🎉 Happy Thursday, Blackhawks!
We’re wrapping up another fantastic week at Harwood — full of teamwork, wins, and school spirit! 🧡🖤

From volleyball victories to a football shutout and our chorale team-building adventure, our students continue to show what it means to be Blackhawk Built — with heart, hustle, and pride!

💥 Don’t miss this week’s edition of The Blackhawk Beat — featuring highlights, upcoming events, and reminders for next week’s fun:
🎩 Hat Day tomorrow for $2
🎟️ Fall Dance tickets on sale next week
☕ Coffee & Conversations with Admin – October 17th
🏐 Class Color Day & Homecoming Spirit Week ahead!

👉 Click here for The Blackhawk Beat and celebrate an incredible week at Harwood!

Celebrating a Great Week!

It has been a great week at Harwood. 

• Choir Field Trip- Our chorale traveled to Group Dynamics for some team building today! 

• We are celebrating our Students of the Month! (See the pictures below)

  • 7th Grade- Tegan Gilliam and Aria Wallace

  • 8th Grade- Tuff Parkhouse and Chloe Ross

  • 9th Grade- Matthew Rios and Layla Flowers

• Our 8th Grade Blackhawk Volleyball teams faced off against the Watauga Warriors on Monday night! A Team came out strong and claimed victory in a quick two sets! Players of the Game were: Mia Hernandez – for her fantastic passing and Ryleigh Harrison – for bringing the heat with her aggressive swings! B Team battled hard and took it to three sets, but Watauga took the win. Players of the Game were: Jassidee Pleasant – for her outstanding attitude, and Riley Ahmed – for serving up success with enthusiasm and love for the game! Great effort all around — keep improving and pushing forward, Blackhawks! Both teams play against Central Jr High on Wednesday, October 15 at 5pm and 6:15pm. This is B Team's season finale! Come out and let's cheer them on loud and proud!! Blackhawk Pride! 

• 7th Grade Football- The Harwood Blackhawks continued their dominant season with a 29–0 shutout victory over the Watauga Warriors, improving their record to 5–1 on the year! The team showed toughness, focus, and discipline in all phases of the game, keeping their momentum rolling as the season heads into the final stretch.

Players of the Game

• Sosaia Haukinima (Outside Linebacker ): Set the tone defensively with relentless pursuit and key stops all night.

• Liam Robertson (Offense and Defensive Line): Controlled the trenches on both sides of the ball, protecting the offense and disrupting the Warrior attack.

• River Hobbs (Offense and Defensive Line): MVP Delivered a dominant performance up front, showcasing power, technique, and leadership in the line battle.

The Blackhawks continue to prove what it means to be Blackhawk Built — playing with hard work, respect, dedication, discipline, and leadership every snap. Go Hawks!

• 7th Grade Volleyball- A Team dominated at their tournament this weekend, earning first place after playing through four tough games and showing outstanding teamwork, focus, and perseverance. A special shoutout goes to Morgan Tribble and Julia Sweeney for adjusting to new positions to benefit the team, Winona Sika for her aggression at the net, Aubrey Wyrick and Harper Brown for their untouchable serves, Paula Betancourt and Landry Tribble for setting up our offense, and Maddy Pruitt, Zoey Fuentes, Kristen Carlson, and Ashtian Hartnett for their passes that set us up for success. 

• Our 7th Grade Volleyball Teams brought the energy Monday night in their matches against Watauga Middle School — and both teams came out on top!

The B Team started things off strong  battling through exciting volleys and demonstrating awesome teamwork to claim the first win of the night. Then the A Team kept the momentum going, serving up aces left and right finishing with a big victory of their own.

It was an incredible night of hustle, teamwork, and Hawk pride on full display. Congratulations to both teams — way to go, Black Hawks!

Looking Ahead

• No school Monday and Tuesday – Enjoy a great weekend with family and friends!

• Hat Day- Next Friday is tomorrow!  Students can pay $2 on Friday if they did not already get their wristbands. 

• Fall Dance – October 17th, 6–8pm. Tickets: $5 pre-sale / $10 at the door. Reminder: mums are not allowed, but decorated buttons are welcome. Here is a link to the buttons our cheerleaders are selling

  • Student  Handbook-  Page 56, "No mums or corsages shall be permitted in the junior high (grades 7-9) during the school day. "

• Class Color Day – October 16th for Homecoming!

  • 7th grade: White

  • 8th grade: Orange

  • 9th grade: Black

• Pink Out- October 22nd will be a Pink OUT Day because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  

• Theatre Performance – Alice Through the Looking Glass on October 24th & 25th.

• October 31st- As a fundraiser, students WILL be able to wear school appropriate costumes for the 1/2 day. Students will be able to buy wristbands the week of in lunch. Costumes cannot include masks, any body suits and must meet dress code requirements. 

• Spirit Store- The spirit store has been re-opened.  The link is here.
  
  

Reminders

• Tutorials: Available every morning at 7:45 AM and after school in all subjects.
  
  

• PTA Membership: Please join and support our school!  www.joinpta.org
  
  

Clubs in Action

• Yearbook Club – Mondays, 8:00 AM (H103)

• Creative Writing Club - Mondays, 3:45-4:45 pm (H118)

• Art Club – Mondays after school until 5:00 pm (Art Room)

• Book Club – 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 3:40–4:15 pm (H119)

• Garden Club – 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 3:40-4:40 pm

• Student Council – 2nd Wednesday of the Month, 8:00 am (H103)

• Thespian Club – Thursdays, 7:30–8:10 am (G102)

• NJHS – 1st Thursdays, 8:00 am (H103)

• Chess Club-  Thursdays, 3:40 - 4:45 (C100) 

• HJH Dance Club- Wednesdays, 3:45-4:30
  
  
  

Ongoing Reminders

• Replacement IDs $3, Lanyards $1.00
  
  

• Students may not leave campus in the mornings.
  
  

• Drop-off/pick-up: Please pull all the way to the gym; front entrance reserved for buses.
  
  

• Wednesdays = College Day / Thursdays = Spirit Day.
  
  

• Volunteer Fridays: Volunteers must be cleared through the district VIPS. 

• Support our teachers by preparing classroom materials (copies, sorting, etc.).

• 👉 Sign up here
  
  

🙌 Thank you for your support and partnership in making this year a success!

– Dr. Ramirez