We celebrated our grade-level costume contest winners, recognized our soccer team for winning the tournament championship 🏆⚽, and honored our Portrait of a Graduate award recipients!🤍
What an awesome way to kick off the 2nd quarter — great job, everyone! 👏
#HarvardRising #JrHornetsRising #PortraitOfAGraduate
🎃 Mrs. Wolf's class got into the Halloween spirit by carving pumpkins today! From spooky faces to funny designs, they showed off their creativity and had a blast celebrating together. 👻🧡
#HarvardRising #Halloween #JrHornetsRising




🎃👻 Halloween Fun at Harvard Junior High! 👻🎃
Our halls are filled with creativity and spooky spirit today as students and staff showed off their fantastic costumes!
We love seeing our Hornets celebrate together and make lasting memories. 💜🖤🧡
#HarvardJrHigh #HornetPride #HalloweenFun #SpookySeason










A special shoutout to our Student Council president, Michelle Bernal, who dressed up as Patrick and brought plenty of laughs to the night! 💜⭐
#HarvardRising #JrHornetsRising





Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/live/EA3qYYHtz4o?si=ppV43h6xMc4MC2gb
Our students worked hard to create some spooktacular doors — check out some of the amazing entries!
Teachers will be sharing the link to vote!
🏆 Prizes:
🥇 1st Place – Pizza Party 🍕
🥈 2nd Place – Donuts 🍩
🥉 3rd Place – Candy 🍬
Winners to be announced Wednesday morning!
#JrHornetsRising #DoorDecorating #HalloweenFun









Our talented musicians including our Junior High band students have worked tremendously hard to prepare their music and can’t wait to showcase their efforts tonight! 🥁🎺🎷
📍 Location: South Gym, Harvard High School
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM
We’d love to see the stands filled with familiar faces cheering on our young musicians. 💛
Can’t make it in person? You can still show your support by tuning in to the Live Stream here: youtube.com/live/EA3qYYHtz4o?si=-i7fbQDLm_KkFZwH&scrlybrkr=04a66dc0🎥
Thank you for continuing to encourage and support our amazing student musicians! 🎶👏
#HarvardRising #JrHornetsRising

Get ready for a spooktacular week of fun and school spirit next week! 🧡🖤
Each day will have a different theme to help us celebrate the Halloween season in style. Whether you go all out or add a small festive touch, let’s see that Hornet pride shine! 🐝✨
Let’s make this Halloween Spirit Week frightfully fun! 🎃💀🕸️
#HornetPride #SpiritWeek #HalloweenFun #HJH

Our Student Council is spreading some spooky fun this October with BOO Bags! Students can purchase a fun treat bag to send to their friends, staff members, or even themselves!
Each bag is just $2 and includes a mini can of soda, a small treat, candies, and other Halloween goodies.
🎒 To order:
Scan the QR code on the flyer or click here to sign up ➡️ https://forms.gle/9gc6BYc7tHmRbN316
Let’s make this Halloween a little sweeter! 🍬🧡 #StudentCouncil #BOOBags #HalloweenFun

7th grade finished 2nd place at the Conference Tournament over the weekend after playing three incredible games — including an intense three-set battle against North Boone in the championship match!
8th grade wrapped up their season this weekend too with a tough loss but a great season overall!
We’re so proud of their effort, teamwork, and determination all season long. Great job, ladies! 👏💪
#HornetPride #HarvardRising

We’re excited to introduce Juntos, a district-wide program in CUSD 50 designed to support new students and families as they begin their educational journey in the United States. 🇺🇸✨
Through our sessions, families and schools work hand in hand to:
🤝 Strengthen communication
📚 Understand the U.S. school system
🧭 Navigate enrollment, academic resources, and funding opportunities
Our mission is to build a strong bridge between school and home — empowering families to feel connected, informed, and confident as they support their children’s success.
Because together, we learn. Together, we grow. Together, we are Juntos. 💫
Nos complace presentar Juntos, un programa de todo el distrito en CUSD 50 creado para apoyar a los nuevos estudiantes y familias que comienzan su camino educativo en los Estados Unidos. 🇺🇸✨
A través de nuestras sesiones, las familias y las escuelas trabajan mano a mano para:
🤝 Fortalecer la comunicación
📚 Comprender el sistema escolar de los EE. UU.
🧭 Navegar procesos importantes como la inscripción, los recursos académicos y las oportunidades de apoyo financiero
Nuestra meta es construir un puente sólido entre la escuela y el hogar, empoderando a las familias para que se sientan conectadas, informadas y seguras al apoyar el éxito de sus hijos.
Porque juntos aprendemos. Juntos crecemos. Juntos somos Juntos. 💫

Congratulations to our Harvard Jr High soccer team on bringing home the MNC Championship! ⚽🎉
Our players showed incredible teamwork, determination, and school pride all season long — and it all paid off with a championship victory!
Way to go, team and coaches! We’re so proud of your hard work and dedication.
Oh by the way...that's 4 in a row for Coach Klaric!
🖤💛 #HornetPride #Champions #HarvardRising #JrHornetsRising



🏆 Sports Update: Excitement Ahead! 🏆
Soccer: MNC Tournament Championship TONIGHT @ Lippold Park
🕓 4:15 PM – Field 2
Volleyball: MNC Tournament Saturday @ Fox River Grove
8th Grade: 🕓9:00 AM – Court 1
7th Grade: 🕓11:00 AM – Court 2
Cross Country: Sectionals Saturday @ Lakes High School
Girls: 🕓1:00 PM
Boys: 🕓1:45 PM
Come out and support our athletes as they compete for the win! 💪⚽🏐🏃♂️🏃♀️




Tryouts will be held October 14, 15, 16th.
You must be registered and have a current sports physical to tryout.
https://schools.snap.app/harvard

⚽ What a fantastic way to celebrate our athletes with the season coming to a close soon! Families, students, and staff came together for a friendly game full of smiles, great sportsmanship, and plenty of fun. It was the perfect way to celebrate all the hard work and excitement from this season.
Please join us at Lippold Park in Crystal Lake tonight @ 4:15pm for the semifinals of MNC Tournament and cheer on our Hornets!
💛🖤 #HornetPride #JrHornetsRising



We love seeing the unique designs and the collaboration that went into making them! 💛🖤
#HarvardRising #AVID #JrHornetsRising



We love seeing students grow stronger not only in body but also in mind! 🌟 #MindfulMoments #ClassroomYoga #HarvardRising



Our students showed their Hornet pride on Black & Gold Day and had the special opportunity to enjoy the Homecoming Parade together. 🖤💛 From spirit wear to school spirit, it was the perfect finish to a week full of energy, pride, and community!
#HornetPride #Homecoming2025 #BlackAndGoldDay #JrHornetsRising







🌟📚We are excited to have the Scholastic Book Fair coming to Harvard Junior High! 🌟📚
The book fair will be open Monday, October 6 - Friday, October 10. The book fair will be open during Parent Teacher Conferences. To make payments easy, you can help your student set up a digital eWallet using the QR code below. Thank you for supporting our students!
#HarvardHornets #YayBooks



Tomorrow, let’s fill the halls with school spirit — it’s Black & Gold Day! 🖤💛
#HornetPride #HomecomingWeek #JerseyDay #BlackAndGoldDay







