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The Student News Site of Hayfield Secondary School

The Harvester News

The Student News Site of Hayfield Secondary School

The Harvester News

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Hayfield’s Official AP Ranking

Emily Johnson, Katerina Floros, and Ava Saunders March 20, 2025

Advanced Placement courses have become largely a buzzword amongst high-achieving high school students. With increasing competition within college applications, the College Board itinerary has become one...

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The unrealistic perfection standard on the internet: how they impact teens

Adriana Young, Staff Writer March 18, 2025

Where growing up used to be about learning new lessons and trying your best, today your formative years often place a pressure on students to be perfect. Social media often turns filters into reality,...

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Baldoni deserves the benefit of the doubt

Sade Diggs, Staff Writer February 28, 2025

As someone who loves to deep dive into the world of documentaries, behind the scene exposure cases, and misconduct series, the lawsuit between Lively and Baldoni certainly piqued my interest. So in case...

Desmos: Future of Math Education

Desmos: The future of math education

Aryan Sharma, Staff Writer January 27, 2025

Math tools are changing in math education, and Desmos is a game changer. It is a free, online graphing calculator that’s easy to use, packed with many features, and accessible to everyone. With the SAT...

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Punchlines with a purpose: satire made simple

Emily Johnson, Editor-in-Chief December 3, 2024

The phrase “you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar” is essentially why a satire piece may prompt more publicity than, say, an essay collection. We use this phrase for the same reason...

Do overqualified students deserve rejection from National Honor Society?

Do overqualified students deserve rejection from National Honor Society?

Michael Ignacio, Staff Writer December 3, 2024

“We are sorry to inform you that after reviewing your application, the NHS Faculty Council did not offer you membership as one of this year’s National Honor Society inductees,” For students at...

Water bottle wars: Stanley vs Owala

Water bottle wars: Stanley vs Owala

Katerina Floros, Staff Writer May 30, 2024

Trends have always been a prevalent part of social culture. It started out with clothes, but slowly, the everyday items we use have become a part of the cycle. In 2019, Hydro Flasks were everywhere. But...

What to know before going out of state for college

What to know before going out of state for college

Jaslyn Truong, Editor-in-chief April 22, 2024

It’s that time of year where everyone is committing to a college. Bombarded by the question, “Where are you going next year?” It is a difficult but very exciting time in which you choose where you’re...

The Apple store on 5th Avenue is in New York on Friday, March 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

The Apple ecosystem – a walled garden you can’t escape from

Katerina Floros, Staff Writer April 22, 2024

The Apple ecosystem, also known as a walled garden, is built upon the three main Apple operating systems, MacOS, iOS and WatchOS. Over the past couple of years, I’ve accidentally built up those garden...

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AI Use in Classrooms

Rajvir Singh April 16, 2024

  AI and specifically ChatGPT have changed the academic landscape drastically since they became widespread. Disingenuous students no longer need to rummage through multiple sources to complete their...

10 things I hate about spring

Claire Schouten, Staff Writer April 3, 2024

I hate the way you sing and how I don't know what to wear I hate the way you make me sneeze I hate the feeling in the air I hate your “spring cleaning” And the shifting of the time I hate you...

Critic’s fiction

Emily Johnson, Staff Writer March 21, 2024

     I think we all need to read books that make you feel a little bit stupid. I wrapped up my summer reading this past year with a book that, frankly, gave me many headaches. I owe them to Bad Feminist...

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