○ After School

Podcasting

by Lilah Groff Podcasting is an elective offered after school and it is taught by Mr. Morgan and Mr. Camba. This class allows students to write, record, and edit podcasts which will be shared with the Harvey community on YouTube. Read on for more information! Rambler: What equipment is used during podcasting? Mr. Camba: To record we need microphones, good lighting, a camera (cellphone), and software for broadcasting. R: How do you come up with ideas to talk about? MC:As a group we brainstorm ideas, and then discuss and debate the topic. The main purpose is to cover middle school and upper school sports. We interview players and comment on games. R: What made you decide to do podcasting after school? Mr. Morgan: Last year, students would always ask me to go to games, so I figured why not make an afterschool class that would allow students to do what the games don't have…interviewing, announcing, highlight reels, as well as pre and post game recaps. R: How long does the process take? MM: If we’re doing an interview, they are about a minute. It could take 5 to 10 minutes to add b-rolls to the interviews.

Photo courtesy of Mr. Morgan

Boys Basketball

by Ruth Doran The middle school has two boys basketball teams this year. The Navy team is made up of both 6th and 7th grade boys and is coached by Mr. Fink and Mr. Bellucci. The team practices during slot 2 “working on plays and scrimmaging” and Coach Fink says they “have a good, competitive team” . The Maroon team is an 8th grade team and is coached by Dr. Byrne, who notes, “Following a year off, we are just grateful to compete again. ” Both teams had very successful seasons, competing among other independent schools in Westchester and Fairfield counties.

Hockey

by Isabel Doran and Lilah Groff Coach Plaskett has been coaching hockey for over 25 years. He says that he “loves being around the players and seeing them improve” and that he enjoys coaching the varsity team this year with Mr. Morse. Plaskett predicts that “the season is going to end positively and that it will win the championships” . Mr. Delaney is the middle school hockey coach this season. Of this season, player Daniel Kiame says, “I improved a lot this season due to Coach Delaney’s input and advice during scrimmages. ”

Girls Basketball

by Sarah Fisher

This winter, girls basketball is one of the sport options for the season. In this program students practice many different skills. Some of the drills they practice are layups, shooting, passing, and dribbling.At the beginning of each practice students do a layup and jump shot line where they practice their shooting skills. They also practice passing by getting in playing positions and working the ball to every player on the court. Students work on dribbling skills by dribbling with two basketballs in each hand and walking down the court. This enables players to have control over the ball.At the end of practice students play a scrimmage where they have the opportunity to access and practice all the skills they learned. The team is coached this year by Mrs. Hajem and Mrs. Matero.