With the same smile that has bettered the lives of his friends, family and teachers for years, postgraduate Jack O’Connor graduated from the Community Access Program (CAP) on June 12. Principal Sean Bevan and others close to Jack O’Connor spoke at the ceremony. Following their remarks, a slideshow showcasing moments from O’Connor’s life brought tears to the eyes of many. However, O’Connor’s...

Since retiring in Dec. of 2023, secretary Christine Lanotte has enjoyed free time and missed the students and staff she interacted with at Algonquin. Lanotte worked under six assistant principals over the years she spent at Algonquin. When reflecting on her time, the relationships she made with others stuck out the most. “I miss all the kids, and I miss my coworkers, my friends that I’ve...

Cohorts. According to definition, it is a group of people with a shared characteristic, or divides people into groups with shared characteristics. Division. That's the way our Class of 2024 started high school, grouped together by the first initial of our last name. Thanks to COVID, I was only able to meet others in my classes whose last name began with A-M, otherwise known as Cohort A. Who was Cohort...

In life, you have to do what makes you happy. My goal in high school was to have no regrets. How did I come up with this goal you might ask?  From watching the 9/11 Boatlift video in Mrs. Salt’s USII class sophomore year. In that video, Vincent Ardolino said, “I never wanna say the words ‘I should have.’ If I do it and I fail, I tried. If I do it and I succeed, better for me. Never go through...