maintenance bond’s failure to garner enough votes to take effect, what happens next?   “We'll keep it running, we’ll keep it functioning, it's not going to get cheap, it's gonna get expensive,” said Ray Daigle, HUUSD Director of Facilities and Operations. “You know, the cost...

Do you wonder what the Harwood Seniors are doing after high school? Will they explore the world, work towards a degree, go into the military, or something else? We surveyed and interviewed many seniors to find out what their plans are after high school and here is where they are going!   COLLEGE:  71% of all seniors surveyed said they plan on attending college in the fall. Studying criminal justice with a minor in vocal performance,...

Photo by Wyeth Talmon After a long day of school, she received a text from a friend that something was wrong with her car again.   Harwood junior Maisie Frank has not had the best luck with the school's parking lot. This past fall she walked out to her car at the end of the day to find a totally flat rear tire.   After it was towed away the mechanic found a large rock had punctured it. She didn’t think much of it, until two...

The Reproductive Liberty Amendment also known as proposition 5 will be on the Vermont ballot this November. Did you know about the potential reproductive liberty amendment before this article? At the end of the article, there will be a section for responses to be collected and shown.   Why is the potential amendment so important? Now that Roe v Wade is likely to be overturned, states will have full control over an individual’s right...

Closed bathrooms, suspensions, stressed hall monitors: vaping is a slippery slope for students and staff alike.  As students, we have a different perspective compared to that of the faculty and staff. We only see the aftermath, not the catching of a student, not the student’s point of view. This being said, we should always hear most, if not all sides, of the story. Mari Pratt and Bernadette Bloom are most often the first to hear of a vaping incident....

March 11, 2020, is the day that we will remember forever. That’s when our lives got turned upside down, the day COVID-19 was pronounced a pandemic. A few days later Harwood Union, much like most the schools around the world, decided to close for "two weeks." Nobody understood what was going to happen. Students went on a “school break” with smiles on their faces. Those two weeks become the rest of the school year. Soon teachers started...

A tangible tension has been spreading throughout Harwood folks this year, which has brought a very hot topic to the surface.  Should our school keep serving nutritious food for free to everyone, or return to offer different options with the risk of leaving some students hungry?   The struggle of having daily access to nutritious food for some kids has become reality with the arrival of COVID-19. The economic downturn of the pandemic had...

The months are winding down, the weather is turning hotter, and the bears are coming out of hibernation, which could only mean one thing: the spring sports season is coming to a close. As the teams take to the fields and tracks for the final few games and meets, we look back on the expectations made for the season by the captains of each respective teams to see if they reached their goal to make the playoffs, and, above all else, beat every other...

This year as Ava Thurston attended the Junior National Championship for nordic skiing, the hallways and classrooms were full of students and faculty live-streaming her race. As Ava crossed the finish line in first, the school filled with cheers. At this year's Junior Nationals, Ava swept the competition, coming in first in all of her events, helping New England bring home the “Alaska Cup” which is the Junior Nationals Divisional Champions title.   Ava...

Students seem to cumulatively agree that the way Harwood handles punishment (no matter the reason) is ill-advised, unnecessary, inadequate, and quite frankly ridiculous. If you are aware of the behavior that reverberates throughout the hallways of this school, then you must also be aware of two other simple facts. One, punishment for more serious offenses is lackluster at best (and calling it that is being generous), and two, all punishments no matter...

Imagine, you're walking down the hallways between classes. You have a big test coming up. Right as you get to class you think: I wish I had something to settle my stomach so I could focus better. What could help? A vending machine! and it's ready to fill your dietary needs. Harwood Union High School had two  vending machines but they had to be removed. Here's why: the first vending machine Harwood had was broken down. When students put their money...

On April 15th Harwood invited special guest Richard "Cha Cha" Ngungato to share his story and his traditional dances and songs with Harwood students. The event also kicked off Harwood’s own return to Rwanda, as a student group will visit the country in 2023, after several years when travel was not possible. Photo credit: Noah Schwartz

As the final day of spirit week wraps up, Harwood students battle it out for the final points to be crowned spirit week champions during field day!

Today the seniors stole much more than the moon by winning the music video competition. The minions got 250 bananas! Right after them, in the second place, the Fishermans came. As touching as the love story was, it was not enough to beat the yellow army. The third place was occupied by the pirates. The chase after Jack Sparrow was eventful but they did not manage to climb higher in the ranking. And in the last but not least place, the freshman...

Junior Iron chef was a blast to watch, at 12:20 it began with a rush to the ingredients table. All ingredients were farm-fresh, and all the junior chefs in each class made the most of those ingredients and created great dishes. The seniors stood out and took home the win with their lentil dish. Great job chefs!