How would you sum up term one in a word or phrase?  "I would say eager anticipation." What do you think went well during Term 1?  "I've done a lot of work with my team on improving the way we can monitor our students' attendance and intervene if we see that there's issues. We're more capable of doing that than we've ever been before. So those were two big initiatives we had coming into the year,...

Coming into a new environment as a teacher can be overwhelming, but for new Health and Fitness teacher Chris Kirwan, the Algonquin students have made this process seamless. Kirwan, who comes to his new position with three years of experience as a teacher and 13 years coaching at the collegiate level, had always wanted to be a teacher since he was young because his mom was a teacher. However, he...

Shaded by a woodland canopy, intent on ushering salamanders to safety or cataloging mushrooms, junior Alex Karasoulos is in her natural element. Although she’s still in high school, Karasoulos has found her passion. Since the age of 14, she has worked to conserve endangered salamander and mushroom species often overlooked by modern scientists. This involves leading groups of naturalists across...

The girls’ soccer team ended the season with a record of 10-4-4, led by senior captain Kylie Tomasetti, who has been on the team since freshman year. Tomasetti highlights the team’s achievements and their supportive dynamic. How was the season overall? “It was a very good season and it was pretty big for us to win the CMASS finals,” Tomasetti said. What was a highlight of this season? “Definitely...

Since the late 1960s, in a practice known as affirmative action, many colleges used an applicant’s race as a factor in their admissions decisions in an effort to increase diversity and combat historical racial discrimination. However, after the Supreme Court’s June 2023 rulings in two cases, this practice is no longer allowed and students are left wondering how the decision will impact their...