Harmon Scholars Help Harvesters
by Casondra Felix
Harvesters is an organization that distributes food to the food pantries all over Kansas City. On Tuesday, Nov. 20 th four busses full of Harmon Scholars and National Honor Society students went to the Harvesters Food Distribution Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The distribution center is where all of the Harvesters donations are collected. Here, they are then packaged and made ready to be shipped out to the distribution spots or pantries.
The scholars helped out by repackaging bags of noodles, cleaning off donated soda cans, and separating canned goods and spices into different categories and flavors. The scholars also were able to get a tour of the factory and an overview of the company’s operations. 
Harmon Scholar Charles Humphrey took the tour and commented, “the most amazing thing about Harvesters is the enormity of their freezer section. I mean…it’s just so HUGE! When you see all that food the people form Kansas City donated…It makes you feel proud to be from here.”
Mrs. Walleck was very happy with the way this year’s trip to Harvesters went. The students all had a great time too and had most felt the experience was very rewarding. “I’m happy to be able to go and help out in any way I can.” Angelica Ramos, 11 th grade Harmon scholar said.
This year’s trip was a lot more organized than last year’s trip. Approximately 140 students attended, a 
considerably larger amount compared to the year before.